Biamp SERVER-IO User Manual

Tesira

®

SERVER

& SERVER-IO

Server Devices

Operation Manual

May 2012

Biamp Systems, 9300 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008 U.S.A. [phone] www.biamp.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TESIRA SERVER .......................................... 3

Benets ........................................................ 3

Features ........................................................ 3

TESIRA SERVER-IO ....................................... 4

Benets ........................................................ 4

Features ........................................................ 4

FRONT PANEL ........................................... 5

Home Screen .................................................... 5

Menu Screen .................................................... 6

Settings Screen .................................................. 6

Error Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Dim Mode ....................................................... 7

Sleep Mode ..................................................... 7

LED Display ..................................................... 7

REAR PANEL ............................................ 8

AUDIO CARD OPTIONS .................................... 9

SIC-4 .......................................................... 9

SEC-4 .......................................................... 9

SAC-4 .......................................................... 9

SOC-4 .......................................................... 9

STC-2 .......................................................... 9

SVC-2 .......................................................... 9

TESIRA SERVER SPECIFICATIONS .......................... 10

TESIRA SERVER-IO SPECIFICATIONS ........................ 11

FCC COMPLIANCE ....................................... 12

WARRANTY ............................................ 13

EC DECLARATION ....................................... 14

EU ROHS COMPLIANT .................................... 15

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TESIRA SERVER

The Tesira® SERVER is a digital network server for use with the Tesira digital audio networking platform. It

is factory congured with one DSP card yet capable of handling up to seven additional DSP cards. For digital
audio networking it can be congured with up to two AVB or CobraNet® network cards in any combination.
An integral network card provides redundant network connection for conguration and control of the
Tesira network as well as General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) connections. In cases where local I/O is
advantageous, a Tesira standard I/O card may be installed. The modular DSP features two new Biamp

algorithms, SpeechSense™ and AmbientSense™, which enhance speech processing by more accurately

distinguishing between human speech and noise. The DSP also provides extensive audio processing, including
but not limited to: signal routing and mixing, equalization, ltering, dynamics, and delay as well as control,
monitoring and diagnostic tools; all congured through the Tesira designer software.

BENEFITS

• Highly scalable processing that can grow over time with the needs of the end customer

• Flexibility for any I/O device to harness the processing available in the server

• Enables I/O devices to be located at end points

• Offers exibility for control network to run on separate (existing) Ethernet network

FEATURES

• Supports up to 8 DSP cards

• Up to 420 x 420 channels of digital I/O over AVB

• Supports optional 32 x 32 CobraNet audio networking

• System conguration and control via Ethernet or serial connection

• Supports network redundancy

• Local General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) connections

• Front panel OLED display for device and system information

• New processing algorithms: SpeechSense and AmbientSense

• Signal processing via intuitive software allows conguration and control for: signal routing and mixing,
equalization, ltering, dynamics, delay and much more

• Extensive input, output and logic expansion devices supported as part of the Tesira digital audio

networking platform

• Rack mountable (3RU)

• CE marked, UL listed and RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ 5-year warranty

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TESIRA SERVER-IO

The Tesira® SERVER-IO is a digital network server for use with the Tesira digital audio networking platform. It

is factory congured with one DSP card yet capable of handling up to two additional DSP cards. The SERVER­IO can be congured with up to two AVB and CobraNet network cards in any conguration. An integral
network card provides redundant network connectivity for conguration and control of the Tesira network. The
SERVER-IO can support up to 12 standard Tesira I/O cards for up to 48 channels of audio I/O (e.g. mic and
line level, VoIP, and telephone interface). The on-board DSP features two new Biamp algorithms, SpeechSense

and AmbientSense, both of which enhance speech processing by more accurately distinguishing between

human speech and noise. The DSP also provides extensive audio processing, including but not limited to:
signal routing and mixing, equalization, ltering, dynamics, and delay as well as control, monitoring and
diagnostic tools; all congured through the Tesira design software.

BENEFITS

• Offers exibility to have scalable DSP and I/O in the same device

• Enables I/O to be distributed from a central location

• Customizable I/O congurations for easy right-sizing of system design

• Control networking can run on separate (existing) Ethernet network

FEATURES

• Up to 3 DSP cards

• Up to 12 I/O cards with maximum 48 channels of audio

• Up to 420 x 420 channels of digital I/O over AVB

• Optional 32 x 32 CobraNet audio networking

• Conguration and control networking over Ethernet

• Supports network redundancy

• Local GPIO connections

• Front panel LCD display for device and system information

• New processing algorithms: SpeechSense and AmbientSense

• Signal processing via intuitive software allows conguration and control for: signal routing and mixing,
equalization, ltering, dynamics and delay and much more

• Wide selection of I/O cards available

• 4-channel Acoustic Echo Cancellation card (also includes AGC and ANC) and Ambient Noise
Compensation card available

• Extensive expansion devices (Input, Output, Logic, etc.) available as part of the Tesira digital audio

networking platform

• Rack mountable (3RU)

• CE marked, UL listed, RoHS compliant

• Covered by Biamp Systems’ 5-year warranty

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TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO FRONT PANEL

The SERVER-IO front panel is shown below and is identical to the SERVER panel.

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1 – Ventilation lter cover
2 – Multi-color LEDs
3 – Display navigation buttons
4 – OLED Display

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DISPLAY

The Servers feature an OLED display that provides information about the server device as well as the Tesira

system that is connected to the server. The OLED display is read-only. Navigating the display is accomplished
by touch-sensitive UP and DOWN buttons and a touch sensitive SELECT button.

Home Screen

The home screen is the default screen that shows the overview of the device. If the text is too long to t on

the entire display, it will scroll to the left. Menus at the bottom allow other selections. By default the main
menu icon will be selected.

Some menu icons double as status indicators. They change depending on the status of the device. The fault
status icon only appears if there is an active fault in the system.

After a period of inactivity, the Front Panel Display will transition back to this home screen.

1 – Device and Host name
2 – Main Menu
3 – Settings Menu
4 – Network Menu / Status
5 – Audio Menu / State
6 – Fault Menu / Status

To open any of the menus, use the UP and DOWN buttons to highlight the menu icon desired, and press the

select button.

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