Biamp Tesira SERVER User manual

Biamp Systems, 9300 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008 U.S.A. [phone] www.biamp.com
Tesira®
SERVER
& SERVER-IO
Server Devices
Operation Manual
May 2012

2
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

3
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

4
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 SERVER-
IO 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

5
TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO FRONT PANEL
The SERVER-IO front panel is shown below and is identical to the SERVER panel.
1 – Ventilation lter cover
2– Multi-color LEDs
3– Display navigation buttons
4 – OLED Display
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.
1 2 3
4
1
2 3 4 5 6

6
TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO FRONT PANEL
Menu Screen
1– Menu title bar
2– Scroll indicator
3 - Previous screen
4– Home screen
5 – Fault menu
A menu screen contains a list of items from which navigation to other menus can be selected. At the right
are icons that provide quick navigation to other screens. Pressing the select button on an item in the list
will transition to the screen that displays that information. A scroll indicator at the left shows there is more
information to show by scrolling down. Scroll up to select from the icons at the right.
The previous screen icon goes up one menu level in the menu structure. The home screen icon transitions
back to the home screen. If a fault is active in the system, the fault icon will appear and can be selected to
view active faults.
Settings Screen
1– Display Brightness – Adjusts the brightness
of the display
2– Edit Timeouts – Edits the period of inactivity
that will cause the display to turn off
Error Screen
When an error is detected when communicating
with the host device, the following screen would
be displayed. There will be more information
than what is shown that describes the reason of
the error. Press the select button to go back to
the previous screen.
1
2
3
4
5
1 2

7
TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO FRONT PANEL
Dim Mode
The display is at the [Dim display brightness]
and should appear the same except for the
brightness level. Pressing any button will
transition back to the previous mode and
respond to the control movement (i.e. move
the cursor, make a selection, etc.).
Sleep Mode
After the Display timeout is reached the display will go blank. However the Front Panel Display board and
Server device still have power.
LED Display
The front panel of the servers displays ve multi-color LEDs that provide information about the status of the
servers.
LED Off Green Yellow Red
Power Unit is not
powered Unit is powered Not applicable Not applicable
Alarm No fault is active
in the device Not applicable
Minor fault is
active in the
device
Major fault is
active in the
device
Activity Not applicable
The host device
is an active part
of an active
system
Not applicable
The host device
is part of an
inactive system
(Audio is
stopped)
Status Not applicable
Device has
received its
conguration
and is ready to
participate in the
system
Device is ready
and waiting
to receive a
conguration
Device is not
ready to receive
its conguration
AIS
(Alarm In
System)
No fault is active
in any device in
the system
Not applicable
Minor fault
is active in a
device in the
system
Major fault
is active in a
device in the
system.

8
TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO REAR PANEL
TESIRA SERVER
1 – AC Power inlet
2 – Serial Port 1
3 – Serial Port 2
4– Secondary Ethernet control port (RJ-45)
5 – Primary Ethernet control port (RJ-45)
6 – GPIO connections
7– Slot 2; always loaded with AVB-1 digital audio networking card for AVB
8 – Slot 1; optional slot that can be factory loaded or eld loaded with any server card
TESIRA SERVER-IO
1 – AC Power inlet
2 – Serial Port 1
3 – Serial Port 2
4– Secondary Ethernet control port (RJ-45)
5 – Primary Ethernet control port (RJ-45)
6 – GPIO connections
7 – Slot 13; optional slot that can be factory loaded or led loaded with AVB-1 digital audio networking card
for AVB or SCM-1 digital audio networking card for CobraNet
8 – Slot 12 and Slot 11; optional slot that can be factory loaded or eld loaded with SCM-1 digital audio
networking card for CobraNet, any telephone card or any analog audio card
9 – Slot 10 through Slot 1; optional slots that can be factory loaded or eld loaded with any telephone card
(STC-2, SVC-2) or any analog audio card (SIC-4, SEC-4, SAC-4 or SOC-4).
7
7
8
8 9
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6

9
TESIRA SERVER & TESIRA SERVER-IO AUDIO CARD OPTIONS
SIC-4
The Tesira SIC-4 is a modular analog input card for use with Tesira SERVER and SERVER-IO devices. Each SIC-
4 provides four channels of mic or line level audio input. The inputs are electrically balanced and provided on
plug-in barrier strip connectors. Software control of each input includes gain with clip indicator, +48V phantom
power, mute, level and signal invert.
SEC-4
The Tesira SEC-4 is a modular analog input card for use with Tesira SERVER or SERVER-IO devices. Each
SEC-4 provides four channels of mic or line level audio input with Acoustic Echo Cancellation. The SEC-4
utilizes the next generation of the proprietary Sona™ algorithm and also features two new Biamp algorithms,
SpeechSense and AmbientSense which enhance speech processing by more accurately distinguishing between
human speech and other noises.
SAC-4
The Tesira SAC-4 is a modular analog input card for use with Tesira SERVER or SERVER-IO devices. Each
SAC-4 provides four channels of mic or line level audio input with Ambient Noise Compensation. The
SAC-4 features a new Biamp algorithm, AmbientSense, which intelligently distinguishes ambient noise from
program material or announcements, thus greatly improving processing performance over traditional ambient
noise compensation.
SOC-4
The Tesira SOC-4 is a modular analog output card for use with Tesira SERVER or SERVER-IO devices. Each
SOC-4 provides four channels of line level audio output. The outputs are electrically balanced and provided on
plug-in barrier strip connectors. Software control of each output includes mute, level, signal invert and full-
scale output reference.
STC-2
The Tesira STC-2 is a modular telephone interface card for use with Tesira SERVER and SERVER-IO devices.
The STC-2 allows a Tesira system to connect directly to standard analog telephone lines. Being more than
just a normal “hybrid,” each channel includes line-echo cancellation, noise suppression, caller ID decoding,
ring detection/validation, DTMF decoding, and call progress tone decoding. When used in conjunction with
Automatic Echo Cancellation processing, Tesira becomes an extraordinarily powerful, exible and affordable
conferencing platform.
SVC-2
The Tesira SVC-2 is a modular Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) card for use with Tesira SERVER and
SERVER-IO devices. The SVC-2 allows a Tesira system to connect directly to IP-based telephone systems.
When used in conjunction with Automatic Echo Cancellation processing, Tesira becomes an extraordinarily
powerful, exible and affordable conferencing platform.

10
TESIRA SERVER SPECIFICATIONS
Tesira SERVER Specications (audio specications given reect use of SIC-4 and SOC-4)
Frequency Response
(20Hz~20kHz @ +4dBu):
+0/-0.25dB Phantom Power: +48 VDC
(7mA/input)
THD+N (20Hz~20kHz):
@ 0dB Gain, +4dBu In
@ 54dB Gain, -50dBu In
< 0.006%
< 0.040%
Cross Talk (channel to channel @ 1kHz):
@ 0dB Gain, +4dBu In
@ 54dB Gain, -50dBu In
< -85dB
< -75dB
EIN (20Hz~20kHz, 66dB Gain, 150Ω): < -125dBu Sampling Rate: 48kHz
Dynamic Range (20Hz~20kHz, 0dB): > 108dB A/D – D/A Converters: 24-bit
Input Impedance (balanced): 8kΩPower Consumption
(100~240VAC 50/60Hz):
< 150W
Output Impedance (balanced): 200ΩWeight: 18 lbs (8.2 kg)
Maximum Input: +24dBu Compliance:
FCC Part 68 (USA)
Industry Canada CS-03 (Canada)
CE marked (Europe)
UL and C-UL listed (USA & Canada)
A-Tick (Australia)
C-Tick (Australia)
RoHS Directive (Europe)
Maximum Output: +24dBu
Input Gain Range (6dB Steps): 0 - 66dB
Overall Dimensions:
Height:
Width:
Depth:
5.25 inches (133 mm)
19.0 inches (483 mm)
17 inches (432 mm)