Network behavior
TesiraFORTÉ X network port modes were updated with
software and firmware 4.2.
The new port modes are described in
the article TesiraFORTÉ X network port modes.
Network Command String block
The Network Command String (NCS) block can be used by
TesiraFORTÉ X to communicate with devices visible on
any interface, allowing command strings to be sent through
either the control port (P1) or the media ports (P2-5). When
configuring the NCS block, the IP address assigned to the NCS block Server address will determine which network
ports the string traffic is routed to. The NCS block must use a device address which is valid within either the control
subnet or the media subnet or it will not be able to connect. The control and media network ports must be in different
subnet domains so the addresses are logically separated.
TesiraFORTÉ X will not relay a command string from the control port P1 through to P2-5, it does not function as a
control tunnel.
To control LEDs and other attributes of Dante devices connected to the media interface (P2-5) an NCS block can be
used to send command strings to the device. These commands cannot be sent directly across from a control system
connected to P1, as P1 does not pass traffic to P2-5. The control system (connected to P1) must trigger the NCS block
whose target IP address points to a device connected to P2-5.
Optionally with TesiraFORTÉ X, the control system could be placed on the media network and control TesiraFORTÉ X
via its Dante IP address on P2-5 using TTP. This would allow the control system to interface directly with the other
Dante interfaces on the network as well as with TesiraFORTÉ X, and the NCS block would not be needed.
Control devices
Control devices such as HD-1, TEC-1, and TEC-X communicate over IP with the TesiraFORTÉ X.
In manually configured systems the control devices may be connected on the control network where they must use an
IP address in the same subnet range as the control interface, or they can be connected to the media ports where they
must use an IP address in the same subnet range as the media interfaces.
When used with a Launch-configured TesiraFORTÉ X, an HD-1 can be connected to and discovered on the media ports
(P2-5). It must acquire an IP address in the same range as the AVB (media_avb_2) interface, and these addresses
must be in a different IP subnet range than the control port (P1) for proper behavior. An HD-1 with the default ID of
HD-1ID 01 should connect to the TesiraFORTÉ X automatically. An HD-1 placed on the Launch-configured control
network will not receive a configuration, it must be on the media network. The HD-1 screen will show "biamp" once it is
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Updated: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:48:44 GMT
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