Biamp announces the availability of TesiraConnect TC-5D

This device, connecting AVB and Dante equipment in conference rooms, simplifies installations and provides power and content over a single category cable between devices such as Tesira AVB DSPs, USB extenders, PoE+ amplifiers and microphones, as well as third-party Dante devices.

Biamp has announced the availability of the TesiraConnect TC-5D dual network device, allowing AV system designers to incorporate both AVB and Dante into their installations.

This solution, that distributes AVIT Vision, Simplifies installations by providing power and content over a single category cable between devices such as Tesira AVB DSPs, USB extenders, PoE+ amplifiers and microphones, as well as third-party Dante devices.

Announced in WHEREAS 2020, TesiraConnect TC-5D features the same plug and play simplicity of the TC-5 model and adds Dante interoperability. with this team, Designers and integrators can connect and get power via PoE+, both Dante and Biamp AVB devices, in the same system, no configuration required.

This device allows connected Dante devices to be managed using Dante Domain Manager, as well as configured in Dante Controller. Once installed, can be monitored and managed using the SageVue management platform, as well as other Biamp products.

The TC-5D is designed to support a wide range of usage scenarios, from customers using a Dante enterprise framework to join together multiple Biamp conference rooms, to solutions that need to combine Tesira products with common Dante devices, such as mixing consoles or wireless microphone systems.

Both the TC-5D and TC-5 models have five network connections, four of which are PoE+-powered RJ-45 ports that support single-cable connectivity. An additional unpowered RJ-45 port is included to easily pass all signals to a Tesira DSP such as the TesiraForté. For more complex installations requiring greater port capacity, integrators can daisy chain up to four TesiraConnect devices.

Both models feature a small, attractive casing, giving integrators the flexibility to mount under a table, in a closet or behind a monitor.