HID Conferencing Controller [BETA]

The HID Conferencing Controller is an inventory component included with these Q-SYS devices:

• Q-SYS Core 110f processor
• NV-32-H Network Video Endpoint

• You need a USB A/B cable to connect a computer to the Q-SYS device.
• In the Q-SYS device properties, enable USB Audio Bridging and drag the Speakerphone / Sound Card In and Out components into the schematic. The HID controller requires an audio connection to successfully control your conferencing application, and the USB Audio Bridge components must be in the schematic for this connection.

  Note: Use either Speakerphone or Sound Card. If you use both, the HID controller defaults to working with the Sound Card.

• The HID Conferencing Controller is designed to control a remote computer – connected to a Q-SYS device supporting HID conferencing – from another Q-LAN-connected device, such as a computer or touch screen controller. Do not use the component directly from the computer connected to the Q-SYS device, as unexpected behavior can occur.

1. Connect the USB A/B cable's rectangular 'A' connector to a USB port on a computer.
2. Connect the other end of the cable, the square 'B' connector, to the USB B port on the supported Q-SYS device.
3. On another PC connected to the Q-LAN network, drag the HID Conferencing Controller component into your schematic from the Q-SYS device's inventory tree.
4. Double-click the component to open the control panel. Copy the controls into a User Control Interface (UCI) and configure the UCI to display on a TSC touch screen.
5. In the Q-SYS device's properties, enable Audio Bridging, and configure it for Speakerphone or Sound Card. To see a wiring diagram, refer to the Example.

   Note: Use either Speakerphone or Sound Card. If you use both, the HID controller defaults to working with the Sound Card.

6. Press F5 to save your design to the Core and run it.
7. On the Core-connected computer, open your conferencing application, such as Skype for Business.
8. In the touch screen UCI, use the buttons to remotely control the conferencing application on the Core-connected computer.

This component has no configurable properties.

The HID Conferencing Controller includes standard conferencing control functions.

Indicators

Off Hook

Indicates that a call is actively in progress.

Mute

Indicates that the Phone Mute control is active, meaning that near-end audio cannot be heard.

Ring

Indicates an incoming call.

Hold

Indicates a current call is on hold.

Connected

Indicates that the HID component detects a connection to the Core-connected computer.

Controls

Call Accept

Click to accept an incoming call.

Call Decline

Click to decline an incoming call. In some conferencing applications (such as Skype for Business), this button also ends an active call.

Hold

Click to place an in-progress call on hold.

Phone Mute

Click to mute near-end microphone audio.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
LED
Connected	0 1	disabled enabled	0 1	Output
Hold	0 1	disabled enabled	0 1	Output
Mute	0 1	disabled enabled	0 1	Output
Off Hook	0 1	disabled enabled	0 1	Output
Ring	0 1	disabled enabled	0 1	Output
Call Accept	0 1	false true	0 1	Input
Call Decline	0 1	false true	0 1	Input
Call Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input
Phone Mute	0 1	false true	0 1	Input

In this example, a design includes:

• A Core 110f with Audio Bridging enabled and configured for Speakerphone. See USB Audio Bridge for more information.
• A speakerphone device (or headset with microphone) connected to one of the Core 110f's front USB ports.
• External USB Audio enabled in the Core 110f properties, which is necessary to communicate with the speakerphone device. See External USB Audio Device for more information.
• A TSC touch screen configured to run a UCI that contains the HID Conferencing Controller controls.
• An Acoustic Echo Canceler component, which is required when routing speakerphone audio.

In the schematic:

• The Ext USB Device In component passes incoming audio from the speakerphone device to the conferencing application (far-end) via the USB EC Speakerphone Out component, allowing conference callers to hear audio from the near-end. An AEC component is used to process speakerphone audio to avoid echo.
• The USB EC Speakerphone In component receives audio from the far-end and sends it to the speakerphone device's speaker via the Ext USB Audio Dev Out component, allowing the near-end to hear far-end conferencing audio.
• The HID Conferencing Controller's buttons are used to control the call from the touch screen controller.