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PROGRAMMING AND OPERATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL 713

R D S

ADIO

ATA

YSTEM

RADIODATA ENCODER

(WITH TCP/IP CONNECTIVITY)

Summary of Contents for 713

Page 1: ...PROGRAMMING AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL 713 R D S RADIO DATA SYSTEM RADIODATA ENCODER WITH TCP IP CONNECTIVITY ...

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Page 3: ...rranty Card Mailed o PROGRAMMING AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL 713 R D S RADIO DATA SYSTEM RADIODATA ENCODER WITH TCP IP CONNECTIVITY Rev B June 2006 Effective with S N 125 1305 Fair Avenue Santa Cruz CA 95060 TEL 831 458 0552 FAX 831 458 0554 Visit our Website www inovon com ...

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Page 5: ...NS POWER 10 Fuseholder Mains Voltage Selector Power Cord RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI 11 Location Ground Loops SELECTION OF OPERATING MODES 11 Sidechain Mode Loop Through Mode CONNECTING THE MODEL 713 12 Important Connection Considerations Sidechain Mode preferred Loop Through Mode Manually Activating the TA Flag DATA INTERCONNECTION 14 Computer or Terminal Requirements Modem Link SUBCARRIER I...

Page 6: ... Protection CREATING A VIRTUAL COM PORT 37 Loading the Redirector Program Section VI ADVANCED PROGRAMMING FOR AUTOMATION HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 39 Serial COM Port Configuration Network Port Configuration Power Up Echo PROGRAMMING SYNTAX 42 How to Type Using ALL CAPS Correcting Mistakes Validity Symbols ENCODER HOUSEKEEPING COMMANDS 43 Register Interrogation Encoder Initialization Saving Entries En...

Page 7: ... throughout this Manual General Inovonics 713 is a complete full function digital data encoder for implementing RDS at any FM radio station quickly and easily In addition to static IDs traffic and other flags The 713 supports dy namic data for sending song titles advertising messages and special ized in house applications to the listener s radio Features Leading features of the Inovonics 713 inclu...

Page 8: ...PUT connector is used solely to synchronize the 57kHz RDS sub carrier with the 19kHz stereo pilot NOTE The 713 is shipped from the factory in the Sidechain mode Pilot or MPX Input An unbalanced bridging BNC input that accepts either the composite multiplex MPX signal or 19kHz TTL level pilot sync from the stereo generator RDS or MPX Output An unbalanced low impedance BNC output to feed a wideband ...

Page 9: ... QUALIFIED TECHNICAL PERSONNEL Inovonics does of course fully support the Model 713 and will pro vide detailed service information upon request including sources for the few replaceable parts and factory direct replacements for firm ware proprietary integrated circuits Figure 1 Block Diagram Model 713 RDS Encoder DAC DIGITAL CONTROL CPU RDS SYNTH DATA RAM CODE DATA ROM PROGRAMMABLE EEPROM 19kHz B ...

Page 10: ... most of the broadcast day even NPR stations originate or at least schedule their own programs Much of European broadcasting is similar to the concept of network radio that was common in the US prior to the 1950s In Europe a central program originator may have many transmitting facilities of modest power situated throughout the country at several different frequencies to blanket a designated servi...

Page 11: ...rsal Encoder Communication Protocol was developed by CENELEC to support this form of operation but over the years has seen de creased usage in favor of TCP IP addressability or direct connection with station automation Thus the 713 does not support the UECP RDS APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED BY THE MODEL 713 The following is an alphabetical listing of RDS applications that are fully supported by the Model...

Page 12: ...ing spaces and can be as simple as the station s call letters KWOW or KWOW FM or a slogan NEWSTALK or LIVE 95 The Program Service Name is automati cally displayed even on automobile receivers and because of driv ing safety considerations broadcasters are generally discouraged from scrolling messages in this field As a matter of fact it is a violation of both the CENELEC and the NRSC standards to s...

Page 13: ... RDS car radios can be set to search for traffic bulletins among various TP stations see TP below while tuned to a listener s preferred pro gram or even while playing a tape or CD As soon as any TP sta tion broadcasts a traffic bulletin the receiver temporarily switches over to receive it When the bulletin is finished the re ceiver switches back to the original program tape or CD TP Traffic Progra...

Page 14: ...ODIFICATION INSTRUC TIONS issued by Inovonics MOUNTING Rack Requirement The Model 713 mounts in a standard 19 inch equipment rack and requires only 1 inches 1U of vertical rack space The use of plas tic washers is recommended to protect the painted finish around the mounting holes Heat Dissipation Consuming less power than the light in a refrigerator the 713 itself generates negligible heat The un...

Page 15: ...g The individual cord conductors may be color coded in either of two ways 1 In accordance with US standards BLACK AC HOT WHITE AC NEUTRAL GREEN EARTH GROUND 2 To European CEE standards BROWN AC HOT BLUE AC NEUTRAL GRN YEL EARTH GROUND RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE R F I Location Although it is natural for the 713 to be installed alongside high power transmitters please practice reasonable care and ...

Page 16: ...gh operation the RDS subcarrier is internally combined with the composite MPX sig nal This means that the RDS OR MPX OUTPUT will include the composite MPX program signal at unity gain with the RDS sub carrier added Also in the loop through mode the internal bypass relay will pass through the multiplex signal in the event of an en coder power failure Figure 2 below shows the up position of the shor...

Page 17: ...u may connect this to the encoder PILOT OR MPX INPUT We do not recommend this as a dedicated 19kHz sync output may not have the proper phase relationship with the stereo pilot Cable the RDS OR MPX OUTPUT of the encoder to a second wide band subcarrier input of the FM exciter Figure 3 Sidechain Encoder Connection Loop Through Mode In the loop through mode the output of the stereo generator is ca bl...

Page 18: ...nouncement The TA flag must be turned off immediately af ter completing the verbal traffic warning DATA INTERCONNECTION The Model 713 encoder may be addressed three ways 1 a front panel USB port convenient for setting service flags and entering static RDS data 2 a rear panel RS 232 COM PORT which may be connected directly to station automation equipment for dynamic messaging song titles weather in...

Page 19: ...o be entered manually into the 64 character Dynamic PS and RadioText fields These will be displayed on the radio faceplate as a repetitive scroll ing PS or static RadioText messages Keep in mind that Dynamic Radio Text and scrolling PS are separate functions both of which are simultaneously available with the Model 713 Once static data has been uploaded the encoder may be discon nected from the co...

Page 20: ...ty keep in mind that mod monitors are peak responding for total mod readings near 100 modulation but may be average responding for measurements at low modulation levels Because the RDS subcarrier is a complex suppressed carrier double sideband signal an average reading of 3 RDS injection can repre sent a level that is substantially higher when measured peak to peak It is the peak level we are inte...

Page 21: ...pilot whether the encoder is used in the sidechain or in the loop through operating mode Although some stereo generators supply a pilot sync reference for RDS usually a TTL level squarewave this refer ence may or may not be in exact phase with the actual stereo pilot component of the composite MPX signal For this reason we rec ommend using the composite MPX signal for synchronization In the sidech...

Page 22: ...lessly a very simple and in tuitive Windows interface has been included on the CD ROM that comes with the Model 713 encoder This can be used by anyone to set the static IDs and flags to program default entries into the dy namic messaging fields and to set other operating parameters that affect how data from station automation is displayed on the radio faceplate LOADING AND RUNNING THE SIMPLIFIED W...

Page 23: ...ss the encoder through the front panel USB port The station s utility laptop or other machine used for quick local encoder programming must have both the programming software and the USB driver installed When the programming software was installed the USB driver was put into a folder within the Model 713 program file With a normal installation as described above under Windows XP the driver will ha...

Page 24: ...e is ready to use will appear above the Taskbar The software installation will have placed an icon on your computer Desktop Double click the icon to start the data entry software Before data can be uploaded to the encoder software must be set for the proper communications mode If you will continue using USB connectivity at this time click on De vice at the top of the data entry screen This will br...

Page 25: ...dial up mo dem or a 2 way serial data link of the STL These should be config ured to appear transparent to the programming process Software communications selection is called up from the data entry screen under Device COM Port devices Clicking the bubble and setting serial port parameters as shown below enables encoder pro gramming through the COM port The Model 713 can accommodate serial port bau...

Page 26: ...In addition to dynamic messaging there is a certain amount of obligatory repetitive static information that is broadcast continu ously over the RDS data stream These are IDs and flags that tell the receiver who is sending what and how For all practical pur poses this information is fixed and may be programmed by local computer connection into the non volatile memory of the Model 713 before it is c...

Page 27: ...ing up US look alike call letters when challenged by clicking the right facing arrow When in doubt 1 consult the broadcasting authority 2 check the latest published RDS Specification or 3 log onto the primary RDS information website www rds org uk for help The illustration below shows the data entry screen filled in for a typical US rock station Each of the entries will be explained indi vidually ...

Page 28: ...ilable 8 characters are sidestepped through two or more consecutive displays Examples EMERGENC fol lowed by MERGENCY or SUPERMAR followed by UPERMARK and PER MARKE and ERMARKET This method of splitting words gives a good sense of continuity and readability Safe Scrolling Explained Clicking on the PARSE button will show a drop down menu of the numbers 0 through 9 With 0 or 9 selected parsing action...

Page 29: ...ransmission refresh rate As a static Ra dioText message is not generally called upon to convey dynamic ad vertising or song title information like the scrolling PS function a setting of 3 should be adequate Higher settings may interact with other functions and compromise the stability of any scrolling PS messages When DRTS is set to OFF the RadioText message will not be trans mitted It will remain...

Page 30: ...oup at each transmission interval Again the automatic parsing function of the Model 713 Encoder is not called into play for this illustration When simply scrolled one character at a time PARSE 1 the mes sage shown in the example here could be read easily although it would take about a minute for all characters to march sequentially across the receiver faceplate Alternatively automatic parsing PARS...

Page 31: ...le frequencies Only when the program is heard at the same time synchronously at different dial settings is the associated frequency considered a true alternative frequency NOTE When AFs are listed the station s primary frequency must also be in the list AF frequencies are selected from a drop down menu associated with each AF button Sending Data to the Encoder Once all information is entered into ...

Page 32: ...reen where it then can be sent to the Model 713 encoder with Send To Encoder PROGRAMMING PORT PRIORITIES The RS 232 serial COM port is the default programming connection but the front panel USB port has priority over the COM and LAN ports This allows local reprogramming of static data without dis connecting a station automation serial connection The USB cable must be unplugged or the local program...

Page 33: ...k connection the LAN indi cator may go off even though the data entry page re mains on the computer screen This is a normal net work condition and should not be thought of as a loss of connection With the next Send To Encoder or Read From Encoder command the LAN indicator will once again show connectivity COM The COM indicator is the default encoder port and lights whenever a USB or LAN connection...

Page 34: ... up for either USB or serial COM port communications be fore attempting to network the encoder These more basic means of communicating are foolproof compared with the complexity of a network connection CONFIGURING THE LAN PORT The encoder s LAN port is a self contained subassembly that incor porates all the networking functions and protocols Each subassem bly has an initial individual DNS which ma...

Page 35: ...Net Framework software already installed If so the Lantronix application will launch Otherwise you will see a notification window that the Mi crosoft application is required To install the Dot Net Framework quickly and easily first click No do not go to the Internet in the message box and then open the D DotNetFX folder and double click dotnetfx exe When asked whether to proceed as shown here clic...

Page 36: ...he Internet it is not necessary to run any software that comes with it Simply connect the com puter to one router LAN port and the Model 713 to the other In our illustration here the 713 will be plugged into a spare LAN port on a wireless router to enable network access With both the computer and the encoder connected to the network launch the Lantronix utility Start All Programs Lantronix Device ...

Page 37: ... its designated net work If the address is reassigned while still connected to a router for initial programming connectivity with this local router network may be lost before programming is completed Click Assign IP at the top of the window to open the utility shown at the right To identify the individual encoder enter its 12 character Hardware Ad dress which appears on the DeviceInstaller main sc...

Page 38: ...s require a different port number the Port No can be changed using the DeviceInstaller utility Click the Telnet Configuration tab at the top of the DeviceInstaller screen and then click Connect Quickly press Enter to get to the setup screen shown below left En ter the number 1 and press Enter four times This will position your cursor to the right of Port No 10001 as shown below right Type in an al...

Page 39: ...r otherwise compromise communication particularly over a busy private network or the public Internet where packets of data are frequently received out of sequence For this reason we have provided a fallback communications utility that essentially provides a virtual COM port for using the Model 713 Encoder software over any network with a great deal of robust ness This alternative is detailed under...

Page 40: ...has been uploaded to the Model 713 the screen s Write and Read buttons will not allow communication to and from the encoder respectively once password protection has been enabled Go back to the Home screen and click Configure RDS System This will open a box on the Configure screen where the password may be typed in The upper Password box is for an existing password if one had already been assigned...

Page 41: ...the Redirec tor installation Wizard shown on the right Unless there are reasons to do otherwise fol low the installation instruc tions which include shutting down and restarting the computer When the Redirector program is resident start its Configuration utility with Start All Pro grams Lantronix Redirector Configuration as shown at the right This will bring up the RDCfg window for selecting one o...

Page 42: ...ed Click OK then Save OK and Close When the Model 713 Encoder software is started go to COMM Port devices and make sure that COM4 the virtual port is selected with a baud rate of 9600 as shown at the right If the encoder has a network con nection it should only be necessary to click Read From Encoder to bring up the con tents of the regis ters as pictured below ...

Page 43: ...ple for direct connection with sta tion automation If using HyperTerminal it s best first to upgrade to the latest ver sion Download this at no charge from www hilgraeve com htpe The more current product seems to run more smoothly and has text editing features not found in earlier versions NOTE Do not connect the Model 713 Encoder until the HyperTerminal program has been configured properly HyperT...

Page 44: ...f you experience trouble communi cating with the Model 713 there s a quick and easy check to verify that the computer and the terminal pro gram are functioning normally With pins 2 and 3 of the DB 9 con nector shorted with a screwdriver whatever is typed on the key board should appear on the screen When COM port setup is complete the computer may be connected to the encoder COM port Next skip to P...

Page 45: ...back the contents of all ID flag and message regis ters which shown here are the data entered previously Page 23 This double question mark can be used at any time to make the en coder spill its guts This exercise does not interrupt or interfere with encoder operation All valid interrogations are followed by OK a NO shows that the interrogation was not valid Any single parameter in a regis ter can ...

Page 46: ...eliberately and slowly Even at 9600 baud some delays are inherent in the communications between the computer and the encoder One characteristic of typing too quickly will be the omission of line feeds in responses returned from the encoder Using ALL CAPS Programming commands should be typed in ALL CAPS capital let ters and messages should be kept as simple as possible Though the encoder will accep...

Page 47: ...r for any other reason to restore all the factory defaults INIT8 is an emergency recovery command only It is not necessary to execute INIT8 prior to updating any encoder pro gramming Saving Entries Once the RDS parameters have been set up or after any updates have been made type SAVE8 to write data to non volatile memory The SAVE8 command may be executed at any time during the data entry process t...

Page 48: ...e been preassigned These are published in the RBDS Standard For the manual method each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number value according to the following list A 0 H 7 O 14 V 21 B 1 I 8 P 15 W 22 C 2 J 9 Q 16 X 23 D 3 K 10 R 17 Y 24 E 4 L 11 S 18 Z 25 F 5 M 12 T 19 G 6 N 13 U 20 Now follow these simple steps to calculate the PI Here we have provided an example for Radio Station KWAV 1 Tak...

Page 49: ... This may be simply the call letters KBAD or KBAD FM or a slogan such as LIVE 105 Up to 8 characters including spaces may be accom modated Enter by typing PS xxxxxxxx8 where x represents the entry in capital letters A discussion and instructions for scrolling PS begin on Page 50 PTY Program Type indicates the station format The listings shown below were assigned by the NRSC in the United States an...

Page 50: ...mergency test situations only Consult the appropriate Standards Group for using these PTY codes Also please take care in coding the PTY identifier as the categories can be ambiguous For instance what if yours is a college station that relays NPR programming How about Rock and Top 40 cross overs Just what can Cultural possibly pertain to in the 21st Cen tury Would Serious Classics dare to include S...

Page 51: ... used to define the actual period that the TA flag is raised The TA flag must be reset to zero imme diately following a traffic announcement Again it s best to use the manual switch option for this command as described on Page 14 AF As many as 9 Alternative Frequencies may be entered in to the Model 713 These are optional frequencies that carry the very same program as the main channel as in a net...

Page 52: ...5 30 95 6 81 100 7 132 105 8 183 90 6 31 95 7 82 100 8 133 105 9 184 90 7 32 95 8 83 100 9 134 106 0 185 90 8 33 95 9 84 101 0 135 106 1 186 90 9 34 96 0 85 101 1 136 106 2 187 91 0 35 96 1 86 101 2 137 106 3 188 91 1 36 96 2 87 101 3 138 106 4 189 91 2 37 96 3 88 101 4 139 106 5 190 91 3 38 96 4 89 101 5 140 106 6 191 91 4 39 96 5 90 101 6 141 106 7 192 91 5 40 96 6 91 101 7 142 106 8 193 91 6 41...

Page 53: ...l ensure that the RadioText field will not be empty following a power outage or loss of the data link To enter the static RadioText type TEXT x1x2x3 x648 with x representing up to 64 uppercase characters including spaces a Ra dioText message may be shorter than 64 characters however Even with a default message saved in non volatile memory Radio Text is updated simply by entering new data This may ...

Page 54: ...onsiderations The concept of scrolling text messages on the dashboard of a car in plain view of the driver is the subject of discussion and debate within the broadcast community and with transportation safety agencies It should be a matter of common sense concern to the re sponsible broadcaster as well Inovonics takes a cautionary conservative view of dynamic message displays in plain view of an a...

Page 55: ...on sequential 8 character screens like this F I R S T C U T I S T H E D E E P E S T S H E R Y L C R O W This gives the information in six screens With a typical refresh rate of two seconds per screen this same information could be repeated several times during the song and even interspersed with a preview of the next selection advertising or a station ID and promo A message in the block format mus...

Page 56: ...y To enable dynamic PS messaging type DPSS n8 where n is a number between 1 and 9 1 being the slowest update of the PS field and 9 being the fastest Type DPSS 08 to turn dynamic PS mes saging off Entering a zero value will transmit the saved static mes sage in the PS field Some radios are confused by too frequent an update in the PS field A fast setting for scrolling text could display only gibber...

Page 57: ...add further information such as ON KWAV or A M RECORDS If no text is entered in the blank trailing fields the message will begin repeating from the beginning once the display clears by scrolling completely off screen DON T FORGET that all the static RDS registers including simple scrolling messages can be entered or changed easily through either the Windows or network data entry screens ...

Page 58: ...ber describes station format Traffic Program TP 0 or 1 0 no 1 yes Traffic Alert TA 0 or 1 0 flag off 1 flag on Software TA Timeout TATIME 0 to 9 0 function off 1 9 minutes to timeout AF1 AF2 AF3 AF4 AF5 AF6 AF7 AF8 Alternative Frequencies AF9 0 to 204 0 blank 1 to 204 channel in 100kHz increments 87 6MHz to 107 9MHz Decoder Information DI 1 digit HEX number defines mono or 2 channel mode M S MS 0 ...

Page 59: ...s firmware revision number SAVE Saves all uploaded commands to non volatile RAM RESET Resets the encoder as if AC power were cycled off and on INIT Initializes the encoder to all factory defaults RESPONSE MEANING OK Command received by encoder properly formatted and understood NO Command properly formatted but data not understood NONE Data sent is ignored by the Model 713 ...

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Page 61: ...n or if the serial identi fication label has been removed or altered III TERMS OF WARRANTY Inovonics Inc products are warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship A Any discrepancies noted within ONE YEAR of the date of deliv ery will be repaired free of charge or the equipment will be re placed with a new or remanufactured product at Inovonics op tion B Parts and labor for facto...

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