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No Header
Operation
When the 720 is configured for no header operation, everything in
the serial data stream that is sent to the encoder will be parsed and
will appear as a scrolling-PS message on RDS radios, contingent
upon appropriate settings in the
Parse
and
DPSS
fields. This can be
tested by setting the 720 for this mode (click
Format
, then
Header
,
and check
No (Satellite Streaming)
. Once in this mode,
bring up the terminal utility and type your text into the box. On an
Enter command, the typed-in data will be sent, parsed and transmit-
ted.
To escape from the no header mode, press the keyboard Escape key
three times and then press Enter. The screen will show
READY
, in-
dicating that it is back in the
Yes (Normal Operation)
mode.
One-Way Data
Transmission
A return data path is not essential for encoder programming using
the terminal utility or any other direct RS-232 data connection. The
Model 720 is able to accept programming commands on a strictly
receive-only basis; this is useful, for example, if a studio-transmitter
radio link (STL) includes only a one-way data path to the transmit-
ter site. Keep in mind, however, that commands will not echo back
a response. Using the supplied Windows® software always requires
a 2-way link.
Data Echo
The 720 echoes incoming data. What comes up in the terminal
utility window is actually coming back from the encoder. With one-
way transmission, text or commands typed into the terminal win-
dow will not be visible but will nevertheless be sent to the encoder.
Again, use of the supplied software requires a 2-way link.
THE FREE FORMAT GROUPS
Under the RDS and RBDS Standards, the RadioData system is able
to transmit unspecified data groups for in-house remote control, re-
stricted paging or similar proprietary applications. These data can
be static, with the same information transmitted repeatedly, or con-
trolled by an external application as a dynamic function.
Certain free data groups are specified in the RDS and RBDS Stan-
dards. The Model 720 addresses these as a generic RAW data
group consisting of three hexadecimal ASCII blocks (or packets) of
hexadecimal values; that is, three groups of four hexadecimal char-
acters, which comes out to 3 x 16 bits. To enter data into these
groups, send:
RAW=bbbbccccdddd
8
. The blocks represented by
bbbb, cccc and dddd are the RDS/RBDS B, C and D data packets,
which are described in the relevant Standard.
Certain hexadecimal values in RDS/RBDS packets are already in use
for RDS functions supported by the 720 encoder. Group A, for in-
stance, which precedes packets in the RAW group, contains the PI
code, which is programmed into encoder memory. But other groups
can be altered on a temporary basis without compromising functions
that regularly depend on data in these groups.
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