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Feature Requests / Re: Magic RDS 4 basic function to P164
« Last post by JohnnyVee on February 09, 2026, 07:45:23 pm »Thanks again Jan. I'll experiment with that setting and come back to you... J
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Feature Requests / Re: Magic RDS 4 basic function to P164
« Last post by Jan on February 09, 2026, 04:36:22 pm »If so, turn off or increase the Default Radiotext timeout in the P164's RDS Content section.
This option is disabled by default. It is recommended to turn it on but the set delay must be longer than the longest expected display time of a single text.
This option is disabled by default. It is recommended to turn it on but the set delay must be longer than the longest expected display time of a single text.
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Feature Requests / Re: Magic RDS 4 basic function to P164
« Last post by JohnnyVee on February 09, 2026, 04:22:52 pm »Thanks for coming back to me Jan. The text file on the desktop is still there. It only changes when its overwritten by the next track...
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Feature Requests / Re: Magic RDS 4 basic function to P164
« Last post by Jan on February 09, 2026, 03:49:14 pm »So if I have an audio file that plays for 1 min, 10 mins or 60 mins, I want this text information to be continuously displayed, at all times, UNTIL the text file changes.
Yes, the text disappears because the file has changed and is now probably empty. This is the basic function and it must be so, otherwise the track would continue to show even though it has long since finished playing. There's no secret way how the software recognizes if the track is still playing or not. The text file provides this information, assuming: track name is present = the track is playing, no track name = no track is playing.
Our task could be: how to preserve the last text in case it is no longer available. The Magic RDS 4 provides several methods how to implement your requirement. The simplest is to fill %GOTONEXT% into the N/A text field in the Text Source editor. This will prevent sending empty text. If there's no other source in the loop, the track will stay on the display.
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Feature Requests / Magic RDS 4 basic function to P164
« Last post by JohnnyVee on February 09, 2026, 03:19:12 pm »Hi ya,
Hopefully someone can help me. I'm running the Magic 4 software to control a P164 RDS encoder. I do realise this software and RDS unit can be very powerful, but I'm unable to perform this simple task (it's probably me !) So I've been running the free version of Zara for several years very successfully. The song title is written into a text file on the desktop. The P164 is pointed to this text file, which is then transmitted on the MPX, then sent to the transmitter and all works as programmed. Where I have the issue is that I want this text file to remain as the only output to be sent to the transmitter and ONLY change when the text file info changes. So if I have an audio file that plays for 1 min, 10 mins or 60 mins, I want this text information to be continuously displayed, at all times, UNTIL the text file changes. What I appear to be getting is information periodically showing, then disappearing then reappearing again while the track is playing...
Thanks J
Hopefully someone can help me. I'm running the Magic 4 software to control a P164 RDS encoder. I do realise this software and RDS unit can be very powerful, but I'm unable to perform this simple task (it's probably me !) So I've been running the free version of Zara for several years very successfully. The song title is written into a text file on the desktop. The P164 is pointed to this text file, which is then transmitted on the MPX, then sent to the transmitter and all works as programmed. Where I have the issue is that I want this text file to remain as the only output to be sent to the transmitter and ONLY change when the text file info changes. So if I have an audio file that plays for 1 min, 10 mins or 60 mins, I want this text information to be continuously displayed, at all times, UNTIL the text file changes. What I appear to be getting is information periodically showing, then disappearing then reappearing again while the track is playing...
Thanks J
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Control Software / Re: cannot program Dynamic PS x
« Last post by Jan on February 05, 2026, 04:51:54 pm »There is no exception (no dependency) given for the Dynamic PS commands to prevent writing a value other than 0, nor is there a function to reset their values to 0.
Checklist:
Check by independent serial port monitor what commands you are actually sending
Port Access Control (PAC)
EEPROM type (only if the problem occurs after power cycle)
After certain commands, if followed by a large set of other commands, allow a time for internal sync to prevent RX buffer overrun (see the p232 technical manual, section Command synchronization)
Checklist:
Check by independent serial port monitor what commands you are actually sending
Port Access Control (PAC)
EEPROM type (only if the problem occurs after power cycle)
After certain commands, if followed by a large set of other commands, allow a time for internal sync to prevent RX buffer overrun (see the p232 technical manual, section Command synchronization)
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Control Software / cannot program Dynamic PS x
« Last post by suricato on February 05, 2026, 04:31:53 pm »I'm using the RDS P232U chip connected to the Raspberry Pi CM4 via UART. I can program all the RDS parameters with the encoder command interpreter except the Dynamic PSx parameters, i.e. DPS1, DPS1EN, DPS1MOD, DPS1REP, DPS2, DPS2EN, DPS2MOD, DPS2REP. I try to write a certain value but then if I reread it, I always find 0. What could be the problem? Thank you very much.
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P132, P164, P232(U) and P332 RDS Encoders / Re: pira network
« Last post by Jan on January 26, 2026, 05:15:34 pm »Yes, you can do this in general. This is not a property of the device, but a matter of correct configuration of the network and the control software. The Magic RDS 4 currently does not provide direct support for several network adapters, this is planned for future versions as we're aware of this little limitation. Currently the route to desired network must be provided in the operating system settings or by using an external utility. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide you with further support on this specific network configuration issue at this time.
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P132, P164, P232(U) and P332 RDS Encoders / pira network
« Last post by wyosmith on January 26, 2026, 03:36:56 pm »can you connect the pira 164s to two different networks? ie verizon to starlink(station to transmitter site) with dedicated ip addresses? thanks
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PIRA75/P175/P275 Control Software / Re: FM Scope Enhanced web interface
« Last post by Jan on January 14, 2026, 09:45:11 am »Velmi pěkné, děkujeme na Slovensko 
To install this web interface, copy it to any folder on your hard disk. In the FM Scope, open Options - Web Server and focus on the Local Dir field. Type full path to the web interface there, for example D:\p275\web
To install this web interface, copy it to any folder on your hard disk. In the FM Scope, open Options - Web Server and focus on the Local Dir field. Type full path to the web interface there, for example D:\p275\web