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Control Software / Re: MagicRDS4 and Nautel
« Last post by wsof on December 15, 2022, 04:06:33 pm »
Hi!
We have two Nautel transmitters in use. One is a GV15 and the other is a VS1. While I use a different software for the GV15, I just started using Magic RDS with the VS1. I can say that so far the best setup that seems to work for me is the ASCII over Serial setting in the transmitter. I tried it over IP and set Magic as a TCP client but it kept disconnecting from the transmitter but once I switched to the serial connection it has worked perfect. Our setup is in a remote site so I am sending the data via a bridge to the site, writing it to a local file and then sending it to the transmitter via serial connection. The RDS encoder type that I have set in Magic is Lite ASCII. Hope this helps!

Steve
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by Jan on December 14, 2022, 12:05:04 pm »
This encoder is UECP based so it accepts UECP instantly.
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by DaveS on December 14, 2022, 11:43:51 am »
Thanks.  In the BW GUI there is nothing that specifically enables UECP.  Is that a problem?  The only settings are for port number and TCP/UDP.
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by Jan on December 13, 2022, 10:17:53 pm »
The READBEST supports most of the UECP commands so it is easy to enable the RT+. In the Magic RDS 4, go to Overview - Extensions and enable the RT+ encoding.
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by DaveS on December 13, 2022, 10:06:04 pm »
I was referring to the later products with the READBEST library.  In my case it was the DSPX Mini Encore processor.  The BW manual had no useful information in it but they sent me the instructions in May last year which must have been just before they closed.

Does the READBEST encoder have any RT+ support?
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by Jan on December 13, 2022, 09:46:50 pm »
DaveS: I would like to add some information. Such instructions provided in the BW manuals are outdated and potentially incorrect. The BW products contained two different RDS encoders: the PIRA32 chip (older products) and the READBEST library v. 1.4 (most of the latest products). However in some cases they did not update the manuals according to the latest software or the encoder model implemented.
Now all models are covered by the Magic RDS 4. There should be no need to turn off the bidirectional mode, by the way.
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Control Software / Re: Magic Rds + BW Broadcast
« Last post by DaveS on December 13, 2022, 09:25:26 pm »
Some time ago I had the same questions about how to send dynamic data to a BW DSPX processor which uses the Pira library.  I was sent a PDF file by BW with instructions.  Of course BW is dead as a company now but  I would be happy to pass on the PDF if anyone wants it.  Their instructions were for Magic RDS V3.7a

On the BW unit, set Ethernet 1 to ON and chose port 1000.  In Magic RDS Preferences, set you IP address and Port to 1000.  Set Bidirectional to OFF.

There is a lot more detail in PDF.
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Silence Detector / Re: Control the maximum level
« Last post by thatjackelliott on December 13, 2022, 09:02:50 pm »
Looks like a 'bot hijacked this thread.

I'd like to add that having an alarm condition when levels consistently hit 0dB would be helpful. Send an email to station management to tell the host to watch their levels.
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Silence Detector / Re: Using a silence detector to detect that a transmitter is off the air not easy
« Last post by thatjackelliott on December 13, 2022, 09:01:14 pm »
Just  to confirm, you find that the wideband no-carrier noise sits lower in amplitude than your normal program material?
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Silence Detector / Re: Using a silence detector to detect that a transmitter is off the air not easy
« Last post by thatjackelliott on December 13, 2022, 08:43:07 pm »
One always prefers the inexpensive solution over the $$ one. We have only the one transmitter to monitor.
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