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Introduction Introduction Any application that records from standard wave input devices can be used to record the audio streams from the DAB+ Radcap. A recording level and mute control are provided for each service through the devices’ mixer ports. A sample monitor application is included which displays a control panel for each card and creates buttons for each audio service.
Installation Specifications on it, select Update Driver Software, then click on Browse my computer for driver software and click on the Browse button to navigate to the driver’s Tuning Range: Band III (174-240MHz) location. Click on Next to install the driver. DAB Format: Mode 1 RF Input:...
The card is factory-configured for 1, 2, 3 or 4 ensembles. For an additional charge, the number of ensembles can be increased in the field by applying the appropriate expansion key. Contact Sonifex Ltd or your distributor and quote the displayed Hardware ID number and your required number of ensembles.
WinMM (wave) API and the other on DirectShow. Support For all support matters, go to www.sonifex.co.uk and click on Technical Support, then Software Downloads. Software and driver updates will be made available from time to time and will be placed on this website.
Technical Specification Technical Specification For PC-DAB1-4 Operating Systems Supported Equipment Type Platform: Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, PC-DAB1 Radcap DAB+PCIe Radio Capture Card - 1 Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Server 2012 ensemble (32-bit and 64-bit versions supported) PC-DAB2...
Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap Appendix A – Programming the Multi-Ensemble DAB+ Radcap On the driver CD under \DAB Radcap\API you will find DABRadcap.dll, Overlapped I/O should be used with the DabRadcapGetPAD () function, as DABRadcap.exp, DABRadcap.lib and DABRadcap.h, which can be used this does not return data immediately but waits until the next block of data with application programs to obtain information about each service is received.
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Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap UINT __stdcall DabRadcapGetCardEnsembles ( Parameters UINT CardNum); CardNum Card identifier in the range zero to one less than the number of Return value DAB+ Radcap cards. If the function succeeds, the return value is the number of ensembles EnsembleNum available on the specified card.
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Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap information, call GetLastError. Ensemble number in the range zero to one less than the number of ensembles on the specified card. Comments This function returns the Ensemble ID, label and label mask that is Return value being broadcast.
Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap Service-Centric Functions is ERROR_SET_NOT_FOUND. Note: DabRadcapOpen should be used in applications based on the Comments WinMM wave API, while DabRadcapOpenFromDirectShow should be used Use the CloseHandle function to close the object handle that in DirectShow applications.
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Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap BOOL __stdcall DabRadcapGetServiceInformationW Return values HANDLE hDev, If the function succeeds the return value is TRUE. ServiceInfoW *pInfo); If the operation fails or is pending, the return value is FALSE. To get extended error information, call GetLastError, which returns ERROR Parameters IO_PENDING if an overlapped operation is pending.
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Appendix A – Programming the Multi-ensemble DAB+ Radcap If the operation fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error Return values information, call GetLastError (). If the function succeeds the return value is TRUE. Comments If the operation fails the return value is FALSE. To get extended error If this function returns FALSE or if the status is ServiceStatusLost, the information, call GetLastError ().
Appendix B – DAB Channel Numbers Appendix B – DAB Channel Numbers Channel Number Channel Designator Centre Frequency (MHz) Channel Number Channel Designator Centre Frequency (MHz) 210.096 174.928 211.648 176.640 178.352 213.360 215.072 180.064 216.928 181.936 217.088 183.648 218.640 185.360 187.072 220.352 222.064...
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