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- Page 1 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL SmartGen Micro Basic RDS/RBDS Encoder with USB Connectivity Publish Date: 16-Nov-2012...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RT ..............................18 Selection of Operating Modes ......................19 Sidechain Mode ..........................19 Loop-Through Mode ........................19 Connecting The SmartGen Micro ....................20 Important Connection Considerations! ..................20 Sidechain Mode (preferred) ......................21 Loop-Through Mode ........................22 Data Interconnection ........................23 USB Port ............................ - Page 3 XP ..............28 Installing The USB Port Driver under Windows ® 7 ..............30 Using the SmartGen Micro Manager ..................... 33 Sending & Reading Data ......................33 Device Settings ..........................34 Hardware & RDS Configuration ....................35 Device Info ..........................35 Encoder Mode ..........................
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Page 5: Introduction
Since 2003 DEVA Broadcast Ltd. has been ISO 9001 certified . The contractors of DEVA Broadcast Ltd. are satisfied with the permanent business comfort and to their own confession they owe it to a great extent as well as their prosperity to the loyal partnership of our company. -
Page 6: General Information
General Information SmartGen Micro Encoder is the quick and inexpensive way to have an RDS/RBDS presence. The SmartGen Micro is able to transmit basic RDS information such as the Program Service name(PS), Program Identification(PI), Alternative Frequencies(AF), Program Type(PTY). Decoder Information and Music / Speech flag are also supported. USB connectivity makes it easy ®... -
Page 7: Product Features
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Product Features • Very Attractive Price • Very Good Price-Performance Ratio • PS & Radio Text Scrolling Options • Fully Digital Synthesis of RDS signal •... -
Page 8: Technical Specifications
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Chassis Dimensions 4.72” x 4.06” x 1.2”, 120 x 103 x 31mm Shipping Weight Power Supply External, 12V / 1A Pilot/MPX Input MPX/RDS Output 0 to 3199 mV p-p... - Page 9 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com COMMUNICATION Communication Interfaces Connection with Automation Software Configuration Software Password Protection ASCII Protocol PI <=> CALL Calculator Supplied with Intuitive Software Comes with 2-years Limited Warranty - 9 -...
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Page 10: Block Diagram
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com BLOCK DIAGRAM PILOT/MPX RDS/MPX INPUT OUTPUT LOOP SIDE FAILSAFE BYPASS RELAY (RDS LEVEL) 57 kHz B P F 19 kHz B P F PROGRAMMABLE DELAY (LOCK) -
Page 11: Front Panel
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com FRONT PANEL PILOT FREE LOCK DATA FLAG 1. PWR - This LED lights whenever DC voltage is present. 2. PILOT LOCK - This LED lights when the encoder has locked to the 19kHz stereo pilot signal from the stereo generator, either in the sidechain or the loop-through mode of encoder operation. -
Page 12: Rear Panel
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com REAR PANEL RDS/RBDS E YNAMIC NCODER MART ICRO INJECTION PILOT / MPX 12V / 1A LEVEL OUTPUT INPUT 1. INJECTION LEVEL - This multi-turn adjustment sets the RDS subcarrier output level, which is adjustable between 0 and 3199 mV. -
Page 13: Before You Start
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Before you start SAFETY WARNING After removing any housing parts and electronic assemblies it is possible to get access to live parts. -
Page 14: Operating Recommendations
• We do not recommend installation in rooms with high humidity, dusty places or other aggressive conditions. • Although it is expected that a SmartGen Micro will be installed close to exciters (or transmitters of even higher-power!), please practice reasonable care and common sense in locating the unit away from abnormally high RF fields. -
Page 15: Unpacking And Inspection
Mounting HEAT DISSIPATION Consuming less power than the light in a refrigerator, the SmartGen Micro itself generates negligible heat. The unit is specified for operation within an ambient temperature range extending from freezing to 120°F/50°C. But because adjacent, less efficient equipment may radiate substantial heat, be sure that the equipment rack is adequately ventilated to keep its internal temperature below the specified maximum ambient. -
Page 16: Rds: Europe Vs America
CENELEC EN50067 Specification for Europe, or the United States NRSC Specification. It is assumed that the user has some familiarity with the concept of RDS, since the balance of this Manual will deal with specific implication of RDS implemented with the SmartGen Micro. - 16 -... -
Page 17: Rds Applications Supported
RDS Applications Supported The following is an alphabetical listing of RDS applications that are fully supported by the SmartGen Micro. The standardized RDS application abbreviation is followed by an expansion of the application name and a short explanation of the function. -
Page 18: M/S
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Traffic Program Identification: The TP flag identifies the station as one that routinely broadcasts traffic bulletins for motorists as part of its normal, everyday programming. When the TP flag is displayed on the receiver faceplate, the radio is searching for traffic announcements. -
Page 19: Selection Of Operating Modes
In sidechain operation the RDS OR MPX OUTPUT will contain only the RDS subcarrier, the composite/MPX signal is not routed through the SmartGen Micro. This operating mode best preserves multiplex signal integrity and assures uninterrupted program transmission in the event of a catastrophic encoder failure (very doubtful). -
Page 20: Connecting The Smartgen Micro
Connecting The SmartGen Micro IMPORTANT CONNECTION CONSIDERATIONS! The SmartGen Micro encoder must be properly configured for the desired operating mode: sidechain or loop-through before it is installed in the signal path. Use SmartGen Basic Encoder Manager (see “Hardware & RDS Configuration” on page 35) to confirm that the encoder is properly configured before connecting the SmartGen Micro to other air-chain equipment. -
Page 21: Sidechain Mode (Preferred)
Figure below. Connect one side of the ‘T’ directly to a wideband (composite/ MPX) input of the FM exciter and the other side to the PILOT OR MPX INPUT of the SmartGen Micro. (This is only a bridging ‘sync’ connection when the circuit board has been jumpered for sidechain operation and does not affect the composite/MPX signal.) -
Page 22: Loop-Through Mode
In the loop-through mode, the output of the stereo generator is cabled directly to the PILOT OR MPX INPUT of the SmartGen Micro as shown in Figure below. Connect the RDS OR MPX OUTPUT of the encoder to a composite/MPX wideband input of the FM exciter. When configured for loop-through operation, the composite/MPX signal passes through the encoder with unity gain, and with the RDS subcarrier added. -
Page 23: Data Interconnection
Entry Software routines have been supplied on a CD-ROM. This software also may be downloaded from the DEVA Broadcast Ltd. Website. Alternatively, the encoder may be addressed with any computer running a ‘terminal emulation’ program (e.g.: HyperTerminal, normally supplied with ®... -
Page 24: Subcarrier Injection Level
3. Turn the RDS LEVEL control on the rear panel of the SmartGen Micro fully counterclockwise, and then connect the RDS OUT of the SmartGen Micro to a spare wideband subcarrier input of the exciter. As the mod-monitor is downranged to its most sensitive scale, only system noise should be indicated, and at a negligible level if at all. -
Page 25: Subcarrier Phase
Subcarrier in-Phase Subcarrier in Quadrature The SmartGen Micro is skillfully and carefully aligned at the factory to ensure that the subcarrier is in quadrature with the stereo 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 reference may or may not be in exact phase with the actual stereo pilot component of the composite/MPX signal. -
Page 26: Programming Options
To help get RDS on-air quickly and painlessly, a very simple and intuitive Windows interface has been included on the CD-ROM that comes with the SmartGen Micro encoder. This can be used by anyone to set the static IDs and flags, to program default entries into the dynamic messaging fields, and to set other operating parameters that affect how data is displayed on the radio faceplate. -
Page 27: Loading And Running The Simplified Software
Insert the supplied CD. Click Start, then My Computer, and then double-click the CD Drive (typically D:). Open the SmartGen Micro folder and double click the installation file to launch the Wizard (shown here) that will guide you through the several installation steps. -
Page 28: Installing The Usb Port Driver Under Windows Xp
Installing The USB Port Driver under Windows ® 1. With the SmartGen Micro Encoder powered-up, connect the front-panel USB port to the computer using the cable supplied. This should immediately bring up a New Hardware notification above the computer Taskbar and start the Found New Hardware Wizard. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”... - Page 29 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com 2. This next screen verifies the location of the driver, which should appear automatically in the box as shown. Click: Next>. ®...
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Page 30: Installing The Usb Port Driver Under Windows 7
Installing The USB Port Driver under Windows ® 1. With the SmartGen Micro powered-up, connect the front-panel USB port to the computer using the cable supplied. This should immediately bring up a “Installing driver” balloon notification above the computer Taskbar. Click on balloon for status or proceed to step 3. - Page 31 Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Locate the SmartGen Micro under the “Other devices” section. Right click on it and select “Update Driver Software”. This should bring up Update Driver Wizard. Select “Browse my computer for driver software”.
- Page 32 65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com ® 5. Windows 7 will advise that this driver is ‘unsigned’. Trust us and click ‘Install this driver software anyway’. 6. Under success the following notification will be shown and the device is ready for use. The software installation will have placed an icon on your computer Desktop.
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Page 33: Using The Smartgen Micro Manager
Upon startup the application software will look like this: SENDING & READING DATA The data resident in the SmartGen Micro encoder memory may be downloaded back onto the software screen without interrupting RDS transmission. This feature is useful for updating only certain fields of RDS data being transmitted without having to re-enter everything. -
Page 34: Device Settings
Settings dialog will appear: From here, the appropriate connection may be selected regarding to the hardware configuration of the SmartGen Micro device. By pressing the ‘Connect’ button, the Software will attempt to connect to SmartGen Micro device and read its current configuration: ATTENTION: In the bottom-right part of the screen is visible the status of the connection. -
Page 35: Hardware & Rds Configuration
SmartGen Micro device. Encoder Mode - The SmartGen Micro encoder must be properly configured for the desired operating mode: sidechain or loop-through before it is installed in the signal path. (see “Selection of Operating Modes” on page 19) RDS Phase - To set RDS subcarrier phase shift of the RDS subcarrier. -
Page 36: Pty Selection
PTY. TA Timeout An optional safety feature has been built into the SmartGen Micro to guard against an extended software-activated TA flag. Say, for example, that the TA flag was activated by the software command, and the data link was suddenly lost. -
Page 37: File Management
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com File Management All the RDS programming information that is put into the data entry screen may optionally be saved as a file. This is useful when various programming segments throughout the broadcast day have program-specific RDS settings or messages, or for changing advertising or station promos at random. -
Page 38: Terminal Configuration
The more current product seems to run more smoothly and has text editing features not found in earlier versions. NOTE: Do not connect the SmartGen Micro Encoder until the HyperTerminal program has been configured properly. ® HyperTerminal is started under Windows with the command routine: Start / Programs / Accessories / Communications / HyperTerminal. -
Page 39: Serial Port Configuration
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION Give the encoder connection a name; we have chosen ‘RDS’ for this illustration. Click Connect using and select appropriate COM port. Click OK. - 39 -... - Page 40 None. Check your settings against the screen shot. Click OK to close all boxes and to clear the HyperTerminal data entry screen. If you experience trouble communicating with the SmartGen Micro, there’s a quick and easy check to verify that the computer and the terminal program are functioning normally. With pins 2 and 3 of the DB-9 connector shorted with a screwdriver, whatever is typed on the keyboard should appear on the screen.
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Page 41: Power-Up
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com POWER-UP Once the encoder is connected and powered-up, communications should be automatic. A notation at the bottom of the HyperTerminal screen verify connection. Type: ??8 . -
Page 42: Echo
1-way link, however, so that the terminal screen will show what is typed. The SmartGen Micro has been set to echo as the factory default. The command to turn echo off is ECHO=08 . To turn echo back on again, type ECHO=18 . -
Page 43: Ascii Programming Syntax
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com ASCII Programming Syntax HOW TO TYPE In these programming instructions the exact ASCII syntax to be entered on the keyboard will be given in the font used in this example: DPS=HELLO8 . -
Page 44: Validity Symbols
E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com VALIDITY SYMBOLS The SmartGen Micro ignores ASCII inputs that do not conform to proper formatting rules. This is an important feature when the encoder is connected full-time to station automation. When a valid command is accepted by the encoder, it returns OK to the computer screen. If a data input is properly formatted, but is ambiguous or otherwise not accurate, the screen will display NO. -
Page 45: Encoder Housekeeping Commands
This reset command does not clear the registers of programming commands that have been saved as described above. FIRMWARE VERSION Type: REV?8 for a display of the encoder’s firmware version. This might prove important in determining whether differences exist between SmartGen Micro encoders purchased at different times. - 45 -... -
Page 46: Listing Of Encoder Commands And Prompts
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com Listing of Encoder Commands and Prompts Command Description Program Identification, 4 digit HEX number (station “digital address”) Program Service Name, 8 (max) ASCII characters (station “street name”) Dynamic PS, 64 (max) ASCII characters (for messaging in PS field) DPSS Dynamic PS speed, 0 to 9 (0 = OFF, 1 = SLOW, 9 = FAST) -
Page 47: Factory Defaults
Output Mode Sidechain Local Time Offset RDS SETTINGS FFFF None SMARTGEN TA Timeout Music SmartGen Micro - RDS/RBDS Encoder - WWW.DEVABROADCAST.COM Dynamic PS SmartGen Micro - RDS/RBDS Encoder - WWW.DEVABROADCAST.COM DPS Speed 1 (slow) Parse 1 char AF List Empty... -
Page 48: Product Registration Card
Your signature* *Signing this warranty registration form you are stating that all the information provided to DEVA Broadcast Ltd. are truth and correct. DEVA Broadcast Ltd. declines any responsibility for the provided information that could result in an immediate loss of warranty for the above specified product(s). -
Page 49: Warranty Terms And Conditions
A. Equipment will not be accepted for Warranty or other repair without a Return Authorization (RA) number issued by DEVA Broadcast Ltd. prior to its return. An RA number may be obtained by calling the factory. The number should be prominently marked on the outside of the shipping carton. -
Page 50: Pty Code Description Used In Rbds Mode - North America
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com APPENDIX A PTY Code Description Used in RBDS Mode – North America Short Name Description News News reports, either local or network in origin. Information Programming that is intended to impart advice. -
Page 51: Pty Code Description Used In Rds Mode - Europe, Asia
65 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Str., 8000 Bourgas, Bulgaria Tel: +359 56 820027, Fax: +359 56 836700 E-mail: office@devabroadcast.com ,Web: www.devabroadcast.com APPENDIX B PTY Code Description Used in RDS Mode – Europe, Asia PTY Short Name Description News Short accounts of facts, events and publicly expressed views, reportage and actuality. Current affairs Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news, generally in different presentation style or concept, including debate, or analysis.