Solidyne ADA102 User Manual

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ADA102 CODER / DECODER
TCP/IP studio-to-transmitter link
User's manual
SOLIDYNE SRL
3 de Febrero 3254 (C.P. 1429)
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Tel.: +54 11 4702 0090
Fax: +54 11 4702 2375
www.SolidynePRO.com
Last revision: May 2011
info@solidynepro.com
Firmware 2.05

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  • Page 1 ADA102 CODER / DECODER TCP/IP studio-to-transmitter link User's manual SOLIDYNE SRL 3 de Febrero 3254 (C.P. 1429) Buenos Aires - Argentina Tel.: +54 11 4702 0090 Fax: +54 11 4702 2375 www.SolidynePRO.com Last revision: May 2011 info@solidynepro.com Firmware 2.05...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Overview - ADA102 CODER / DECODER . .5 2.2 ADA102 at the Transmitter Plant Brief guide ............14 1.1 About this manual..........5 1.2 What's in the box?..........5 2.2.1 Installation............14 1.3 Features..............5 Step 1................14 Step 2................14 Step 3................14 Section 1 - Hardware and connections ..7 Step 4................14...
  • Page 4 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER/DECODER Page 4...
  • Page 5: About This Manual

    ADA102 decoder at the transmitter plant, as if the device The exclamation icon within a triangle that appears in was connected directly to the computer on Studio.
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  • Page 7: Section 1 - Hardware And Connections

    Signal = 2; GND = join 1 y 3 than 10 KOhms. The connectors used, as is standard, Outputs: Signal to pin 2; leave pin-3 unconnected. GND = pin 1 are female XLR-3 for the inputs and male for the outputs. SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER/DECODER Page 7...
  • Page 8: Lan Port

    If some residual humming appears when the system is on the air; power • Open an Internet browser, enter the ADA102 IP address followed ADA102. If the humming disappears, check the by /status (i.e.: 102.168.0.110/status).
  • Page 9: Frontal Panel

    Shows the input level (coder mode) or the output (analogue) level (decoder mode). 1.3.1 Level indicators In normal conditions: ADA102 has two needle-type VU meters that shows the Green LED Red LED State real peak value of audio signal. Application is detecting USB devices or...
  • Page 10 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER/DECODER Page 10...
  • Page 11: Stl Connection Diagram

    In AM stations, the audio processor must be close to the processor works with the audio signal directly from the transmitter to maintain a DC coupling that allows the console, and ADA102 carries the processed audio. the asymmetric modulation. Figure (a) – STL with audio processor at the Studios Fig.(b) –...
  • Page 12: 1.4.2.2 Full Digital Connections

    Default output level is -1 dB (for use 1.4.3 Using an RF digital link with analog signals). The use of a ADA102 CODER in studios connected to broadband Internet, allows to cover any distance from This level is adjusted from web control pannel, in studios to transmitter plant.
  • Page 13: Section 2 - Software Settings

    2.1.3 Audio options If no DHCP server is found then ADA102 will search the network for a free IP address (this could take up to 5 minutes). If all is right, Step 6 DATA LED at the front panel will blink. If the front LED's (“data”...
  • Page 14: Status Screen (Home)

    Step 2 If no DHCP server is found then ADA102 will search the network for a free To configure the unit, you must access the web control IP address (this could take up to 5 minutes). If all is right, DATA LED at the panel.
  • Page 15: Step 7

    USB device (Pen Drive) in the USB port. In case that the gray box changes to green. streaming lost by network failure; ADA102 will play audio from USB device until the connection restores. Local inputs: State of the inputs of local device.
  • Page 16 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER/DECODER Page 16...
  • Page 17: Advanced Settings

    2.3.1 Setting temporary IP address Step 5 using ARP command Now we have to make the ADA102 listen to the IP address “192.168.0.6” using the Telnet command. This procedure is used to temporarily set the IP address To do so type into the command window:...
  • Page 18: Remote Control

    "ON while connection ON": Relay will be ON while connection is defined by keep-alive. The ADA102 serial port allows control from a PC in the Studios a remote device located in the transmiter "ON while connection OFF": Relay will be ON while...
  • Page 19: About Audio Settings

    It can be PCM MSB 16 bit 48 KHz stereo 1536 1.63 measured with a software network protocol analyzer such as the "Wireshark". SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER/DECODER Page 19...
  • Page 20: Emergency Pendrive

    2.3.7 Emergency pendrive ADA102 only recognizes files with extension “.mp3”. USB drive must contain the audio files placed directly in the root folder, and a playlist file named playlist.m3u, which determines the order in which files are played. The playlist can be created manually using a simple text editor (eg Windows Notepad) and then changing the file extension from .txt to .m3u.
  • Page 21: Other Connection Modes

    IP of decoder (the external IP address that router redirects to ADA102 decoder at the Transmitter Plant). The Port number is the the “Local Port” value assigned to the decoder in the Transmitter Plant.
  • Page 22: 2.4.3 Link With Repeaters

    In this mode the coder send streaming to several devices simultaneously. This configuration is common when you have a static IP to the “multicast” group and requires a half-duplex link. In both Studio ans in Plant, ADA102 is set as “Multicast” (Configuration → Basic settings → Stream Method).
  • Page 23: Section 3 - Technical Specifications

    Supports BootP, DHCP and Auto IP. Supports RTP for low latency audio streaming. Latency (time delay) ADA102 has a latency of only 20 mS (uncompressed audio) on LAN The encoder uses Variable Bitrate Encoding (VBR) to realize optimal compression of the audio Variable Bit Rate (VBR) data.
  • Page 24: Other Features

    A ). In/Outs using D-15 female connector In case of Internet streaming interruption, ADA102 starts to reproduce a pre-recorded radio USB Emergency audio program. The user must record it on a Pen Drive, using MP3 format. The Emergency Radio Program could be only music or a complete program several hours long.

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