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AUDEMAT FM MONITOR
USER MANUAL
(SOFTWARE VERSION 10.9.X)
Date : 2018/11/12
Audemat® is a registered trademark.
WorldCast Systems
web:
www.worldcastsystems.com
- e-mail:
contact@worldcastsystems.com

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  • Page 1 AUDEMAT FM MONITOR USER MANUAL (SOFTWARE VERSION 10.9.X) Date : 2018/11/12 Audemat® is a registered trademark. WorldCast Systems web: www.worldcastsystems.com - e-mail: contact@worldcastsystems.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.3. List of the included accessories ........................15 2.4. Front panel ..............................16 2.5. Rear Panel ..............................17 3. GETTING STARTED WITH THE AUDEMAT FM MONITOR ................18 3.1. Network configuration using the front panel ..................... 18 3.2. Connecting to the network ......................... 19 3.3.
  • Page 3 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7. SETTING THE AUDEMAT FM MONITOR ....................... 43 7.1. Product Identifiers ............................43 7.2. Date/Time ..............................44 7.3. Status ................................45 7.4. Users ................................46 7.5. Network ..............................48 7.6. PPP Dialout ..............................49 7.7.
  • Page 4 15.3. Metering module - Analog inputs ......................118 APPENDIX A: SCRIPTEASY OBJECTS ......................119 APPENDIX B: AUDEMAT FM Monitor TRAP DESCRIPTION ................ 121 APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF SNMP MONITORING TABLES ..............128 APPENDIX D: ITU-T AF FILTER OPTION, OBJECTIVES AND OPERATION ............131 D.1.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1.1. General information 1.1.1. About WorldCast Systems WorldCast Systems is a highly respected provider of professional, reliable and innovative solutions to the Radio & TV industry worldwide. Encompassing the industry-leading brands of APT, Ecreso & Audemat, WorldCast Systems offers high-performing broadcast systems including audio codecs, FM transmitters and RF signal monitoring designed to meet the needs of both large international broadcast networks and small private stations alike.

  • Page 6: About The Audemat Fm Monitor

     Phone Alerts: alarms recorded in the event log and sent by mail or SNMP trap can also be sent as phone messages. In addition to the software key, a modem supplied by WorldCast Systems is required to implement the option. See section 6.2.8.

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 1.3. Before you start 1.3.1. Safety warning This equipment complies with international mechanical and electrical standards. To maintain this compliance, as well as to ensure proper and safe working conditions and avoid electrical shocks and fire hazards, you must comply with the following recommendations: ...

  • Page 8: Operating Recommendations

    1.3.3. Installation specifications and precautions regarding the RF environment When installing a AUDEMAT FM Monitor, be conscious of the RF environment in which the equipment will be placed. To guarantee the reliability of the system it is necessary to set it up in the best conditions, following the guidelines presented below.
  • Page 9 1.3.3.1. Reception system and monitoring site The AUDEMAT FM Monitor could be installed at a transmitter site or at a dedicated monitoring site. In the first case, the RF signal is obtained from a probe attached to the RF output of the transmitter or of the cavity filter. In this situation, the RF levels are normally very high so it is necessary to put adequate attenuation between the source and the monitoring equipment, reducing the RF level within the AUDEMAT FM Monitor’s acceptable range (20-95 dBµV).
  • Page 10 1.3.3.2. Evaluation of the FM Band The first thing to do after having installed the AUDEMAT FM Monitor is to run an identification scan to verify (if not done before with a spectrum analyzer) that the antenna system and all the cable connections to the AUDEMAT FM Monitor are functional and to check the average RF level detected.

  • Page 11: Audemat Fm Monitor 10.9.X User Manual

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor’s receivers. In these cases, it is strongly recommended to install, between the 3 way splitter and the antenna, a coaxial low-pass filter to reject all frequencies greater than 108 MHz, thus improving the monitoring ability of the equipment.

  • Page 12: Audemat Fm Monitor 10.9.X User Manual

    1 second before the receiver proceeds to the next one. As an example, if 40 channels are monitored (either in “active monitoring” or “measure without alarm”), the maximum wait time between the AUDEMAT FM Monitor alarm detection and transmission is the configured timeout + one complete monitoring cycle (for 40 channels on basic monitoring, 40 seconds).

  • Page 13: Product Presentation

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 2. PRODUCT PRESENTATION 2.1. General specifications Main characteristics External dimensions (L  H  D) 483 (19’’)  88.5 (2U)  335 mm Weight Around 6 kg (13 ½ lbs.) Main power supply 100-250 V / 50-60 Hz ...
  • Page 14 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Stereo decoder L/R separation 40 dB Typical 19 kHz suppression > 30 dB Distortion Deviation: 75 kHz Left or Right < 0.4 % 1 kHz S/N 1 kHz mono (at 75 kHz deviation and 60 dBµV RF)

  • Page 15: Network Settings

    VPN, behind a firewall…WorldCast Systems cannot be held responsible for the consequences of a security breach on the operating network. To successfully communicate with clients and various services, the AUDEMAT FM Monitor uses the following ports: Port 21...

  • Page 16: Front Panel

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 2.4. Front panel Screen Navigation keypad Alarm LEDs RUN and HDD LEDs LED and POWER button LEDs on the front panel: RUN: normal operation HDD: hard drive activity POWER: power indicator of the AUDEMAT FM Monitor...

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 2.5. Rear Panel F/SMA cables + 3-way splitter + Primary interface Secondary interface Adapter Slots for optional  to antenna Power supply cable GPIOs Optional webcam or modem RJ45 Ethernet cable for a network connection...

  • Page 18: Getting Started With The Audemat Fm Monitor

    ‘ ’ key. You can now use the network cable to connect your AUDEMAT FM Monitor to connect your unit to the network. Page 18 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 19: Connecting To The Network

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 3.2. Connecting to the network Connect the Ethernet cable (A) from the unit’s primary interface to your PC *, or to a router or a switch * With a direct connection, you will need to set an IP...

  • Page 20: Installing The Audemat Fm Monitor Applications

    Connecting to the embedded web site can be done in http (standard mode) or https (secured mode). With https, some browsers may display a message indicating that the connection is not certified. WorldCast Systems cannot indeed certify your unit’s address; however, the connection is secured (data is encrypted) and you may proceed to access it.
  • Page 21 Programs/Audemat (or WorldCast Systems)//MasterView/Uninstall) 3. To install them, click on each link and follow on-screen instructions. 4. To use any of the applications, click the Start button and Programs/WorldCast Systems you will then find three subfolders: AUDEMAT FM Monitor, ScriptEasy and MasterView.

  • Page 22: Using The Front Panel Application

    ‘Management’, ‘Configuration’ and ‘Status’ parameters may be viewed or set using the front screen application. The AUDEMAT FM Monitor front screen is on from the moment you plug in the equipment. It can go into sleep mode, pressing any of the buttons will re-activate it.

  • Page 23: Menu Mesures

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 4.2.2. Menu Mesures == Choose channel == 00-Station1 █ ► 01-Station2 █ This screen lists monitored stations. Select a station to see readings associated with it: ===== Station2 ===== RF = 53.1 dBuV MPX = 42 kHz PLT = 6.7 kHz Stereo...

  • Page 24: Configuration Menu

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 4.2.3.2. Version sub-menu ==== Versions ===== 00002 Sft: 10.0.7 Hdw: 4.28.2505 The read only menu gives the serial number, the software version, the hardware version and the release numbers for the I/O board and for the three receivers.

  • Page 25: Status Menu

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 4.2.4.2. Brightness sub-menu ==== Brightness ==== Level (real time) [█---------] Use the left and right arrows to set the screen brightness level. 4.2.4.3. Contrast sub-menu ===== Contrast ===== Level (real time) [█████-----] Use the left and right arrows to set the screen contrast level.

  • Page 26: The Internal Website

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 5. THE INTERNAL WEBSITE Buttons on the home page enable easy navigation to the various pages of the site. On all pages, the button allows you to return to the home page.

  • Page 27: Network Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 5.2. Network configuration Manage the IP configuration from the “System settings” page:  Definition of the IP configuration: Ethernet configuration mode Definition of the Ethernet configuration: both interfaces (primary and secondary) can be configured either as static or dynamic.
  • Page 28 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Ethernet fail-over: the Ethernet fail-over function enables the unit to send alarms using the back-up Ethernet interface in case of issues with the primary interface. The unit pings the reference address (Always-on IP) at regular intervals (Time between pings). If there is no answer, the switch takes place.

  • Page 29: Download Tools

    5.3. Download Tools This page enables you to download the installers for the AUDEMAT FM Monitor applications:  AUDEMAT FM Monitor, remote application for complete configuration of the unit: system, station and monitoring configuration.  ScriptEasy, automation application for remote control of alarms sent by the AUDEMAT FM Monitor, management of I/Os and creation of custom scripts.

  • Page 30: Remote Application Presentation

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 6. REMOTE APPLICATION PRESENTATION 6.1. Introduction 6.1.1. Working principle The unit is designed to automatically monitor a programmed list (radio stations) by comparing measurements from an internal tuner to user-defined reference settings. In case of failure, alarms are generated and sent by SNMP Traps or mail.
  • Page 31 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Monitoring hierarchy detail Page 31 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
  • Page 32 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Values Measured Value Monitoring Parameters Alarms Recorded RF Level Nominal level Low threshold 1 RF Low 2 Low threshold 2 High threshold RF Low 1 Hysteresis RF High Timeout Short intermittent errors...
  • Page 33 Multiple cycles and receiver control The AUDEMAT FM Monitor is fitted with 3 identical receivers. With default settings, level monitoring is done on the first receiver, RDS data on the second and recording, realtime measurements and extended MPX power monitoring on the third.
  • Page 34 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Detected error Error duration < guard time Error duration > 2 consecutive cycles guard time with no error Triggering and end of a high threshold alarm Page 34 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...
  • Page 35 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 ‘Intermittent alarm’ type tests detect short but frequent overshoots. A time window and a number of acceptable overshoots during this time window must be set. For instance, if we do not want more than 5 overshoots within 2 minutes, a counter will start at the 1 overshoot.
  • Page 36 The monitoring time depends for each channel on the number and type of monitored parameters. For a AUDEMAT FM Monitor, the average time is 900 ms for basic monitoring of a single channel. Monitoring of extended RDS parameters is usually managed by a different receiver; therefore it does not affect the duration of the cycle time.
  • Page 37 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Scanning It detects RF level variations over the whole FM frequency band. The idea is to regularly compare the levels obtained from a scan of the entire band with reference levels. Each measurement that differs from the reference beyond the user-defined tolerance will trigger a SCAN alarm.

  • Page 38: Installing The Audemat Fm Monitor Application

    6.2. Installing the AUDEMAT FM Monitor application A remote application called “AUDEMAT FM Monitor" is included in the unit and is available for downloading on the embedded web site in the “Download" tab. It will allow you to configure the unit, configure monitoring and view measurements.

  • Page 39: Application Presentation

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  Double-click on the line for the desired equipment: its IP address and port will appear in and (3). Just enter the login and password as described above.  If the application has previously connected successfully, a scroll-down menu will be available...

  • Page 40: Set Application Preferences

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  Set up channels for monitoring.  Display monitored channel Status.  Visualize cumulated Measurements.  Visualize Real time measurements.  Schedule Recordings 6.5. Set application preferences Reserved for administrator. Display the options using the ‘File’’Options’ menu to set application parameters.
  • Page 41 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  On the FTP page, set the directory in which recorded captures will be downloaded. See chapter 8 for more details. Page 41 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 42: View The Unit Settings And Versions

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  On the Temporal Reference page, set preferred reference time for time display in various pages. ‘Local Time’ means the user’s local time, ‘Distant Time’ means the unit time. This option is only relevant when the user and the unit are in different time zones.

  • Page 43: Setting The Audemat Fm Monitor

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7. SETTING THE AUDEMAT FM MONITOR Only an administrator can access and modify every system configuration page. A guest will be able to view most of them but not change anything. Click the button.

  • Page 44: Date/Time

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.2. Date/Time  Set system date : The user may update both date (year/month/day) and time (hour/minute/second).  Set system time zone The user selects the geographical zone from the list. Important to have this set correctly when using an NTP server.

  • Page 45: Status

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.3. Status The ‘Status’ page gives a summary of the unit’s vital parameters: temperature, available memory, CPU load and available disk space. This information may be requested to establish a diagnosis in case of malfunction.

  • Page 46: Users

    7.4. Users The “Users” link opens up a page from which to set user access to the different sections of the AUDEMAT FM Monitor  Web & Software accounts: there are 2 user levels to access the website and software application, Administrator and Guest.
  • Page 47 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  FTP account configuration:  Administrator account: access to the entire directory of the equipment.  Update Manager account: used internally to manage updates.  Recording account: access to audio recordings.  Maintenance account: this account gives access to the maintenance console. The ‘report’ command displays a status report of the unit which can be copied and sent to the hotline in case of issue.

  • Page 48: Network

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.5. Network  Definition of the IP configuration: Ethernet configuration mode Definition of the Ethernet configuration: both interfaces (primary and secondary) can be configured either as static or dynamic. Static Ethernet configuration Enter the static IP parameters in this window.

  • Page 49: Ppp Dialout

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Ethernet fail-over: the Ethernet fail-over function enables the unit to send alarms using the back-up Ethernet interface in case of issues with the primary interface. The unit pings the reference address (Always-on IP) at regular intervals (Time between pings). If there is no answer, the switch takes place.
  • Page 50 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  PPP as Ethernet backup: This function makes it possible for the unit to switch to the PPP interface to send alarms if the primary Ethernet interface (eth0) doesn’t function anymore (i.e. if a reference address doesn’t answer to a ping).

  • Page 51: Ppp Dial-In

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.7. PPP Dial-in Enabling PPP connections will suspend Phone Alert and Voice/DTMF functions! When configuring from ScriptEasy, enabling one function will disable the other function’s tab. After disabling a function, you’ll need to close the system configuration pages and open them again to enable the tab you need.

  • Page 52: Sms Alerts

    7.8. SMS Alerts Enable text message alerts on this page. All modems are not compatible with the SMS function. Use the DB-9 modem approved by WorldCast Systems (see your dealer for details). Before configuring SMS alerts, display the I/O Layout page, USB-Serial Ports section to indicate the port (usually COM1) the modem is connected to and select ‘GSM modem’...

  • Page 53: Phone Alerts (Option)

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.9. Phone Alerts (option) You cannot use Phone Alert and Voice/DTMF functions if PPP connections are enabled! When configuring from ScriptEasy, enabling one function will disable the other function’s tab. After disabling a function, you’ll need to close the system configuration pages and open them again to enable the tab you need.

  • Page 54: Smtp Mail Client

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.10. SMTP Mail Client  E-mail Configuration:  Enter the SMTP server address server port, account information to enable sending of e-mail alerts. Ask your network administrator for the SMTP parameters. Note that you must have a valid DNS setup if you want to use SMTP host name.
  • Page 55 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 List of available keywords: Can be inserted in the Can be inserted in the 1 Name Description subject of the mail line of the mail   {NAME} Product name  ...

  • Page 56: Snmp Agent

    GETBULK in SNMPv2c. Notifications can be transmitted in TRAP V1 or V2c form or with an INFORM V2c type. 7.11.2. Notification mode To make sure traps reach their target via the protocol, the AUDEMAT FM Monitor offers 2 methods; with both methods, traps are sent until acknowledgment is received by the manager. Page 56 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong –...
  • Page 57 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  Automatic acknowledgement for sending with INFORM. These notifications are only available with the version 2c of the protocol. This protocol checks that the manager responds to the notification sent by the SNMP transmitter. This process is simple and reliable, no specific configuration is required for the manager.

  • Page 58: Notifications

     “Send and Forget”: standard SNMP mode, no acknowledgement awaited, notifications are deleted immediately after sending.  “Resend until acknowledged”: standard AUDEMAT FM Monitor alarm mode. Notifications are re- transmitted until acknowledgement is received. The acknowledgement mode depends on the sending mode: ...
  • Page 59 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 As long as an acknowledgement has not been received, the notification is re-transmitted at the rate of once every <d> seconds, for a maximum of <n> times; where <d> and <n> are the <Ack Timeout> and <Max Retries> fields respectively.

  • Page 60: Webcam (Option) / Audio Streaming

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.13. Webcam (option) / Audio Streaming Webcam support is only available with webcams sold by WorldCast Systems. The webcam is detected on start-up; however, detection can be forced with the Recheck button.

  • Page 61: Ip Router And Port Translation

    ISP, blocked by a firewall...). For each port used in the AUDEMAT FM Monitor, select the interface of the port (for example PPP in the case of a modem connection) and the new port to use in the “duplicate to” field.
  • Page 62 This function allows a user to communicate with all of the equipment on the local network shared by the AUDEMAT FM Monitor (Ethernet) from a PC connected to the AUDEMAT FM Monitor by modem (PPP). To configure this function, select “Enabled” on the “Router mode” line.

  • Page 63: Support

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.15. Support  Stop / Restart :  The Restart button restarts the embedded application to reinitialize the parameters the remote application remains open.  The Reboot button restarts the entire unit.

  • Page 64: I/O Layout

    When a port is actively used by a function, it will be locked and the ‘Used by’ column will give the name of the function. Before adding serial ports, please check with WorldCast Systems for compatibility. Page 64 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 65: I/O Log

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.17. I/O Log Set parameters for the I/O log that the user can view from the application (Status button, ‘Event log’ tab, see section 11.2).  Settings: set recording frequency and length of time event logs are kept.

  • Page 66: Receivers

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 7.19. Receivers  Receiver configuration: monitoring and realtime measurement functions must be assigned to a specific receiver; the receiver to be used for streaming, recording and audiotag is set at the factory.
  • Page 67 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  The filter, standard or narrow. Select the narrow filter to avoid disturbances created by stations with frequencies close to the scanned frequency. This filter is particularly useful when a 50 kHz step is selected.

  • Page 68: Monitoring Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 8. MONITORING CONFIGURATION Reserved for administrators. Click to access the monitoring configuration pages. 8.1. Managing stations 8.1.1. Adding New Stations to the Monitoring List The first thing to do is to configure the channels to be monitored. It can be done either of two ways: ...

  • Page 69: Delete A Program From The Configured Channel List

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 The channel creation page opens: When first using the AUDEMAT FM Monitor or if no scan has yet been performed, click to initiate a new scan. The detection and labeling of the channels are based on RDS availability. (1).

  • Page 70: Channel Configuration

     Finally, if you do not want this particular station to be a part of the regular monitoring cycle, select the ‘ Standby’ box. This will leave the station configured, so that you may manually monitor when you choose, but the AUDEMAT FM Monitor will not generate alarms, automatically scan that station or record its measurements on a regular basis.

  • Page 71: Rf Level Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Click to store the configuration in memory (5). If you click on another program without having first saved, you will be prompted to do so. However, if you wish to return to the last saved configuration, click .
  • Page 72 Setting various thresholds can also be done by manually entering values in this section. For each type of monitoring, a check box enables monitoring and specific parameters are then displayed.  The Threshold is the reference value. When the level overshoots it, the AUDEMAT FM Monitor will trigger an alarm or other action. ...

  • Page 73: Mpx Monitoring Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 8.2.3. MPX Monitoring Configuration Select the ‘MPX’ tab to configure modulation monitoring. Simply set the high and low levels where you want them using the graph or the text boxes as with the ‘RF’ tab (see section 8.2.2), and decide whether or not you want to trigger alarms at those levels.

  • Page 74: Mpx Power Configuration

    How MPX power is monitored: The AUDEMAT FM Monitor digitalizes the MPX signal for 1 s every monitoring cycle. After a time t set in the field ‘Window’ (default time is 60 seconds to be compliant with the standard), the AUDEMAT FM Monitor supplies the first MPX power value, which is an aggregation of the values retrieved with each monitoring cycle over the previous t seconds.

  • Page 75: Stereo Monitoring Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 8.2.5. Stereo Monitoring configuration Select the ‘Stereo’ tab to configure monitoring of the pilot signal and the stereo presence. Simply set the high and low levels where you want them using the graph or the text boxes as with the ‘RF’ tab (see section 8.2.2), and decide whether or not you want to trigger alarms at those levels.

  • Page 76: Analog Audio Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 8.2.6. Analog Audio Configuration Select the ‘Audio’ tab to configure analog audio monitoring. Simply set the high and low levels where you want them using the graph or the text boxes as with the ‘RF’ tab (see section 8.2.2), and decide whether or not you want to trigger alarms at those levels.

  • Page 77: Rds Monitoring Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Note regarding audio measurements: The AF 0 dBr is obtained during factory calibration with a stereo reference modulation: MPX = 75 kHz = AF (63.9 kHz) + PILOT (7.1 kHz) + RDS (4 kHz) 0 dBr will therefore always be obtained with a 63.9 kHz AF deviation!
  • Page 78 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Monitoring of three additional parameters can be independently activated in the "RDS MONITORING" section:  RDS presence: indicate whether it should trigger an alarm and after how much time.  Error rate: set the error rate (in percent) that will trigger the alarm and the error rate that will stop it, as well as the number of groups to be analyzed.

  • Page 79: Extended Rds Data Monitoring Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 8.2.8. Extended RDS Data Monitoring configuration Select the ‘Extended RDS Data’ tab to configure the RDS data monitoring. For each of the following parameters, check the associated box to enable monitoring, and check the “Send alarm” box if desired.
  • Page 80 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  RDS Clock Monitoring: sends an alarm(s) when the offset between RDS time and the unit’s time is greater than the maximum allowed time offset (in minutes/seconds) and/or when the RDS time zone is different from the unit’s.

  • Page 81: Recording Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 9. RECORDING CONFIGURATION Reserved for administrators. Click to access the recording configuration pages. In this mode, you may schedule and manage recordings, and set up AudioTag monitoring.  To be able to automatically manage recordings with ScriptEasy, enable the “Scheduled recording” option on this page.

  • Page 82: Scheduling Recordings

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 9.1. Scheduling recordings Select the “Recording Schedule” tab or go to the ‘Recording’’Recording Schedule’ menu. In the Configuration section (1), click  Configure automatic deletion of recordings (‘Erase recorded files after’).  Set the bitrate for high and low quality recordings depending on the network.

  • Page 83: Recording Management

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 A folder is automatically created when a recording is made. The folder name is the date (YYYYMMDD). Of course all the recordings made on the same day are saved in this folder.

  • Page 84: Audiotag (Option)

    Once inserted, the data is linked to the sound and can be recovered at any point within the broadcasting chain with an appropriate decoder. The AUDEMAT FM Monitor is able to detect the audio tags and the absence of audio tags.

  • Page 85: Ews (Option)

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 9.4. EWS (option)  This page is only available with the EWS option. Select the “EWS” tab or go to the ‘Recording’’EWS’ menu to set Emergency Warning System monitoring. The RDS group 9A contains the EWS message.

  • Page 86: Accessing Readings

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 10. ACCESSING READINGS Click to access measurement readings. 10.1. Recorded Measurements Select the Recorded Measurements tab or go to the ‘Measurements’’Recorded Measurements’ to view recorded measurements. Select the station from the pull-down menu. Station information appears below. Use the button to delete the readings’...

  • Page 87: Scan Management

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 The unit used depends on the selected unit in the option window (see section 6.5). Click on any small graph to display it in the larger graphic frame (3). The default time scale is one month. Click or directly on the graph to successively adjust the time scale to the week, the day, the half-day and the hour.
  • Page 88 In addition to monitoring configured FM stations, the AUDEMAT FM Monitor can automatically scan the local FM band at regular intervals or daily at the same time (2). The triggering mode can be: ...
  • Page 89 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  Monitoring is never interrupted when scanning is in progress. The unit alternates monitoring and scanning. Therefore the time required for the scanning process may be long. Page 89 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 90: Realtime Monitoring

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11. REALTIME MONITORING Click to access real-time measurements.  Two users cannot simultaneously connect for realtime measurements. Priority is given as in table below: Connection 1 Connection 2 Result Guest Guest The 2...
  • Page 91 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 The selected frequency information will appear in section (2). On seven different graphs, the following levels are represented (3):  RF level  MPX level  Pilot level  Audio and filtered audio level (Left and Right) ...

  • Page 92: Audio Streaming

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.2. Audio Streaming Select the ‘Audio Streaming’ tab or go to the ‘Realtime’’Audio Streaming’ menu to instantaneously listen to the audio stream. Simply:  Select one of the configured programs or enter the frequency you wish to hear (it can be any frequency on the FM band) ...

  • Page 93: Rds Streaming

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3. RDS Streaming To access this “realtime measurement” tab, you may also go the "Measures” menu or use the “F11” shortcut. All RDS tabs are refreshed simultaneously; this enables the user to view one data display then another with no risk of losing information.
  • Page 94 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Displays RDS error information (3). Button for filtering groups and/or blocks: check boxes for groups and blocks to be displayed. By default, every box is checked (4). Indication of reception of an A type (red) or B type (blue) group (5).

  • Page 95: General Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.1. General tab Last decoded AF list (1). This panel contains:  The number of AFs contained in the list,  The type of method used for sending these frequencies (A or B).

  • Page 96: Lists Of Af Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.2. Lists of AF tab List of AFs (Alternative Frequencies) received by the equipment since the beginning of the measure. These frequencies are sorted chronologically.  When printing reports, all AF lists are saved in a text file: af_list.txt, stored in the report directory.

  • Page 97: Eon Af Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.3. EON AF tab All EON network stations, received by the AUDEMAT FM Monitor (1). List of AFs sorted by Variant (2). The list displayed is the one associated with the station or program selected in (1).

  • Page 98: Sequence Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.4. Sequence tab Statistics on the received RDS groups (1):  Number of groups received over the last minute (or between two 4A groups if the RDS time and date are being transmitted).

  • Page 99: Percentage Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.5. Percentage tab View of received RDS groups.  The red bars on the graph represent the proportion of type A groups.  The blue bars on the graph represent the proportion of type B groups.

  • Page 100: Hexa Group Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.6. HEXA group tab RDS data display in Hexadecimal form. This display is dependent on the settings of the group and block filters. Page 100 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 101: Ascii Group Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.7. ASCII group tab RDS data display in ASCII form. This display is dependent on the settings of the group and block filters. Page 101 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com –...

  • Page 102: Radio Paging Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.8. Radio paging tab Radio Paging linked data display. Page 102 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928...

  • Page 103: Tmc Tab

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.9. TMC tab Traffic Message Channel (TMC) linked data display. Page 103 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928...
  • Page 104 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.10. RT+ The ‘RT+ tags’ frame lists all tags received in the RT+ group. The ‘Full radiotext’ frame displays the last whole radiotext received. The ‘Decoded tags’ frame displays data extraction from received radiotext and tags. This information is refreshed every time radiotext or the Togglebit changes (as per the standard definition of RT+).

  • Page 105: Oda

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.3.11. ODA Display of all received ODA. Page 105 Head Office : Parc d’activites Kennedy - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Bordeaux-Merignac (France) Tel +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...

  • Page 106: Mpx Power

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 11.4. MPX Power Select the ‘MPX Power’ tab to MPX power readings in real time. Select a configured program from the list or enter the desired frequency if it has not been previously configured. Then...

  • Page 107: Viewing The Unit Status

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 12. VIEWING THE UNIT STATUS Click to view current alarms and event logs. 12.1. Current Alarms Select the ‘Current Alarms’ tab or go to the ‘Status’’Current Alarms’ menu to quickly view current alarms.

  • Page 108: Viewing The Event Log

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 To quickly analyze these alarms, shortcut buttons allow quick access to various pertinent pages of the application (4). In particular, the “Event Log” button opens a log in which the events are already filtered for the selected station.
  • Page 109 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 When selecting the history log or the I/O log, the filter configuration window is available: It allows the user to select events for a limited time frame and to select the number of events to display.

  • Page 110: Managing Backup Files

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 13. MANAGING BACKUP FILES Station configuration, system configuration and ScriptEasy scripts can be backed up, for instance to be able to use them with another unit. Please note that backup files are specific to a given version.

  • Page 111: Restoring A File

     After restoring a file the unit will automatically reboot. After launching the restoration process, wait a few minutes for the AUDEMAT FM Monitor to restart before reconnecting.  To reconnect to the unit, simply use the current user name and password.

  • Page 112: Activating Software Options

    Contact the sales department in order to obtain the software key to activate the desired option, then follow the procedure: Insert the CD sent by WorldCast Systems upon purchase of the option, the following screen will pop up. 2. Click on the link and copy the product key.

  • Page 113: Activating The Phone Alerts Option

    1. Plug in the Radicom modem Phone line USB link 2. Insert the CD sent by WorldCast Systems upon purchase of the option, the following screen will pop up. 3. Click on the link and copy the product key. 4. Go to the "Help“ menu of the AUDEMAT FM Monitor application, click on ‘About’...

  • Page 114: Optional Input / Output Configuration

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 15. OPTIONAL INPUT / OUTPUT CONFIGURATION 15.1. Status module - Digital inputs  Please refer to the ScriptEasy manual for more information on I/O management. This module provides 16 digital inputs and can work in 2 different modes depending on jumper configuration: ...
  • Page 115 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  ‘External power supply’ mode: Install one jumper only on the middle pins. 1 jumper in the middle  Digital input module external connection diagram: External connections on SUB-D 25pts female connector located at the end of the board.

  • Page 116: Commands Module - Relay Outputs

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 15.2. Commands module - Relay outputs  Please refer to the ScriptEasy manual for more information on I/O management. This module provides 8 SPDT relays. Each relay has one com input (common) and two outputs: NC (normally closed) and NO (normally opened).
  • Page 117 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018  Relay output module external connection diagram: External connections on SUB-D 25pts male connector located at the end of the board.  Each circuit can support 5 A between -60 V and +60 V.

  • Page 118: Metering Module - Analog Inputs

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 15.3. Metering module - Analog inputs  Please refer to the ScriptEasy manual for more information on I/O management. This module provides 8 analog inputs designed to measure voltages up to 50 V. It is possible to select the measurement range for a better accuracy while converting.

  • Page 119: Appendix A: Scripteasy Objects

    The ScriptEasy version supplied with the AUDEMAT FM Monitor includes specific digital objects activated when an FM monitoring alarm is triggered. These objects are represented with the same icons as those used in the AUDEMAT FM Monitor application in the Monitoring Configuration section. Click on the ScriptEasy toolbar to display the ‘FM Monitoring”...
  • Page 120 The ScriptEasy FM version also includes an object to set the tuner dedicated to realtime surveillance to a given frequency, and to enable this program on the AUDEMAT FM Monitor audio output, and another object to stop the audio outout. Note that this receiver is not available for other tasks during this type of operation.

  • Page 121: Appendix B: Audemat Fm Monitor Trap Description

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 AUDEMAT FM MONITOR TRAP DESCRIPTION APPENDIX B: Trap Number: 1 Trap Name: equipmentOn List of variables included in the trap Name Type / Description 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.7.0 sysSystemType STRING / Equipment type 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.6.0 sysSerialNumber STRING / Serial number 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.4.0...
  • Page 122 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.4.0 sysVersionSoftware STRING / Version 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.13.4.1.0 trapsSequenceNumber INTEGER / Trap number 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.13.4.5.1 trapsequipmentFaultdateTime STRING / "YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS" 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.13.4.5.2 trapsequipmentFaulterror STRING / Error description 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.13.4.5.3 trapsequipmentFaultseverity INTEGER / Severity * Trap Number: 10000...
  • Page 123 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Trap Number: 10003 Trap Name: scriptChange List of variables included in the trap Name Type / Description 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.7.0 sysSystemType STRING / Equipment type 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.6.0 sysSerialNumber STRING / Serial number 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.4.0 sysVersionSoftware STRING / Version 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.13.4.6.0...
  • Page 124 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.4 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValueschannelNam Channel name 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.5 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValuesalarmStatus State of the alarm (see table Appendix C) 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.6 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValueserrorDateTi Error starting date 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.7 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValueseventStartD Alarm date ateTime 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.8 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValuesseverity Severity * 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.9 trapsDefinitionmonitoringValuesreadValue Read value 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.1.10...
  • Page 125 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Trap Number: 22 Trap Name: analogPilotHigh List of variables included in the trap: see trap #12 Trap Number: 23 Trap Name: analogMPXLow List of variables included in the trap: see trap #12...
  • Page 126 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Trap Number: 37 rDSClockOffset Trap Name: List of variables included in the trap: see trap #12 Trap Number: 38 Trap Name: rDSClockTimeZone List of variables included in the trap: see trap #12...
  • Page 127 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.3.2 trapsDefinitionaudioTagMissingValueseventDateTime Event starting date 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.9.3.3 trapsDefinitionaudioTagMissingValuesseverity Severity Trap Number: 45 Trap Name: ewsDetection List of variables included in the trap Name Type / Description 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.7.0 sysSystemType STRING / Equipment type 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.6.0...

  • Page 128: Appendix C: Description Of Snmp Monitoring Tables

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 DESCRIPTION OF SNMP MONITORING TABLES APPENDIX C: Monitored value table: Name Type Description 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.11.1.2.1.1 idRow INTEGER Channel number (1) 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.11.1.2.1.2 idColumn INTEGER Measurement number (2) 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.11.1.2.1.3 Value INTEGER Current value (1) The channel number corresponds to its row it the channel list (Monitoring page), starting from zero: the first channel’s ID number is 0 and the 10...
  • Page 129 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 (2) Alarms are as follow: Alarm code Description RF Low 2 RF Low 1 RF High Stereo Absence RDS Absence RDS Level Low BER RDS Incorrect PI Code Low filtered AF Level...
  • Page 130 AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 (3) Possible alarm values are: Alarm value Description Beginning of alarm Intermittent error alarm End of alarm Alarm closed by hierarchy For instance, to read the “RF low level” alarm for channel 5, use a GET SNMP command on the OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.17.1.12.4.11.2.2.1.3.4.0...

  • Page 131: Appendix D: Itu-T Af Filter Option, Objectives And Operation

    WorldCast Systems has carried out numerous laboratory tests involving minute observations of demodulated AF signal behavior in a real-world situation (The AUDEMAT FM Monitor connected to an FM reception antenna in a typical service zone).

  • Page 132: Consequences

    Significant risk of non-detection of audio absences (particularly in multi-channel mode where monitoring is in sections). So as to reduce these risks, WorldCast Systems has developed an audio filtering option enabling the equipment:  to tolerate a relatively low quality of received or demodulated signals ...

  • Page 133: Solution: Audio Filtering

    So as to avoid the risk of the audio signal being significantly corrupted and thereby misleading the monitoring system, WorldCast Systems has used a filter with a standard design, taking into account how the audio signal’s standard distribution and noise are shared, according to ITU-R (TO.41).

  • Page 134: Insertion Principle

    Figure 3: form of filter ITU-T type P53 (ITU-R TO.41) adopted to enlarge AF channel monitoring functional service zone. D.5.1 – Insertion principle This ITU-T filter is implemented within the AUDEMAT FM Monitor in software module form acting directly onto L and R channels’ digitalized samples, coming from the signal management matrix.

  • Page 135: Operating

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 Without filter With filter Multiple reception rate = 3 % RF level in dBµV Figure 4: detected minimum AF levels, according to the input RF level and for a multipath reception rate of 3 %, in multi-channel monitoring mode, WITH and WITHOUT AF filter.

  • Page 136: Conclusion

    For measuring the MPX power, refer to documentation: “Product information ref. IP 1016-F: Installing the AUDEMAT FM Monitor, specifications and precautions”. 3/ - to obtain realistic audio absence monitoring, the AUDEMAT FM Monitor’s polling mode must be taken into account: ...

  • Page 137: Appendix E: Configuring Your Unit To Send Alarms

    CONFIGURING YOUR UNIT TO SEND ALARMS APPENDIX E: The AUDEMAT FM Monitor can send text messages (SMS), e-mails and phone alerts to one or more users based on the severity level of the events. Several steps are required to fully set the unit, first in the system configuration pages, then in the monitoring configuration pages.

  • Page 138: Setting Monitoring Parameters

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 E.3. Setting monitoring parameters The final step consists in enabling monitoring at the channel level and at the error type level. Display the ‘Channel’ monitoring tab. Monitoring control must be set to “Active monitoring”...

  • Page 139: Appendix F: For Further Information

    AUDEMAT FM Monitor 10.9.x user manual – 11/2018 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION APPENDIX F: Please contact: WorldCast Systems Head office: 20, avenue Neil Armstrong - Parc d'Activités J.F. Kennedy 33700 BORDEAUX – MERIGNAC FRANCE Tel: +33 (0) 557 928 928 Hotline: support@worldcastsystems.com...

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