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AUDEMAT FM PROBE USER MANUAL (SOFTWARE VERSION 1.2.X) Date: 2021/07/29 Audemat® is a registered trademark. WorldCast Systems web: www.worldcastsystems.com - e-mail: contact@worldcastsystems.com...
6.4.3. RDS data ............................... 29 6.4.4. History measurements......................... 30 6.4.5. Channel setttings ..........................31 Page 2 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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7.1. Working principle ............................47 7.2. List of commands ............................49 APPENDIX A: HOW TO USE SNMP COMMANDS WITH THE AUDEMAT FM PROBE .......... 56 A.1. Download the MIB file from the AUDEMAT FM Probe unit ............... 56 A.2. Parameters for identification of the Audemat FM Probe ................57 A.3.
WorldCast Systems is a part of WorldCast Group and employs around 100 people worldwide. With its headquarters in Bordeaux, France, and offices in Miami and Kuala Lumpur, the group generates more than 85% of its turnover internationally.
• Additional receivers: add 2, 4 or 7 receivers, to have up to 8 receivers. The Audemat FM Probe is fitted with 3 RF tuners. As standard, RF1 is enabled, with the option RF2 and RF3 are enabled as well.
• High quality shielded cables are mandatory. Page 6 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Perchlorate material – special handling may apply, see https://dtsc.ca.gov/perchlorate/ If these precautions are not followed, the guarantee will be void. Page 7 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Selectivity at ± 300 kHz > -75 dB Selectivity at ± 400 kHz > -90 dB Page 8 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Current features development conforms to the following standards: ITU-R SM.1268-5 ITU BS412-9 ITU-R BS.1770-4 EN 302 018-2 IEC-62106-4 Page 9 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Port 514 Syslog – to send log events You may need to open these ports on the router or firewall for the AUDEMAT FM Probe to work properly. Page 10 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
Proceed the same way to change the mask and gateway if necessary. You may now connect the AUDEMAT FM PROBE to the network on the ETH0 port using the provided Ethernet cable. Page 12 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
3. Drag and drop selected channels from the detected list to one of the receivers of the monitoring list. Default reference values for a channel are captured after its creation. Page 13 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
General channel status and real time readings RDS real time data History measurements Channel monitoring configuration Page 14 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
With this order; lower level tests will not be performed when a higher level error has been detected. This method also prevents useless alarms from being sent. Page 15 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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EON TA PI PS CODE EON TA PI CODE CLOCK OFFSET CLOCK TIME ZONE Page 16 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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The state is reinitialized when the number of overshoots within a 2 minute period is lesser than or equal to Page 17 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
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As a rule, be aware that the higher the number of monitored channels, the lesser monitoring time is spent on each. Page 18 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
Press the Check the down button to view button to switch to edit them. mode Page 19 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
When the unit has not been set yet, the main screen is blank, press the Return button to display the menu 5.3.2. Main Menu Page 20 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
List of monitored stations, and for each, the possibility to listen to it on the front panel jack. Its level can be adjusted from here as well. Page 21 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
The unit rear panel audio output level can be set on this screen. The front panel headset jack audio level can be set on the “Listen to audio” menu. 5.3.6.2. Network Sub-menu Network Status screens Page 22 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
This unit does not deal with network related security issues. It is up to the user to set it in a secured environment such as a private network, VPN, behind a firewall…WorldCast Systems cannot be held responsible for the consequences of a security breach on the operating network.
Connect/disconnect and change language Application version information If the Audemat FM Probe is in multi-tuner mode (see section 6.8.1) and there is an issue on one of the inputs, a warning will be displayed on the header: The left menu is visible on all pages: Pages are organized in five sections: •...
Next to the station name, a play button makes it possible to listen to the station. Current playing information is available along with the stop button. Page 26 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
List of RF, RDS and Watermark (option) parameters, with alarm status and readings In alarm In error Not monitored Page 27 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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MPX power value is erroneous. Event log, showing the events of the last week 7 days. Page 28 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
List of extended RDS parameters, with alarm status and readings In alarm In error Not monitored Page 29 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Time out before alarm Hysteresis Intermittent error max number allowed in the time window Intermittent error threshold Page 31 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Check parameters you want to monitor and the alarms you want to send • For monitoring watermark changes, indicate the reference ID (integer) Page 32 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
The standard scan is run on a single input • Available when signal is present on the 3 physical receivers and the Audemat FM Probe is in multi-tuner mode (see section 6.8.1). In this mode the scan is run simultaneously on all available inputs.
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As we saw section 6.4.5, channels are configured individually after they have been selected to be monitored. Page 34 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
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The previously downloaded file will not be affected by these changes. Downloaded templates may be used on other units. Page 35 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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AUDEMAT FM Probe 1.2.x User Manual – 07/2021 It is also possible to configure all channels with a full monitoring configuration script. This can be helpful when several Audemat FM Probe have to monitor the same list of channels throughout your network (5). •...
Click the Stop button to interrupt real time readings. Real time readings stop automatically when the page is no longer displayed. Page 37 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
The event log can be cleared on the System/Global Settings page (see section 6.8.1). Page 38 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
To add a new option, please contact the WorldCast Systems dealer for the license key. To be able to analyze Kantar watermarks, you need both the WorldCast Systems WatermarkKantar license and the Kantar authorization code, both supplied by WorldCast Systems.
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The unit can be restarted and values set back to factory settings. When resetting the unit, do not forget to set the time! When a new AUDEMAT FM Probe software release is available, you may receive the update patch file from your WorldCast Systems dealer.
In addition to system users (see section 6.8.4), accounts are available to connect to the unit via FTP: • The Admin account provides access to the entire directory of the unit Page 41 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Check if a secured connection is required. If secured, the Admin user login information will be requested. Page 42 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
No auth, no priv: equivalent to SNMP v2, no password needs to be set Page 43 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Make sure the gateway is correctly configured for the unit to be able to reach the SMTP server (“Network” page). SMTP Email configuration: Page 44 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Email notifications will be sent to email addresses as set on the Users page (see next section). Page 45 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 –...
For Kybio users, a key will enable single sign on for both applications, and additional information exchange. This function is not yet available. Page 46 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Please see section 6.8.2 to enable and set Telnet communication The AUDEMAT FM PROBE supports Telnet communication. All you need to send commands is a Telnet client (such as PuTTY). The dialog is in text mode (ASCII) with UTF-8 encoding.
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For a series of commands: Commands entered Unit responses CHANNEL.RECEIVER=0 CHANNEL.RECEIVER=0 CHANNEL.FREQUENCY=897 CHANNEL.FREQUENCY=897 audioTag.missing.timeOut=3600 audioTag.missing.timeOut=3600 Page 48 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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PING Pings the unit. Response: PONG TIME=HH:MM:SS Displays the time DATE=YYMMDDHHMMSS Displays the date Page 50 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Each group is monitored (1) or not (0). The binary value for all groups is then converted into a decimal value: … Decimal value … … 4294967295 Page 55 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
This MIB file includes definitions for the kind of data returned by a specific OID. With a MIB browser Web interface of the AUDEMAT FM Probe Page 56 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
AUDEMAT FM Probe 1.2.x User Manual – 07/2021 A.2. Parameters for identification of the Audemat FM Probe Product identification: to identify the AUDEMAT FM Probe with its software/hardware version, serial number… Name Syntax Access sysconfigRevision STRING Read Only .1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.28.1.1.0 sysSystemName...
This part gives the values of the RF readings performed by the FM Probe (including factor when applicable). Page 60 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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INTEGER Read Only Tag reference .1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.28.1.8.5.1.1.7.channelindex tagReadingsOffset INTEGER Read Only Tag offset .1.3.6.1.4.1.5299.15.28.1.8.5.1.1.8.channelindex Page 61 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
This part of the MIB describes the configuration of the alarm thresholds for the RF monitored parameters: All OIDs are in read/write access mode! Page 64 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Item value: from 2 to 5 Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Page 65 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Item value: from 2 to 8 Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Page 66 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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AUDEMAT FM Probe 1.2.x User Manual – 07/2021 RDS settings: Page 67 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Item value: from 2 to 6 Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Page 68 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Item value: from 2 to 6 Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Page 69 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Recording settings: For future use Page 70 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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AUDEMAT FM Probe 1.2.x User Manual – 07/2021 Scan settings: For future use Page 71 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Item value: 2 Channel ID: index of the station (from 0 to max station-1) Page 72 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
COMMON ground, this input’s value switches to ‘1’; otherwise it stays on ‘0’. (GROUND) Page 73 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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In internal power supply mode, 2 jumpers are on 1-2 and 3-4. In external power supply mode, 1 jumper is in 2-3. Page 74 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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When the ‘internal power supply’ mode is selected, the common ground is also the unit’s ground. Page 75 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
Ground for the 12 V power supply is available on the ground of the unit. Page 76 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
The GPIO status page displays their status and gives the possibility to trigger the relays. Page 78 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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The script can be modified using ScriptEasy, a graphical scripting tool that can be downloaded for free from the WorldCast Systems web site. For more information, please read the ScriptEasy manual. Page 79 WorldCast Systems SAS - 20, avenue Neil Armstrong – 33700 Merignac – Bordeaux Métropole (France) +33 (0)5 57 928 928 – contact@worldcastsystems.com – www.worldcastsystems.com...
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