USB FM RDS Solution with sofware

**dudeness** · 03-19-2007, 02:06 PM

I never heard from this programm but it sounds good. I try to buy a silabs, so im sure the hibernate works well

**jjnit** · 03-19-2007, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by dudeness

I never heard from this programm but it sounds good. I try to buy a silabs, so im sure the hibernate works well

Devcon it seems is the name of it: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q311272

**davidingermany** · 03-19-2007, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by hari-bhari

where did you guys get the antenna socket. i went to radio shack and they didnt have one. is there a good place to buy it online?

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=090-455

you can also find one with a long cable if you need it!
4 foot
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=265-595

or 2 foot
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=265-596

**dudeness** · 03-19-2007, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jjnit

Devcon it seems is the name of it: http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;Q311272

Ok thx. I'll try to understand the tool. I also found Hibernate Trigger. Here u can start a programm on and after hibernate.

**grayvader** · 03-20-2007, 01:43 AM

Funny you had issues too... I was trying to make my connection a bit more robust by anchoring it with electrical tape and the next time i plugged it in... Nothing. I'm going to have to take it into work with me to look at it under a 'scope to see if i trashed any traces or leads on the ICs. crap!

**SmoL** · 03-20-2007, 05:18 AM

jjnit did u put the plastic cover back on the board? i just hope you didnt short circuit it or something with a piece of metal behind your dash...

**jjnit** · 03-20-2007, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by SmoL

jjnit did u put the plastic cover back on the board? i just hope you didnt short circuit it or something with a piece of metal behind your dash...

Yep - I even put a 2" piece of heat shrink over the cover and zip ties to make it neater and maybe help insulate from vibration, etc.

I cut that away this morning to see if maybe something slipped and maybe fractured the lead but no.

I don't have a scope so I'll just desolder and redo in the next couple of days when i get a chance. I used a pair of hemostats around the pad as heatsinks so I don't think I burned up a trace? We'll see.

I was attempting to avoid adding an additional connector in line as Bj had on his images by going directly into the aerial lead, maybe that caused a problem too.

Regardless, this piece, as cheap as it is, is worthless to me if I can't get it connected to a decent antenna so I'll work on that this week

**GuMiSZu** · 03-21-2007, 09:07 AM

I have an ADS USB FM tuner (instant FM) it uses same chip (SILAB) but it doesn't work with SILAB reference driver/program. Anybody could help me ?
or
could you send your device driver to me? maybe...

thanks in advance

**GuMiSZu** · 03-21-2007, 09:26 AM

Hmmm, my device name/ device id isn't good for this player (USBplayer.exe)
i need some hack on it... i think...

**Iceman_jkh** · 03-21-2007, 09:31 AM

BJ> Could you post your reception level using the App that a member here developed for stations which you receive very clearly.

I am getting values between 43-57 however there is still static on the audio

I have used a small signal booster (which gives a boost of between 5-10 points).
I'm trying to figure out if the signal strength value actually means anything, or if cable type (ohmage) is more important.