Is this unit able to do TA TP EON etc ?

Terran

Hi m8, I think some sort of checking is needed in the rdstext, but I will look into that at a later date.. as for does this thing not support DigitalFX Skin.. I havent looked at that skin, but the Silabs radio will work on every skin with a radio screen.. but not all will have the RDSText and RDSName labels in them.

CdR

I updated but now my radio doesn't work in RR..
I can still use it as stand alone but I get no sound otherwise. What should my radio setting be in RR?

mode = 7 read the readme.txt in th rr directory its all in there

Hi guys,

how do you manage the input line of this radio? It sounds on the wave line and I wish to use the winamp line in plugin to decrease / increase the volume while navigating etc., but can't mute the wave line.....

Thanks in advance for any suggestion

It does :

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/932169-post64.html

A Glossary of Terms
AF - Alternative Frequencies list
The list(s) of alternative frequencies give information on the various transmitters broadcasting the same programme in the same or adjacent reception areas, and enable receivers equipped with a memory to store the list(s), to reduce the time for switching to another transmitter. This facility is particularly useful in the case of car and portable radios.

CT - Clock Time and date
Time and date codes should use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and Modified Julian Day (MJD). If MJD = 0 the receiver should not be updated. The listener, however, will not use this information directly and the conversion to local time and date will be made in the receiver's circuitry. CT is used as time stamp by various RDS applications and thus it must be accurate.

DI - Decoder Identification and dynamic PTY indicator
These bits indicate which possible operating modes are appropriate for use with the broadcast audio and to indicate if PTY codes are switched dynamically.

ECC - Extended Country Code
RDS uses its own country codes. The first most significant bits of the PI code carry the RDS country code. Their four bit coding structure only permits the definition of 15 different codes, 1 to F (hex). Since there are much more countries to be identified, some countries have to share the same code which does not permit unique identification. Hence there is the need to use the Extended Country Code. The ECC consists of eight bits.

EON - Enhanced Other Networks information
This feature can be used to update the information stored in a receiver about programme services other than the one received. Alternative frequencies, the PS name, Traffic Programme and TrafficAnnouncement identification as well as Programme Type and Programme Item Number information can be transmitted for each other service. The relation to the corresponding programme is established by means of the relevant Programme Identification. Linkage information, consisting of four data elements, provides the means by which several programme services may be treated by the receiver as a single service during times a common programme is carried. Linkage information also provides a mechanism to signal an extended set of related services.

EWS - Emergency Warning System
The EWS feature is intended to provide for the coding of warning messages. These messages will be broadcast only in cases of emergency and will only be evaluated by special receivers.

IH - In House application
This refers to data to be decoded only by the operator. Some examples noted are identification of transmission origin, remote switching of networks and paging of staff. The applications of coding may be decided by each operator itself.

M/S - Music/Speech switch
This is a two-state signal to provide information on whether music or speech is being broadcast. The signal would permit receivers to be equipped with two separate volume controls, one for music and one for speech, so that the listener could adjust the balance between them to suit his individual listening habits.

ODA - Open Data Applications
The Open Data Applications feature allows data applications, not previously specified in EN 50067, to be conveyed in a number of allocated groups in an RDS transmission. The groups allocated are indicated by the use of type 3A group which is used to identify to a receiver the data application in use in accordance with the registration details.

PI - Programme Identification
This information consists of a code enabling the receiver to distinguish between countries, areas in which the same programme is transmitted, and the identification of the programme itself. The code is not intended for direct display and is assigned to each individual radio programme, to enable it to be distinguished from all other programmes. One important application of this information would be to enable the receiver to search automatically for an alternative frequency in case of bad reception of the programme to which the receiver is tuned; the criteria for the change-over to the new frequency would be the presence of a better signal having the same Programme Identification code.

PIN - Programme Item Number
The code should enable receivers and recorders designed to make use of this feature to respond to the particular programme item(s) that the user has preselected. Use is made of the scheduled programme time, to which is added the day of the month in order to avoid ambiguity.

PS - Programme Service name
This is the label of the programme service consisting of not more than eight alphanumeric characters which is displayed by RDS receivers in order to inform the listener what programme service is being broadcast by the station to which the receiver is tuned. An example for a name is "Radio 21". The Programme Service name is not intended to be used for automatic search tuning and must not be used for giving sequential information.

PTY - Programme TYpe
This is an identification number to be transmitted with each programme item and which is intended to specify the current Programme Type within 31 possibilities. This code could be used for search tuning. The code will, moreover, enable suitable receivers and recorders to be pre-set to respond only to programme items of the desired type. The last number, i.e. 31, is reserved for an alarm identification which is intended to switch on the audio signal when a receiver is operated in a waiting reception mode.

PTYN - Programme TYpe Name
The PTYN feature is used to further describe current PTY. PTYN permits the display of a more specific PTY description that the broadcaster can freely decide (eg PTY=4: Sport and PTYN: Football). The PTYN is not intended to change the default eight characters of PTY which will be used during search or wait modes, but only to show in detail the programme type once tuned to a programme. If the broadcaster is satisfied with a default PTY name, it is not necessary to use additional data capacity for PTYN. The Programme Type Name is not intended to be used for automatic PTY selection and must not be used for giving sequential information.

RP - Radio Paging
The RP feature is intended to provide radio paging using the existing VHF/FM broadcasts as a transport mechanism, thereby avoiding the need for a dedicated network of transmitters. Subscribers to a paging service will require a special pocket paging receiver in which the subscriber address code is stored.

RT - RadioText
This refers to text transmissions coded in accordance with annex E, primarily addressed to consumer home receivers, which would be equipped with suitable display facilities.

TA - Traffic announcement identification
This is an on/off switching signal to indicate when a traffic announcement is on air. The signal could be used in receivers to:

switch automatically from any audio mode to the traffic announcement;

switch on the traffic announcement automatically when the receiver is in a waiting reception mode and the audio signal is muted;

switch from a programme to another one carrying a traffic announcement, according to possibilities available through EON.
After the end of the traffic announcement the initial operating mode will be restored

TDC - Transparent Data Channels
The transparent data channels consist of 32 channels which may be used to send any type of data.

TMC - Traffic Message Channel
This feature is intended to be used for the coded transmission of traffic information. The coding is separately defined by a set of standards issued by CEN [ENV 12313-1 and prENV 12313-2].

TP - Traffic Programme identification
This is a flag to indicate that the tuned programme carries traffic announcements. The TP flag must only be set on programmes which dynamically switch on the TA identification during traffic announcements. The signal shall be taken into account during automatic search tuning.


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