RDS
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Category: Aurora Sequencer Software
Forum Name: Feature Requests
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URL: http://www.aurorashow.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=238
Printed Date: 04 Nov 2025 at 9:59am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 9.06 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: RDS
Posted By: JohnnyL
Subject: RDS
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 1:08am
| do you have any plans support RDS? |
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Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 10:23am
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Remote Data Services?
Might be me being short-sighted, but why?
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Posted By: JohnnyL
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 6:48pm
| well, its a pretty cool toy and LOR II will support it eventually, hopefully this year so i dont think its going to far to inquire about Aurora's future goodies... |
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:00pm
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I was still scratching my head trying to figure out why someone wanted to connect to a SQL database with the depreciated RDS... that is the programmer in me. It just now dawned on me that this post might be referring to "RBDS" (Radio Broadcast Data System).
If so, what transmitter were you planning on using that supports the 57kHz subcarrier and what interface does it have for reciving the data to transmit (this is not just a matter of the info simply being embedded in the audio signal)? ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/"> 
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Posted By: JohnnyL
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:10pm
| http://pira.cz/rds/show.asp?art=minirds_encoder - http://pira.cz/rds/show.asp?art=minirds_encoder ive got one these gizmos and would like to use it this season |
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:22pm
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Have you tested this with your transmitter? IIRC, mono FM has a pilot tone at 19kHz and stereo FM adds a L-R difference signal at 38kHz. In order to prevent the incoming audio signal from interfering with these signals (added by the transmitter) a low pass below 19kHz is typically applied to the incoming audio. In other words... a device like this is not compatible with every transmitter out there.
The release notes show this device being introduced at after the audio is multiplexed (19kHz low pass already applied and 38kHz subcarrier already created)... do you know how to find this line and modify your transmitter accordingly? (This device is not just plug and play into your typical Ramsey/Belkin box... hardware modification will be required to tap the MPX signal). I believe we have a broadcast engineer in our midst that can correct anything I might have messed up... it has been a while since I studied RF from an EET perspective.
It is an interesting concept and I will make a note of it, but this is not on the project plan at this point in time. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: MrChristmas2000
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:24pm
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That's the one I have as well. There was recently a mass purchase of these on one of the DIY boards.
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Holding breath for DMX. |
Posted By: JohnnyL
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:32pm
| theres a guy on LOR forums http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum81/16468.html - http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum81/16468.html that adapted the same unit to his Ramsey 25b. i also have 25b so it should work... |
Posted By: JohnnyL
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 3:34pm
| yes the group buy @ DIY thats where i bought mine |
Posted By: LightsOnLogan
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 4:14pm
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RBDS will not be part of Aurora for this season but we should be able to add it for next year. There are still bigger fish to fry for this year (like Firefly RGB and also DMX). I've read that some people are actually holding their breath for DMX! Shine a flood at MrChristmas2000 and you'll even see "color changing". ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: MrChristmas2000
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 5:47pm
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I will have about 200 MR16s controlled by DMX controllers. Waiting with high anticipation.
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Holding breath for DMX. |
Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 6:02pm
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Yipes! Take off for half a day...... I don't mess with radio much anymore - am primarily a (D)TV engineer these days. Will have to study this a bit more - the link supplied is in Europe - I think the standards are going to be a bit differnt. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 6:02pm
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This is something that I would really really like to see!!!!
Also (since it was brought up at d-light already)
I am trying to run the fire fly off an application called LORvis. I want the fly to to be the "Vocal Voice" to my display. Are you planning anything of that sort for Aurora?
Sorry, slight thread jack over....................
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Posted By: LightChristmas
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 6:12pm
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Its called Waveform to Event....... The toolbox labeled "W" Been there since June.  And if we bow and scrape to Michael enough, the FireFly tool will be available soon. ------------- http://www.aurorashow.com/">
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Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2008 at 6:35pm
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Really? Wave form event? I can apply that to my "Fire Fly" channel and it will make it use 16 million colors at different intencties????
If so
ROCK ON
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Posted By: Slinkard
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 9:31pm
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Is RDS going to be part of 1.1? come on i know you can fit it in!
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