Overview ADA102 CODER / DECODER
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1. colon separated of SNMP trap receivers SMTP Server IP DNS For alarm sending set the IP address or DNS name of the SMTP server Local e mail FROM FROM mail address for SMTP alarm service Destination e mail s TO TO mail address for SMTP alarm service Multiple e mail addresses have to be separated by colon 2 3 4 Serial port The ADA102 serial port allows control from a PC in the Studios a remote device located in the transmiter plant as if it were connected directly to the serial port of the computer at the Studios e A the Studios the computer connects to ADA102 s serial port using null modem cable crossed RS232 e At the Transmitter Plant a device i e a broadcast RDS coder connects to the ADA102 s serial port using a standard RS232 cable You must set the port to RS232 tunneling In the WEB control panel hint the option Configuration In section Serial the field UDP TCP Port for COM1 allows to enter a port number to serial communication You must use the same port in both CODER and DECODER devices Page 18 The option Serial 2 is not implemented Leave UDP TCP Control Port for COM2 as zero A 2 3 5 About audio settings Encoding 8 Frequency The unit supports the following audio formats e MPEG1 MPEG2 solo half duplex e uLaw aLaw e PCM MSB LSB first The passive receiver of a half duplex system automatically recognizes the audio format but on2. with impedance greater than 10 KOhms The connectors used as is standard are female XLR 3 for the inputs and male for the outputs SOLIDYNE ino elle en i REMOTE CONTROL 9 dedo O N Z e O fm ADA102 CODER DECODER INPUTS OUTPUTS er Balanced Balanced analogue analogue outputs inputs Take specially care with the phase e Use one pair shielded audio cables of good quality preferably with double shielding The maximum length recommended is 30 mts although in special cases it s possible to achieve 100 mts accepting a little loss at high frequencies e The connection of this cables are made as is standard See the following table Balanced input output connections 1 GND 2 balanced positive phase 3 balanced negative phase Unbalanced connections Inputs Signal 2 GND join 1 y 3 Signal to pin 2 leave pin 3 unconnected GND pin 1 Outputs Page 7 AES 3 input and output cables connect as following XLR Signal 1 GND 2 AES3 1 3 AES3 2 AES3 standard connection S PDIF device can connect to AES 3 input output of ADA102 using an S PDIF to AES 3 adapter AN 1 2 3 LAN port Standard Ethernet RJ45 10 100 to connect the unit to a switch router to send or receive audio streaming No software setting is needed to enable AES 3 Decoded audio are always sent to Analog and AES 3 outputs 1 24 USB port Lets plug in a flash memory sto
3. 1192 168 0 202 3031 INCOMING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Pull BRTP v 192 168 0 202 3030 In a full duplex link both units must work with the same audio format MPEG are NOT SUPPORTED for full duplex mode Page 21 ADA102 at the Transmitter Plant At the Transmitter Plant ADA102 receives the streaming from Studios Set Outgoing stream as Pull BRTP since is the coder from studios who starts the connection IP address is zero and the Port number mus be the used in the section Incoming stream in Studios Set Incoming stream as Push RTP with IP address zero since the coder starts the connection to the decoder OUTGOING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Pull BRTP v 0 0 0 0 3031 INCOMING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Push RTP v 0 0 0 0 3030 2 4 3 Link with repeaters In this mode the coder send streaming to several devices simultaneously This configuration is common when you have a static IP to the multicast group and requires a half duplex link In both Studio ans in Plant ADA102 is set as Multicast Configuration Basic settings Stream Method analog stereo audio input a Studios Multicast IP 229 1 1 1 Transmitter Plant 0 0 O 4 analog stereo output Transmitter Plant analog stereo output Transmitter Plant analog stereo output Multicast is a protocol designed for maximum efficiency of the networks when required simultaneou
4. The diagram b shows a chain of 100 digital audio using inputs and outputs AES 3 In this case the processor appears in transmission plant which is processing the audio decoding of MPEG streaming The output of MPX audio processor is connected directly to the transmitter In AM stations the audio processor must be close to the transmitter to maintain a DC coupling that allows the asymmetric modulation 45 kn ADA102mpx Decoder T A FM Transmitter E lt 2 rn ne tig Solidyne SDX300 SOW 300 W Digital FM Exciter AES J Digital AES 3 ei rove oor Digital Fig b STL using an digital audio chain For AM stations the audio processor must be next to the transmitter At the other end ADA102mpx receives the streaming The incoming streaming is decoded and sent to MPX stage To adjust the 100 of modulation proceed e ADA102mpx has two presets at the rear panel MPX level and 19 kHz Pilot Tone level Playing the same high density song used to adjust the CODER adjust the MPX level preset to obtain 100 of modulation at the transmitter Read this value at the exciter VUmeter If you have a modulation meter available Solidyne VA16 Belar Innovonics etc we recommends to use the measurements of this instrument instead of the exciter value Page 11 e f you have a modulation meter available adjust the pilot tone depth to 8 10 using the correspondent preset of ADA102mpx If you
5. don t have a modulation meter do not change this preset Do not push the screwdriver The preset can be broken AN The level knob at the ADA102mpx front panel do not changes the MPX level Only take effect on the level of balanced outputs so it must be adjusted only to obtain a visualization at the VU meters which will indicate that input streaming is present The internal input gain software do not be changed It must be 1 dB default value 1 4 2 2 Full digital connections Whenever the audio processor is located in a full digital audio chain case b mentioned above the controls on frontal pannel do not take effect over the signal The adjustment is made from web control pannel The level of the digital audio is not changed by the encoding decoding process e You must set the output level of the decoder output wich excites the stereo coder input according to the output level dBfs of the audio processor Default output level is 1 dB for use with analog signals This level is adjusted from web control pannel in the section Basic Settings Configration Audio Output Audio Level AUDIO Format MPEG stereo v Sample Rate 44 1 kHz MP3 v Quality 7 highest Input Source Analog Line M Input Gain nn v dB Output Audio Level nn M dB Next a table with reference Output Audio Level values A continuaci n una tabla con valores de referencia Procesador output dBf
6. standard RS232 cables When the USB is puged ADA102 will reboot to detect the device so audio output will be muted by few seconds SOLIDYNE 1 2 6 Remote control Each unit has four inputs and four outputs for remote control Each input can controls a switch off the remote unit Inputs are type dry inputs To enable an input input on send it to a GND pin of DB 15 The output switches 1 and 2 are open collector type used for example to command external control circuit Switches 3 and 4 are mechanical relays that can manage up to 1 A 24 VDC DB 15 pin out PIN Signal PIN Signal 1 Input 1 5 Switch 1 open collector 2 Input 2 6 Switch 2 open collector 3 Input 3 7y14 Switch 3 Relay normal open 4 Input 4 8y15 Switch 4 Relay normal open 9a13 GND 1 2 7 MPX output optional ADA102mpx The model ADA102mpx includes a stereo coder that generates the FM baseband signal This output is connected to an FM transmitter The MPX cable is a RG 59 coaxial 75 ohms like the used for CATV The output connector is BNC The maximum length recommended for this cable is 25 m Take care with the grounding although this rarely is cause of problems because all Solidyne processors have MPX differential outputs that is to say with the ground isolated from the cabinet to avoid ground loops If some residual humming appears when the system is on the air power off ADA102 If the humming d
7. x Packet s Total Bit Rate Kbit s Audio Data Rate Kbit s Overhead sec Kbit s 1Kbit 1000 bits Audio Total Bit Data Rate Packet sec Overhead Rate Audio Format l Kbit s Wireshark Kbit s IED ee a7 ma Veco go 102 7 en a Veco go ar 2 aR VEO Oe es 0 o2 m Wrcek Wega te 03 en masr Veco gado 28 za az Wero go aa ze az presz ocea momo ea zo en aa Total Bit Rate Mbit s 2 havonen 0 oo oon roass1omottmeo me 0 om one Pouusa oenas kieno ma 0 m o2 Foamss1omizt nmono 192 0 om aaa Foanso1omiotonmoro 2s eo a oa Poss owizzosokienore 3928 50 m 030 porn own a 0 om oat Foanso1omazt emoro s12 0 om os Ponssowanrene re 70 m ont Foanss omoKtsto 25550 om 029 Pousa Onion 3520 0 om oas POSS 6H Kea asa 0 om oat Bonusa 6B eKGeawe 512 eo om os roanso omnes re 70 m ont Pousa towsKieseo 1024 100 620 408 rosa ona eo 2 107 om as roaso1ono toas 1850 10 om 469 Packet sec Overhead Audio Format STL Wireshark ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 19 2 3 Emergency pendrive ADA102 only recognizes files with extension mp3 USB drive must contain the audio files placed directly in the root folder and a playlist file named playlist m3u which determines the order in which files are played The playlist can be created manually using a simple text editor eg Windows Notepad and then changing the f
8. 0 0 0 for no Gateway 192 168 0 1 for a Gateway in a LAN The Gateway has to be set only when connecting to other LS devices over the WAN through a router Default 0 0 0 0 Page 17 Primary DNS Enter the primary DNS IP address so the device con connect to URLs e g www radio com Example 195 186 0 1 Default 0 0 0 0 Alternative DNS Enter the alternative DNS IP address in case the primary DNS is not reachable Example 195 186 4 111 Default 0 0 0 0 Syslog Address Destination address for syslog messages sent by the BCL program via the SYSLOG command Set this to your syslog logging machine if your syslog messages are recorded centrally If set to 0 0 0 0 syslog messages are broadcast Default 0 0 0 0 DHCP Host Name Name of the device sent in DHCP request If left empty a name based on the device s MAC address is generated automatically Enter up to 15 Characters Web server port Defines the port where the webserver of the Solidyne device can be reached If set to 0 the default HTTP port 80 is used 2 3 3 Remote control ADA102 has four electronic switches managed by the remote Solidyne device Four inputs at the CODER manages four switches in the DECODER and vice versa In addition switches can be controlled by other events J In the control WEB panel go to option Configuration of main menu Section VO and Control allows to define the behavior of electronic switches Availabl
9. 2 CODER DECODER Page 5 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 6 1 1 ADA102 CODER Analog Left RS 232 FS ex 4 channels remote control of Xtmtr Balanced analog inputs Analog Right TCP IP Ethernet DIGITAL AES 3 Connection Digital AES3 Input 1 2 Rear panel Ethernet Streaming Remote USB control Section 1 Hardware and connections General connection diagram ADA102 DECODER Analog Emergency radio Remote Program Control pan Pen Drive Balanced Analog Outputs Optional MPX Out TCP IP eae Ethernet Digital AES Connection Digital AES 3 Output AES 3 input AES 3 output 110 220 AC selector OPTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL GROUND RS 232 Ethernet Streaming RESE Em FM base band MPX RS 232 RESET 1 2 1 Power supply Always CHECK the correct position of the VOLTAGE SELECTOR 200 240V o 100 130V according to the country AC wires do not have to be mixed with audio wires especially with analogical ones Remember that all audio installation must have a trustworthy grounding We recommend accomplishing with the standards Article 810 of the National Electricity Code NEC ANSI NFPA N 70 1984 in USA IRAM 2379 and 2281 3 in Argentina This standard provides information and guidelines for a consistent grounding 1 2 2 Audio inputs and outputs Analog inputs and outputs are electronically balanced The inputs are bridging type
10. 2 CODER will search for a DHCP server to get an IP address Once obtained the IP your ADA102 is now ready to start working Green Led on front panel will blink If no DHCP server is found then ADA102 will search the network for a free IP address this could take up to 5 minutes If all is right DATA LED at the front panel will blink If the front LED s data and error stay dark check the power cabling If it still fails please contact to Solidyne Step 4 Open an Internet browser i e Firefox Internet Explorer and enter the announced IP address The web control panel will appears on screen 2 1 2 Set the working mode The STATUS screen indicates the current settings Go to the options that appears at the top of the window Click on Location and choose Studio Encoder SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Step 5 Since this unit will send streaming from the studios is set as an encoder to generate the streaming For make this go to option Configuration and select Basic settings in the left drop down menu e Define Stream method as Push RTP e In the field URL enter the IP or DNS and the destination port for the streaming ADA102 CODER will stream directly to this IP address e Press Apply to confirm these values BASIC SETTINGS OUTGOING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Push RTP 1192 168 0 30 14050 This destination IP address is the external address of
11. AD S LIDYNE x IGITAL POWEA www solidynePRO com S UDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER User s manual SOLIDYNE SRL 3 de Febrero 3254 C P 1429 Buenos Aires Argentina Tel 54 11 4702 0090 Fax 54 11 4702 2375 www SolidynePRO com E o Last revision May 2011 Firmware 2 05 Table of contents Overview ADA102 CODER DECODER 5 1 1 About this manual 2220 20002000 000 nun ann nn nn 5 1 2 Whats mthe Dox iaca de 5 k 8 y CAPA OS OC 5 Section 1 Hardware and connections 7 1 1 General connection diagram 7 t2 Rear Daelim 7 1 2 1 Power SUppIV a une een 7 1 2 2 Audio inputs and outputSs uur2u2002200n0nnnn nn 7 Balanced input output CONNECtiONS occcccccccocccccncociconnnos 7 Unbalanced connections occcooccnccnncnnnonoconccnnncnnnnnonononcnnnnnnnos 7 1 23 LAN POT ee A 8 12A USB Port an 8 1 25 Serial DOM an ae 8 1 2 6 Remote control ssi un 8 1 2 7 MPX output optional ADA102mpx 8 A O A ne ee 8 1 3 Frontal panel ooocoonconconccccconccconcacononnananonos 9 1 3 1 Level indicatorsS u2 2200200020000n00 non ann nn nn 9 SAL MU Mode DIRX 2 east 9 132 SA DUS LED Sis lancia 9 1 3 2 Headphones oOutput cccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 9 1 3 3 InpUt GAN e 9 1 3 4 Output AIM 9 1 4 STL connection diagram 11 1 4 1 Connection diagram for streaming transport 11 1 4 2 Levels adjustmen
12. Input Gain Manages the input gain of the analog inputs Adjust this level to reach 0 VU with signal peaks To see the input level the VU meter must be in Tx mode 1 3 5 Output Gain Manages the analog output level At O VU the output level is 4 dBm To see the output level the VU meter must be settled as Rx from rear panel ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 9 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 10 1 4 STL connection diagram 1 4 1 Connection diagrams for streaming transport The figures above shows two examples of streaming link in FM stations In diagram a the audio processor is located at the studies and carries the processed audio to a ADA102mpx connected directly to transmitter In this way the processor works with the audio signal directly from the console and ADA102 carries the processed audio 1 4 2 Levels adjustment 1 4 2 1 Audio processor locates at the studios with analogical connections When the audio processor is at the Studio connected by analog input case a mentioned above the input level of ADA102 CODER is a critical issue e Choose a high density musical program e Play on air the music and check the audio processor to verify that the AGC compression be 10 dB or higher e Adjust carefully the ADA102 input gain to obtain a O VU deviation with the peaks Needle must never overpass the 0 VU indication SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER This is the recommended configuration for FM
13. SGFF Relay 4 Bae OFF Remote Inputs En w E R Local Inputs Ex Eg Local Relays w w Ci Ei Site type Shows the working mode In this case the device is located at the Studios working as CODER sending coded audio to transmitter plant Studio encoder Stream mode Shows the current event settings to start the transmition to remote device Keep alive Shows the current keep alive settings Connection status If the connection was successful this field appears in green showing the destination IP Established to xxx xxx xx xx In case of connection failure the field appears in red Incoming Stream State of incoming streaming In this case is inactive because the device is working only as coder Outgoing Sream State of outgoing streaming This field appears active only when the device works as coder Audio input show the input assigned by settings analogue or digital Audio Format Format used to codifies the streaming Input Output audio level Real level of the audio signal expressed in dBfs Relay 1 4 Behavior of switches on local device Remote inputs State of the control inputs at the remote device Transmitter plant When an input is on the correspondent gray box changes to green Local inputs State of the inputs of local device Local Relays State of local switches which are commanded by the remote device 2 2 ADA102 at the Transmitter Plant Brief guide 2 2 1 Instalat
14. analogue or digital Audio Format In a half duplex link the audio format is defined by the CODER DECODER automatically detect the incoming streaming format showed in this field Input Output audio level Real level of audio signals expressed in dBfs Relay 1 4 Shows the configured event for local relay switch Remote inputs State of the control inputs at the remote device Studio When an input is on the correspondent gray box changes to green Local inputs State of the inputs of local device Local Relays State of local switches which are commanded by the remote device Page 15 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 16 2 3 Advanced settings 2 3 1 Setting temporary IP address using ARP command This procedure is used to temporarily set the IP address for first time browser access to the ADA102 in the case where you have no LAN and wants to access from a Notebook After this procedure the temporary IP will be active only as long as the ADA102 stays powered After a restart the procedure has to be repeated unless you have configure it with a static IP address Step 1 Use either a crossover network cable between the ADA102 and the PC or use two network cables to connect the ADA102 and the PC to a network switch and power the ADA102 Make sure that you have a valid IP address configured on your PC e g 192 168 0 2 Step 2 Open a command window Windows click on Start click on R
15. e options are ON while remote Input X ON Relay will be ON while the button with proper Input number is pressed on remote device ON while connection ON Relay will be ON while connection is defined by keep alive ON while connection OFF Relay will be ON while disconnection is defined by keep alive Alarm partner missing ON while IN audio ON Relay will be ON while audio input is above Input Trigger Level with Inactivity Timeout delay ON while IN audio OFF Relay will be ON while audio input is below Input Trigger Level with Inactivity Timeout delay PULSE ON with IN audio change Relay will be pulse ON if audio input changes its state via Input Trigger Level with Inactivity Timeout delay ON while incoming stream ON Relay will be ON while incoming audio buffer is full ON while incoming stream OFF Relay will be ON SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER while incoming audio buffer is empty always OFF Relay will be OFF always Default setting is always OFF 1 0 AND CONTROL Front Panel LEDs Input State Relay 1 Mode ON while connection ON v Relay 2 Mode always OFF v Relay 3 Mode always OFF Relay 4 Mode always OFF v SNMP Destination IP s SMTP Server IP DNS Local e mail FROM Destination e mail s TO By default relay N 1 is ON while the connection is alive Relays 2 3 and 4 remain OFF SNMP Destinations IP s For alarm sending set the desired list
16. e ADA102 encoder you can command a remote device directly connected to the ADA102 decoder at the transmitter plant as if the device was connected directly to the computer on Studio Main features e Can be set as Encoder or Decoder by settings using the WEB Control Panel e Generates MP3 streams at adjustable bit rates VBR from analogue or digital AES 3 sources Compressed audio is not supported for full duplex transmissions e Generates G 711 aLaw uLaw streams at 8 or 48 KHz sample rate from an analogue source e Generates PCM 16 bit streams from 8 up to 48KHz sample rate from an analogue source e Supports Full duplex for PCM and G 711 e 10 100 Mbit Ethernet connection supports automatic network configuration BOOTP DHCP AutolP and IPzator as well as manual Static IP configuration e Features SonicIP announcing the IP address on power up over the audio outputs e Control and configuration using a standard web browser e Remote monitoring using SNMP e Remote controllable using HTTP TCP and UDP e 4 inputs to manage 4 switches at the remote device e Serial port gateway e In half duplex the unit automatically recognizes the audio format of incoming streaming e Balanced analogue inputs outputs e Base band MPX output for FM optional e USB Pen Drive for emergency audio If the streaming is lost due to network failure the decoder plays from USB device until streaming restores ADA10
17. erwise ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 23 Other features Port RS232 4 channels remote control lines USB Emergency audio Bidirectional serial port RS232 used for Audio Processor control from studios RDS signal control or Transmitter remote control Supports all speeds up to 96 Kbits s Used for switch on off transmitter change to Day Nigth power change antenna array etc Four On Off lines 2 relay outputs 120 V 1 A and 2 open collector outputs up to 24 V 0 25 A In Outs using D 15 female connector In case of Internet streaming interruption ADA102 starts to reproduce a pre recorded radio program The user must record it on a Pen Drive using MP3 format The Emergency Radio Program could be only music or a complete program several hours long MPX output modelo ADA102mpx MPX Output Total Distortion Stereo Separation 38 kHz Suppression 57 76 and 95 kHz Suppression Pilot Level Pilot Stability SOLIDYNE Differential output BNC connector floating ground 50 ohms Allows 45 dB canceling buzz amp noise due to ground loops Level Adjusted 0 5 to 4 Vpp from rear panel preset THD less than 0 003 at 1 kHz 75 dB at 400 Hz gt 70 dB 30 15 000 Hz 75 dB minimum below 100 modulation 75 dB minimum below 100 modulation Adjusted 7 12 from rear panel preset control 0 05 Hz 0 to 50 C ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 24
18. ile extension from txt to m3u Here s an example sample playlist begin audiol mp3 audio2 mp3 audio3 mp3 audio4 mp3 sample playlist end As files are in the root folder it is not necessary to indicate the path Lines preceded by pound are comments The playlist can also be created using the audio player Winamp www winamp com or any other audio player to generate playlists in m3u Usually create an m3u only requires to save the list of songs loaded on the player as a playlist file type m3u BS Supported USB memory drives are detailed in 1 2 4 USB port SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 20 2 4 Other connection modes 2 4 1 Half duplex link with unknown IP at the transmitter plant In this case requires a half duplex link between Studios and Transmitter Plant Studios have static IP but the Transmitter IP is unknown The decoder Transmitter Plant will start the connection to the studios analog stereo Studios audio input 192 168 10 50 Transmitter Plant unknown IP analog stereo output ADA102 at the Studios In the coder go to Configuration Basic settings and set the streaming method as Pull BRTP the URL as 0 0 0 0 and enter the listening Port for BRTP Hit Apply to confirm the values BASIC SETTINGS OUTGOING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Pull BRTP v 0 0 0 0 3030 ADA102 at the Transmitter Plant At the Transmitter Plant go to Config
19. ill refuse the connection on port 1 immediately but will be available for web access on the IP address used as long as the device stays powered Step 6 To check if the ADA102 is responding you can use the ping command again To do so type ping 192 168 0 6 and hit the Enter key If you do get a reply the IP address 192 168 0 6 can be used to access the ADA102 using a web browser If you do get request timed out then please repeat step 6 carefully you most likely mistyped the telnet command or repeat the entire procedure 2 3 2 Static IP You can define a static IP The advantage is that a known IP allows you to access to the web panel in case that you requires change settings without the necessity of listen the audio to know the IP voice IP announced on start up By default the IP address is set to 0 0 0 0 Dynamic IP disabled To change it go to Configuration Network Use SonicIP If set to yes the device will announce its IP address over the audio output Default yes IP Address Enter the IP address of the device e g 0 0 0 0 for automatic discovery DHCP Bootp IPzator AutolP 192 168 0 12 for an internal LAN Default 0 0 0 0 Netmask Enter the 4 values of the desired Static IP e g 0 0 0 0 for a default Netmask depending on the used IP Address 255 255 255 0 for a C class network Default 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of the Gateway e Q 0
20. ion Step 1 Plug the power cord to AC outlet Check the voltage switch at the rear panel Step 2 To configure the unit you must access the web control panel By default ADA102 uses Dynamic IP so that when connected to a LAN gets an IP address via DHCP the router assigns an IP The procedure is as follows Step 3 Plug the unit to the LAN using a standard RJ45 cable Step 4 Plug a headphone Please have your pen and paper to write the IP address that will be announced The level of the headphones is managed by the output gain BS knob If you don t hear the IP check this knob SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Step 5 Power on ADA102 main switch at the rear panel The ADA102 CODER will search for a DHCP server to get an IP address Once obtained the IP your ADA102 is now ready to start working Green Led on front panel will blink If no DHCP server is found then ADA102 will search the network for a free IP address this could take up to 5 minutes If all is right DATA LED at the front panel will blink If the front LED s data and error stay dark check the power cabling If it still fails please contact to Solidyne Step 6 Open an Internet browser i e Firefox Internet Explorer and enter the announced IP address The web control panel will appears on screen 2 2 2 ADA102 working as decoder At the transmitter plant the unit works as pasive receiver receiving the streaming from ADA102 CODER so
21. isappears check the input connections at the decoder If however the humming continues and only disappears unplugging the MPX cable this indicates some important problem with the grounding When enters to the transmitter through the MPX input make sure that the internal pre emphasis network IS DISCONNECTED that is to say flat response from 20 Hz to 100 KHz Contrary when use an external stereo coder make sure that the generator INCLUDES the pre emphasis curve This is due that ADA102 audio output DOES NOT INCLUDE pre emphasis only the MPX output has pre emphasis 1 28 Reset Pressing this button restarts the unit Press and hold for 10 seconds to reload the factory defaults If you start your computer holding down the button for 5 seconds ADA102 starts in firmware update mode ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 8 1 3 Frontal panel sSupyNne Digital Codec ur de NN BINA Level indicators Shows the input level coder mode or the output level decoder mode 1 3 1 Level indicators ADA102 has two needle type VU meters that shows the real peak value of audio signal 1 3 1 1 VU mode Tx Rx This button changes the signal that the VU shows Tx shows the level of the analogue input Adjusting the input level you are adjusting the transmission level This is the usual work mode in the Studios Rx shows the output level of analogue output and streaming This is the usual work mode in the Transmitter P
22. it must be set as Transmiter decoder from the option Location Page 14 Step 7 When the device is set as Decoder it loads the default values for receive streaming and usually you don t need to change this values with the exception of port numbers and IP addresses Next the most important settings are descripted Click on Configuration Streaming OUTGOING STREAM Output Trigger Level 1000 Output Inactivity Timeout 1000 Ban Keep alive Period 1000 msec INCOMING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Push RTP v 0 0 0 0 3030 RTP delay 200 Step 8 In the field Port enter the same port number used in ADA102 CODER Hit Apply to confirm Step 9 At the decoder you must to pay attention to the buffer size which is the memory that holds the incoming streaming audio to avoid drops These interruptions occur when the bandwidth is insufficient for the transmitted audio quality and can be solved by increasing the buffer size But note that larger buffer size will cause greater delay time The appropriate value depends on the bandwidth of the network and type of audio streaming Buffer size is expresed in miliseconds For uncmpressed PCM streaming times of 40 80 mS works find For coded formats larger times are nedded due to the times involved in the decoding process see 2 3 5 About audio options No other value must be defined ADA102 automatically recognize the incoming strea
23. lant N Level indicators do not work with AES 3 signals 1 3 2 SATUS LED s During the initial boot up sequence the 2 status indicator LEDs can indicate the following anomalies No Application loaded only bootloader or started with hold reset button during power up The green LED is on and the red LED blinks Application starts boot up sequence First the red goes on and the green LED blinks once Then during the startup the green and red LEDs blink During DHCP the red LED blinks with a continuous cycle The green LED blinks five times and then pause four times If an error is detected the red led remains on and the device resets itself after the green LED has indicated the error as follows VU MODE Headphones Input gain STATE Output gain analoque In normal conditions Green LED Red LED State Application is detecting USB devices or OFF BLINKING announcing the assigned IP address using SoniclP technology ON OFF The application is operational ON ON Reset Button is being pressed the unit will reboot after releasing the button ERROR Green LED blinks Corrupt application or IP address conflict five times The Network hardware could not be initialized or a Corrupt MAC address three times SOLIDYNE 1 3 3 Headphones output Gives the output signal with headphones level to monitoring The level changes with the output level control 1 3 4
24. ly for audio formats with fixed content ES AES3 S PDIF input uses MPEG1 and the sample rate detects automatically 32 44 1 o 48 KHz Remember The playback buffer size is a very important question This value expresses the buffer size in miliseconds Smaller values minimize the delay but increase the chance of audio drops The optimal value depends on audio format and sample rate MP3 baja tasa de bits 400 mS MP3 alta tasa de bits 200 mS PCM 44 1 48 KHz 40 mS 2 3 6 Calculating the bit rate The final bit rate is the sum of the audio bit rate and encapsulation of audio packets make the network protocol used For RTP the calculation is The Ethernet total overhead per packet is 300 bit The IP total overhead per packet is 160 bit The UDP total overhead per packet is 64 bit The RTP total overhead per packet is 128 bit considering the enclousure MP3 MPA into the usable RTP overhead that have a extra header of 32 bit Total overhead of bits per packet Ethernet Overhead IP Overhead UDP Overhead RTP Overhead 652 bit The audio bit rate expressed in bits s but the overhead is expressed in bits packet So we have to translate the overhead bit packet in overhead rate bits sec For this we need to know the number of packets per second depending on the audio format It can be measured with a software network protocol analyzer such as the Wireshark SOLIDYNE Overhead s Overhead Packet
25. ming The audio quality is defined in the CODER Emergency Pen Drive Remember that you can connect an BS USB device Pen Drive in the USB port In case that the streaming lost by network failure ADA102 will play audio from USB device until the connection restores 2 2 3 Status screen Site type Shows the working mode of the unit In this case the device woks as DECODER located at the Transmitter Plant It works as pasive receiver decoding the incoming streaming from Studios Transmitter decoder Stream mode Displays the current configured event to Start streaming to the remote destination s SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Keep alive Displays the current configured keep alive strategy Site Type Transmitter Decoder Stream Mode Never Keep Alive Active 1000 msec Connection Status ESAS TOA Incoming Stream Status On Outgoing Stream Status GFF Audio Input Analog Line Audio Format pl 10 PEM SB stereo 44100 Hz Input Audio Level L 56 dBFS Input Audio Level R 53 dBFS Output Audio Level L 150BFS DH IE Output Audio Level R r2 dBFS Relay 1 ON while connection ON Remote Inputs p Local Inputs u Local Relays ial 7 Connection status Displays the actual connection state Incoming stream status It shows the actual incoming stream status ON OFF Outgoing Sream It shows the actual outgoing stream status ON OFF Audio input selected input source
26. or Digital 192 kbps Typical AES 3 0 005 192 kbps Total Encoder Decoder Dynamic Range gt 70 dBA 192 kbps as encoder Dynamic Range gt 80 dBA 192 kbps as decoder Dynamic range AES 3 gt 90 dBA 192 Total Encoder Decoder Safety level from 0 VU meter to Full Digital Scale 15 dB Measures true peak level with a peak hold system Better than 70 dB 1 kHz Analog Better than 90 dB 1 kHz Digital AES 3 220 240V 110 127 V 50 60 Hz 15 VA Digital Streaming Input Output Streaming connection Standards supported Protocols Latency time delay Variable Bit Rate VBR Encoding SOLIDYNE Standard RJ45 Ethernet connection TCP IP e MP3 Layer 1 32 44 1 and 48 kHz e MP3 Layer 2 16 22 05 and 24 kHz 6 711 uLaw A Law 8 and 24 kHz sampling rate 16bit PCM uncompressed from 8 KHz to 48 KHz MONO Streaming MPEG1 2 Layer 3 VBR Fs 48KHz 72 76 80 88 96 112 144 160kbps STEREO Streaming MPEG1 2 Layer 3 VBR Fs 48KHz 88 96 104 120 144 160 176 192kbps IP standard based protocols TCP IP UDP HTTP ICMP SNMP Supports BootP DHCP and Auto IP Supports RTP for low latency audio streaming ADA102 has a latency of only 20 mS uncompressed audio on LAN The encoder uses Variable Bitrate Encoding VBR to realize optimal compression of the audio data The setting of a fixed bitrate is replaced with setting a quality level that preserves audio quality in critical sections and enhances compression oth
27. rack module e 1 AC power cord e 1 crossed LAN cable e Printed user manual this manual e Warranty certificate Please check the items when receive it to verify that all components are okay 13 Features The encoder decoder Solidyne ADA102 is a stand alone streaming generator designed to work as Studio to Transmitter Link STL Encoder works with stereo audio signals turning it into an MP3 or PCM audio streaming under different modes see specifications The coded output is an RJ45 connector compatible with Ethernet TCP IP networks ADA102 has analogical audio inputs balanced and digital AES 3 or S PDIF At the other end an ADA102 set as DECODER convert the incoming stream from Internet or microwave link 802 11 x into analogue audio signal or a digital stereo AES 3 S PDIF compatible sent to transmitter Model ADA102mpx decoder incorporates a third type of output Baseband MPX for direct connection to a broadcasting FM transmitter The unit has four relay remotely managed At the encoder four inputs manages four switches on the decoder and vice versa The USB port lets you connect a pendrive when the ADA102 works as a decoder If the incoming streaming SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER drops by congestion or network failure the ADA102 Decoder will start to play audio files from USB device until the connection restored The serial port support gateway From studios using a computer connected to th
28. rage Pen Drive when the unit works as a decoder so that in case of loss of streaming the decoder switches to the Pen Drive to continue with the audio playback USB 1 1 compatible devices are supported with the following limitations e Only mass storage devices are supported e HUB s are not supported some flash drives have an internal HUB e AGB is the maximum capacity If the flash disk is larger create a 4 GB partition Only the first partition is supported e First partition mus be FAT16 format lf your computer does not recognize the pen drive the following procedure can help you find the reason e Open an Internet browser enter the ADA102 IP address followed by status i e 102 168 0 110 status e Scroll down until USB device info e Check if Filesystem type is FAT16 If it s FAT32 reformat the USB memory as FAT 16 The USB must contain a playlist file named playlist m3u which determines the order in which MP3 files are played This playlist can be created with the Winamp audio player www winamp com or any software that generate m3u playlist files AN 1 2 5 Serial port The serial port is used to command from the studios a device located in the transmitter plant as if it were directly connected to serial port of the computer at the Studio For this ADA102 generates a gateway for transporting serial data transparently through the network see 2 3 Advanced Settings The connection requires a
29. s Decoder Output 3 dBfs 6 dB 6 dBfs 3 dB 9 dBfs 0 dBfs Value for Solidyne digital processors SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER The knob level at the front panel only takes effect over analog LS inputs and the VU meters do not operate with digital signal e To adjust the modulation depth proceed like the previous case MPX preset 1 4 2 3 Audio processor locates at transmission plant When ADA102 links the Studios to Transmission Plant where ADA102 DECODER connects to the audio processor the audio level managed by ADA102 link is not critical since the processor at the end of chain controls the level sent to the transmitter e In ADA102 CODER adjust the input gain to reach O VU with signal peaks If you are connecting the AES 3 input the level adjustment is no needed neither possible e In ADA102 DECODER adjust the output level knob to reach O VU with signal peaks If you are connecting the AES 3 output the level adjustment is no needed neither possible e Now follow the Audio Processor user s manual in order to adjust the modulation 1 4 3 Using an RF digital link The use of a ADA102 CODER in studios connected to broadband Internet allows to cover any distance from studios to transmitter plant This solution can be used to STL links and for radio networks so one coder from studios can send a signal to several slaves throughout the country Another solution to transport the audio
30. s transmission from one point to multiple destinations Both the transmitter and receiver use the same IP address which should be in a special range of IP addresses for a multicast This range includes addresses from 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER To implement this scheme see your network administrator because you need to configure the multicast routers ADA102 at the Studios In this case ADA102 coder transmit to a multicast IP address Coder works in mode Multicast Configuration Stream Method ADA102 at the Transmitter Plant The decoder aslo works as Multicast In the field URL you must define the same multicast IP used in the coder Page 22 Coder Decoder Mode Analog Input Output Digital IN Out Frequency Response Distortion Noise Headroom VUmeter Level Channel Separation Power supply Section 3 Technical specifications ADA102 is able to work as Coder or Decoder by software configuration Full duplex supported for non compressed audio streaming Stereo balanced In Outs 10 to 15 dBu input level regulated by front panel level control Max output level 20 dBm over 600 ohms at FSD level 0 VU at meter 4 dBu out AES 3 professional balanced digital stereo IN Out Z 110 Ohms Full compatible S PDIF Analog 30 15 000 Hz 0 5 dB 192 kbps Digital AES 3 20 15 000 Hz 0 1 dB 192 kbps Less than 0 01 THD distortion Analog
31. streaming maintaining the great sound quality at low cost a microwave link for 5 8 GHz or 2 4 GHz in some countries using the standard 802 11 x This band is free in all countries and does not require any special authorization It is able to cover 45 Km and should not have major obstacles between the two sides For details please contact us info solidynepro com Page 12 Section 2 Software settings 2 1 ADA102 into the Studios Brief guide ADA102 can be settled to work as a coder as decoder or both at once for full duplex connections In this example we assume a unidirectional link half duplex between Studios and Transmitter Plant In the Studios the ADA102 works as ENCODER generating and sending an audio streaming to the transmitter At the transmitter plant ADA102 receives the streaming and decode it to audio 2 1 1 Entering to ADA102 ADA102 is configured using a web browser By default ADA102 uses Dynamic IP so that when connected to a LAN gets an IP address via DHCP the router assigns an IP The procedure is as follows Step 1 Plug the unit to the LAN using a standard RJ45 cable Step 2 Plug a headphone to the frontal panel connector Please have your pen and paper to write the IP address that will be announced The level of the headphones is managed by the output gain BS knob If you don t hear the IP check this knob Step 3 Power on ADA102 main switch locates at the rear panel The ADA10
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33. the network where the decoder is located the static IP assigned by your ISP When packets reaching the router firewall at the other end they should be redirected to the local IP address of ADA102 DECODER eg 192 168 0 30 As the CODER transmit to a specific IP address and pott all packets arriving at these Port in these address must be forwarded to the DECODER wich converts to audio Identify which packages must be address using the port forwarding 2 1 3 Audio options Step 6 AUDIO Format MPEG stereo v Sample Rate 44 1 kHz MP3 v Quality 7 highest Input Source Analog Line Input Gain 0 MjqB Output Audio Level 3 M dB Input source Define the input analogue or AES 3 Default is Analogue Format Define the streaming format Default values are must be changed only if the Internet bandwidth is limited Page 13 e Format MPEG stereo e Sample rate 44 1 KHz MP3 e Quality 7 highest This settings generates a streaming of 192 kbps 2 1 4 Status screen home Site Type Studio Encoder Stream Mode Send always Keep Alive Active 1000 msec Connection Status EFRON Incoming Stream Status GFF Outgoing Stream Status BN Audio Input Analog Line Audio Format PCM 16bit stereo big endian 44 1 kHz Input Audio Level L 66 dBFS Input Audio Level R 63 dBFS Output Audio Level L 72 dBFS Output Audio Level R 75 dBFS Relay 1 ON while connection ON Relay 2 SEa Relay 3 SRV
34. un in the Oper field type cmd click on OK OSX Linux Open a terminal wndow Step 3 Please proceed to step 4 if you used a crossover network cable in the preparation step above To ensure that we use a free IP address not already used by another device in the network we have to use the Ping command In this example we assume the PC to have the IP address 192 168 0 2 and want to check if 192 168 0 6 is free To do so type ping 192 168 0 6 and hit the Enter key If you get a reply IP already used then try to ping another IP until you find one that is not used If the request times out no reply then the pinged IP is free and we can continue with the next step Step 4 Look for the Solidyne ADA102 MAC address printed on a label placed on the rear panel 12 hex digits separated by a hyphen every 2 digits Type into the windows command window arp s 192 168 0 6 00 08 E1 00 B1 77 and hit the Enter key replace the digits according to your devices MAC address On a OSX or Linux system type into the terminal arp s 192 168 0 6 00 08 E1 00 B1 77 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Step 5 Now we have to make the ADA102 listen to the IP address 192 168 0 6 using the Telnet command To do so type into the command window telnet 192 168 0 6 1 and hit the Enter key the number one must be there for this command to work correctly The ADA102 w
35. uration Basic settings and set Stream Method as Pull BRTP In field URL enter th elP address or URL of the CODER in Studios Destination Port must be the same assigned in the CODER Hit Apply to confirm the values BASIC SETTINGS INCOMING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Pull BRTP v 192 168 0 202 3030 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER 2 4 2 Full duplex link with unknown IP at the Studios gt analogical stereo audio input Studios unknown IP Tranmitter Plant 192 168 10 60 analogical stereo output This case is a full duplex Studio to Transmitter link but only the Transmitter Plant IP is known The coder at the Studios starts the communication to that IP address ADA102 at the Studios In option Location set the device as Studio Encoder Decoder Go to Configuration Basic settings and enter the IP address or URL for send and receive Set the outgoing stream method as Push RTP In URL enter the IP of decoder the external IP address that router redirects to ADA102 decoder at the Transmitter Plant The Port number is the the Local Port value assigned to the decoder in the Transmitter Plant Set the incoming stream as Pull BRTP since the IP address of coder is unknown In the field URL enter the IP of the transmiter plant decoder and the same port number assigned to de decoder OUTGOING STREAM Stream Method URL Port Push RTP a
36. ut audio SettingQS ccconnccconnonccocaronosanonnananos 19 Encoding amp Frequency 19 2 3 5 Calculating the bit rate uuuuursnnnennnennnnnnen 19 2 3 6 Emergency PendTive ccccsseccesseeeeeeeeeeneeeenees 20 2 4 Other connection modes r 21 2 4 1 Half duplex link with unknown IP at the transmitter Pla aviar aaa 21 2 4 2 Full duplex link with unknown IP at the Studios 21 2 4 3 Link with repeaters uuus0 002002000n0 nn nn nenn 22 Section 3 Technical specifications 23 Digital Streaming Input Output uzu2uru2uen nenn 23 Other Te aturdido 24 MPX output modelo ADA102MpX cooooccccoonccincccnonons 24 Page 3 SOLIDYNE ADA102 CODER DECODER Page 4 Overview 1 1 About this manual Solidyne All rights reserved No part of this document can be copied or reproduced All information is subject to change without notice All mentioned trademarks belong to their respective owners and are used for reference only The exclamation icon within a triangle that appears in N this manual is intended to alert the user to the presence 5 of important instructions on the operation and maintenance servicing of the equipment The pencil icon that appears in this manual is to alert the BS user to the presence of notes suggestions and examples about the operation 1 2 What s in the box Inside the box you will find the following e 1ADA102 Encoder Decoder
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