Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 7KDAB del fabbricante FARGO electronic
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7K Digital Audio Board Revision 2.0 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC www.vyex.com.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 i INTRODUCTION 1 LIMITED HARDWARE WAR RANTY 2 COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY 2 TRADEMARKS 3 INSTALLATION 4 Installation into the rack mount cabinet.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 ii 9702 – Playback Speed Factor 14 9710 – Play Random File 14 9720 – Send Serial Characters 15 9790 – Force 7KDAB Reset 15 9796 – Load 7K Patch file 16 9797 – Provide RTC data to DAB 16 9798 – Load 7K - IM AGE.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 iii Command line interface commands available with 7K firmware 2.04 27 #!; - Issuing commands to the 7K 27 RFP – Remote Front Panel 28 SCRIPT – Execute text file to program the 7K controller 29 FIRMWARE UPDATE PROC EDURE.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 iv {P W} 76 ff yyyy (zzzz) IF - THEN - ELSE 49 New Switches 50 {P W} 63 16 x Daylight Savings time correction 50 {P W} 63 19 x Ignore Land.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 7K Digital Audio Board (DAB). The DAB has been de signed as a “drop - in” replacement for the Speech Synthesizer board in the S - Com 7K repeater controller, but does more than just talk.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 2 Limited Hardware Warranty Vyex LLC warrants that its products will be free from d efects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment. This warranty does not cover damage caused by any of the following: • Physical damage of any kind.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 3 In no event shall Vyex LLC or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of bus.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 4 Installation CAUTION: The DAB is a static sensitive electronic device. Proper precautions should be exercised when handling the DAB. Installation and connect ion of the DAB can only be performed with power removed from the controller.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 5 Installing the FLASH Card The multi - media FLASH card should be inserted into the connector as shown, with the gold contacts facing downward. When the card is not installed in the DAB, do not touch the gold contacts.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 6 Updating the 7K repeater controller firmware An EPROM containing new firmware for the 7K has also been included with the DAB. This new firmware provides better integration between the DAB and 7K controller as well as providing new, generic, features to the 7K itself.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 7 Using the DAB LED Status indicator The DAB has a dual color surface mount LED mounted near the board edge near the FLASH card connector.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 8 Basic use In its simplest form, the DAB will mimic the original S - Com speech synthesizer board, and thus it is compatible with any version of 7K firmware that supported the s peech board.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 9 Supported WAV File formats For those that wish to create their own WAV files, you will need to know about some specific constraints of exactly what the DAB does and does not support. PCM.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 10 Recommended editing programs Adobe Audition, formally Syntrillium Software’s Cool Edit Pro product, is a preferred tool we use here. http://www.adobe.com/ SoX – Sound eXchange i s a useful tool that claims to be the “swiss army knife of sound processing programs”.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 11 File system requirements The Multi - Media Card needs to be formatted with a DOS FAT16 file format. For smaller media types, the default of the format program you utilize may format the card with a FAT12 file system, and you will need to override the default settings.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 12 File system structure for the Audio Files The WAV files need to be stored in a predetermined manner in order on the FLASH card.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 13 DAB - BOOT.BIN This file contains the small bootstrap loader used to reprogram the microcontroller. If this fi le exists, its contents are checked against its program storage space in FLASH memory.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 14 9702 – Playback Speed Factor When this word is spoken, the word that follows it is used as a playback speed multiplier against the playback rate specified i n the WAV file header.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 15 9720 – Send Serial Characters In order to allow a modem to share the same phone line that the repeater controller is connected to, one or more macros will need to be created in the 7K to cause the modem to answer, or p lace a call on its own.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 16 Notice: The following special word commands were included to aid i n the overall firmware development process and are somewhat experimental. While they are implemented, they are not supported at this time, but are documented here for the sake of completeness.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 17 Morse Code Features Message File Location Text files containing the desired message along with special control sequences to control pitch, sp eed, and amplitude can be stored in the same directory structure along with the audio files.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 18 Speed Two different control characters are supported for setting the speed. For normal cadences, the percent sign ( % ) is used to select a speed ranging from 1 to 50 words - per - minute.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 19 7KDAB ‘Busy’ message If the 7K attempts to command the 7KDAB to play a file while the 7KDAB is otherwise preoccupied with another a.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 20 Using the Serial Port Hardware Interface Connecting the DB - 9 serial port connector to a PC type computer can be accomplished with a straight through cable. The DB - 9 connector pinout is as follows: 1.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 21 Connecting a Modem to the Serial Port Since every modem tends to be a bit different, it is not possible to provide a single example that will work for everyone, but we can point out the important steps that need to b e taken.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 22 The Command Line Interface Using the Command Line interface (CLI) the user can effect the management of files on the FLASH card.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 23 DIR – Directory command While similar to the directory command under MS - DOS, this co mmand does not accept any parameters. It simply lists all the files within the present working directory.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 24 DEL – Delete File While similar to the delete file command under MS - DOS, this command will only delete files in the present working directory, and will not accept wild cards. Example: 7kDAB-WAV4300>del 4380.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 25 SY – Send Y - Modem Allows a file to be sent from the DAB to the users computer via the serial port. Most any popular terminal program written in th e past 10 - 15 years will support Y - Modem file transfers.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 26 STOP – Stop current WAV file playback Immediately terminates the playback of any WAV file. This may be useful if the command line user wishes to interru pt the playback of a long WAV file in order to gain access to file management commands.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 27 Command line interface commands available with 7K firmware 2.04 #!; - Issuing commands to the 7K Perhaps one of the more appealing additions to the 7K firmware, when used in conjunction with the DAB, is that commands to the 7K can be entered on the seria l port.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 28 RFP – Remote Front Panel The remote front panel command allows real time viewing of the controller activity via the serial port. When this command is invoked a representation of the controller’s front panel, along with some additional data is displayed on your screen.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 29 “Hyperterm” users will need to visit the Hilgraeve website http://www.hilgraeve.com/ and download a current version of this free terminal emulator in order for all characters to be properly displayed.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 30 Firmware Update Procedure. The product firmware can be updated by placing a new firmware image file in the root directory of the MMC card.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 31 Appendix A Library Contents 7K SSM Words Words 0001 through 0597 and 4097 through 4388 are simply recorded versions of the S - COM SSM library using the latest speech ROM versions. Please refer to the appropriate S - COM documentation for a list of those words.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 32 average 1114 B 1115 back 1116 backbone 1117 backhaul 1118 backup 1119 bad 1120 baker 1121 Baltimore 1122 band 1123 Bangor 1124 bank 112.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 33 club 1264 Coast 1265 co - ax 1266 code 1267 coil 1268 cold 1269 college 1270 Colorado 1271 Columbia 1272 Columbus 1273 com 1274 combine.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 34 E.T.A. 1414 Eagles_Peak 1415 earth 1416 east 1417 easy 1418 Eau_Claire 1419 echo 1420 Eckley 1421 edison 1422 Edmonton 1423 effi ciency.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 35 galley 1563 gallons 1564 gap 1565 Garden 1566 gas 1567 gate 1568 Gateway 1569 gauge 1570 gear 1571 generate 1572 Generator 1573 Geneva .
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 36 is 1712 Island 1713 isolation 1714 it 1715 Item 1716 its 1717 J 1718 Jackson 1719 Jacksonville 1720 Janesville 1721 January 1722 Jeffer.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 37 midpoint 1862 Mid - W isconsin 1863 mike 1864 mile 1865 miles 1866 Military 1867 mill 1868 milli (MILL - ee) 1869 million 1870 Milwauke.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 38 ouch 2012 our 2013 out 2014 outdoor 2015 outer 2016 output 2017 outside 2018 over 2019 overcast 2020 overload 2021 overlook 2022 overspeed 2023 Owego (oh - WEE - go) 2024 Oxford 2025 P 2026 P.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 39 Richland 2161 Richmond 2162 Ridge 2163 rig 2164 right 2165 ring 2166 river 2167 road 2168 Roanoke 2169 Rochester 2170 Rockford 2171 Roc.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 40 station 2311 stationary 2312 status 2313 stereo 2314 stern 2315 stop 2316 storm 2317 street 2318 strength 2319 strobe 2320 structure 23.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 41 V.H.E. 2461 V.H.F. 2462 V.O.R. 2463 V.S. W.R. 2464 Vaca 2465 vacuum 2466 Valley 2467 Valley Forge 2468 valve 2469 variable 2470 VCO 247.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 42 Test Tones Duration Tone dBFS 5000 2 Sec. 1kHz 0 5001 2 Sec. 1kHz - 3 5002 2 Sec. 1kHz - 6 5003 2 Sec. 300Hz 0 5004 2 Sec. 300Hz - 3 5005 2 Sec. 300Hz - 6 5006 2 Sec. 2kHz 0 5007 2 Sec. 2kHz - 3 5008 2 Sec.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 43 Appendix B ASCII Character Chart Dec Char Name Dec Char Dec Char Dec Char 0 ^@ NUL 32 SP 64 @ 96 ` 1 ^A SOH 33 ! 65 A 97 a 2 ^B STX 34 .
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 44 Appendix C – Morse Code Characters A · — J · — — — S · · · 1 · — — — — B — · · · K — · — T — 2 · .
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 45 Appendix D Version History Product Firmware Revisions Product firmware revision history is available on the website support page: http://www.vyex.com/support.html User Manual Revisions 1.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 46 Appendix E 7K Version 2.04 Release Notes Disclaimer While this software is derived from SCOM’s Version 2.03b firmware, it is not supp orted by SCOM. Any support issues related to this software need to be directed to Vyex LLC.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 47 New Commands {P W} 16 Stop playback of current speech word Issuing this command will kill a spoken word currently in progress. It’s intent is to provide a means of halting a long informational message.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 48 {P W} 49 90/91/92/93 xx Message Handler Initial Message Delay Timer’s 90 through 93 now allow the user to determine the initial message delay value for individual message types. In previous versions, these timer del ay values were fixed at 1.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 49 { PW} 76 ff yyyy (zzzz) IF - THEN - ELSE ‘ff’ is the feature to be tested ‘yyyy’ is the macro to be executed if the feature tests non - zero / true. ‘zzzz’ is the optional macro to be executed if the feature tests zero / false.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 50 New Switches {P W} 63 16 x Daylight Savings time correction This switch defaults to ‘off’. If switch is turned on, one hour will be added to the Real Time Clock at 2:00am on the first Sunday in April, and one hour wi ll be subtracted at 2:00am on the last Sunday in October.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 51 {P W} 63 92 x User Soft Switch 1 {P W} 63 93 x User Soft Switch 2 {P W} 63 94 x User Soft Switch 3 {P W} 63 95 x User Soft Switch 4 {P .
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 52 Changed Commands {P W} 02 f … CTCSS Encoder Function code ‘f’ Description 0 CTCSS Encoder OFF 1 CTCSS Encoder ON c ontinuously when transmitter is active 2 Tx1 coupled OFF delay. Turns on when Transmitter goes active, and turns off when delay timer expires.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 53 {P W} 40 r xxx Set Transmit Timeout Timers The new ‘r’, receiver, parameter allows the user to independently set different transmit timeout timer values based on the active receiver( s).
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 54 New Message Types F our new message types were added to support interruptible speech and Morse messages.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 55 Bug Fixes and Changes Version 2.04 Special Messages 9860 through 9895 will no longer cause the controller to crash. Fixed a problem that could cause the hardware watchdog to trip during cold initialization.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 56 Version 2.04f • Fixed a problem introduced in version 2.04a related to being able to queue mult iple courtesy beep messages while a message playback was already in progress.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 57 Appendix F Schematics Revision F.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 58 Revision E.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 59 Revision D1.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 60 Daughter board used with Digital Audio Boards prior to revision “E”, to corre ct speech bus voltage overshoot problem.
7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 61 Appendix G – Daughter PCB Installation The daughter board must be used in conjunction with 7KDAB revisions A through D1. The board is properly installed when the writing on the printed circuit board is co rrectly oriented when viewed from the front of the controller.
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