Audemat - Audemat FMB80 dynamic RDS encoder

RDS and your Automation Software?

All our RDS encoders have been extensively tested and are compatible with all major automation software brands such as RCS, DALET, AUDIOVAULT, SCOTT STUDIOS, ENCO, OMT… We are always ready to speak to any other automation software company and assist them with integration of our commands.

Versatility

We have a complete range of RDS encoders which means we have a solution to meet your needs and requirements.
Our RDS encoders can be installed at the studio or at the transmission site. Data can be sent to our RDS encoders via a serial connection or via your LAN/WAN. Whatever your brand of automation software, and no matter what data path you use, one of our RDS encoders will suit your needs and will enable you to achieve your goals.

High quality and spectral purity

All of our RDS encoders use surface-mount components and multi-layer circuit boards with a large ground plane. This enables us to keep high frequency signal paths very short, and provides inherent shielding. The result is measurably better audio performance than other types of construction. All our encoders construct their data digitally, using Wavelet technology at a sample rate of 912 kHz. This prevents any possibility of spurious signals affecting audio quality. Unlike some competing units, modulation of the data onto your composite signal is also in the digital domain for purity and freedom from interference. There are no analog pass band filters, so there’s no possibility of drifting or degradation of the audio signal.

Reliable

Audemat encoders are designed for continuous on-air operation and are known for their reliability. All of our units feature solid state memory, have no moving parts and retain their configuration through power outages. Every parameter is controlled through software: there are no potentiometers or trimmer capacitors that may age or need realignment.
The FMB series comes with a 2 year warranty and the RDS Silver has a 1 year warranty.

Audemat RDS product line

The Audemat RDS product line includes 3 RDS encoders:
RDS Silver the most affordable of our product range
FMB10 - rack mountable unit with more advanced features for PS scrolling
The “top of the line” FMB80 fully compliant with the RDS/RBDS standards and has TCP/IP connectivity.
Radio-all-in-one products : Digiplexer 2/4 and Digiplexer 246 which include RDS functions in addition to sound processing, audio backup, remote control, FM transmitter… Please contact your Audemat dealer for more information on these products.

SCROLLING PS

Scrolling PS enables you to scroll dynamic messages (song titles, artist information and much more) and mix these messages with the static PS name or call letters. This allows listeners using a basic RDS receiver without radiotext to read this information. The text can be formatted just like radiotext.

FMB80 PS Scrolling

LABELLING

Song titles and artist information coming from the automation software can now be automatically framed with text stored in the encoder, e.g.: «Now playing» title «by» artist name «with call letters ». The text can be customized and configured through embedded web pages in the FMB80.
Note that the FMB80 can now manage a large number of commands such as the music genre, the type of program or even contact information for the radio station.

Embedded website

COMMAND INTERPRETER

The FMB80 can be configured to interpret whatever labels and commands are coming from the automation software. This is useful for older systems that do not have sufficient flexibility or systems in other languages.

TCP/IP

You can control your Audemat RDS encoder through TCP/IP; simply plug into a local Ethernet network, WAN, or even the internet for secure operation from anywhere in the world! Its built-in, password-protected server is compatible with FTP, Telnet, SNMP and HTTP and with UECP standard RDS protocols.

Operator training is faster because operators can use the web browser they already know. Messages can be sent from different control sites to a single encoder, or sent via the network to encoders at multiple transmitter sites. The FMB80 includes three independent high-speed serial ports for direct wired local control. You can have a terminal in the engineering department for supervision and in the programming and data departments for entering messages.

ODA

Other applications that require ODA (Open Data application)
When buying an RDS/RBDS encoder, the radio station or the network must look to the future and see what other applications other than PS scrolling and RT are or may soon become available. There are many applications that can use the RDS/RBDS technology, bringing more service to your listeners and more revenue to the Radio station/Network. These applications cannot be deployed with just any RDS/RBDS encoder as they require ODA. The FMB80 RDS encoder offers this capability completely autonomously and supports even the most recent applications.

- TMC:
Traffic Message Channel: TMC delivers up-to-date traffic information to a user’s TMC receiver. In connection with a satellite navigation system. It alerts drivers to accidents and traffic congestion on interactive GPS map displays.

- Emergency Alert System:
The FMB80 is compatible with services that relay data to emergency providers.

RT+

Going full circle: RT+ allows listeners to interact with the radio station and offers an opportunity to generate additional revenue

RT+ enables broadcasters to interactively engage with their listeners and the audience to actively respond to the information displayed. Listeners with suitably equipped receivers can use the text display to initiate over 60 actions such as:

connecting to a web address,
calling a phone number
voting by SMS
and many more…

RT+ also delivers many substantial benefits for a station’s communications strategy. With RT+, a radio receiver can gain access an Electronic Program Guide (EPG), dedicated news, and to the metadata content of a specific song. Providing user-selected relevant information direct to the listener opens up a world of possibilities for stations in terms of how they meet the information requirements of their listener base.

The FMB80 encoder also provides the ability to implement content tagging enabling users to download music and content heard on the radio.

SCHEDULER

The scheduler enables you to execute any command, including changing the scrolling PS and RT messages based on time and date. One possible application is to display the names of guests appearing on a talk show, or set the encoder to show a different default message between songs, accept music data from another studio, etc…

FMB80 scheduler

FMB80 Network services

HTTP with custom web pages for operator control
HTTP with custom web pages for operator control
SMTP e-mail notification on selected events
F T P (server and client) for firmware, configuration, data and log file.
(The log file can be sent automatically on selected events)
Telnet command line interface
UECP encapsulation in UDP
SNMP V1, MIB II, MIB IP2 system
Optional Specific Service Operator MIBs
Operating system: Audemat-Aztec IP2 Communication protocols
ASCII: For standard computer terminal
UECP: Universal encoder protocol