AVT MAGIC AE1 DAB+ User manual

Interfacing of
MAGIC AE1 DAB+ Go
and ODR DAB Multiplexer
High quality Audio encoding for the Open Source DAB Multiplexer

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CONTENT
1Overview............................................................................................................ 7
2ODR Architecture ............................................................................................... 9
3Communication streams.................................................................................. 11
3.1 Stream (A): Encoded Audio......................................................................... 12
3.1.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: Audio Stream Configuration ......... 12
3.1.2 ODR-SourceCompanion: Audio Stream Configuration ...................... 13
3.2 Stream (B): Control channel (optional) ....................................................... 14
3.2.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: Control Channel Configuration ..... 14
3.2.2 ODR-SourceCompanionc: Control Channel Configuration................. 14
3.3 Stream (C): PAD Frames.............................................................................. 15
3.3.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: PAD Frames Configuration............ 15
3.3.2 ODR-SourceCompanion: PAD Frames Configuration......................... 15
4Example ........................................................................................................... 17
5List of Parameters dedicated to AVT Encoders................................................ 19
6List of Figures ................................................................................................... 21

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1OVERVIEW
The open digital radio multiplexer has been enhanced to be compatible with AVT
DAB Audio encoders.
This document explains how to interface the AVT devices with an ODR Multiplexer.
In this document, the AVT MAGIC AE1 DAB+ Go is used as example, the same setup
can be applied on AVT MAGIC AE1 DAB+ Audio encoder and AVT MAGIC AE4
DAB/DAB+ Audio encoder.
Further information about our DAB Audio Encoders can be found here:
http://avt-nbg.de/index.php/en/products/dab/encoders

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2ODR ARCHITECTURE
The modification has been made on the program ODR-SourceCompanion to make
it possible to connect and control the AVT encoders.
This document will explain how to configure the ODR-SourceCompanion with AVT
devices, assuming that the other programs (ODR-DabMux and ODR-PadEnc) are
correctly setup.
Figure 1: General ODR architecture

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3COMMUNICATION STREAMS
Three different streams are used to interface the AVT MAGIC AE1 DAB+ Go:
(A) Encoded audio is sent by the encoder to one or more multiplexers
(B) Control messages are received by the encoder to set the audio parameters
(C) PAD Frames are requested and received by the encoder.
Figure 2: Communication Streams

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3.1 Stream (A): Encoded Audio
3.1.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: Audio Stream Configuration
•Streaming Mode
oUDP Stream, UDP stream using RTP or EDI
•IP Address 1
oThe address of the PC running the OODR-SourceCompanion
program (192.168.27.110 in this example)
•Audio Port 1
oThe port dedicated to this stream
(7000 in this example)
•If EDI is selected (see Figure 4) additionally the DCP Parameters for an
optimised transmission via wide area networks can be configured
oPFT
oSpread Interval
oFEC Strength
oMTU Size
Figure 3: UDP Audio Stream Configuration on MAGIC DAB+ Go

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3.1.2 ODR-SourceCompanion: Audio Stream Configuration
The corresponding parameter in the ODR-SourceCompanion program is
--input-uri=udp://:7000
There is no need to configure the Streaming Mode. The mode of the incoming
stream is automatically detected.
The ODR-SourceCompanion parameter --jitter-size (see also chaper 5, List
of Parameters dedicated to AVT Encoders) is a further possibility to adapt the
buffer on the multiplexer site in case of a wide area network transmission to reduce
the influence of network jitter.
Figure 4: EDI Audio Stream Configuration on MAGIC DAB+ Go

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3.2 Stream (B): Control channel (optional)
3.2.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: Control Channel Configuration
•A remote control is possible via the parameter VDL Ctrl. Port
oSet to the desired control port
(10001 in this example)
3.2.2 ODR-SourceCompanionc: Control Channel Configuration
The corresponding parameter in the ODR-SourceCompanion program is
--control-uri=udp://192.168.27.112:10001
Note: 192.168.27.112 is the IP address of the MAGIC DAB+ Go Encoder
Figure 5: Control Channel Configuration on MAGIC DAB+ Go

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3.3 Stream (C): PAD Frames
3.3.1 MAGIC DAB+ Go Audio Encoder: PAD Frames Configuration
To feed into the MAGIC DAB+ Go Encoder the following settings are necessary:
•PAD Interface
oSelect ON –using UDP
•PAD Inserter IP Address 1
oThe address of the PC running the ODR-SourceCompanion
program
(192.168.27.110 in this example)
•PAD Inserter UDP Port 1
oDedicated port number
(9900 in this example)
3.3.2 ODR-SourceCompanion: PAD Frames Configuration
The corresponding parameter in the ODR-SourceCompanion program is
--pad-port=9900
Assuming that the PAD are correctly set on the ODR machine, with the options
–pad (or -p) and --pad-fifo (or -P)
Figure 6: PAD Frames Configuration on MAGIC DAB+ Go

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4EXAMPLE
With the previously given examples, the ODR-SourceCompanion command
parameters are correspondingly:
odr-sourcecompanion --input-uri=udp://:7000 --
control-uri=udp://192.168.27.112:10001 --pad-
port=9900
-b 96 --sbr -c 2 -p 50 -P /tmp/pad.fifo -o
tcp://localhost:9000
-b 96
Sets the bitrate 96 kbps
--sbr
Enables SBR on the encoder
-c 2
Sets to mode to Stereo
-p 50
Sets the PAD frame size to 50 bytes in
the PadEnc program
-P /tmp/pad/fifo
Sets the path to get the PAD Frames,
identical to the configuration in the
PadEnc program
-o tcp://….
The destination to which the ZMQ
output is sent

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5LIST OF PARAMETERS DEDICATED TO AVT ENCODERS
-I or --input-uri=URI
Input URI
Supported: 'udp://...'
--control-uri=URI
Output control URI
Supported: 'udp://...'
--timeout=ms
Maximum waiting time for a frame in
milliseconds
Default=2000
--pad-port=port
Port for PAD Frame requests
Default=0 (not opened)
--jitter-size=nbFrames
Jitter buffer size in 24ms frames
Default=40