RDS decoder module for GNU Radio, that decodes multiple stations simultaneously
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Manual

This manual applies to the "fft-multi-decoder_fixed_hackrf.grc" flowgraph

graphs

screenshot graphs tab

freq and volume sliders

freq_tune = frequency of SDR hardware volumeLR = volume for left and right channel volumeC = volume for center channel freq1..9 = frequency of all channels

scopes

spectrum of input signal

spectrum of filtered input signal for single channel (first 6 channels) spectrum of signal after FM demodulation (first 6 channels) constellation after PSK decoder (first 6 channels)

gain and loop_bw sliders

intermediate frequency-, baseband- and radio frequency gain of SDR hardware

loop_bw = loop bandwidth of all PSK decoders

RDS Table

screenshot table tab

table

hint: hover over text to get more details e.g. time -> date, RT -> RT+ click LCR buttons to hear this channel on left/right/center audio

buttons

code.interact

  • launches interactive python console (inside "rds_parser_table_qt_Widget" instance) in the terminal window GRC was launched from parser object accessible via "self.tableobj" variable
  • can only be used, if GRC was launched from the terminal
  • pauses execution of parser
  • exit shell and resume execution with CTRL-D or "exit()"

show IH data

  • display InHouse (groupType 6A) data of all stations

save

  • save current state of parser to data directory

print profile

  • print profiler info (currently disabled)

searchMode

  • switch station_search block on/off

decoder info

  • red/green : RDS decoder sync status
  • overline/underline: symbol combiner status

TMC list

event/location filters

enter = apply filter

event list

scroll to bottom to follow new events

TMC map

open google_maps.html from /data in webbrowser

  • click on background = reload/update markers (closes all info windows)
  • click on marker = open info window
    • hover over text in info window to get more details (time-> date, event string -> raw MGM data)
  • t-key = toggle (google) traffic layer on/off
  • red lines from tmc event markers show extent of event