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    7K Digital Audio Board Revision 2.0 19 - Aug - 2007 Vyex LLC www.vyex.com[...]

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    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. 4 Installing the FLASH Card 5 Updating the 7K repeater controller firmware 6 USING THE DAB 7 LED Status indicator 7 Basic u[...]

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    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.BIN 16 9799 – Save 7K - IMAGE.BIN 16 MORSE CODE FEATURES 17 Me[...]

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    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. 30 MMC card reader/writ er attached to your computer running W[...]

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    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 Landline Busy Input 50 {P W} 63 33 x Enable “OK” Command Responses 50 {P W} 63 34 x Enable “?ERR” Command Responses 50 {P W} 63 35 x Courtesy mess[...]

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    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. The DAB utilizes a fast, FLASH based, single chip mi[...]

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    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. • Improper in[...]

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    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 business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other pecuniary loss) ari sing out of the use of or inability to use this V[...]

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    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. Installation into the rack mount cabinet. The DAB i[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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. When version 2.04 [...]

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    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. If the FLASH card is present upon pow er up, the dual color LED on the DAB should briefly illuminate green as the FAT file system code initializes it[...]

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    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. The default speech library included with the DAB includes digitized versions of the original TI [...]

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    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. 8 or 16 bit linear (uncompressed) values, in either mono or ste reo format. The maximum supported [...]

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    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”. This useful [...]

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    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. Example: To form[...]

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    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. The Root directory needs to c ontain a “ WAV” subdirectory, and the WAV subdirectory needs to contain additional four digit numeric subdirectories corres[...]

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    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. If they are different, the microcontroller will reprogram this portion of the FLASH mem[...]

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    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. The word value supplied is specified as a percentage of the playback speed with 0100 (100%) being the n[...]

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    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. Once special word 9720 is encountered, t[...]

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    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. Whenever any of these spe[...]

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    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. As with the audio files, the Morse code filenames [...]

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    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. For code practice purposes, t he inter - character speed may be supplied separately by using the[...]

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    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 action which requires the use of the FLASH file system (such as the user uploading new files to the card), after waiting for 2 seconds, the 7KDAB will [...]

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    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. No Connection 2. Transmit Data from DAB 3. Received Data to DAB 4. Ready to send [...]

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    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. First, the modem itself needs to be configured as follows: [...]

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    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. Upon gaining access t o the DAB’s command line interface the user is presented with the prompt: 7kDAB - > As a preface to the list of the following com[...]

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    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. Example: 7kDAB->dir MMC Card MID: 6, PNM: KODAK , PSN: 428348449 08/19/2003 14:04 [D--[...]

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    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.wav File Deleted REN – Rename File While similar to the delete file [...]

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    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. Since each program is different, please consult that software’s document[...]

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    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. TIME – Display or Set the current Time a[...]

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    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. Any digits preceded wi[...]

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    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. A group of t[...]

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    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. For many years, Microsoft has bundled Hilgraeve’s terminal emulation software [...]

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    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. This can be accomplished in one of two ways. MMC car d reader/writer attached to your computer running Windows It is beyond the scope of this manu[...]

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    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. In addition to the stan[...]

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    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 1125 Barbara 1126 barometric 1127 bars 1128 Base 1129 bath 1130 Baton Rouge 1131 battery 1132 baud 1133 Bavarian 1134 bay 1135 beacon 1136 beam 1137 bear[...]

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    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 combiner 1275 come 1276 command 1277 common 1278 communication 1279 Communications 1280 compact 1281 Compact_Flash 1282 complete 1283 Complex 1284 compressor[...]

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    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 1424 Egg_Harbor 1425 eight 1426 eighteen 1427 eighth 1428 eighty 1429 electric 1430 electrician 1431 electricity 1432 elevation 1433 eleven 1434 Eliz[...]

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    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 1574 George 1575 Georgia 1576 Germantown 1577 get 1578 Gilbert 1579 Glendale_Heights 1580 glide 1581 go 1582 gold 1583 golf 1584 good 1585 good aftern[...]

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    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 Jefferson 1723 jig 1724 Joaqu in 1725 John 1726 Join 1727 Joint 1728 Juliet 1729 July 1730 junction 1731 June 1732 Juneau 1733 just 1734 K 1735 K A 9 F U R [...]

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    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 Milwaukee 1871 min 1872 mini 1873 Minneapolis 1874 Minnesota 1875 minus 1876 minute 1877 minutes 1878 Mississippi 1879 Missou ri 1880 mist 1881 mixture 1882 m[...]

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    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.L. 2027 P.L.L. 2028 P.M. 2029 pacific 2030 pad 2031 page 2032 pair 2033 panther 2034 papa 203[...]

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    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 Rocky 2172 Rocky Ridge 2173 Rodman 2174 Roger 2175 rollout 2176 Romeo 2177 room 2178 Route 2179 Roxboro 2180 RS232 2181 run 2182 running 2183 runway 2184[...]

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    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 2321 studio 2322 Sugar 2323 Summerfest 2324 Sunday 2325 sunset 2326 Superior 2327 supply 2328 Sussex 2329 Swapfest 2330 switch 2331 switched 2332 switch[...]

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    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 2471 vector 2472 vectors 2473 Vera 2474 verify 2475 Vermont 2476 version 2477 Vertical 2478 very 2479 Victor 2480 Victoria 2481 video 2482 Violet 2483 Vi[...]

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    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. 2kHz - 6 5010 280ms Stardust - 6 5011 385 ms Duncecap - 6 5012 200ms Piano Cho[...]

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    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 “ 66 B 98 b 3 ^C ETX 35 # 67 C 99 c 4 ^D EOT 36 $ 68 D 100 d 5 ^E ENQ 37 % 69 E 101 e 6 ^F ACK 38 & 70 F 102 f 7 ^G BEL, a 39 ‘ 71 G 103 g 8[...]

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    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 · · — — — C — · — · L · — · · U · · — 3 · · · — — D — · · M — — V · · · — 4 · · · · — E · N — · W · [...]

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    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 1.0c – 1 - Sept - 2003 • First General release. 1.2 – 21 - Oct - 2003 • Added new command wo[...]

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    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. The copyright for this software is still held by SCOM and[...]

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    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. {P W} 24 xxxx Remove Command F rom Macro Removes last command from Macro ‘xxxx?[...]

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    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 1.0 seconds. The user can now specify a tim[...]

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    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. Function ‘ff’ Item Tested Funct ion ‘ff[...]

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    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. {P W} [...]

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    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 W} 63 96 x User Soft Switch 5 {P W} 63 97 x User Soft Switch 6 {P W} 63 98 x User Soft Switch 7 All user switches default off and survive power failur[...]

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    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. 3 Receiver for Tx1 co[...]

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    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). Valid values are 1, 2, or 3. The valid range for ‘xxx’ remains the same. A value of ‘0?[...]

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    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. 9901 - CW Primary 9902 - CW Secondary 9911 - Beep Primary 9912 - Beep Secondary 9961 - Speech Primary 9962 - Speech Secondary Primary messages will cease playback if a receiver wit[...]

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    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. Note: When upgrading from one version 2.04 variant to another, there is no nee[...]

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    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. • Added separate time - out timer reset delay timers to prevent a situation where a short transmission on o[...]

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    7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007  Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 57 Appendix F Schematics Revision F[...]

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    7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007  Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 58 Revision E[...]

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    7KDAB, Version 2.0, 19 - Aug - 2007  Vyex LLC, 2003 - 2007 59 Revision D1[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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. When installing[...]