Manual and drivers: RDS MAX 4000+ (+ 5000IO and 8000)

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Manual and drivers: RDS MAX 4000+ (+ 5000IO and 8000)

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Software for RDSMAX8000mini also for DSP processors based on SE8000 with RDS:
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/softwar ... _Setup.exe

The RDSMAX 4000+ windows program (Updated May 2015):
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/softwar ... _Setup.EXE

The RDSMAX 4000+ windows program (Updated July 2012):
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/softwar ... lus_en.exe

Version 2013 - If you purchased RDSMAX in 2013 or earlier first install RDSMAX4000 program and than download this exe and run it. It includes some updates that are necessary for new version (baud speed and write command).
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/software/RDSMAX5000.zip


And here is the driver for USB IO board for XP, W2K and Vista
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/softwar ... driver.zip
This lets you use the USB communications.

The manual is here, have fun!
https://www.pcs-electronics.com/softwar ... dsp_en.pdf
One very usefull note: You may enter @TIME or @DATE into any PS field and the encoder
will send current date or time to the receiver in DD/MM/YY and HH:MM:SS format. Its a
pretty nifty feature, one of my favorites.

PS: LCD module is now supported, in my opinion it is really worth a few extra euros.
In actual use it turns out to be extremely helpful as it easily shows all main RDS
parameters and current PS/RT as they are being sent out.
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Manual has been updated to include IO board with USB, LCD display and more protocol description. Have fun!

Don't forget, if you enter @TIME or @DATE into PS time the encoder automatically inserts date or time from
on-board clock in stand-alone mode. Really nifty, if you ask me :P
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Manual update

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RDS manual has been updated today,
the baud speed selection table had a problem.

Basically, the jumpers position was wrong for given speed.
Should work fine now, sorry about the mixup.
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RDSMAX 4000+ windows program updated

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The RDSMAX 4000+ windows program has been updated to fix Auto Update RT bug.
It should now update RT and PS according to settings without any bugs.

Please report if you still see the problem or have any other comments.
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The RDSMAX 4000+ windows program has been updated to fix reported error.
When no song name txt file existed, program reported error and closed.
Now program reports the problem and disables auto update.

Current version 5.0.1

The link is above.
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Updated yesterday!
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Manual update, includes entire remote control protocol so you can build your own applications.
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Major update of software, check it out
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Recent update:

- RT fix (no more trailing spaces after end of RT text.

- Expanded ECC codes (added more ECC codes for South America, Asia and Africa)

- Option to turn off CT, RT or EON

- Easy PI display, shows complete hex PI code to make it easier to set PI code (a convenience fix).
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Firmware updated again today, AF fix.
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Updated software/driver again today. A program was complaining about missing library on some computers, that has been fixed.
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RDSIO5000, RDSIO7000 and RDSMAX8000 mini plugin cards are set to 9600 baud by default to match our FM exciter baud speed.
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