DAB/DAB+

DAB/DAB+

The DAB/DAB+ USB Stick decodes DAB/DAB+ onchip and transfers the decoded audio data fully digital to the host system.

DAB/DAB+ commandline interface

scan for transponders:

/opt/bin/mediaclient --scandabfrequencies /dev/dab0 
scanning: 5A / 174928000
scanning: 5B / 176640000
scanning: 5C / 178352000
[LOCKED]
scanning: 5D / 180064000
scanning: 6A / 181936000
scanning: 6B / 183648000
scanning: 6C / 185360000
scanning: 6D / 187072000
scanning: 7A / 188928000
scanning: 7B / 190640000
[LOCKED]
scanning: 7C / 192352000
scanning: 7D / 194064000
[LOCKED]
scanning: 8A / 195936000

tune to a transponder:

/opt/bin/mediaclient -m DAB -f 194064000
Using device: /dev/dab0
Tuning: 194064000
[LOCKED]

turn on direct audio playback in the driver (the driver will try to play back audio via alsa, pulseaudio or oss:

/opt/bin/mediaclient -m DAB -g off

scan a dab transponder:

/opt/bin/mediaclient --scandabservices /dev/dab0 
Service Name, Service ID, Component ID
BR-Klassik         0xd314   0xb
Inforadio          0xd335   0x8
FH Europa          0xd496   0x3
radioeins          0xd332   0x1
radioBERLIN 88 8   0xd321   0x6
kulturradio        0xd323   0x5
Fritz              0xd333   0x7
Antenne            0xd431   0x0
SWR3               0xd3a3   0x4
Bayern 2           0xd412   0xc
WDR2               0xd392   0x2
MDR JUMP           0xd3c2   0xd
rbb TPEG           0xe0d11019   0xc00a
rbb EPG            0xe0d01019   0xc009

Tune to a specific DAB station:

/opt/bin/mediaclient -m DAB -f 194064000 --sid 0xd321
Using device: /dev/dab0
Tuning: 194064000, 0xd321
[LOCKED]

Read signal statistics:

/opt/bin/mediaclient --readsignal=0 -d /dev/dab0
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 172  SNR:  10 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 14
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 173  SNR:  10 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 13
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 172  SNR:  10 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 12
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 173  SNR:  10 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 13
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 173  SNR:  10 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 13
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 173  SNR:   9 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 12
FREQUENCY: 178352000  LOCKED: YES  RSSI: 173  SNR:   9 FIC_QUALITY: 100 CNR: 12