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- DSD+ 1.074 User Guide
- ---------------------
- Installation
- ------------
- This application can create many audio files and log files,
- so consider using a dedicated folder to run it from.
- The folder can be on your desktop (desktop\DSDPlus) or
- off the root folder (C:\DSDPlus), for example.
- After copying the zip file contents to the installation folder,
- you should probably create a shortcut on your desktop.
- The shortcut should run cmd.exe in the installation folder
- Shortcut properties:
- Target: %windir%\system32\cmd.exe
- Start in: <your DSDPlus folder>
- Layout / Window size: Width should be about 100 (120 if displaying timestamps)
- Usage/Options Summary
- ---------------------
- Usage:
- DSDPlus [options] Decode from audio stream
- DSDPlus [options] ? file Decode from .wav file
- DSDPlus -h Show help
- Options ( [...] = default value):
- Display/Logging options:
- -- Show command line options in window title
- >file Create log file
- >>file Append to log file
- -t Time stamp log file entries
- -T Time stamp log file entries and on screen data
- -v<num> Frame information verbosity (0-4) [-v2]
- -wsl<v>.<h> Source audio waveform window location [10.10]
- -wss<h>.<w> Source audio waveform window size (min 50.200; 0 blocks) [200.300]
- -wsp<num> Source audio waveform window update period (10-1000) [100]
- -wel<v>.<h> Event log window location [50.50]
- -wes<h>.<w> Event log window size (min ?) [400.500]
- -weh<num> Event log window font height [15]
- -wcl<v>.<h> Channel window location [90.90]
- -wch<num> Channel window font height [15]
- Input/Output options:
- -i<spec> Input audio device (1-255) and channel (M/L/R) [-i1M]
- -g<num> Output audio gain (0.001-999; 0=auto) [-g0]
- -o<spec> Output audio device (1-255; 0=none) and channel (M/L/R) [-o1]
- in/out channels are optional; default=in:mono, out:mode based
- -Och <file> Output audio file channel count and name/type [-O DSDPlus.wav]
- ch: M=mono,S=stereo,blank=auto; file: .wav or .mp3 (NUL=none)
- -I<num> Create new wav/mp3 file every <num> minutes (1440=daily) [-I0]
- -M<num> MP3 ABR kbps per channel (8-32) [-M15]
- Decoder options:
- -p Invert signal polarity (may be required for X2-TDMA and dPMR)
- -mp optimize for PSK modulation (will not decode non-PSK)
- -fa Auto-detect all protocols / frame types except dPMR [-fa]
- -fd Decode D-STAR (no audio)
- -fn Decode NXDN4800 (Kenwood NEXEDGE and Icom IDAS)
- -fN Decode NXDN9600 (Kenwood NEXEDGE)
- -fr Decode DMR/MotoTRBO (TDMA inputs + both output slots)
- -f1 Decode P25 Phase 1
- -fx Decode X2-TDMA
- -fp Decode ProVoice
- -fm Enable dPMR decoding (no audio)
- -1 Synthesize audio for first DMR timeslot
- -2 Synthesize audio for second DMR timeslot
- -u<num> Unvoiced speech quality (1-64) [-u3]
- -e Auto-mute encrypted voice
- Advanced decoder options:
- -dr<num> Rolloff filter (1-11; 0=auto) [-dr0]
- -dh<num> Hotspot size (1-8; 0=auto) [-dh0]
- -ds<num> Scaling factor (55-75; not used with D-Star or ProVoice) [-ds64]
- -dd<num> Damping level (1-100; not used with D-Star or ProVoice) [-dd10]
- -dv<num> Viewport size (1-30; not used with D-Star or ProVoice) [-dv20]
- Active keys:
- ? Display active keys list in event log window
- 1 Synthesize audio for first DMR timeslot
- 2 Synthesize audio for second DMR timeslot
- 3 Synthesize audio for both DMR timeslots
- - Toggle command line options display
- | Toggle symbol phase display
- B Show/hide background events in event log window
- E Toggle auto-muting of encrypted voice
- F Forget current system information
- N Reset/redisplay neighbor list
- P Toggle signal polarity
- R Start/stop recording of raw source audio to wav file
- S Close/reopen source audio waveform display
- W Display window locations
- Esc End program
- Source Audio:
- Right click Pause/unpause source audio waveform display
- Run Modes
- ---------
- The program can decode live discriminator audio or recorded .wav files.
- Recorded audio files must be 48 or 96 kHz 16 bit mono PCM .wav files.
- Logging
- -------
- -v
- -v0 generates minimal output.
- Use -v3 or -v4 for maximum data logging.
- Program output can be sent to a log file ( DSDPlus >logfile )
- Input/Output
- ------------
- -i -o
- WaveIn/Out devices are listed at program startup.
- Select your devices if you don't want to use the defaults.
- Use -o0 to disable output audio.
- -O
- By default, all synthesized audio is written/appended to DSDPlus.wav
- Use -O name.ext to write synthesized audio to another .wav or .mp3 file.
- Use -O NUL to disable recording of synthesized audio.
- -I
- Use -I# to start a new synthesized audio recording file every # minutes.
- Decoder Options
- ---------------
- -fa
- Using -fa (or nothing) will (usually) auto-decode all supported protocols.
- Polarity of signals is auto-detected.
- Note: -fa does not enable dPMR detection; -fm must be used to enable dPMR
- -fd -fn -fN -fr -f1 -fx -fp -fm
- When monitoring a single type of traffic, locking the protocol can provide
- slightly better decoding results.
- Note: more than one protocol can be enabled via the command line.
- -u
- Lower values (slightly) reduce CPU load.
- -e
- Use to enable auto-muting of encrypted voice traffic
- Advanced Decoder Options
- ------------------------
- Fine tuning the advanced decoder options can greatly increase decoding rates.
- Different systems, protocols, receivers and PC sound devices require unique
- fine tuning values.
- A 15 to 60 second recording of voice traffic on a target system should be made
- and used as the input for tuning runs. Use the 'R' key to make recordings.
- Recordings of control channels or rest channels are also useable.
- To speed up the tuning process, audio synthesis should be disabled
- and the protocol should be locked correctly:
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1
- A decoding score will be displayed.
- Pressing the up arrow will redisplay the previous command line,
- which you can then edit and re-run.
- Adjust a single parameter to determine which value produces the highest score:
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr1
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr2
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr3
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr4
- When the optimal value for a tuning parameter is determined,
- use that value (#) and add another parameter and repeat the tuning steps:
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr# -dh1
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr# -dh2
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -o0 -O NUL -f1 -dr# -dh3
- ...
- Repeat until all advanced decoding options have been fine tuned.
- The recommended order for adjusting tuning parameters is:
- 1: Rolloff filtering (-dr)
- 2: Hotspot size (-dh)
- 3: Scaling factor (-ds)
- 4: Damping level (-dd)
- Viewport tuning is rarely worth bothering with.
- Damping settings do not affect D-Star or ProVoice,
- so don't bother tweaking them for those protocols.
- You do NOT have to try every value for a tuning parameter:
- Rolloff: start at 1 and go up by 1 until the score starts trending down
- Hotspot: most signals prefer an even hotspot size (usually 2, sometimes 4);
- a few signals prefer an odd hotspot size; testing 2, 3 and 4 will
- settle the odd/even question; continue until the score trends down
- Scaling: test only 55, 60, 65, 70, 75; best is usually in the 60-65 range
- Damping: start testing at 5; increment by 5 or 10; watch the trend...
- Check your tuning by re-enabling voice synthesis:
- DSDPlus ? rawAudio.wav -f1 -dr# -dh# -ds# -dd# -dv#
- -or-
- Just use the third party program - dsdtune.
- When the optimal values for a system + receiver + sound input is determined,
- consider creating a batch file to store the settings:
- Local-PD.bat:
- DSDPlus -f1 -dr1 -dh3 -ds66 -dd40 -dv20 -O PD.mp3
- DMR.bat:
- DSDPlus -fd -d21 -dh2 -ds58 -dd5 -dv20 -O DMR.mp3
- Then to monitor a specific system, run its batch file.
- If you prefer, instead of batch files, you can create desktop shortcuts.
- If you scan multiple systems and protocols with a single receiver,
- you can run multiple copies of DSDPlus in parallel with each one
- protocol-locked and fine tuned as required. Each copy of the program
- should write synthesized audio to separate files.
- Active Keys
- -----------
- ?
- '?' generates a list of keyboard commands in the event log window.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- When monitoring conventional DMR systems, you may want to block voice
- synthesis for one timeslot. Press 1 or 2 to enable only one timeslot.
- Press 3 to enable both timeslots.
- -
- Display of the command line parameters in the console window title
- is enabled/disabled by pressing the '-' key.
- |
- The symbol phase display in the console window title
- is enabled/disabled by pressing the '|' key.
- B
- The display of background events (like LRRP updates) in the event log window
- is enabled/disabled by pressing the 'B' key.
- E
- Use to enable or disable auto-muting of encrypted voice traffic.
- F
- Use when switching from monitoring a trunking system to a conventional system,
- for example from DMR Con+ to DMR conventional.
- N
- Press 'N' to force DSD+ to regather and display the current trunking site's
- neighbor list in the event log window. Useful for when the neighbor list has
- scrolled off the window.
- P
- Press 'P' to toggle the raw signal polarity. You may need to do this when
- decoding X2-TDMA or dPMR signals.
- R
- 'R' starts/stops recording of discriminator audio. Use 'R' to make 60
- second source recordings of tuning data. Rename the files to identify
- what they are.
- S
- If the source audio window has been closed, this key will reopen it.
- W
- When the source audio, event log and channel activity windows have been
- placed onscreen where you want them, this key will display their current
- locations in the event log window. You can copy these locations to
- a batch file or shortcut.
- Esc
- To terminate real time decoding or .wav file processing, press Esc.
- Window Title
- ------------
- The window title area shows the command line parameters used (unless -- specified),
- symbol tracking/centering, auto-scaling factor, output audio gain,
- symbol rate (2400/4800/9600), and protocol.
- During raw audio recording, "<REC>" is displayed.
- Data files
- ----------
- DSDPlus.networks
- You can populate the DSDPlus.networks file with the network IDs and
- network names for NEXEDGE, Connect Plus and Tier III trunking systems.
- DSD+ will display the network names when those networks are monitored.
- You can add or edit network entries in this file while DSD+ is running.
- DSDPlus.sites
- The names for each site on a network can be stored in this file.
- Some non-networked DMR systems also broadcast system IDs,
- so entries for them can also be added to this file.
- DSD+ will use the contents of this file to display the name of the
- currently monitored site as well as the names of sites in neighbor lists.
- You can add or edit site entries in this file while DSD+ is running.
- DSDPlus.groups
- DSD+ will auto-populate this file with every group ID that is seen.
- You can edit this file while DSD+ is running and add names/aliases to
- group records.
- DSDPlus.radios
- DSD+ will auto-populate this file with every radio ID that is seen.
- You can edit this file while DSD+ is running and add names/aliases to
- radio records. This file replaces the DSDPlus.aliases file; if you
- already have a large aliases file, you can use a text editor's
- search/replace functionality to convert the contents of your aliases file
- to match the format used in the radios file.
- DSDPlus.frequencies
- DSD+ uses this file to display frequency information when DSD+ is monitoring
- a rest channel or control channel. The frequency records will also be
- used to control channel steering for trunked voice following.
- Note:
- DSD+ uses two channel numbers for each DMR RF channel:
- Channel #1 = first RF channel, timeslot 1
- Channel #2 = first RF channel, timeslot 2
- Channel #3 = second RF channel, timeslot 1
- Channel #4 = second RF channel, timeslot 2
- Channel #5 = third RF channel, timeslot 1
- Channel #6 = third RF channel, timeslot 2
- ...
- For all DMR systems (DMR, Cap+, Con+, TIII), only one channel record has
- to be added to the DSDPlus.frequencies file for each RF channel.
- You can use the channel number that corresponds to timeslot 1 or 2 and
- DSD+ will use the same frequency information for the other timeslot.
- All of the records in these data files have a protocol field;
- DSD+ recognizes the following protocol name strings:
- D-Star
- IDAS
- NEXEDGE48
- NEXEDGE96
- dPMR
- DMR
- Cap+
- Con+
- TIII
- P25
- ProVoice
- DMR TIII handling
- -----------------
- Tier III control channels broadcast a 14 bit identifier that indicates
- the network model (tiny/small/large/huge), network ID, service area
- and site number for the current site and for neighboring sites.
- Many TIII DMR systems are set up using these programming defaults:
- large network (uses a 4 bit NID field)
- NID = 13
- Service area field length: 5 bits
- Site number field length: 3 bits
- Physical sites are typically assigned unique area numbers (1, 2, 3, ...)
- while their site numbers are all set to 1. So odds are good that any network
- you find will have sites with area.site values of 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, etc.
- When -v3 or higher is used, DSD+ will display a site's 14 bit "SysCode" in binary.
- Example:
- CSBK Aloha SysCode=10.1100.00010000
- The first two bits encode the network model value. Here, 10 = large model.
- The next set of digits encodes the network ID. A zero value is used for NID 1,
- so here, 1100 = 12 = NID 13.
- The last set of digits encodes the area number and the site number.
- Since these two fields do not have a fixed length, DSD+ cannot automatically
- decode them. The dividing line between the two fields is selected when the
- network is created. This is similar to the variability found in Motorola Type I
- fleetmaps.
- To determine the correct field sizes, gather as many SysCodes as possible
- by monitoring system sites and examining their neighbor lists.
- Example:
- CSBK Bcast SysCode=10.1100.00010000 Neighbor SysCode=10.1100.00000000, CC=600
- CSBK Bcast SysCode=10.1100.00010000 Neighbor SysCode=10.1100.00001000, CC=622
- From this small sample we have these SysCodes:
- 10.1100.00000000
- 10.1100.00001000
- 10.1100.00010000
- It becomes clear that the SysCodes should be decoded as:
- 10.1100.00000 000 Model=large NID=13 Area=1 Site=1
- 10.1100.00001 000 Model=large NID=13 Area=2 Site=1
- 10.1100.00010 000 Model=large NID=13 Area=3 Site=1
- So here, the area length is 5 and the site length is 3.
- In the DSDPlus.networks file, an area length value can be appended to TIII
- network records, so if the following line is added
- TIII, 13, "network name goes here", 5
- DSD+ will use the supplied area length value to properly decode this system's
- SysCode fields.
- These TIII sites can be added to the DSDPlus.sites file as:
- TIII, 13, 1.1, "site name goes here"
- TIII, 13, 2.1, "site name goes here"
- TIII, 13, 3.1, "site name goes here"
- The records in the DSDPlus.frequencies file also reference site numbers;
- for TIII sites, use the same area.site format:
- TIII, 13, 1.1, 600, 462.0, 0.0, 0
- TIII, 13, 2.1, 622, 462.3, 0.0, 0
- DSD+ Fast Lane
- --------------
- Early access to features is being offered through the DSD+ Fast Lane program.
- Fast Lane updates are expected to be released every 7 to 30 days.
- Some Fast Lane updates WILL have issues/bugs. That is the nature of alpha software.
- These are a few of the features that are being worked on:
- better tablet support
- IDAS/NEXEDGE/Cap+/Con+/TIII trunk voice following
- per-call audio recordings
- other needed DSD+ upgrades
- FMP upgrades
- squelch
- drift tracking
- selectable sampling rates
- adjustable windows sizes
- TCP client/server mode (eliminates VAC / VB-C)
- multiple VFOs
- Airspy support
- Fully tested public releases will continue, but less frequently,
- probably every 4 to 6 months.
- In light of the extra workload the Fast Lane program will create,
- the DSD+ team is asking Fast Laners for:
- US$10 for one year of Fast Lane updates
- US$25 for unlimited Fast Lane updates
- Donations above these amounts are welcomed, but it's up to you.
- We're not looking to get rich here. Funds will be used for things like
- needed hardware upgrades.
- Funds can be sent our Paypal account (dsdplusfastlane@gmail.com)
- Please include a comment that specifies the email address that
- your Fast Lane updates should be sent to.
- --
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