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The /ILink command allows AUDICOM to connect to audio streams over the Internet.
It is used in repeater stations that rebroadcast audio streaming and metadata from the master station.

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Usage example with AUDICOM repeaters

/Block /00:00-24:00 /ILink="AutoDj Jazz" ilink://190.247.72.170:8080 In this case, the repeater receives the streaming from the head-end.
During commercial breaks, it replaces the head-end’s commercials with local breaks.

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Public Protocol Streaming

/Block /00:00-24:00 /ILink="AutoDj Jazz" mms://190.247.72.170:8080
  • MMS Protocol: Windows standard, requires no additional decoders.
  • Other supported protocols:
    • HTTP Streams: icyx://[stream path] (default port 80).
    • RTSP Streams: rtpx://[stream path] (default port 554).
    • HTTP/RTSP Streams: htpx://[stream path] (default port 80).
    • RTMP Flash Streams: rtmx://[stream path] (default port 1935).
An AutoDj format must be specified as backup:
If the server connection is lost, this format is activated.
When the link is restored, AutoDj stops and streaming resumes.

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Satellite Fill Block (SatFill)

/Block /HH:MM-HH:MM /Satfill /X [Block Title] In this block, AUDICOM plays the satellite signal (or VHF link).
At specific times it interrupts the external signal to broadcast local programming (commercials, music, news, etc.).
After the break ends, the system returns to SYNCRO, resuming the satellite signal until the next break.

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Switching Methods

  • a) Console remote control: via USB port.
  • b) Sound card line input: the system switches the satellite signal to the line input.
The /X modifier defines which parallel port output to use:
1, 2, 3 or 4 → correspond to Data 0, 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
This allows controlling up to four console modules.

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Master-Slave Satellite Block (SatSlave)

/Block /HH:MM-HH:MM /Satslave [Block Title] SatSlave mode automates switching between local signal and satellite signal using control pulses sent by audicom via USB.
  • In SYNC state, the satellite program module is enabled.
  • When a trigger pulse arrives from the downlink head-end, AUDICOM switches to local programming and executes the corresponding break.
  • Upon completion, it returns to the link.
This cycle repeats break after break, synchronizing the local signal with the remote one.

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Considerations

  • If the number of received pulses is less than programmed breaks, there will be delay: remaining breaks will trigger at the start of next day.
  • If pulses are greater, breaks will repeat from the beginning until completing 24h.
  • The last SatSlave block requires no pulse: if none arrives, the system switches by schedule to maintain the grid.

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Example

/Block /10:00-12:30 /Satslave Between 10:00 and 12:30 the satellite signal is transmitted.
Local breaks, generated by AUDICOM, replace the satellite ones.
When the block ends, satellite control is deactivated and moves to the next programming segment.