DABScout3 19.04001 Manual

DAB-Scout.
3 – User Guide
DAB-Scout.3
DAB Ensemble analyzer
User Guide
4. February 2019
DAB-Scout.3 – User Guide
Important notice
Windows restart / power saving mode:
The DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver is no longer functional when the PC returns from a Windows restart or
from a sleep mode. In that case the DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver must be re-connected to the PC. Only
this procedure reloads the firmware into the USB receiver so that it is functional again.
It is advised to connect the USB receiver to an USB port that has a good accessibility (USB port on the
PC front). To use the DAB-Scout.2 receiver in permanent operation the Windows power saving mode
should be disabled.
USB HUB:
It was observed that the DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver does not work properly in combination with some
USB HUBs. It is recommended to connect the DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver directly to a PC USB port. A
passive USB extension cable can be used to keep the receiver out of a noisy PC near field.
No EDI reception:
If no data can be received via the source EDI network and the software VirtualBox (Oracle) is installed
on the PC the VirualBox Host-Only Adapter should be deactivated.
See: https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/8698
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Contents
1 DAB-Scout.3 Software .................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................... 5
1.2 Installation ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 USB Receiver Installation......................................................................................................... 5
2 First start-up of the DAB-Scout.3 software.................................................................................... 7
2.1 Main Window .......................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Selection of DAB Multiplex Source .......................................................................................... 9
2.3 DAB EDI-Archiver accessibility ............................................................................................... 13
2.4 Ensemble and Services Selection .......................................................................................... 14
2.5 Announcement Types............................................................................................................ 14
2.6 Replaying and Recording an Audio Program ......................................................................... 15
3 Data Services ................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1 Dynamic Label and Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+) ................................................................. 16
3.2 Slide Show and Interactive Slide Show (SLS/Cat. SLS) ........................................................... 16
3.3 Electronic Program Guide (EPG) ............................................................................................ 17
3.4 Broadcast Website (BWS)...................................................................................................... 18
3.5 Optional: Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG) .............................................................. 19
4 Analysis Functions ........................................................................................................................ 21
4.1 Multiplex Configuration ........................................................................................................ 21
4.2 FIG Statistics .......................................................................................................................... 22
4.3 FIG Explorer ........................................................................................................................... 24
4.4 MSC Allocation ...................................................................................................................... 24
4.5 FIC/MSC Error Statistics......................................................................................................... 25
5 Software Settings .......................................................................................................................... 26
5.1 TPEG Settings......................................................................................................................... 26
5.2 Proxy Server........................................................................................................................... 27
5.3 Report Generator .................................................................................................................. 27

5.4 Logo directory for the user .................................................................................................... 28
6 Logger ............................................................................................................................................ 29
6.1 Logger filter ........................................................................................................................... 30
6.2 Logger filter definition and configuration ............................................................................. 30
7 Appendix ....................................................................................................................................... 31
7.1 Reference documents ........................................................................................................... 31
7.2 Useful links ............................................................................................................................ 33
7.3 Document history and changes ............................................................................................. 33
7.4 Contact and support .............................................................................................................. 33
1 DAB-Scout.3 Software
The DAB-Scout.3 software enables detailed analysis of a DAB Multiplex and the services that it
contains.
DAB and DAB+ coded audio programs can be reproduced and recorded in as-transmitted format
(MPEG1Layer2/AAC) as MP2/MP4 files.
The following data services will be decoded:
• Dynamic Label, Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+)

• Slide Show, Interactive/Categorized Slide Show (SLS/Cat.SLS)
• Broadcast Website (BWS)
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• Optional: Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG)
• DAB announcements
All currently used Fast Information Groups (FIG) are decoded and displayed. The majority of FIGs that
are received are also displayed.
The following DAB-multiplex input interfaces are supported:
• USB DAB Receivers: DAB-Scout.2 receiver (SMS chipset) or the new IRT DAB-Scout.3 USB
receiver (Exim chipset)
• Ensemble Transport Interface (ETI) over IP (Encapsulation of DAB Interfaces, EDI); e.g. FhG
Content Server or DABRF (Mulka)
• ETI-NI files or EDI files (DAB multiplex recording)

1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements
A PC with the following properties is required to support the DAB-Scout.3 software:
• MS Windows 7 or MS Windows 10 (MS Windows 7 needs manual installation of the driver

which can be found in the installation directory under the “driver/irt_dabscout3”)
• Minimum screen resolution of 1366x768 pixels
• USB 2.0 port for the SMS USB receiver
• Sound card for audio replay
• Network interface to receive RDI and ETI over IP
• Internet connection for map display of TPEG messages and online activation of the software
(offline activation is also possible)
1.2 Installation
To install the DAB-Scout.3 software, run the installation file “DABScout3_xx.xxxxx_Setup.exe” and
follow the screen prompts.
An already existing installation of the DAB-Scout.3 software will be deinstalled in advance.
An already existing installation of the DAB-Scout.2 software will not be deinstalled.
1.3 USB Receiver Installation
The DAB-Scout.3 software supports a new USB DAB receiver.
Figure 1: IRT DAB-Scout.3 USB receiver
This USB receiver communicates via a COM port (USB CDC class device). Open the Windows device
manager to check which COM port is used by the USB receiver.

Figure 2: COM port for the USB receiver
The DAB-Scout.3 software can also be used with the older IRT DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver. The receiver
is accessed via the generic Windows USB device driver WinUSB.
Figure 3: IRT DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver
Note:
The DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver is no longer functional when the PC returns from a Windows restart or
from a sleep mode. In that case the DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver must be re-connected to the PC. Only
this procedure reloads the firmware into the USB receiver so that it is functional again.
It is advised to connect the USB receiver to an USB port that has a good accessibility (USB port on the
PC front). To use the DAB-Scout.2 receiver in permanent operation the Windows power saving mode
should be disabled.

2 First start-up of the DAB-Scout.3 software
The DAB-Scout.3 software can be found in the Start menu under /IRT/DABScout.3, and among the
shortcut icons on the Desktop, and either of these means can be used to run the software.
When you run the DAB-Scout.3 software for the first time, it will trigger a Windows Security Alert.
The dialogue for this notice must be closed using the “Allow access” button.
Figure 4: Windows Firewall

2.1 Main Window
(10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(16)
Figure 5: Main Window
(1) Menu bar

(2) DAB Ensemble selection, respectively file selection
(3) Service selection
(4) Announcement Types
(5) Mute and Audio recorder buttons, display of audio parameters
(6) PAD/NPAD data-rate for the current service
(7) Program type for audio service
(8) Received DAB time (local time)
(9) Information on DAB multiplex source
(10) Summary of multiplex configuration data
(11) Data Services tab
(12) FIG Statistics
(13) FIG Explorer
(14) MSC Allocation
(15) FIC/MSC Error Statistics
(16) Ensemble recorder (start/stop)

2.2 Selection of DAB Multiplex Source
When the software is started for the first time, you must select the DAB multiplex source that is to be
decoded. Selection is made via the menu item DAB/Settings on the DAB Source tab.
Note: Use the Save button to save your settings. The software will restart automatically.
If you want to carry on working straight away with a different DAB multiplex source, select the DAB
multiplex source again via the menu item /DAB/Change Source/.
You can see which source the DAB-Scout.3 software is currently using for DAB multiplex data, it is
displayed in the main window at bottom left.
• IRT DAB-Scout.3 USB receiver
Select this option if you want to receive DAB multiplex broadcasts live via the IRT DAB-
Scout.3 USB receiver. You can select the DAB channel that will be received when you next
start the software.
Information about the quality

of reception will be displayed
in the main window at the
button left.
Figure 6: DAB-Scout.3 Exim USB receiver
• DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver
Select this option if you want to receive DAB multiplex broadcasts live via the DAB-Scout.2
SMS USB receiver. You can select the DAB channel that will be received when you next start
the software.

Information about the quality

of reception will be displayed
in the main window at the
button left.
Figure 7: SMS USB Receiver
• EDI(ETI) Network
Select this input if you want to receive an ETI stream via the network interface. The software
supports ETI over IP including the optional P.F.T layer. STI-D over IP is not supported.
Informations about the

connections will be shown in
the main window at the left
bottom.
Figure 8: EDI(ETI) Network
Several EDI sources can be pre-configured with the following dialog. The dialog can be
opened with the button Edit server list.

Figure 9: Edit server list
Every EDI stream can be tagged with an individual Name. EDI streams that are received via
UDP multicast must be configured with the value true in the Multicast column. For UDP
unicast the value must be set to false. The address column must be configured with the IP-
address of the EDI source or the IP multicast address. For UDP unicast use the keyword
“any”. The Port number on which the EDI stream is received must be entered in the port
column. In column source, the source ID must be entered. If the value -1 is entered here, all
EDI streams regardless of the source id are received. Sources that don’t use a source id must
be configured here with the value -1.
Hint: The logger shows all used source ids
The opened port will be

displayed in the main window
at the button left.
Figure 10: EDI(ETI) Network
• EDI(ETI) File
Select this input if you want to decode an EDI recording file offline. The software decodes the
recorded file in real-time and behaves exactly as though the DAB multiplex were being
received live. When it comes to the end of the file, the file will be replayed again from the
start. The playback of a pre-recorded DAB multiplex file can be accelerated via the fast
forward button (>>). This feature can be useful if a MOT carrousel shall be analyzed rapidly.

Note: The file must be assembled according to the annex B.3 of the technical specification
ETSI TS 102 821 [17]. The optional P.F.T. layer is implemented.
The status of the EDI-file

decoding will be shown in the
main window at the button
left. The playback of the EDI-
file can be accelerated by the
button (>>).
Figure 10: EDI(ETI) File
• ETI-NI File
Select this input if you want to decode an ETI recording file offline. The software decodes the
recorded file in real-time and behaves exactly as though the DAB multiplex were being
received live. When it comes to the end of the file, the file will be replayed again from the
start. The playback of a pre-recorded DAB multiplex file can be accelerated via the fast
forward button (>>). This feature can be useful if a MOT carrousel shall be analyzed rapidly.
Note: The file must consist entirely of ETI NI frames and may not contain any data other than
ETI NI frames.
The status of the ETI-file

decoding will be shown in the
main window at the button
left. The playback of the ETI-file
can be accelerated by the
button (>>).
Figure 13: ETI-NI File

2.3 DAB EDI-Archiver accessibility
DAB Ensembles can be archived gaplessly with the IRT product DAB EDI-Archiver. The DAB-Scout.3
software offers an IP based interface to the above-mentioned EDI-Archive. Archived DAB Ensemble
recordings can be downloaded and played back from within the DAB-Scout.3 software.
In the dialog Settings (Menu: DAB/Settings/ tab DAB-Scout.2) the base URL and the port number of
the DAB EDI-Archiver must be configured. This information shall be provided by the operator of the
DAB EDI-Archiver.
Example:
Figure 11: Configuration of the DAB EDI-Archiver
The EDI-Archive can be accessed using the dialog DAB EDI-Archiver (Menu: Tools/DAB EDI-Archiver).
The archived DAB Ensembles are presented in a drop-down list. When the wanted DAB Ensemble is
selected individual DAB recordings can be marked, downloaded and played back. The download is
initiated with the button Play. Once all recordings are downloaded the dialog closes ant the play back
is started. The button Cancel is used to close the dialog. Already started downloads are cancelled and
record fragments the are deleted.
Figure 15: DAB EDI-Archiver access dialog
Note: All record files are stored locally in the Temp-directory of the user. (i.e.
c:\Users\Martin\AppData\Local\Temp\). The files are not automatically deleted.

2.4 Ensemble and Services Selection
Figure 16: Ensemble and services selection
Selecting a service in a DAB ensemble:
• Click on the button (2) and scroll up or down until you have found the channel that you want,
then select it. If an ensemble has already been received on the selected channel, the label of
the ensemble will be displayed instead of the channel number.
• Via button (3) you can now select a service from the received DAB ensemble.
2.5 Announcement Types
The supported Announcement Types of the selected Audio Services are presented as abbreviations
highlighted in gray color.
During an announcement, the corresponding Announcement-Type-Abbreviation will highlight in red

color. A tool-tip will show the Announcement Type, the flagged cluster, and the sub-channel. The
software will not switchover to the audio service with the announcement.

Figure 17: Announcement Type (active: “Road Traffic flash”, inactive “News flash”)
2.6 Replaying and Recording an Audio Program
As soon as an audio program has been selected via Select Service (3), the audio program will be
replayed via the sound card.
Note: Multi-channel encoded programs will be replayed in stereo.
The Record button can be used to start recording the audio program that is currently running. DAB
encoded programs will be recorded as MP2 audio file. DAB+ encoded programs will be recorded as
MP4 audio file. The audio files will be saved to the user’s Music Folder in an IRT sub-directory. The
recording will be continued in another file when a file exceeds the length limit of 1.4 gigabytes.
DAB recordings (MP2 files) can be replayed with the Microsoft Media Player. DAB+ recordings (MP4
files) can be replayed with the Video Lan Client (VLC) software.
Note: DAB+ services are encoded utilizing 960 frames/AU, this format is not supported by all AAC
decoders.
3 Data Services
If a service has been selected in (3) that contains a DAB data service, further tabs will be displayed for
the DAB data service that has been detected.
The following data services are supported:
• Dynamic Label, Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+)

• Slide Show, Interactive/Categorized Slide Show (SLS/Cat.SLS)
• Broadcast Website (BWS)
• Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
• Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG)
3.1 Dynamic Label and Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+)
On the Dynamic Label tab, the last received DL Message will be displayed. You can copy the DL
message to the clipboard via a context menu (right mouse button). The display will show the time of
the last switchover of Item Toggle Bits and the current status of Item Running Bits.
The DL+ tagged components of the DL message are listed in tabular form with the associated Content
Types.
Figure 18: Dynamic Label (Plus) tab
3.2 Slide Show and Interactive Slide Show (SLS/Cat. SLS)
The SLS tab displays Slide Show Services. If an interactive SLS service is being received, the
Normal/Interactive button is activated, and the display mode can be changed via this button.

Figure 19: Slide Show Tab
3.3 Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
The EPG tab displays the electronic program guide in tabular form. The Technical Details/Program
Overview button can be used to switch between viewing the “contents” and the “technical details” of
the EPG.
EPG Contents display: In the upper part of the tab, you can select the day of the week for which you
want to view the EPG. Below this, the individual programs are listed in tabular format.
Figure 20: Electronic Program Guide tab: Program Overview

EPG Technical Details display: This displays information about the ensemble, the programs and the
EPG files that were received.
Figure 12: Electronic Program Guide tab: Technical Details
3.4 Broadcast Website (BWS)
If a Broadcast Website Service is selected, the BWS tab will show the number of MOT objects already
received and the number still to come. As soon as all MOT objects belonging to the service have been
received, the main page of the BWS service will appear. You can then navigate with the mouse
between the linked BWS pages. Using the right mouse button, you can return to previously displayed
pages.

Figure 13: Broadcast Website tab
3.5 Optional: Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG)
As soon as a TPEG service has been selected via Select Service (3), the service will be decoded.
The received TPEG data are directed to the IRT TPEG decoder via a Socket Interface. When you run
the TPEG decoders for the first time, it will trigger a Windows Security Alert. The dialogue for this
notice must be closed using the “Allow access” button, in order that the IRT TPEG decoder can be
used.
Figure 14: Windows Firewall

Received TPEG Services will be displayed on the TPEG tab. The various TPEG services can be selected
via the respective buttons (here: PKI, TFP and TEC). Within TPEG Services, messages and service
information can be selected via the Overview, Messages, Map and Service Network Information tabs.
The user can select whether only non-expired messages, or all messages shall be presented (see
section 5, Settings dialogue). An Internet connection is required for map display of TPEG messages.
Please check the Proxy Server Settings in the Settings dialogue (see section 5.3) if no maps are
displayed.
Figure 15: TPEG map display
TPEG services and the individual messages that they contain can be viewed in the following ways:
Service Version of Service Tabular display Graphical Text display in XML file and
overview in the in the display in the the log-file binary file
specification “Overview“ tab “Messages” tab “Map” tab “messages.log” stored in
XML/binary
folder
PKI 1.1 yes yes yes yes yes
TFP 1.0 yes yes planned yes yes
TEC 3.2 yes yes yes yes yes
EMI 1.0 yes yes yes yes yes
Table 1: Supported TPEG services
The following location referencing methods are implemented:
• TMC-Loc (TMC Location Container)

• ETL (Extended TMC Location Container)
• URL (Universal Location Referencing Container, Version 1.0)
• OLR (Open-LR, Version 1.0)
• GLR (Geographic Location Referencing Container, Version 1.0)
All TPEG messages will be stored in XML format and additionally, depending on the settings-
configuration, in binary format. The according files are stored in the data directory.
4 Analysis Functions
The DAB-Scout.3 software presents the received data for multiplex processing via the tabs Multiplex
Configuration (11), FIC/MSC Allocation (12) and FIC Explorer (13).
4.1 Multiplex Configuration
Figure 16: Multiplex configuration tab

The Multiplex Configuration tab provides the following information:
• First line: Name of the selected ensemble, and the ensemble’s ID.
• Subsequent lines: List of services and service IDs in the ensemble, plus details of the sub-
channel, the service component type, the bit-rate, the user applications and the service
linking.
• Left panel: Selected service components with program logo (if available), service ID and other
service components.
4.2 FIG Statistics
The FIG Statistics and FIG Explorer tabs are intended for DAB experts. The displayed information is
not described in this user guide. To interpret the information, you will need the DAB standards
mentioned in the appendix.
The following Fast Information Groups are displayed in decoded form:
• FIG0/00: Ensemble information

• FIG0/01: Sub-channel organization
• FIG0/02: Basic service and service component definition
• FIG0/03: Service component in packet mode with or without Conditional Access
• FIG0/06: Service linking information
• FIG0/08: Service component global definition
• FIG0/09: Country, LTO and international Table
• FIG0/10: Date and Time
• FIG0/11: Region Definition
• FIG0/13: User application information
• FIG0/14: FEC sub-channel organization
• FIG0/17: Program Type coding
• FIG0/18: Announcement support
• FIG0/20: Service Component Information (preliminary)
• FIG0/21: Frequency Information
• FIG0/22: Transmitter Identification Information (TII) database
• FIG0/24: Other Ensemble Services
• FIG1/00: Ensemble Label
• FIG1/01: Program service label

• FIG1/03: Region label

• FIG1/04 Service component label
• FIG1/05: Data service label
Figure 17: FIG Statistics tab
In the upper part of the FIC Statistics tab all the currently standardized FIGs are displayed in
checkerboard format. The FIG buttons enable the hex dump presentation and the decoded FIG
presentation in the next tab FIG Explorer. The total number of received FIGs/sec is displays next to
the FIG button.
The activated hex dump presentation allows the bit level analysis of the FIGs and the FIG recording to
a log file. The Start/Stop button in combination with the log file checkbox controls the presentation
and the recording of the FIGs. To log file are stored in the user’s documents directory.
These presentations of the FIG buttons are possible:
Light grey: No FIG decoder implemented.
Light green: No FIG decoder implemented. The FIG hex dump presentation is enabled.
Grey: FIG decoder implemented.
Green: FIG decoder implemented. The FIG hex dump presentation and the presentation on
the tab FIG Explorer is enabled.

4.3 FIG Explorer
This tab displays the details of the individual FIGs, in directory-tree form. The FIGs that are to be
displayed here must first be selected in the previous FIG Statistics tab.
If you have opened several data windows for individual Fast Information Groups, you can use the
mouse to arrange the windows manually, or right-click the tab to stack or distribute the individual
windows.
Figure 18: FIG Explorer tab
4.4 MSC Allocation
This tab displays the allocation of the Main Service Channel. The tab presents the ID, start address,
capacity, protection level, and bitrate for every sub channel.

Figure 19: MSC CU Allocation tab
4.5 FIC/MSC Error Statistics
In the upper part of this tab the number of erroneously received FIBs per second are shown. For
DAB+ services the erroneously received Bytes per second are shown in the lower part of this tab.
Figure 20: FIC/MSC Error Statistics tab

5 Software Settings
The Settings dialogue can be opened from the Menu bar. The basic settings that are selected there
will become active the next time that the software is started. The dialogue consists of the following
tabs:
• DAB-Scout.3: the external TPEG decoder, a Proxy Server, the Report Generator and the
folder for the User Logos can be specified/configured here.
• DAB Device: the DAB multiplex source can be selected and configured here.
Figure 30: Settings dialogue
All configuration data is stored by clicking Ok button and the DAB-Scout.3 software is restarted. The
button Cancel discards all changes and closes the dialog.
5.1 TPEG Settings
Binary output: With this option the TPEG decoder creates a binary TPEG file in addition to the XML
file.
Delete expired messages: With this option TPEG messages will be deleted if their TPEG Expiry Time is
expired.

HERE Crypt: For decoding a HERE TPEG service you need a special key (consisting of three parts).
You can get the key directly from the company HERE. Please use the contact Mr. Johannes Glossner
(johannes.glossner@here.com).
Streaming: This option enables the TPEG streaming. External TPEG tools can receive TPEG data via a
TCP socket. The DAB-Scout.3 software can start automatically an external tool, when a TPEG service
is selected. To do so the following options must be configured.
User application (optional): The application (TPEG tool) that shall be started.
Parameters: Enter the application command line parameters here. A %p will be replaced with the
streaming port number.
5.2 Proxy Server
If you must use a Proxy Server for the internet connection, you can activate the use of the systems
proxy settings via menu option DAB/Settings/DAB-Scout.3 tab. Please contact your network
administrator for the details of the configuration.
5.3 Report Generator
The DAB-Scout.3 Software can generate DAB-Multiplex Reports as PDF or HTML documents. The
Report dialogue can be opened from the DAB/Create Report menu option.
The Reports contain the following information:
• DAB Source Information (USB/IP/File)

• Multiplex CU Allocation (Sub-Channel, Start address, Size, Prot. Level, Bit rate)
• Multiplex Configuration Information (Ensemble and Service Information)
The user can add remarks in the text field of the Report dialogue (i.e. Location, Multiplex with a
Special Service, etc.). The Reports will be saved to the user’s Documents Folder in an IRT sub-
directory.

Figure 21: Report Generator dialogue
5.4 Logo directory for the user
The transmitter logos of public broadcasting stations are archived in the IRT logo database. These
transmitter logos are supplied and installed with the DAB-Scout.3 software. There is also the option
to store a user’s own logo in a logo folder. The DAB-Scout.3 software expects a user logo to be stored
in the Logo folder defined under Settings. The user must create in this folder the two sub-folders
Ensemble and Service. The user logos for Ensemble and Service must be stored in the respective sub-
folders in PNG format.
The DAB-Scout.3 software expects the following logo filenames:
• 2-digit Extended Country Code, ECC (HEX)

• 2-digit 0
• 4-digit Ensemble ID or Service ID (HEX)
• File extension *.png
Example: Filename of the logo file for the German (ECC = E0) radio program Bayern3 (Service ID =
D313)
E000D313.png
If there is a user logo present, it will be displayed. If this is not the case, a pre-installed logo will be
displayed. If no logo is available in either source, a default logo from the DAB-Scout.3 software will
be displayed.

6 Logger
The Logging window can be opened from the menu. You can place the Logging window alongside the
main window and continue using the full range of functions of the DAB-Scout.3 software. The
internal operation of the program can be monitored via the various tabs of the Logging window:
• Audio: Status messages from the audio player/decoder.
• DAB Log: This tab is foreseen for future Multiplex analysis functions. TII data (ETI/EDI-MNSC)
and packaging errors of TPEG frames are flagged here. Deletions in the TII list are presented
her no later than 30 seconds after their occurrence.
• DAB Decoder: This displays status messages from the service decoder. For instance, you can
view the point in time at which a MOT Object was received.
• DAB Source: This displays source-specific status messages. For instance, you can monitor
whether the tuning to a specific frequency was successful.
• FIG Database: Multiplex reconfigurations are flagged up here.
• External Processes: Status messages from external decoders are displayed here. For
example, messages from external IRT TPEG decoders appear here.
• DABScout.3: General software messages are displayed here – for instance, a message about
the selected DAB service.
With the button “Delete messages” the log messages of the selected tab can be deleted.
The presented log messages can be stored in a log file. The button “Start file logging” starts or
terminates the recording of the log messages. The log files are stored in the document directory of
the user.
Figure 22: Logger

6.1 Logger filter
The output of the individual logger tab can be filtered. Therefore, the user can define his own filters.
A predefined filter can be activated per tab. Only log messages that match the filter will be presented
then.
6.2 Logger filter definition and configuration
The filter functionality can be configured using the following buttons:
The button activates and de-activates a filter. With the buttons and a filter can be
added or deleted. Existing filters can be edited via the button .
Use two hashtags (##) if you want to add a comment to the filter at the end of the line.
There are two types of filter formats:
• Simple text filter. This filter is not case sensitive.
• Regular expression. These filters must contain the prefix “REGEXP:”.
Example: You can use the following regular expression to show only “Road Traffic Flash”
announcements:
regexp:\[Announcement\].*$Cluster:.*$$Subchannel:.*$$ 0 [01] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$

7 Appendix
7.1 Reference documents
During development of the DAB-Scout.3 software, the following European standards and technical
specifications (ETSI) were taken into account:
[1] ETSI EN 300 401: “Radio Broadcasting Systems; Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) to mobile,
portable and fixed receivers”
[2] ETSI TS 101 756: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Registered Tables”
[3] ETSI TS 102 563: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Transport of Advanced Audio Coding
(AAC) audio”
[4] ETSI TS 101 759: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Data Broadcasting Transparent Data
Channel”
[5] ETSI EN 301 234: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Multimedia Object Transfer (MOT)
protocol”
[6] ETSI TS 101 498-1: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Broadcast Website; Part 1: User
application specification”
[7] ETSI TS 101 498-2: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Broadcast Website; Part 2: Basic profile
specification”
[8] ETSI TS 102 367: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Conditional access”
[9] ETSI TS 101 499: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); MOT SlideShow; User Application
Specification”
[10] ETSI TS 102 979: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Journaline; User application
specification”
[11] ETSI TS 102 980: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Dynamic Label Plus (DL Plus); Application
specification”
[12] ETSI TS 102 371: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); Transport
and Binary Encoding Specification for Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)”
[13] ETSI TR 101 496-1: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Guidelines and rules for
implementation and operation; Part 1: System outline”
implementation and operation; Part 2: System features”

implementation and operation; Part 3: Broadcast network”
[16] ETSI EN 300 799: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Distribution interfaces; Ensemble
Transport Interface (ETI)”
[17] ETSI TS 102 821: “Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM); Distribution and Communications Protocol
(DCP)”
[18] ETSI TS 102 693: “Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB); Encapsulation of DAB Interfaces (EDI)”
In the development of the TPEG decoder, the following specifications (TISA) were taken into account:
[19] Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) ‐ Traffic and Travel Information (TTI) via Transport
Protocol Expert Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) ‐ Part 6: Message Management Container
toolkit (TPEG2‐MMC_1.1/001), TISA Specification SP10035
[20] Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) ‐ Traffic and Travel Information (TTI) via Transport
Protocol Expert Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 5: TPEG Service Framework
(TPEG2‐SFW_1.1/001), TISA Specification SP10034
[21] Intelligent transport systems (ITS) ‐ Traffic and Travel Information (TTI) via Transport Protocol
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) binary data format – Part 1: Introduction, Numbering
and Version (TPEG2‐ INV_204), TISA Specification SP12005
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 7: Location Referencing Container (TPEG2‐
LRC_2.1/001), TISA Specification SP13005
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 9: Service and Network Information (TPEG2‐
SNI_3.2/001), TISA Specification SP13006
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 11: Universal Location Referencing (TPEG2‐
ULR_1.0/001), TISA Specification SP13008
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 14: Parking Information (TPEG2‐PKI_1.1/001),
TISA Specification SP13009
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 15: Traffic Event Compact (TPEG2‐TEC_3.2/002),
TISA Specification SP13001
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 19: Traffic Flow and Prediction
(TPEG2‐TFP_1.0/003), TISA Specification SP12010
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 25: Electromobility Information
(TPEG2‐EMI_1.0/001), TISA Specification SP14003

Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 20: Extended TMC Locations for applications
(TPEG2‐ETL_1.0/001), TISA Specification SP13003
Experts Group, Generation 2 (TPEG2) – Part 22: OpenLR Location reference
(TPEG2‐OLR_1.0/002), TISA Specification SP14006
[31] TISA Specification, Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG) – Adaptation Layer
Profile – Part 1: Transmission via Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) – Packed Mode with Data
Groups
[32] ISO 17572‐2, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) – Location referencing for geographic
databases – Part 2: Pre‐coded Location References (pre‐coded profile)
7.2 Useful links
• http://www.irt.de/
• http://www.digitalradio.de/index.php/de/
• http://www.worlddab.org/
• http://www.etsi.com/WebSite/Technologies/DAB.aspx
• http://www.tisa.org/
7.3 Document history and changes
Version Date Comment
1.0 01.09.2018 First release
7.4 Contact and support
If you have any questions about this software, please contact C. Brendes (brendes@irt.de).

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1 DAB-Scout.3 Software .................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................................................... 5

1.2 Installation ............................................................................................................................... 5

1.3 USB Receiver Installation......................................................................................................... 5

2 First start-up of the DAB-Scout.3 software.................................................................................... 7

2.1 Main Window .......................................................................................................................... 8

2.2 Selection of DAB Multiplex Source .......................................................................................... 9

2.3 DAB EDI-Archiver accessibility ............................................................................................... 13

2.4 Ensemble and Services Selection .......................................................................................... 14

2.5 Announcement Types............................................................................................................ 14

2.6 Replaying and Recording an Audio Program ......................................................................... 15

3 Data Services ................................................................................................................................. 15

3.1 Dynamic Label and Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+) ................................................................. 16

3.3 Electronic Program Guide (EPG) ............................................................................................ 17

3.4 Broadcast Website (BWS)...................................................................................................... 18

3.5 Optional: Transport Protocol Expert Group (TPEG) .............................................................. 19

4 Analysis Functions ........................................................................................................................ 21

4.1 Multiplex Configuration ........................................................................................................ 21

4.2 FIG Statistics .......................................................................................................................... 22

4.3 FIG Explorer ........................................................................................................................... 24

4.4 MSC Allocation ...................................................................................................................... 24

4.5 FIC/MSC Error Statistics......................................................................................................... 25

5 Software Settings .......................................................................................................................... 26

5.1 TPEG Settings......................................................................................................................... 26

5.2 Proxy Server........................................................................................................................... 27

5.3 Report Generator .................................................................................................................. 27

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5.4 Logo directory for the user .................................................................................................... 28

6.1 Logger filter ........................................................................................................................... 30

6.2 Logger filter definition and configuration ............................................................................. 30

7.1 Reference documents ........................................................................................................... 31

7.2 Useful links ............................................................................................................................ 33

7.3 Document history and changes ............................................................................................. 33

7.4 Contact and support .............................................................................................................. 33

The following data services will be decoded:

• Dynamic Label, Dynamic Label Plus (DL/DL+)

The following DAB-multiplex input interfaces are supported:

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1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements

A PC with the following properties is required to support the DAB-Scout.3 software:

• MS Windows 7 or MS Windows 10 (MS Windows 7 needs manual installation of the driver

An already existing installation of the DAB-Scout.3 software will be deinstalled in advance.

An already existing installation of the DAB-Scout.2 software will not be deinstalled.

1.3 USB Receiver Installation

The DAB-Scout.3 software supports a new USB DAB receiver.

Figure 1: IRT DAB-Scout.3 USB receiver

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Figure 2: COM port for the USB receiver

Figure 3: IRT DAB-Scout.2 USB receiver

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2 First start-up of the DAB-Scout.3 software

Figure 4: Windows Firewall

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2.1 Main Window

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Figure 5: Main Window

(1) Menu bar

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2.2 Selection of DAB Multiplex Source

• IRT DAB-Scout.3 USB receiver