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pi_fm_rds [-freq freq] [-wav file.wav] [-ppm ppm_error] [-pi pi_code] [-ps ps_text] [-rt rt_text]
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```
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All arguments are optional:
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* `-freq` specifies a frequency (in MHz). Example: `-freq 87.5`.
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* `-wav` specifies a WAV file to play. It must be sampled at 228 kHz, but no frequency above 18 kHz must be present. Example: `-wav sound.wav`.
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* `-ppm` specifies your Raspberry Pi's oscillator error in parts per million (ppm), see below.
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The RDS standards states that the error for the 57 kHz subcarrier must be less than ± 6 Hz, i.e. less than 105 ppm (parts per million). The Raspberry Pi's oscillator error may be above this figure. That is where the `-ppm` parameter comes into play: you specify your Pi's error and Pi-FM-RDS adjusts the clock dividers accordingly.
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In practice, I found that Pi-FM-RDS works okay even without using the `-ppm` parameter.
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In practice, I found that Pi-FM-RDS works okay even without using the `-ppm` parameter. I suppose the receiver are more tolerant than the RDS spec.
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One way to measure the ppm error is to play the `pulses.wav` file: it will play a pulse for precisely 1 second, then play a 1-second silence, and so on. Record the audio output from a radio with a good audio card. Say you sample at 44.1 kHz. Measure 10 intervals. With Audacity for instance, measure determine the number of samples of these 10 intervals: it should be 441,000 samples. With my Pi, I found 441,132 samples. Therefore, my ppm error is (441132-441000)/441000 = 299 ppm, *assuming that my sampling device has no clock error...*
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One way to measure the ppm error is to play the `pulses.wav` file: it will play a pulse for precisely 1 second, then play a 1-second silence, and so on. Record the audio output from a radio with a good audio card. Say you sample at 44.1 kHz. Measure 10 intervals. Using [Audacity](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) for measure determine the number of samples of these 10 intervals: in the absence of clock error, it should be 441,000 samples. With my Pi, I found 441,132 samples. Therefore, my ppm error is (441132-441000)/441000 = 299 ppm, *assuming that my sampling device has no clock error...*
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## Diclaimer
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Never use this to transmit VHF-FM data through an antenna, as it is
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Never use this program to transmit VHF-FM data through an antenna, as it is
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illegal in most countries. This code is for testing purposes only.
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Always connect a shielded transmission line from the RaspberryPi directly
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to a radio receiver, so as *not* to emit radio waves.
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