Overview
Watch Dog WD1 Professional AM/FM/NOAA Weather
- The Watch Dog is a truly versatile FM / AM / NOAA Weather receiver, real-time RDS decoder, and configurable alarm system.Designed with Broadcast Radio and 24x7x365 operation in mind, the Watch Dog receiver contains a 32-bit microprocessor and Software-Defined Radio (SDR) receiver core running on top of an industrial standard Real-Time Operating System (RTOS).Now with Class AB balanced audio / StudioHub+ and Class AB single-ended audio output as standard features.Fully configurable monitoring and alarm system notifies you of signal problems immediately, either via front panel LEDs and/or rear panel open-collector outputs.Modular and swappable audio section means future expansion capabilities, including our planned AES3 audio output module.Programmable API / easy automation means that the Watch Dog can be used to fulfill a variety of needs and can be used in a variety of roles.
Features:
- Class AB balanced audio with StudioHub+ connector and Class AB single-ended audio with 3.5mm phone jack, both with independently controllable volume; modular and swappable audio section with future planned capability for AES3 and other audio output formats
- Alarms: Low RSS, low SNR, silence, RDS loss, pilot loss, NOAA 1,050 Hz alert tone
- Alarm outputs: Fully configurable and independently assignable front panel LEDs x 3 and rear panel open-collector GPOs x 4
- Configuration: Stored in internal EEPROM, updated via free RFEngineers, Inc. Watch Dog Dashboard software for Windows or using any serial terminal program
- Mounting: Using included mounting bar or optional DIN rail adapter
- Tamper-resistant: Settings only accessible via USB cable
- Fail-safe operation: Always returns to last working configuration upon power-up or after recovering from power loss; built-in hardware Watch Dog Timer resets receiver to last working configuration from internal EEPROM in event of malfunction
