Inspired by the former Dayton Industrial receivers that we all came to love, the Watch Dog is a truly versatile FM / AM / NOAA Weather receiver, real-time RDS decoder, and configurable alarm system.
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:
Receiver modes – FM, AM, NOAA Weather, RDS
Real-time RDS – PI, PTY, PS. and RadioText fields
Audio output – 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
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