Can be connected to the ODR-DabMux ZMQ endpoint in order to get a cheap ETI output using a Raspberry PI.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
It needs to be run as root and on a raspberry 2 or 3 (not tested on 4), that does not use audio output (so no dtparam=audio=on in /boot/config.txt).
The program will generate three signals on GPIOs:
- HDB+ on GPIO/BCM18 = PIN 12 (PWM0)
- HDB- on GPIO/BCM13 = PIN 33 (PWM1)
- GPIO/BCM27 = PIN 13 changes every 42 ETI Frames between HIGH and LOW to signal activity
In order to create an ETI Signal you need to attach a circuit that creates approximately +2.37V when HDB+ is HIGH and approximately -2.37V when HDB- is HIGH, 0V otherwise. HDB+ and HDB- will be HIGH for about 244ns.
Sadly I was not able to create the circuit myself, so I cannot share it here. It used one XOR IC and a HCT125 as well as some passive components. So if you have electrical knowledge and came up with a circuit matching the requirements please feel free to create a pull request.
The physical parameters of ETI(NI, G.703) shall conform to the requirement of the ITU-T Recommendation G.703 [4] for 2 048 kbit/s interfaces. The minimum requirement shall be a 75 Ω female BNC connector fitted to the equipment.
- ETI Specification (Page 28ff. "Network Independent layer for G.703 interfaces, ETI(NI) or ETI(NI, G.703)")
- G.703 Specification (Page 22ff. "Interface at 2048 kbit/s (E12)")
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Inspired by https://github.com/Wallacoloo/Raspberry-Pi-DMA-Example/blob/master/dma-gpio.c and http://www.icrobotics.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Turning_the_Raspberry_Pi_Into_an_FM_Transmitter and https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-gpio-dma-demo/blob/master/gpio-dma-test.c