HARDDRIVE XL PAD Data w/ TRE

[engine the evaneer]

I'm curious if anyone else out there deals with a station that runs Harddrive XL? I attempted awhile back to get the PAD data going and had no luck, decided to pick it up again in the winter doldrums of Wisconsin and again can't seem to get data.

For testing, I made a cable with the DB9 on the XDS-1 side wired for Pin 1 (TX) Pin 6 (GND) and send it over to a laptop running Hyperterminal (wired the standard RX/GND pins), and I get nothing.

This sheet seems to indicate it is quite straightforward (I've dealt with probably 50 different serial communication setups in our building!) and I can't seem to get anything to go on this one. Has anyone else tried it? If so, were there any special tricks to getting it going? Thanks!

 

[engine the evaneer]

Nights with Alice Cooper/HardDriveXL Program-Associated Data
PAD/RDS information is available on the “PAD” serial port on PRO1/PRO4 receivers.
PAD/ASYNC Serial Port Pinouts
PRO1 Receivers
Pin Function
1 P0_TX
2 N/C
3 N/C
4 N/C
5 N/C
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Ground
Settings for data are 9600, 8, N, 1

Station must use the proper pin for the audio port on which they take the program (Applies to PRO4
receivers only. PRO1 receivers should always output to pin 1)
PAD Format
ARTIST~TITLE~TIME (HH:MM:SS)
Followed by a carriage return
Data Output Example (three songs):
TOOL~STINKFIST~00:05:08
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH~BAD COMPANY~00:04:20
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE~HOLY DIVER~00:04:08
The song time should be used for the station to return to a default/generic message upon completion of
the current song.

 

[chriscollins]

The XDS supports it, but very few programs provide it. Are you sure they send it down the line?