CDM 1250/QUICK CALL clarification

[The_B_Chief]

I am going to be programming a CDM 1250 as a station alerting device for an old friend of mine. From what I can remember, the 1250 will support decoding of up to 5 different quick call tones. Meaning I can set it up for 5 separate alerts. Let's say we would want the house bells, engine calls, tanker calls, ambulance calls and house siren to all be separate alerts. That's just an example. Is what I remember correct?

My other question is in respect to the accessory pins. I remember there being an analog and digital output option. I would want the analog which differentiates the alerts by specific voltage of one specific pin correct? Or is the specific alert determined by a separate individual pins?

Thanks for any help

 

[The_B_Chief]

Hello?

 

[kb4mdz]

Let me see if I get this right; you want individual calls to do individual pins?

eg: Call "A"; outputs to Pin Z, which turns on bells,
Call "B" outputs to Pin Y, which turns on lights,
Call "C" outputs to Pin X, which turns on a buzzer, indicating it's an ambulance call,
etc.,
etc.
Right?

I don't think you can do individual alerts to individual pins on the CDM1250 series for QCII pageouts. But that's just based on what I've been recently working on; simple, single-pin Alert Output which in our case turns on the trip-lights in the dorms & the engine bay. I'll have to look deeper in the options of the QCII decoding & accessory pins.

Until I clear that up, what I think you're looking at is either A) One radio, receive audio feeding multiple two-tone decoders in parallel, or B) Multiple radios, all off a common antenna, each with a QCII set, and a single output to a single device.

That being said, I do remember something about the CDM's that they can have up to 2 individual pins activate on MDC1200 alerts; but that's a big kettle o' fish. Again, more research on my part.

And yes, some pins are Digital, and some are Analog; you can check out batlabs:
HT750/1250/1550/PRO5150/7150/9150/GP320/340/360/380/ GP318/338/GP640/680/1280/CDM750/CDM1250/CDM1550,etc.,

about 2/3 the way down, under Mobile, it gives the pins & type of I/O.

I'll look into it & get back with you.

 

[WB0VHB]

I don't think the CDM series has the ability to have a different output for different cap codes.

Take a look the the product below. All you should need is a receiver on your fire channel and this decoder. The receiver would not be used to decode.


Motron-DTMF Electronics Manufacturer offers Decoding, Display, Signalling, Data Logging, Remote Monitoring and Control products and design

 

[The_B_Chief]

Hey fellas, thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

I guess basically what I’m asking is if the CMD1250 will do 5 alerts? I always thought it would support up to 5.
The other question is: Those alerts are sent out on one pin at different voltages?

This using quick call tones of coarse.

 

[WB0VHB]

The CDM1250 might be able to decode 5 different cap codes but not apply a different voltage for each cap code. They would all be the same.

That is why I thought the Motron unit would be ideal except it only does 4 instead of 5. It would allow different relays to close on each of your different cap codes. Those relays could be tied to a different tone generator or even a pre-recorded voice announcement defining each paging tone.

Hey fellas, thanks for the help. I really appreciate it.

I guess basically what I’m asking is if the CMD1250 will do 5 alerts? I always thought it would support up to 5.
The other question is: Those alerts are sent out on one pin at different voltages?

This using quick call tones of coarse.

 

[kb4mdz]

Take a look at the Genave RXC-3000 controller; seems to have multiple outputs.

RXC-3000 Receiver - Decoder - Controller

 

[The_B_Chief]

Ok, so how bout using separate pins for each thing being alerted? I would like to stay away from using additional equipment if at all possible. The MOTRON looks fairly simple however is it specific for DTMF only? I would need something for Quick Call. Again, I want to try and use the radio and it's options first before adding anything on. If that's possible of coarse.

Oh and BTW, I did look on batlabs prior to my original post.
Many thanks

 

[WB0VHB]

But which separate pins? External alarm is only available on Pin 4. I don't see where any of the other pins can be programmed for an external alarm. I also don't see anywhere in software that allows you to steer a decoded output from a particular decoded cap code to a specific pin(s). There isn't any feature that allows a different voltage to be sent from Pin 4 for a particular cap code either.

The Motron AK-424 is two-tone sequential decoder (paging tones, Quick Call) I didn't see any thing about it doing DTMF.

Randy

Ok, so how bout using separate pins for each thing being alerted? I would like to stay away from using additional equipment if at all possible. The MOTRON looks fairly simple however is it specific for DTMF only? I would need something for Quick Call. Again, I want to try and use the radio and it's options first before adding anything on. If that's possible of coarse.

Oh and BTW, I did look on batlabs prior to my original post.
Many thanks

 

[The_B_Chief]

Got it. Again thanks a bunch.