ARCS is a software controlled routing system for radio stations with multiple studios and separate transmission outputs. It is a customer configurable product, and can operate with a variety of routers from several different manufacturers, which can be analog or digital.

1. ARCS
Audio Router Control System
ARCS is a software controlled routing system for radio stations with multiple studios and separate transmission
outputs. It is a customer configurable product, and can operate with a variety of routers from several different
manufacturers, which can be analog or digital
It can be supplied pre-configured if preferred (with the option for future customer re-config if needed) together with a 16 x 16
stereo analog matrix from Kramer Audio, with or without master and slave PCs, which communicate using standard TCP/IP
across a standard network.
Control is via software clients (running on virtually any PC) or hardware button panels, one per studio, with a master PC in the
CTA. The GUI is very user friendly and in addition to router status information can display time and date information,
(distributed from a master time reference), plus local Mic Live and global On Air conditions.
Each studio PC may also feed additional slave displays, providing time, date, Mic Live and On Air information to guests, together
with the option to display programmable scrolling display messages.
The standard software configuration (supplied as default) is based on three studios, a CTA with two separate transmission
outputs (each with a dedicated profanity delay) and two codecs, accessible from any area.
Comprehensive GPI/O is also available, both in studios and CTA, as is remote access for diagnostics and control over-ride.
Key Features
• Controls 8x8 or 16x16 analog or AES routers
• Customer Configurable
• Comprehensive GPI/O interface
• Delay Control with Status Indication
• Shared Codec Access and Management
• Distributes Time and Date information from
external master reference
• Distributes Mic Live and On Air status
information
• Three optional slave displays per studio
• Remote diagnostics
• Custom configuration service available
Default Configuration
This is based on the following (external)
hardware:
• 3 x Studios/Control Rooms each with main
router control screen and optional clock and
status display screens
• Master Control Position (CTA)
• Sustaining e.g. overnight, input
• 2 x Transmission Outputs, each with
dedicated profanity delay control
• 2 x Shared station Codecs, each with
associated clean-feed switching
• 2 x Off Air Receivers (providing station-wide
monitoring)
• Spare assignable GPI/O interfaces
Typical Studio Control (above) and Slave Screens
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The diagram above shows a typical
station based around the ARCS default
configuration.
The diagram to the left shows the
connections to Profanity Delays, each
being controlled remotely by
whichever studio is feeding that
particular service.
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ARCS1 Package
This comprises:
• ARCS Software (default config)
• ARCS CTA Server (PC) c/w screen and 16 I/O GPI Card
• 3 x ARCS Client Licences
• Kramer VS-1616A Audio 16 x 16 Stereo Analog Router
Options
• Client PCs and Router Control Screens with optional
dual graphics cards and second display screens
• Touchscreen Router Controllers
• Master Clock Reference
SPECIFICATION OF KRAMER VS-1616A ROUTER
INPUTS:
16 balanced audio stereo, nominally + 4dBm/10k4.
OUTPUTS:
16 balanced audio stereo, nominally + 4dBm/504 .
MAX. OUTPUT LEVEL:
20Vpp.
BANDWIDTH (-3DB):
100 kHz.
S/N RATIO:
82.2dB unweighted.
CROSSTALK:
-80dB @ 1 kHz.
AUDIO THD + NOISE:
0.04%.
AUDIO 2ND HARMONIC:
0.002% @ 1kHz.
The screen-shot on the
right shows a typical
ARCS Configuration
Page, which is used to
determine possible
routing paths.
In this example the
yellow bars indicate that
it is possible for the
outputs from Studios 1 to
3 and the 3 AUX inputs
to feed the two
transmission outputs – in
any combination
according to studio
selections.
The logger feeds (khaki)
however are fixed –
Logger 1 will always
record the output from
Receiver 1 etc.
The CTA Monitor feed
(red) can be any source.

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ARCS Schematic