Ripple Control Logging results

[Turiko]

Hi there

I've completed the updates to my project design, in that it now has a real-time clock and we can see what is going on with the ripple control system.

Here is the logs for Roodepoort:

26/09/08 05:06:44 200 126 15 23 88 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 05:54:38 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 *07BE 126 *07FE
26/09/08 07:06:43 200 200 / 15 / 23 / 71 200 / 16 200 / 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 07:09:50 200 200 / 15 / 72 200 200 / 16 200 / 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 08:06:43 200 200 / 15 / 71 / 72 200 / 16 200 / 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 10:04:24 200 126 15 23 200 200 / 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 126 23
26/09/08 10:10:35 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 200 / 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 200 / 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 10:16:47 200 126 15 200 200 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 200 / 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 10:23:47 200 126 15 200 200 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 11:06:44 200 126 15 23 200 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 15:06:44 200 126 15 23 89 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 18:01:44 200 200 / 15 / 23 200 200 / 16 200 / 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 18:07:56 200 200 / 15 71 72 200 / 16 126 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 19:06:45 200 200 / 15 71 72 200 / 16 126 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 200 / 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 200 / 22 200 / 23
26/09/08 20:10:35 200 200 / 15 23 200 126 16 126 70 200 / 17 200 / 18 126 19 200 / 20 200 / 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 20:22:05 200 126 15 200 200 126 16 126 *0586 126 17 126 18 126 19 200 / 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 20:29:59 200 126 15 200 200 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 *0667 126 *073C 126 *0372 126 *033A 126 *0396 126 *02B6
26/09/08 21:36:45 200 126 15 71 72 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 23:06:45 200 126 15 23 71 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
26/09/08 23:12:55 200 126 15 72 200 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
27/09/08 05:06:45 200 126 15 23 88 126 16 126 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
27/09/08 05:53:01 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 *0777 126 *0774 126 *0372 126 *033A 126 *0396 126 *02B6
27/09/08 07:06:46 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
27/09/08 08:06:45 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
27/09/08 10:06:46 200 126 15 / 71 / 72 126 16 200 / 70 126 17 126 18 126 19 126 20 126 21 126 22 126 23
27/09/08 11:06:46 200 126 15 23 200 126 16 200 / 70 126 *062F 126 *06EB *07FE / 22 *07FE / 13 *07FE /108 *07FE / 58 *07FE *02D8

Explanation:
Each number is a DECABIT code word. The two exceptions "200" and "126" are "OFF" and "ON" signals for old electromechanical receivers. The other numbers are the decoded digital code words. If a / appears before the number, this means that the command received was an "OFF" command, so for example a / 70 meant channel 70 was turned off.

Any number with a * prefixing it is an error. The number is then the raw bit pattern received, which I used for debugging the decoder routine.

Each line in the log is a complete transmission.

Well-known channel numbers:

23 = GEYSERS
70 = STREET LIGHTS
17 = TURNING ARROWS ON TRAFFIC LIGHTS

From the logs, we can see roughly that weekday transmission times are:

05h06
VARIABLE SLOT (Varies according to seasonal effects, i.e. streetlights)
07h06
08h06
10h06
15h06
19h06
20h06
23h06

Transmissions do occur between these times. From the logs one can also see the occasional retransmission, particularly when there were errors.

 

[Divestar]

Can they monitor which ripple controls are still active or not?