Campbell Scientific VSP3 Vosponder Voice Radio Interface - Manual (Page 20)

Section 3. Developing the Voice Image File
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2. Manually create the text strings and associate the data values. This can be
done using any text editor. A user must be very careful to make sure that
the format of the voice image text string is correct. If it isn’t, then the
Vosponder may react adversely when the file is uploaded to it and may
require a compete reset. Appendix E offers information on the anatomy of
a voice image file so that users can manually create or modify the voice
image file should they choose to do so. We only recommend that this be
done if the software is not available.
The following section of the manual only covers the methods used to create a
voice image file using the development software. The best way to start this
process is to identify the data values (input locations) you would like to include
in your voice data string, and what the message will say. Using Example 2-1
from Section 2, the input locations that we have programmed the datalogger to
send to the Vosponder are as follows:
Data value 1 = Battery Voltage (BatVolts)
Data value 2 = Logger Temperature (IntTemp)
Data value 3 = Minutes into the Day (Time)
IMPORTANT: The data values that you want to verbalize must be located in
consecutive input locations. If they are not, then the data value (input location)
will not be associated with the correct text string.
Once the data value list is assembled, you should then write out your ideal
sentence structure (preferably on paper). An example might look like this:
For Beaver Creek Station 31.
The current battery voltage is “Value1” volts.
The dataloggers internal temperature is “Value2” degrees C.
The time is “Value3”minutes into the day.
The Vosponder has the ability to verbalize a wide range of text, which allows
the voice message to be completely customized to a user’s requirements.
When developing voice text strings there are several things the user should be
aware of, these are:
¾ Numbers can be entered as either 123, which will be spoken as one
hundred twenty-three or can be entered with spaces between each number,
such as 1 2 3, which will be spoken as one, two, three.
¾ Common abbreviations such as St., Mt., Rd., Ave. can be used. However,
the abbreviation must be followed with a period. Not all abbreviations are
supported, so you may have to spell out the word completely if the
abbreviation is not spoken correctly.
¾ Individual letters that are consecutive will be spoken as letters as long as
no vowels are included in the string. However, if a vowel is included in
the string, the Vosponder will attempt to speak the text string as a word.
For example: “DO” would be pronounced as “do” instead of “D” “O”. To
use this abbreviation for dissolved oxygen you would put a space or a
period between the D and the O so that the Vosponder will understand that
the letters are to be spoken separately. “pH” on the other hand would be
spoken as “P” “H” because there is no vowel in the text string. It is still
often a good practice to put a space or period between the characters, as