[App_rpt] Can't monitor on node

Renato Ornelas renato.ornelas at gmail.com
Tue Jul 24 17:46:55 UTC 2007


Thank you very much... now I can monitor what's going on the radio channel
with my sip phone.

I guess this pciradio.c should go into the howto... I tought the version
that comes with zaptel was alright...

Another question... How does the DTMF stuff work with both zaptel.cfg and
app_rpt?


2007/7/24, Stephen Rodgers <hwstar at rodgers.sdcoxmail.com>:
>
> Renato,
>
> See my answers below.
>
> Renato Ornelas wrote:
> > Hi.. I was a bit busy last few days, so I couldn't make the tests you
> told
> > me to do...
> >
> > Using the radio configuration software, i can receive in one pin the
> signal
> > i can hook to COR (in one pin it swings from 0V to 3.3V in the other it
> > goes
> > from 0V to 13V)
> > 1) Can I use the 3.3V pin and the corthresh=3125 option on zaptel.conf
>
> Use the 13V signal
>
> > 2) If not, can I use 13V without the risk to fry the quad radio?
>
> Yes, the COR input has a 1 meg resistor and a zener diode on the input.
> It will take 13V with no problem.
>
> Do not apply 12V to the UIOA or UIOB pins as they have tiny 220 ohm
> resistors in series with the inputs and you could damage the resistors.
>
> >
> > But what I think strange is that even if i put 5V (from the PSU)
> > directly on
> > the COR pin, the light doesn't light either. Does this have something
> with
> > zaptel.conf, asterisk or what? Even with asterisk not loaded does it
> > have to
> > light?
>
> Your config file looks good.
>
>
> If you are using the pciradio driver which came in the asterisk tarball,
> then that is the reason why you don't see a green light when the COR is
> asserted. Please download a later version pciradio.c from
> https://sv.qrvc.com.viewvc.pciradio.
>
> Also to get all of latest features in app_rpt.c download a new version
> from https://sv.qrvc.com/viewvc/app_rpt
>
>
>
> >
> > my zaptel.conf
> >
> > e&m=1-4 # This needs to match the number of channels used in rpt.confand
> > zapata.conf
> > loadzone = us
> > defaultzone=us
> >
> > invertcor=y
> > channels=1-4
> > exttone=n
> >
> >
> >
> > 2007/7/10, Stephen Rodgers <hwstar at rodgers.sdcoxmail.com>:
> >>
> >>
> >> The problem you are experiencing has nothing to do with link status, or
> >> whether the repeater is linked or not. It is most likely a hardware
> >> interface or zaptel configuration issue.
> >>
> >> To hear receive audio, you must make sure you have COR hooked up to the
> >> quad radio card. The way to test this is to use another radio to
> >> simulate a transmission to the radio connected to the Quad PCI radio
> >> card, The green light on the back of tha card should light when a
> signal
> >> is received and go out when the signal goes away. If this is not
> >> happening, then this is why you aren't hearing any receive audio.
> >>
> >> If you are not getting a green light on the card when a signal is
> >> received, try the following:
> >>
> >> 1. With a voltmeter or scope Make sure the COR swings from 0V to
> greater
> >> than 5V or 5V to 0V when a signal is received.
> >>
> >>
> >> 2. Make sure that the ctcss statement(s) are commented out in
> >> zaptel.conf like this:
> >>
> >> #ctcss=1109,2,1109
> >>
> >> and that exttone is set to n:
> >>
> >> exttone=n
> >>
> >> and that invertcor=y or invertcor=n is set so that the green light
> comes
> >> on when a signal is received and goes out when the signal goes away.
> >> Change it to the opposite of what is if the green light is on with no
> >> signal and off with a signal.
> >>
> >>
> >> Steve.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Renato Ornelas wrote:
> >> > Hello dear friends!
> >> >
> >> > I'm using a PCI Quad Radio card with a Motorola EM400 radio pluged
> >> in. I
> >> > can
> >> > use a SIP phone to connect to the node (1999) and issue the PTT
> command
> >> > (*98) and deactivate it (#). I want to be able to listen to this
> >> channel
> >> > when I dial to the node but when I ask for the Link status (*7), all
> I
> >> > receive on the phone and on the remote radio is "node 1999
> >> repeat_only".
> >> I
> >> > tried the duplex=2 option but it didnt work either.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in avance.
> >> >
> >> > My rpt.conf:
> >> >
> >> > ;
> >> > ; Your repeater
> >> > ;
> >> >
> >> > [1999]                          ; Name of First Repeater
> >> >
> >> > rxchannel = Zap/1                       ; Rx audio/signalling channel
> >> > ; Note: if you use a unified interface (tx/rx on one channel), only
> >> > ; specify the rxchannel and the txchannel will be assumed from the
> >> > rxchannel
> >> > ;rxnotch=1065,40                        ; Notch a particular
> frequency,
> >> > depth
> >> >                                        ; app_rpt must have been
> >> compiled
> >> > with
> >> >                                        ; the notch option
> >> > duplex=2
> >> > functions=functions                     ; Repeater Function Table
> >> > link_functions=link-functions           ; Link Function Table
> >> > phone_functions=functions               ; Phone Function table
> (reverse
> >> > patch)
> >> > telemetry=telemetry                     ; Telemetry descriptions
> >> > wait_times=wait-times                   ; Wait times
> >> > context = radio                         ; dialing context for phone
> >> > callerid = "Your Repeater" <6198192562> ; callerid for phone calls
> >> > idrecording = /etc/asterisk/id          ; id recording
> >> > accountcode=RADIO                       ; account code (optional)
> >> > hangtime=100                            ; squelch tail hang time (in
> >> ms)
> >> > (optional)
> >> > totime=180000                           ; transmit time-out time (in
> >> ms)
> >> > (optional)
> >> > idtime=300000                           ; id interval time (in ms)
> >> > (optional)
> >> >
> >> > ; The default values for hangtime, time-out time, and id interval
> time
> >> are
> >> > ; 5 seconds (5000 ms),  3 minutes (180000 ms), and 5 minutes (300000
> >> ms)
> >> > ; respectively
> >> >
> >> > politeid=30000                          ; time in milliseconds
> >> before ID
> >> > timer
> >> >                                        ; expires to try and ID in the
> >> tail.
> >> >                                        ; (optional, default is
> 30000).
> >> > idtalkover=|iid/r                       ; Talkover ID (optional)
> >> default
> >> is
> >> > none
> >> > unlinkedct=ct2                          ; unlinked courtesy tone
> >> (optional)
> >> > default is none
> >> >
> >> > [functions]
> >> > 1=ilink,1                               ; Specific link disconnect
> >> > 2=ilink,2                               ; Specific Link connect
> >> -  monitor
> >> > only
> >> > 3=ilink,3                               ; Specific Link connect -
> >> > transceive
> >> > 4=ilink,4                               ; Enter command mode on a
> >> specific
> >> > link
> >> > 5=macro,1                               ; Command macros (Defined in
> >> the
> >> > macro section)
> >> > 7=ilink,5                               ; Link status
> >> > 984=ilink,7                             ; Last node to key us up
> >> >
> >> > 80=status,1                             ; System info
> >> > 81=status,2                             ; Time
> >> > 82=status,3                             ; app_rpt.c Version
> >> > 87=ilink,15                             ; Global node query (all
> nodes
> >> in
> >> > network)
> >> >
> >> > 6=autopatchup
> >> > 0=autopatchdn                           ; Autopatch down
> >> >
> >> > ; Control operator commands
> >> >
> >> > 919296=cop,1                            ; System warm boot
> >> > 919297=cop,2                            ; System enable
> >> > 919298=cop,3                            ; System disable
> >> > 99=cop,4                                ; Audio test tone
> >> > 98=cop,6                                ; Telephone key PTT
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > [link-functions]
> >> > 1=ilink,1                               ; Specific link disconnect
> >> > 2=ilink,2                               ; Specific Link connect
> >> -  monitor
> >> > only
> >> > 3=ilink,3                               ; Specific Link connect -
> >> > transceive
> >> > 5=macro,1                               ; Command macros (Defined in
> >> the
> >> > macro section)
> >> > 7=ilink,5                               ; Link status
> >> >
> >> > 80=status,1                             ; System info
> >> > 81=status,2                             ; Time
> >> > 82=status,3                             ; app_rpt.c Version
> >> > 87=ilink,15                             ; Global node query (all
> nodes
> >> in
> >> > network)
> >> >
> >> > 6=autopatchup,noct=1,farenddisconnect=1,dialtime=20000  ; Autopatch
> up
> >> > 0=autopatchdn                           ; Autopatch down
> >> >
> >> > [nodes]
> >> > 1999 = radio at 127.0.0.1/1999,NONE        ; This must be changed to
> your
> >> node
> >> > number
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
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