[App_rpt-users] Beagleboard and USB URI dongle

[Steve Gladden]

Thanks Jim,

I meant CTCSS (haha)

-and does the Parallel port stuff work just fine with it? (simpleusb)

Someone indicated earlier that they thought it might not.

I'll be trying it in a few hours.

Steve







>
> yep, that is correct
>
> JIM
>
>> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:42:23 -0500
>> From: steve at michiganbroadband.com
>> To: steve at michiganbroadband.com
>> CC: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Beagleboard and USB URI dongle
>>
>> OK so do I have it correct?
>>
>> chan_simpleusb
>>
>> * Does not do carrier detect (via DSP noise detection) must use COR
>> logic.
>> * Does not do CTSCC Decode (obviously).
>> * DTMF is handled by Zaptel so we still decode DTMF in asterisk.
>>
>> * encode functions are same as before?
>>
>> * enabling/using it is by simply specifyinfg it in rpt.conf
>>
>> rxchannel = SimpleUSB/usb
>>
>> and the presense and setup of simpleusb.conf
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >> So does this mean you can run App_rpt & Asterisk on the WRT 54GL????
>> > No! :-)
>> >
>> > it only means I have an idea and was using that as an exaple on where
>> > something like the simplesb channel driver might come in handy.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Dont get me wrong, It would be great to run App_Rpt on the 54 GL. I
>> have
>> >> a number of them.
>> >>
>> >> But how would you do a radio interface? I dont see any USB ports on
>> any
>> >> of my 54GLs.
>> >
>> > There's not.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> I'm playing around with the Intel D510 MB with a 32 G SSD and have 3
>> >> Allstar nodes running on the board with URIs in full duplex with DSP
>> >> Squelch and PL.
>> >>
>> >> I had 4 on there and it seemed ok but the load ave hit 1.2! so I took
>> >> out one node and now seems ok with the 3.
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps using chan_simpleUSB might clear that up.
>> >>
>> >> Nice low power package but cost a few bucks~($325 CDN) but solid
>> package
>> >> and yes there is a fan in the enclosure so heat doesnt seem to be a
>> >> problem.
>> >>
>> >> But I would like to know about what you had in mind on the 54GL.
>> >
>> > All that I had in mind at this point was looking into it. :-)
>> > As I have som many of them around here.
>> >
>> > :-)
>> >
>> > -Steve
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Jon VA3RQ
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 2/15/2011 1:44 PM, Steve Gladden wrote:
>> >>> Also Jim, THANK YOU! for creating this interface type..
>> >>> There are many cases where I'd prefer NOT to do DSP on the PC /Board
>> >>> puter.
>> >>>
>> >>> Especially when using older/smaller stuff.
>> >>>
>> >>> Such as a WRT54GL
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -Steve
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> chan_simpleusb is basically a 'gutted' version of chan_usbradio. It
>> >>>> has
>> >>>> no
>> >>>> DSP functionality whatsoever.
>> >>>> It is designed for radios that provide COR and/or CTCSS detection
>> >>>> signals,
>> >>>> and will run FAR more efficiently
>> >>>> allowing for use on MUCH slower CPUs.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> JIM WB6NIL
>> >>>>
>> >>>> From: yokshs at sbcglobal.net
>> >>>> To: app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>> >>>> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:05:51 -0600
>> >>>> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Beagleboard and USB URI dongle
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm curious about chan_simpleusb. Can it be used on a slower PC to
>> >>>> improve
>> >>>> performance?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm running 2 CM108 fobs here on a P3/866 MHz with 512MB ram. This
>> was
>> >>>> my
>> >>>> old EchoIRLP node PC, and it seems to
>> >>>> work ok for Allstar, but I realize that it's below the recommended
>> CPU
>> >>>> speed for a USB fob node.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> My node radios have PL encode/decode in hardware, etc, so would I
>> lose
>> >>>> any
>> >>>> functionality by switching to chan_simpleusb?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks.73
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Kyle
>> >>>> K0KN
>> >>>> --- Original Message ---Yes, it works quite beautifuly with the
>> URI,
>> >>>> in
>> >>>> fact it will support 2 of them
>> >>>> *BUT* only with chan_simpleusb. The CPU does not have the
>> horsepower
>> >>>> to do the DSP routines used in chan_usbradio.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Why dont you wait for the LOX board to become available in
>> production?
>> >>>> It wont be long.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> JIM WB6NIL
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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