[App_rpt-users] Beagleboard and USB URI dongle

Wed Feb 16 03:53:09 UTC 2011

the parallel port stuff has not been ported to it as of yet

> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:44:41 -0500
> Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Beagleboard and USB URI dongle
> From: steve at michiganbroadband.com
> To: telesistant at hotmail.com
> CC: steve at michiganbroadband.com; app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
> 
> 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
> 
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> >
> > 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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