[App_rpt-users] Rx disable command

[Bryan D. Boyle]

On 6/15/11 9:54 AM, Bryan D. Boyle wrote:
> On 6/15/11 7:34 AM, Tony KT9AC wrote:
>> Too bad you can't just switch the input PL required during those times.
>>
>>
>
> I'll give it a try...thinking this would be a quick and dirty way of 
> accomplishing it...???
>
> Thoughts?
>
Gave it a try (why not...little downtime here at the office...

Created a script called nodenumberlid.sh (where nodenumber is the 
numeric representation of the node in question), put it in my scripts 
directory (which I have in /etc/asterisk to aggregate my various 
'stuff') that copies a usbradiolid.conf over the running usbradio.conf, 
sleeps for 3 seconds (lets things calm down...), then issues an 
rasterisk -rx "reload" command.  Does very nicely in changing the ctcss 
for the receive to something other than the published.  (also wrote the 
reverse script to copy the original usbradionorm.conf back...don't want 
to screw up things...;)  Yeah, more files to keep track of, but, I'm 
thinking at this level, things don't change too much.

Put it in a long XXXXXXXX=cmd,/etc/asterisk/scripts/nodenumber[lid|norm] 
function command in rpt.conf, reloaded, and over the iax connection, it 
makes the changes, reloads in both directions...seems to work just 
fine.  Well, at least the execution and file changes ok...will check 
when I get home to see if it actually changes over the RF side of the 
equation...how's that?

Why don't I have the lid script backup the running script?  Well..if you 
issue the lid script twice in a row...you'll end up with the changed 
ctcss-containing file being copied back by the norm script (which would 
be written to do so...); better to have a fixed config file that doesn't 
get touched except to edit.  Now...if you want to edit the running or 
standard config, just edit the usbradionorm.conf file, then issue a 
nodenumbernorm function command...:)

I can see this being used, rather than sed inline..which gives me a 
shudder, but I know that's how some like to do it...and not making a 
judgment, just stating my preference.  But, it is eminently doable (and 
the index card with the list of function commands I can execute from the 
DTMF pad is getting longer...sigh...)

Scripts available, if anyone wants to see how I did it...simple 4 lines...

-- 

Bryan
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