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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Answers to your three questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I power on the Pi with the second RIM unplugged from USB, the unit boots up and the heart beat on the first RIM is normal. If I subsequently plug in the second RIM, its heartbeat flashes normally (after about 2 seconds) and the first RIM stays up, both heartbeats are flashing, not quite synchronously, but appear to wig-wag. Life is good.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If I power up the node with both RIMs connected, the first RIM heartbeat comes on first, much slower than normal, and blinks irregularly for about 3-4 seconds. Then the second RIM heartbeat starts to flash normally, and the first RIM stops flashing with the heartbeat LED on steady.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(this lsusb report is with both RIMs plugged in, and the Pi powered up – RIM #1 heartbeat on steady, RIM #2 heartbeat flashing normally)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~# lsusb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0d8c:013a C-Media Electronics, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d8c:013a C-Media Electronics, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(this lsusb report is with the Pi booted with RIM #1 only, and the second RIM plugged in after boot. Both RIM heartbeats flashing normally)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~# lsusb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d8c:013a C-Media Electronics, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0d8c:013a C-Media Electronics, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(this lsusb report is with the Pi booted with RIM #1 only, the second RIM was left unplugged)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~# lsusb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0d8c:013a C-Media Electronics, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>root@28336:~#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In all three cases, no other usb devices were connected. No keyboard, no mouse. The 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> USB connectors are empty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>channel driver is usbradio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>in rpt.conf, rxchannel = radio/usb for first node, and rxchannel = radio/usb2 for the second node.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>** This does not match the instructions in the allstarlink.org “setting up a two node system” how-to page. **<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In usbradio.conf (at the end of [usb] stanzas) I added these lines since I am using the RIM interface pins to control a set of 4 relays. Prior to adding these lines, USB communications would fail because output was not declared.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The second RIM on node 2 has no relay board, so these lines are not present in the [usb2] section of usbradio.conf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>gpio5=out1 ; in, out0 or out1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>gpio6=out1 ; in, out0 or out1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>gpio7=out1 ; in, out0 or out1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>gpio8=out1 ; in, out0 or out1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>28336*CLI> core show version<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Asterisk 1521 built by root @ repeater on a armv7l running Linux on 2015-10-17 03:09:22 UTC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>28336*CLI><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Rpi2_dial.img was downloaded 11/26/2016 from allstarlink.org portal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Tom Cooney, Jr., W3SF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>tom@cooneyjr.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Home: (814)626-1531<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00B0F0'>Cell: (814)931-0060<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>