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Re: [App_rpt] New USB Fob attempt...
by hwstar＠rodgers.sdcoxmail.com 31 May '08

31 May '08

Steve, This is definitely a strange problem. I have not seen these issues (at least on the hardware I have). You might want to ask either of the USB FOB developers Steve Henke or Jim Dixon to ssh into the machine to see what is going on with the USB channel driver and XPMR on your hardware platform. You might also want to try different hardware platforms and do direct installs (without using virtualization) to try and identify what makes the problem come and go. Steve. > > From: Steven Palm <n9yty(a)n9yty.com> > Date: 2008/05/29 Thu PM 04:32:21 PDT > To: Asterisk Repeater Controler <app_rpt(a)lists.illiana.net> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt] New USB Fob attempt... > > Okay, Stephen, here is the state of my experiment so far... > > I didn't burn your ISO to a physical disc yet, but I tried it in my > virtual machine and no change in behavior, but that isn't necessarily > that meaningful as it could be an issue with the virtual machine. > > Back to my EVB installation... After some playing around I figured > out how to use aplay to send a sound file out to the USB Fob... aplay > --device=hwplug1:0,1 <filename> > > I took a file recorded in the parrot mode and I put the PTT line to > ground while playing the file, and what do you know, it works great. > > I do have an internal sound card on this box, and I am wondering if > something in the sound generation stuff is getting confused and > sending audio out the wrong sound card? I don't have speakers on the > other one so I don't know, but the USB FOB is the second card detected. > > I've tried to disable the internal card but haven't had much luck yet. > > So, the upshot so far is that Asterisk/app_rpt is able to read the > receive audio, record it into a parrot file, and key the rig, but any > time it transmits there is no audio. Nothing, nada, zilch, just a > carrier. Playing a sound file through the USB FOB while forcing PTT > on the radio does in fact transmit audio. > > Still thinking, but running out of things to think of trying. > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt mailing list > App_rpt(a)lists.illiana.net > http://lists.illiana.net/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt >

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Re: [App_rpt] New USB Fob attempt...
by Jim Duuuude 30 May '08

30 May '08

okay, I have attached a copy of uridiag. Its the program that is used to troubleshoot uri devices. Try one of the numbered options that output a tone and test for it. If you really wanna be snazy, use the 'c' option to printout the pinout for the diagnostic loopback connector necessary, make one, and you can do full production tests on it with this program. cd /usr/src tar xzvf /path/to/where/the/file/is/uridiag.0-3.tar.gz #This will create /usr/src/uridiag cd uridiag make Then you can run it by doing ./uridiag From: n9yty(a)n9yty.com To: app_rpt(a)lists.illiana.net Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 20:28:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt] New USB Fob attempt... On May 29, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Jim Duuuude wrote:I have seen this problem. Are you using a USB hub, or are your devices directly connected into your computer?? Unfortunately the USB FOB is connected right to the computer, and it is the only USB device connected at all. The computer only has two USB ports, just for the sake of completeness I will try the other one. Steve

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[App_rpt] New USB Fob attempt...
by Steven Palm 29 May '08

29 May '08

Hi All, Just trying to set up my system (finally!) after various starts and stops along the way. I have a few of the generic USB FOBS, and I have them modified and all seems to be well there... I have a system I did a fresh install of EVB on, and all seems fine there. The radio is a GE Delta on 2m. It decodes DTMF fine. I can't, for the life of me, manage to get TX Audio to work properly. If I use txtone or txvoice in 'radio tune', I either get very weird behavior (sputtering sound on my receiving HT) or a dead carrier. However, if I plug the USB keyfob into my laptop (Mac OS X) and feed audio into it and then manually ground the PTT line the GE Delta is happy to transmit that audio and it sounds great. So I can (maybe) assume that the FOB is working fine, and my wiring is correct. I have run the svn update routine, so I should have all the latest bits and bobs, and I do not see any error messages along the way, so I'm really at a loss as to what to try next. Any thoughts? Steve - N9YTY

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[App_rpt] Voting receivers
by Don Russell 27 May '08

27 May '08

While working with the weather receiver, I just thought about voting receivers. Is there any logic with app_rpt to define fobs as separate receivers not having to "link" them in. The fob I am using is hooked to a receiver only. Is there any way this can be done with making the controller go into "linked" state, when really its not linked to any external nodes. It is just connected local ones, that are never dropped. that is partially OK, but when you use the courtesy tones to determine linked/unlinked state they are useless because it considers itself linked, when its not really linked to any external nodes. That also bring up "leaked" audio. If I am linked to another system, my local weather receiver audio will leak out when it should stay local. How can I stop that? That brings me to project #3 Voting separate fobs: I am planning on adding in a separate rf linked receiver. Is there a way to define a fob as a "receiver" and another as a "transmitter". Also is there any voting based on S/N possible? I want to do everything with asterisk, not external voters. Don W9DRR _________________________________________________________________ Give to a good cause with every e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?souce=EML_WL_ GoodCause

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[App_rpt] Ider, ID's leaking over all*link
by Don Russell 27 May '08

27 May '08

I have a couple issues I'm trying to work out. Any input appreciated. I have noticed that when I do a "rpt fun xxxx *xxxx" that dials something from the asterisk dial plan say "rpt fun 2090 *694" ( Plays back a recorded message, then hangs up). The ID that should follow never happens after that command. If I trigger them by macro, shell commands, or by console, the ID is not getting tripped. It just stays in the "CLEAN" state. Same thing is happening for iaxrpt remote connections. I "kerchunk" the repeater from the remote, no ID. Same for remote issued dtmf commands. Is there a setting I need to make to enforce the ID rules. I have set in /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf : [2090] idtime=570000 ; id interval time (in ms) politeid=30000 idrecording=rpt/w9drr-q idtalkover=|iw9drr/r tailmessagetime=1200000 tailsquashedtime=30000 tailmessagelist=rpt/w9drr-m [functions] 80=status,11 Also, same ID issue happens when linked with my local node 8888 (Self muting, s.a.m.e. decoding Wx receiver). The WX radio trips, audio airs. repeater carrier drops, no id after. Along those same lines, my *695 "custom ID" leaks out when linked. Should auto patch calls be local only, or is there a option to make them stay local? I think its still technically illegal to use a remote/linked autopatch since that is toll avoidance, if the actual user is not in the geographical area ..... rules suck. Now with advent of VOIP who really cares? Maybe I'm doing things backasswords. I am trying to setup occasional alternate ID's. The main id is very short. Alt-ID has our club affiliation mentioned. Its not really considered a "Tail Message". I'm trying to duplicate a NHRC-2 function. After first keyup play ID1, every X mintes play ID2. If after X minutes of inactivity play ID2 then go to sleep. Next keyup starts over loop. hmmm. now that I think about it as I'm proofing this email, I'm not sure I am getting any ID's or tail messages. I know if I issue a *80(status,11) it does playback the ID. if I keyup during playback, I do get the IDtalkover morse ID. Thanks, Don _________________________________________________________________ Make every e-mail and IM count. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ MakeCount

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[App_rpt] Centos canned install
by Stephen Rodgers 25 May '08

25 May '08

All, For Centos Asterisk, and app_rpt configured for Allstar link in a #10 food can (i.e. ISO image). See http://dl.allstarlink.org. Steve WA6ZFT

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[App_rpt] stats.allstarlink.org is back
by Jim Duuuude 25 May '08

25 May '08

As most of you already know, the stats.allstarlink.org site has been down for about 2 days, because the hoster it was on just shut it off claiming that we were using too much CPU. after much irritation with the hoster that it was on, we decided to move it to another host (thanks to dave, KE6UPI). Did anyone say that I HATE PHP!!! After 2 days of much frustration, its back and working again. Jim, WB6NIL P.S. In case anyone was unsure, I HATE PHP!!!

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[App_rpt] Unable to make hid list..
by James Nessen 23 May '08

23 May '08

Greetings, I am attempting to install asterisk and the app_rpt goodies on a CentOS 4.4 installation, and when running asterisk -vvvvvc, I see an entry like so: [May 23 09:20:03] NOTICE chan_usbradio.c: Unable to make hid list Any ideas? Thanks. Jim -- Jim Nessen K6JWN IRLP Node 3598; EchoLink 83598 K6JWN-R AllStarLink Node 2142 Email: nessenj(a)jimsoffice.org Phone: 530-979-0894 Web: http://irlp.k6jwn.org

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[App_rpt] Kenwood TM-271
by David Powell-Williams 06 May '08

06 May '08

Hello Group: Anybody out there interfaced a TM-271 (or 471) as a remote base with app_rpt? I had hoped that modern Kenwood mobile radios would share a common programming protocol. The app_rpt mentions the TM-G707 as an example of a radio that can be used with the rpt.conf option 'remote=kenwood'. However, it does not work for me using the TM-271. I built up a RS-232 to TTL interface which works fine with the Kenwood programming software but not with app_rpt. Recalling a memory channel or setting a VFO frequency results in an 'invalid frequency' callout from Asterisk. Looking through the app_rpt source function 'setkenwood', I see the string 'VMC 0,0' is sent to the radio initially. When I monitor the serial data from Asterisk to the radio, this string is sent but the radio's response is '?' (0x3F). One suspects this isn't the right answer. Does anyone have experience or suggestions with the TM-217 on app_rpt? 73, Dave VE7MQ.

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