September 2008 - App_rpt-users

[App_rpt] New guy with questions
by RED BUTTON MOBILE 29 Sep '08

29 Sep '08

Hi all, I have been monitoring the list for a while and read through some of the the archives. I am thinking of taking the plunge into the AppRpt world. Q1) I have a need to have an 8 port repeater controller at one site (local radios) with maybe 1 or 2 off site IAX links possible later. Can a single Asterisk box perform as an 8 port controller? If so, can it be done with 8 USB fobs? I read some were that a system was set up with a USB hub and 7 Fobs. Q2)Assuming system above is doable, what hardware would be required? I have an IBM P4 3G with 1Gig of memory. I also have 2 USB 2.0 PCI cards to install for USB support. Will this system do? Q3) I went to the Allstar page to request a node number but have not received a response. for over 2 weeks. Did I do something wrong? I filled out all the required info and it said Information uploaded. Does this mean the info was submitted? Q4) There seems to be several USB Fobs out there, and some are supported and some look like the right ones but dont have the cm 108 chips. Is there a list of known makes and models that are supported for AppRpt? If not could this info be posted some ware so if one finds a source of the fob then the model could be checked before buying? Q5) Can AppRpt support other audio interfaces like multiple Sound cards or IRLP interfaces. I know it can use the IRLP interface as a radio interface. Can it also support M AUDIO multiport audio pci cards? Anyway that my first opening questions for my project. Thanks for any help. Jon VA3RQ

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[App_rpt] 2199 Update
by Tony Langdon, VK3JED 24 Sep '08

24 Sep '08

Following some major changes to the VK IRLP/Echolink backbone, the performance of AllStar node 2199 has been improved considerably. The audio dropouts that plagued the system appear to have gone in early testing, and I'm getting a clean feed. The distance has been reduced from around 16000km to 800km between the AllStar node and the rest of the network. Latency across the link is now a little over 20mS RTT (down from around 200mS), and most likely less jitter. I do eventually intend to move Asterisk to the same physical server as the new hub, but we are having issues getting Asterisk compiled correctly for the environment (the system is running in a vserver virtual machine). Once the final move has been made, AllStar will also have the capability to handle many simultaneous connections, probably limited by the resources of the host machine (which is a fairly beefy box, I am told). Give 2199 a whirl and see if you can confirm my test results. 73 de VK3JED http://vkradio.com

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[App_rpt] custom_on and custum_off equivalents in app_rpt
by Ramesh Dhami (VA3UV) 22 Sep '08

22 Sep '08

Hi Folks; Does anyone know how to trigger a script or macro once an app_rpt connection has been established / disconnected? (similar to the irlp custom_on and off script)? With Scott's help, I have been trying various configurations over the past week; the latest config' is with the irlp board as the 'master' interface between the PC and the repeater controller and app_rpt connected to the rtpDir bridge. IRLP allows one to turn the aux outputs on and off (through custom_on and off), further it also 'touches' a file $LOCAL/active (from memory.... I'm on the train!). You can then look for this file in other scripts to determine whether the node is active or not. Creating that file is no big deal.... just need to figure out a hook into app_rpt to signal when a connection is active, and when the node is idle. Any ideas? Cheers, Ramesh.

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Re: [App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card
by F6HQZ 21 Sep '08

21 Sep '08

Hi men, You must effectively use the FXS (green) modules for ARIB boards. They provide the 48Vcc reversed for the PTT command. Best 73's from F6HQZ -----Message d'origine----- De : app_rpt-bounces(a)lists.illiana.net [mailto:app_rpt-bounces@lists.illiana.net]De la part de Roger F. Jordan Sr. Envoyé : samedi 20 septembre 2008 01:01 A : 'Asterisk Repeater Controler' Objet : Re: [App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card Sure do!! Roger W4RFJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: app_rpt-bounces(a)lists.illiana.net [mailto:app_rpt-bounces@lists.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Eric Fort Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 6:51 PM To: Asterisk Repeater Controler Subject: Re: [App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card so the green ones drive the arib boards and a phone instrument as well correct? Eric On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Roger F. Jordan Sr. <w4rfj(a)comcast.net> wrote: I believe they should be Green for FXS which provides a ringing voltage… the Red FXO provides a loop or off hook to an FXS Best Regards Roger W4RFJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- From: app_rpt-bounces(a)lists.illiana.net [mailto:app_rpt-bounces@lists.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Eric Fort Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 5:47 PM To: Asterisk Repeater Controler Subject: [App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card Could someone please remind me if it's the red or green modules on the tdm 400 card that I need to drive an arib board. Also are these the same modules that drive pots telephones? Thanks, Eric _______________________________________________ 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] driving arib boards with tdm400 card
by Eric Fort 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

so the green ones drive the arib boards and a phone instrument as well correct? Eric On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Roger F. Jordan Sr. <w4rfj(a)comcast.net>wrote: > I believe they should be Green for FXS which provides a ringing voltage… > the Red FXO provides a loop or off hook to an FXS > > > > Best Regards > > Roger W4RFJ > ------------------------------ > > *From:* app_rpt-bounces(a)lists.illiana.net [mailto: > app_rpt-bounces(a)lists.illiana.net] *On Behalf Of *Eric Fort > *Sent:* Friday, September 19, 2008 5:47 PM > *To:* Asterisk Repeater Controler > *Subject:* [App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card > > > > Could someone please remind me if it's the red or green modules on the tdm > 400 card that I need to drive an arib board. Also are these the same > modules that drive pots telephones? > > Thanks, > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt mailing list > App_rpt(a)lists.illiana.net > http://lists.illiana.net/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt > >

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[App_rpt] driving arib boards with tdm400 card
by Eric Fort 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Could someone please remind me if it's the red or green modules on the tdm 400 card that I need to drive an arib board. Also are these the same modules that drive pots telephones? Thanks, Eric

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[App_rpt] arib boards
by Eric Fort 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

I have a bunch of built arib boards which I would like to see go to good use and multiply the number of allstarlink nodes on the air. If you need or could use one or more, please contact me. Eric AF6EP

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[App_rpt] app_rpt on EVB v FreePBX 2.5 update
by Steven Palm 19 Sep '08

19 Sep '08

Hi All, Just a note that may be useful to others.... And no, please don't write me back to say "why would you do that". This is only meant as helpful information for those who decide they DO want to do it. I upgraded my EVB-based system to FreePBX 2.5rc1. My USB Fob would no longer function, and in fact generated a lot of log entries as rpt kept respawning itself, unable to detach the USB HID device. It seems that the /usr/local/bin/app_rpt_helper routine... grep "permiblast" /var/lib/asterisk/bin/freepbx_engine > /dev/null 2>&1 res=$? if [ $res = 1 ]; then sed -i 's/\[ -e \/dev\/dsp ] && chown -R asterisk:asterisk \/dev\/ dsp/\/usr\/local\/bin\/permiblast/' /var/lib/asterisk/bin/freepbx_engine fi ...is no longer sufficient. Now the lines in /var/lib/asterisk/bin/freepbx_engine look like this: [ -e /dev/dsp ] && chown -R $AMPDEVUSER:$AMPDEVGROUP /dev/dsp So the match fails. Rather than muck up freepbx_engine too much, I just added a line right below that line in freepbx_engine: /usr/local/bin/permiblast All is well now. :) I suppose I should fix the app_rpt_helper script to look for the new format, because future updates in the FreePBX series are likely to keep this pattern and my next upgrade may well break things again. Again, just FYI for those who may care. Steve - N9YTY

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Re: [App_rpt] support for IRLP/Echolnk is finally here!!
by Steve Zingman 16 Sep '08

16 Sep '08

Now that the beta versions of the channel drivers for Echolink and IRLP have been released, here is a place to test your outgoing connections. Allstar HUB 2100 is up and running. Its Echolink node number is 399058 (N4IRS-L) Its IRLP node number is 4077. It is accepting inbound connections from Allstar, Echolink and IRLP. Steve

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[App_rpt] new support for IRLP/Echolnk is finally here!!
by Jim Duuuude 09 Sep '08

09 Sep '08

We finally have beta versions of the chan_echolink and chan_irlp channel drivers. please download: http://stats.allstarlink.org/ast-irlp-echolink.tar.gz This contains the channel drivers for Echolink and IRLP integration with app_rpt, and other files tha needed changes to accommodate them. Included in this distribution is a README file, with instructions for installation. You will want to un-tar it into /usr/src/asterisk Be careful connecting to IRLP reflectors. Currently, all the Allstar connect and disconnect messages come thru the link, and it seems that the reflector owners dont like that kinda stuff. The whole issue of these messages in general (which will certainly cover this problem) will be dealt with soon in another edition of app_rpt. This is mainly to prove out the drivers and they are completely useful in all other applications.

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