Goal: Establish local repeat on/off states Definition: In the repeat 'on' state, the local receiver repeats to the local transmitter as do any links. In the 'off' state, the local transmitter does not transmit. The intent is to switch to the off state after a period of local transmitter inactivity, terminating any active links at that time. Switching back to the on state would require either a local DTMF code or receipt of an incoming link connection. Several approaches were tried to achieve this. At first it was hoped the controlstates rptena/rptdis would work, but examining app_rpt.c (V0.199), it appears rptdis is a synonym for the system disable cop command 3 (both set txdisable = 1)(while rptena appears to be slightly different than the system enable cop command 2). Further, txdisable = 1 prevents incoming link connections, thus preventing new link connections changing the state from off to on. There doesn’t appear to be an activity timer for the local transmitter, but the link activity timer does provide a usable timer function, so long as this node always establishes a link when switching to the on state. Any suggestions or help much appreciated.
Darrell Wick wrote:
Goal: Establish local repeat on/off states
Definition: In the repeat 'on' state, the local receiver repeats to the local transmitter as do any links. In the 'off' state, the local transmitter does not transmit. The intent is to switch to the off state after a period of local transmitter inactivity, terminating any active links at that time. Switching back to the on state would require either a local DTMF code or receipt of an incoming link connection.
Several approaches were tried to achieve this. At first it was hoped the controlstates rptena/rptdis would work, but examining app_rpt.c (V0.199), it appears rptdis is a synonym for the system disable cop command 3 (both set txdisable = 1)(while rptena appears to be slightly different than the system enable cop command 2). Further, txdisable = 1 prevents incoming link connections, thus preventing new link connections changing the state from off to on.
There doesn’t appear to be an activity timer for the local transmitter, but the link activity timer does provide a usable timer function, so long as this node always establishes a link when switching to the on state.
Any suggestions or help much appreciated.
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This is a feature add and will require code changes to implement. We are in a feature freeze at the moment as we are getting ready to release new versions of ACID and limey linux. The request is trivial to implement. So that the request isn't forgotten and/or buried in the mailing list archives, please sign up for a mantis account at mantis.qrvc.com and paste this request there. Steve WA6ZFT
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