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Post by wj4x on Feb 9, 2015 9:25:37 GMT -7
I have 2 pis running at the same time, One has a Mega Dual Band, the other, a UHF DVAP. How can I configure the software so I can use both on one Raspberry Pi? I want to be able to listen to two reflectors at once from just one device. I am guessing I need to run another instance of DStar Repeater for the DVAP on the image for the Mega.
I have no idea how to do this....
If horsepower is a problem, I don't mind ordering a RPi2
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Post by W6KD on Feb 9, 2015 13:12:26 GMT -7
I'm not sure if that's doable, as the first thing you do to make either of the dual-band megas run on the Pi is to disable serial tty in the boot config, which the DVAP needs to run.
Why the need to run only one Pi? I have a whole Raspberry Pi server farm running here. :-)
Cheers
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Post by wj4x on Feb 10, 2015 14:34:50 GMT -7
I wasn't sure if all the logins to the different services were causing problems, and I know IRCddbgateway will support multiple repeaters... Plus it would be kinda neat to have it all on one system.
73!
-Adam
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Post by W6KD on Feb 10, 2015 16:55:21 GMT -7
ircddbgateway will allow multiple repeaters, but the conflicts in the ports between the different types of devices may prove to be a showstopper. You're on untraveled ground here.
Regards
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Post by vk5zea on Feb 11, 2015 2:34:03 GMT -7
Hi Adam and Bob. Running both a DVAP and a DV-MEGA on the one Raspberry Pi is most certainly doable. My Portable D-Star HotSpot runs both a DVAP Dongle and a DV Mega board plugged into the Raspberry Pi GPIO.
Disabling the serial TTY terminal in the boot config simply frees the onboard GPIO serial port from being a terminal for the OS and then allows other software to use it. This does not affect other TTY devices that can be used. eg. the USB based DVAP Dongle will commonly appear as ttyUSB0.
I'm not familiar with the D-Star Commander and how the G4KLX D-Star Repeater software is started on boot. It's about time I wrote the image to an SD card and had a play!
73
Michael.
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Post by W6KD on Feb 11, 2015 9:54:19 GMT -7
OK, thanks Michael.
@adam--probably best to use something like the westerndstar image (http://www.westerndstar.co.uk) and manually configure it. DStar Commander wasn't written to handle multiple instances of the G4KLX repeater software, so you'd have an experience ranging from limited to downright dysfunctional trying to use DStar Commander's RF command set with that sort of configuration.
Cheers
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Post by vk5zea on Feb 11, 2015 13:16:03 GMT -7
Thanks for the input Bob. I've only used the DL5DI repo to get the G4KLX software on my Raspberry Pis. It's not the most simple process, but the end result does seem to work quite reliably and is very flexible... but it does miss out on all the cool RF and PC configuration stuff.
I've downloaded the latest image, I'll set it up on my new Raspberry Pi 2 and do some experimenting!
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Michael.
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Post by W6KD on Feb 11, 2015 14:47:05 GMT -7
Thanks Michael. I have *very* limited feedback so far on the updated image...would appreciate a readback on how it went good or bad.
I have a dual-band dvMega in transit to me now, but looks getting like a RasPi 2 for testing will be weeks away minimum.
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Post by wj4x on Feb 12, 2015 14:53:05 GMT -7
@bob I am using your image with a dual band mega, it's working great, no reboots since start. Had only one instance of it having problems staying connected, possibly downstream internet issues. The DVAP image I run has been up and going for weeks. Maybe this weekend I will tinker about with an image. I really hate giving up the Commander functionality though, the SYSINFO is quite possibly the best thing to ever happen to a Pi hotspot. Thanks again! michael Thank you for looking into it! Cheers! |
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Post by W6KD on Feb 12, 2015 15:45:07 GMT -7
Thanks Adam. Could you please tell me which dvMega you are using--the Arduino shield or the new Radio Pi board that mates to the RasPi GPIO header??
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Post by wj4x on Feb 13, 2015 9:40:39 GMT -7
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Post by AA7US on Jul 6, 2016 11:12:30 GMT -7
Sorry to dig up an old thread here, but to operate two different D-Star hotspots at the same time (on different freqs of course), do I need two different callsigns for each instance of ircDDBGateway connected to the D-Star network? If yes, and I only have access to one callsign (mine), is there any sort of work-around?
Thanks in advance,
John
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Post by W6KD on Jul 7, 2016 8:05:13 GMT -7
Sorry to dig up an old thread here, but to operate two different D-Star hotspots at the same time (on different freqs of course), do I need two different callsigns for each instance of ircDDBGateway connected to the D-Star network? If yes, and I only have access to one callsign (mine), is there any sort of work-around? No need for separate calls--you can use your call multiple times. I have run as many as six hotspots here simultaneously. It's best to use a different band module designator on each hotspot, but not required except where they are linked so that they can "see" each other (like linking two hotspots to a single reflector module or two different but linked XReflector modules). On repeaters, there is a convention for band module (e.g. A=1.2GHz, B=UHF, C=VHF) but with a hotspot that distinction is essentially meaningless. So you can set one up hotspot as AA7US A and one as AA7US B and operate pretty much at-will. And yes, make SURE they are on different frequencies or they will ping back and forth off of each other. Regards |
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Post by AA7US on Jul 7, 2016 20:05:57 GMT -7
No need for separate calls--you can use your call multiple times. I have run as many as six hotspots here simultaneously. Thanks Bob! John AA7US |
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