[arm-allstar] remote base node functioning question

wb3awj at comcast.net wb3awj at comcast.net
Thu Jun 18 09:01:09 EST 2015


Are you ending the remote command with a # ?


For example the macro definitions to control the remote base on my other nodes looks like this :


[macros]

..

..

217=*428260*5217#                      ;Select Channel 17 on 2m

..

..


An entry for each channel. 


On the remote base itself, I've used *52 instead of the default memory select code (*0 I think). That way whether you're on one of the other nodes or IaxRpt/Zoiper directly connected to the remote, the channel change command is the same.


Robert A. Poff

Loganville, Pa



On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 8:50 PM -0700, "Sam Skolfield" <kj6qfs at gmail.com> wrote:










Upon further poking, I've established that my problem has nothing to do with remote bases; it seems like asterisk hangs for me after I function any linked node (anytime I use a *4 to prefix another connected node) 

I tried simply connected my main BBB's  simpleusb node (not a remote base node) to my other BBB's main simpleusb node (not a remote base node). I then functioned the linked BBB to do a *81. It did so properly, but then my "main" BBB locks up and wont take any more commands. 

Any ideas?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Kenneth Grimard <n1dot1 at gmail.com> wrote:

  
    
  
  
    ok very good then

    

    i will have to try that then later when i get a bbb or raspi2,

    

    ken

    

    On 06/17/2015 05:58 PM, Sam Skolfield
      wrote:

    
    
      Ken, like I said, the USB-serial adapter is working
        perfectly with my BBB. Frequency commands, etc are working just
        fine!
      

        On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 7:20 AM,
          Kenneth Grimard <n1dot1 at gmail.com>
          wrote:

          
            
              as i said to you before sam I have gotten this to
                work with the acid code.

                it will not work for full cat control using a usb serial
                adapter i had tried that myself.

                you need a real pc with a real serial port. I am using a
                pc with a pentium 4 processor with a 

                real serial port usb to serial just does not work at
                all.

                

                other wise it does work very well and you have to
                program the icon 706 a certain for it to work also.

                

                i have been successful with this. unless the code can be
                modified to use the gpio on a raspi.

                

                usb to serial just does not work at all not with out
                modifying the code.

                

                cat control is done via the icom ci-v protocol from with
                in app_rpt.c

                

                

                ken n1dot
                
                  

                    

                    

                    

                    

                    

                    On 6/17/2015 2:11 PM, Sam Nabkey wrote:

                  
                
              
              
                
                  
                    

Sam Scofield is running the xcat.  I
                      was just trying to run an icom 706 or a Kenwood
                      tm700d.  
                    

Whenever you call a node a remote base,
                      weirdness happens to the usb adapter.   It's just
                      not workable in the bbb or even later revs of
                      acid.
                    

This interests me... I will have to run
                      some experiments soon.
                    

Which radios are you running and do you
                      have any good scripts you could pass on and maybe
                      how you operate it as a user?  I'd appreciate any
                      input.
                    

Sam NABJEY K8SN..
                    On Jun 17, 2015 8:40 AM,
                      "David McGough" <kb4fxc at inttek.net>

                      wrote:

                      

                        Sam,

                        

                        I haven't personally used the Syntor X-cat
                        adapter. I looked at their

                        yahoo group and the documentation in the "files"
                        section. Otherwise, I've

                        used rigctl to manage many different radios,
                        with great success. The first

                        place to start is from the BBB shell prompt,
                        with remote-base support

                        disabled in app_rpt.  Once you get familiar with
                        the various rigctl

                        commands, macros for access via AllStar are
                        pretty easy--just directly

                        call the rigctl command from AllStar.

                        

                        I'm guessing you're using the CI-V interface
                        method for the Xcat? Are you

                        using full VFO capability, or just changing the
                        Syntor's modes (AKA:

                        channels)?

                        

                        If simply changing modes, I'm guessing some
                        command something like this

                        will work:

                        

                        /usr/local/bin/rigctl -r /dev/ttyUSB0 -m 311 -s
                        19200 -c0x20 h 27

                        

                        -r /dev/ttyUSB0   #### serial interface to
                        use...

                        -s 19200    #### serial data rate (Xcat uses
                        19200, based on the manual)

                        -c0x20   #### CI-V address (Xcat is fixed at
                        0x20, from the manual)

                        h 27   #### "h 27"  changes to memory channel
                        channel 27

                        

                        

                        "rigctl -l" will get a list of supported radio
                        back-ends. I'd recommend

                        trying various Icom back-ends, hopefully finding
                        something that works

                        100%.

                        

                        rigctl -l #### Get list of available back-ends

                        

                        "rigctl -m 311 -u" will get a list of supported
                        features for a given

                        back-end, try this. Note that the "-m 311" uses
                        the ic-706mk2g back-end.

                        

                        rigctl -m 311 -u #### Get supported features for
                        back-end 311

                        

                        

                        I'll try to help further, once I understand more
                        about your setup.

                        

                        

                        73, David KB4FXC

                        

                        

                        

                        On Wed, 17 Jun 2015, Sam Nabkey wrote:

                        

                        > That's cool.  Care to share some setup
                        examples?  I'd love to see them.

                        >

                        > K8SN

                        > On Jun 17, 2015 6:51 AM, "David McGough"
                        <kb4fxc at inttek.net>
                        wrote:

                        >

                        > >

                        > > Hi Sam,

                        > >

                        > > I'm guessing that you're trying to use
                        the built-in remote-base code in

                        > > app_rpt??  If so, the only thing I can
                        suggest at this point is to use

                        > > hamlib (the "rigctl" program), instead
                        of the built-in code.

                        > >

                        > > I use hamlib for several radios hosted
                        by BBB's, etc., and it works

                        > > perfectly for me.

                        > >

                        > >

                        > > 73, David KB4FXC

                        > >

                        > > On Wed, 17 Jun 2015, Sam Skolfield
                        wrote:

                        > >

                        > > > Really too bad, I'm so close to
                        success with what is obviously one of

                        > > very

                        > > > few attempts at a frequency-agile
                        BBB node. Looking at the console with

                        > > any

                        > > > level of verbosity doesn't seem
                        to reveal any useful information.

                        > > > Unfortunately, it doesn't look
                        like I'll be able to fix this any time

                        > > soon.

                        > > >

                        > > >

                        > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 2:50 PM,
                        Sam Nabkey <sam.nabkey at gmail.com>

                        > > wrote:

                        > > >

                        > > > > I wish I had time and more
                        knowledge. ..

                        > > > >

                        > > > > It's fun to try and figure
                        it all out. .

                        > > > > On Jun 16, 2015 5:06 PM,
                        "Sam Skolfield" <kj6qfs at gmail.com>

                        wrote:

                        > > > >

                        > > > >> Hi Sam!

                        > > > >> That's frustrating!
                        Perhaps someone can help us fix this bug? There

                        > > has

                        > > > >> to be more people that
                        want to use frequency agile remote bases than

                        > > just

                        > > > >> the two Sams....

                        > > > >>

                        > > > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at
                        8:05 AM, Sam Nabkey <sam.nabkey at gmail.com>

                        > > wrote:

                        > > > >>

                        > > > >>> This is one of the
                        same issues I experienced with the bbb code. 
                        The

                        > > cli

                        > > > >>> will be blowing
                        can't hang up errors at you while this is going
                        on.

                        > > My

                        > > > >>> only recourse was to
                        reboot.

                        > > > >>>

                        > > > >>> I went to an acid
                        version before the changes were made to the
                        channel

                        > > > >>> drivers that was
                        "fixed" to work reliably on the bbb to get my

                        > > remote to

                        > > > >>> work.

                        > > > >>>

                        > > > >>> Sam K8SN

                        > > > >>> On Jun 16, 2015 8:04
                        AM, "Sam Skolfield" <kj6qfs at gmail.com>

                        wrote:

                        > > > >>>

                        > > > >>>> David, I'm using
                        a *1 xxxx (xxxx being the node)

                        > > > >>>>

                        > > > >>>>
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