[arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or RTCM

[David McGough]

Hi,

Currently, the RTCM is the only solution for endpoints--for true voting,
adding BBB or RPi2 endpoints won't solve the problem. The software that
drives the RTCM boards only runs on RTCM's....There is no functional
equivalent for the other platforms, like the BBB or RPi2.

Note that when the RTCM was conceived/developed, it preceded these tiny
high-performance Linux boards by several years.  Now, looking toward the 
future, a software solution may become viable.  And, we've already had 
considerable discussion about this, pondering the direction of future 
development.

Anyhow, for now, adding RTCM's is your best option.

73, David KB4FXC





On Wed, 18 Nov 2015, R. Wayne wrote:

> Thanks. As I have written I am a full time System Administrator and load the 
OS on PC's all the time. We already have a PC in a data center that our 
current RTCM talks to. We need to add remote receivers and there's my 
question. RTCM or use Pi's. Why would I choose Pi's? I know there is a 
reason but I don't know it yet. LOL Please tell me what the secret handshake 
is!!! For the love of Pete. Sorry. I got carried away.

-----Original Message----- 
From: David McGough
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:33 PM
To: ARM Allstar
Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or RTCM



Hi,

The RTCM is currently the only AllStar-based voting solution.
Technically speaking, you'd have an RTCM at each site where you've got a
receiver or transmitter. Then, all the RTCM's would connect back to a
central server (which could be in a data center, etc.) via an IP data
network. The central server would perform the actual voting action and
send the resultant audio and telemetry back the the transmitter site.

You could use a BBB, RPi2 or regular PC as the central server, the RPi2
or PC being preferred for new installations.

73, David KB4FXC