[arm-allstar] Updates - RPi3 Now supported

[Doug Crompton]

We are releasing THREE new BBB and RPi2 versions which include minor fixes and the new simpleusb channel driver which eliminates the audio delay (echo) often found on repeaters. Versions BBB V1.2.2 and RPi2 V1.01 represent the last in the version 1 series releases. These are stable releases and will remain on this site and be available for download into the future. Many users have reported success using the RPi2 in two radio node systems and we have had many compliments on the ease of setup of our code. 

If you are currently using the BBB V1.2.1 or RPi2 V1.0 releases and not using your node with a repeater and experiencing the echo problem there is NO need to upgrade to these new versions. The RPi2-3_V1.02beta release is using the latest 4.1.19-5 kernel. This is a quick release for those wanting to try their new RPi3 boards. All platforms BBB, RPi2, RPi3 will be supported in our forthcoming V2.0 release. The updates in these releases are:

BBB V1.2.2 - simpleusb Channel Driver update to eliminate echo on repeaters, added pre-emphasis and audio delay squelch tail elimination, fixed phone and web transceiver codec problem

RPi2 V1.01 - simpleusb Channel Driver update to eliminate echo on repeaters

RPi2-3 V1.02beta - simpleusb Channel Driver update to eliminate echo on repeaters, Kernel update to support RPi3

If you do want to update your existing code backup your current configuration using the built-in backup tools. You can copy your setup to a USB stick or a file and download to another computer using winscp. Then when you bring up the new code say NO to the node setup second part of the procedure and reload your backup files, restart the system and you should be good to go. Also if you copy the new image to a new SD card and save the old one you can always go back to it. See the backup howto at hamvoip.org for more info on making backups. 

The exciting news is that our version 2 code is about to be released and I don't think you will be disappointed. It will have many new features and support the BBB and Both RPi2/3 platforms. We are about to go into beta testing and should have code out sometime in April. 
All version images can now be downloaded at the hamvoip.org web page.

Since the RPi2-3 image is considered beta and although we don't expect any problems please report any issues you may have. We would also like to hear any positive comments regarding use with the RPi3.

73 Doug
WA3DSP
http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
 		 	   		  
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