[arm-allstar] Pi GPIO usage

[Larry]

Thanks David,

Great info and I'm sure others as well as myself appreciate the great 
effort to provide this type of control.

Larry - N7FM

On 11/27/2016 09:50 AM, David McGough wrote:
> Hi Larry,
>
> The Nano version that is being targeted is the 5V, 16MHz board with CH340G
> USB-UART, as found all over e-bay. Here is a sample link. These boards are
> inexpensively available literally everywhere, which makes them very
> appealing. See:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=arduino+nano
>
> BTW, if you decide to proceed and purchase ANY Arduino clones from e-bay,
> make sure the seller says that the bootloader is pre-installed!
>
> Our V1.5 release will include scripts to find and program a Nano, once
> it's plugged into the RPi2/3.
>
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
> On Sun, 27 Nov 2016, "Larry via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> Doug,
>>
>> Since you mention the Arduino Nano in your post. Is there going to be a
>> particular version of the Nano board required?
>>
>> Any preview of the hardware required would be nice allowing us to gather
>> components in anticipation of the release information.
>>
>> Larry - N7FM
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/2016 08:14 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar wrote:
>>> George,
>>>
>>>     This forum represents the versions available at hamvoip.org. The latest
>>> version is 1.02 for the Pi 2/3. There is also a readme associated with that
>>> version which appears right after the download on the hamvoip.org page.
>>> Because this version was released early in the Pi 3 cycle the wireless
>>> scripts need to be downloaded separately which is explained in the readme.
>>> Wireless on the Pi3 is fully supported and works well. Many of us are using
>>> it. Since the Pi3 has built-in wireless that is the board we suggest for
>>> using wireless and also for any new purchases. While wireless is possible
>>> with the Pi2 you are basically on your own with the drivers because there
>>> are so many FOBS out there and some work while others do not do so well.
>>>
>>> The VK land version you are talking about for GPIO has been around for
>>> awhile. We experimented with it and decided to take a different route. It
>>> was a patch on top of already questionable code and did not work that well
>>> i our opinion.
>>>
>>> For now the best way to go is any of the commercial USB FOBS out there
>>> including the DMK-URI or modifying a sound FOB as described on the
>>> hamvoip.org web page. There are lots of howto's there on many aspects of
>>> Allstar. Commercial FOBS are anywhere from $50 to $100 and a DIY
>>> modification can be done for $5 or so but requires the ability to follow a
>>> schematic and solder unfortunately some that is missing with many today.
>>>
>>> Not to complicate things but we are coming out with a new version before
>>> the end of the year that will support GPIO using an Arduino Nano. This will
>>> allow you to use an unmodified sound FOB along with the Nano for I/O to the
>>> radio. The combined two node price for the entire interface will be around
>>> $10 assuming you put it together. This would also require some DIY
>>> experience but no modification of a board and small (surface mount)
>>> soldering. It looks like there will also be a commercial product for this
>>> interface as an independent ham is working on that.
>>>
>>> The new version will also have many other features beyond that making it
>>> what we think will be the best small board Allstar release out there.
>>>
>>> I have an Allstar hub in Philly which really is more then just the
>>> immediate area. We often have nodes from all over the states and the world
>>> connected. Feel free to contact me - Allstar 27225 or echolink 147090
>>> (WA3DSP-L)
>>>
>>> If you have any more questions I would be glad to answer them. It would be
>>> nice to have another node on in the northern NJ area.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *73 Doug*
>>>
>>> *WA3DSP*
>>>
>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>
>>> On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 8:38 PM, George Csahanin via arm-allstar <
>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Folks, not sure if this is the right forum for this question. Several
>>>> versions of Asterisk/app_rpt for the Pi has me confused. I've seen
>>>> reference to using internal pins on the Pi for COS/PTT, etc. I found
>>>> instructions for it in Aussieland, tried it and it doesn't work. Did the
>>>> Wifi mod as well, and it starts the wifi hardware but won't get an IP
>>>> address. An older Pi I had added wireless tools to and the driver for a few
>>>> adapters and it works fine, and copied the wpa_supplicant.conf file over
>>>> but doesn't connect.
>>>>
>>>> So am I barking up the wrong tree here regarding the GPIO pins on the Pi
>>>> as COS/PTT, etc? And I guess after ten hours at this today I'm just
>>>> frazzled and need to walk away. Getting ACID and Limey were simple but it
>>>> seems like there are many versions for the Pi and it isn't clear to me
>>>> which is which/does what...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks everyone. Gonna watch some TV.
>>>>
>>>> GeorgeC
>>>> W2DB
>>>> Allstar 2360
>>>>
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