[arm-allstar] Image update 12/10/17

[David McGough]

Hi Terry,

As of the 12/10 update there are now 3 settings related to saving audio 
and telemetry files:

archivedir=<path to archived files>
;; No changes, works as previously

archiveaudio=[0|1]
;; == 0 means save telemetry log only
;; == 1 means telemetry log and audio files
;; default value is: 1
;; No changes, works as previously


archivetype=[gsm|pcm]
;; == gsm means to save a gsm encoded .wav file
;; == pcm means to save a ulaw encoded .pcm file
;; default value is: gsm
;; Newly added feature


This new archivetype parameter allows the AllStar user a way to save very
high quality ulaw audio, rather than the mediocre sounding gsm encoded
audio, should it be needed for any reason---such as analysis when there is 
an interference source getting into a repeater.


73, David KB4FXC



On Mon, 11 Dec 2017, "Terry Bethlehem via arm-allstar" wrote:

> Did you mean archiveaudio=0 for off (text) and archiveaudio=1 for on (wav)?
> 
> On Dec 10, 2017 11:56 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> A new update dated 12/10/17 has been released that includes a couple of new
> commands for the rpt.conf file. Install this update using the ADMIN menu
> selection 1. These commands if used need to be manually entered into the
> file.
> 
> Startup_macro_delay
> 
> The existing startup_macro command allows you to run Asterisk/Allstar
> commands at boot and is typically used to connect to a node or nodes as
> part of the startup process. This is often used with a fixed, mobile, or
> portable node to initiate Allstar commands like connecting to other nodes
> without operator intervention at boot.
> 
> The problem with this command is that if you use it to connect and you have
> not received connection information for the node you wish to connect to
> prior to executing the command it will be ignored and never executed. If
> routing information for the node you were connecting to was hard coded in
> rpt.conf this would not be a problem but it would almost always not be the
> case for nodes outside of your local purview with public IP addresses. For
> rpt_extnodes file lookup it would generally not be updated in time for the
> connect to complete and even in the upcoming quicker DNS lookup it could
> still require some amount of delay.
> 
> In order to alleviate this problem a startup_macro_delay command has been
> added. This command if you intend to use it should be added to your
> rpt.conf file on a line before or after the startup_macro command. This is
> on a per node basis so be sure to add it to all node stanzas that you want
> to apply it to. The default delay value if not in rpt.conf is 0 or no
> delay. The delay is entered in seconds from 0-120.
> 
> startup_macro_delay=10  ; 10 second delay before executing the startup macro
> 
> The delay would probably be in the area of 5-20 seconds but for the
> rpt_extnodes file lookup it could exceed this in some instances. Some
> experimentation for a minimum reliable number is required. There is no
> danger in setting this too long, it will just take longer to execute at
> startup.
> 
> Another command has been added to allow a format type specification for the
> archivedir command called archivetype
> 
> archivetype=[gsm|pcm] parameter.
> 
> This is the format that is used to archive voice data to a hard or solid
> state drive. The default if not defined is gsm which is the current default
> in Allstar. Setting the format to pcm gives greater fidelity but at the
> expense of requiring greater storage space for the files. Never archive to
> your SD card. Use a USB stick, hard drive, SSD, or remote storage for
> archiving.  Use the archivedir=<dir> command to set the directory path for
> archiving and the archiveaudio=0|1 command to turn On/Off the archiving of
> audio. With audio off only text archiving is stored.
> 
> Both the startup_macro_delay and the archivetype commands are on a per node
> basis. They can be defined and assigned different values in each node on
> your server.
> 
> Information on version updates is available from a link on the hamvoip.org
> web page or directly at this URL -
> 
> https://hamvoip.org/local/allstar_version.php
> 
> 
> *73 Doug*
> 
> *WA3DSP*
> 
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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