[arm-allstar] RPi3 - Allstar as Repeater Controller

[Josh W4ZZK]

What radios are most popular with the RPi remote bases? Just out of curiosity.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 12:25 PM, "David McGough via arm-allstar"
<arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> You can use frequency-agile remote bases with the RPi boards, many are
> doing that right now, me included.
>
> It's just the Doug Hall RBI-1 that isn't currently supported on the RPi
> platform.  So, I guess that leads me to the question:  How many hams out
> there still use DHE RBI-1 adapters? ...I was thinking they were all but
> extinct???   ...Am I wrong?
>
> The single biggest factor I've found which defines the level of
> reliability you'll have is using a high quality power source for the
> RPi2/3.  Second, I put stick-on heat-sinks on the SoC chips on all my RPi3
> boards. Here is a photo of the style PS and heat-sink I'm using; this just
> happens to be an Odroid rather than RPi3, but the idea is the same.
>
> https://hamvoip.org/photos/P1040144.JPG
>
>
> Here is another photo, including a "blob FOB" which I was testing.
>
> https://hamvoip.org/photos/P1040276.JPG
>
> These "CPT" buck-mode DC-DC converters are cheap and work very well, in my
> experience. I've got them installed everywhere.
>
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017, "Jeff via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
>> ..Same as you Josh, cautiously optimistic. So far i like it.
>
> The RPi3 solution I have today on my work bench is supporting a TKR-750 and TKR-850 in simple USB mode and doing better than just fine. It has been reliable even when i mess up the configurations. Next step will be to see how it works on a mountain top.
>
> I did just discover that the frequency agile Remote base (in my case a Doug Hall RBI-1) is not supported with this ARM - RPi3 solution due to issues with how some of the legacy modules in this current build addresses GPIO pins on the URIx sound fob adapters. I have seen the URIx talk to the RBI-1 in other Linux solutions but i was told that there may not be enough of us wanting to continuing to use the old RBI-1 to justify the effort. I have also been told that support for more up-to-date commercial/amateur radios is planned so i am guessing that instead of the expensive repeater controller i will be spending that money on replacing my current remote base system.
>
> As far as redundancy for the RPi3, today i have simply made a copy of my SD card and plugged that into a spare $35 RPi3 on a shelf.
>
> Jeff
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>       From: Josh W4ZZK via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>  To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Cc: Josh W4ZZK <w4zzkjosh at gmail.com>
>  Sent: Thursday, January 5, 2017 8:56 AM
>  Subject: [arm-allstar] RPi3 - Allstar as Repeater Controller
>
> Well, I'll get right to the point.... I'm SOLD on using this thing as
> a Repeater Controller.  I have simply fallen in love. Having
> Echolink/Allstar and the repeater controller all wrapped into one box
> is so nice. Cheap, no brick walls, and introduces new potential to the
> repeater ops is great.  Probably 'preaching to the choir' but I'm new
> to this... let me ride this high of excitement for a bit! ;)
>
> Now that I'm beginning to get with the flow of  "ins and outs" of the
> scripts of the operating system, I'd like to hear from some people
> that use the software/hardware as repeater controllers, and the
> "standard and non standard" features used by you all.
>
> Tell me about your "lessons learned" along the way.  How do you
> protect your RPi from Lightning/Static in the Repeater Shack? How have
> you used the GPIO of your RPi2 or 3 to optimize your system? Do you
> have a frequency agile remote base? What radios do you use? How do you
> interface it? Tell me all about your systems!
>
> This is very exciting, and this should be a good stream of
> conversations. For what it's worth, I'm doing inventory of my
> conventional repeater controllers, and will probably sell them to move
> towards using this system turn-key.
>
> 73 and Look forward to the conversation!
>
> Josh W4ZZK
> NW Alabama
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