[arm-allstar] Feature request for single shutdown and boot gpio setup button switch.

[Doug Crompton]

The hardware shutdown howto is on the hamvoip.org web page howto/hardware
section. Here is a direct link to the howto -

https://hamvoip.org/hamradio/RPi2_halt_switch/

If you want a hardware shutdown you need to follow the directions there.
The shutdown_monitor.sh script has to be running as outlined in the howto.

It halts the processor. To restart you need to cycle the power. This would
be when you are at the site of the hardware obviously.

If you are not there you can use DTMF, log in via SSH, iaxrpt, or some
other means to send the halt or reboot command to Allstar remotely.

Also there is a lot of hype about shutting down improperly but in an
emergency you can just remove the power. I have done it many times both on
purpose and accidentally without a problem. One of the above methods is
certainly preferred but we don't always have that luxury. This also happens
often on our system with power failures. While this use to be a problem
with our computer systems it largely is not any more.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*




On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 3:16 AM, "kd4ont via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Sorry I let this post go for so long before clarifying. Yes, I'm aware of
> custom dtmf commands. I was asking about hardware controlled switches. If
> you have direct physical access to the node.
> I've seen scripts for other distros that can do this. I've seen a hat add
> on that can do what I'm looking for too. Unfortunately, when I followed the
> instructions for a debian or retropie distro, in writing the python script,
>  I failed because I didn't either know what I was doing, or couldn't get it
> hooked into the right thing,  on your distro, to make it work.
> Rarely, but sometimes, dtmf will not respond. I am looking for hardware
> solution for forced graceful shutdown and or reboot.
> Like for my node, if I invoke *73node, it seems to refuse dtmf discos. I
> need a more forceful graceful shutdown. Some nodes are so active that
> trying to bust in with a dtmf disco, does nothing, time after time. I don't
> want to yank the power cord to the pi.
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Date: 07/15/2017  15:09  (GMT-05:00)
> To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Feature request for single shutdown and boot
> gpio
>   setup button switch.
>
> Dave,
>
>  Yes that is correct. As long as you are not using something that is
> already assigned. 55 would not work as it is a macro designator and would
> try to run macro 5.  Use the 83x to 89x area if you don't want to use
> something leading in A,B,C,D. BTW most all handhelds including Baofengs
> have ABCD. On the Baofeng's it is the top row when you are transmitting.
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 2:39 PM, "Dave Sheppard via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Doug,
> > In these lines:
> >
> > > ;A1=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/sayip.sh 27225          ; Say local IP to
> radio
> > > ;A3=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/saypublicip.sh 27225    ; Say Public IP to
> radio
> > > ;B1=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/halt.sh 27225           ; Halt the system
> (linux
> > total shutdown)
> > > ;B3=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/reboot.sh 27225         ; Reboot the system
> > > ;B6=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/astres.sh               ; Restart Asterisk
> >
> > The DTMF choice would replace A1, A3, etc.? In other words, if I want to
> > use
> > *55 to say the local IP, would I replace A1 with *55? 55? Or am I totally
> > out in left field?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave S. W2PAX
> > Naples, FL
> > csxtbonevalley at comcast.net
> >
> >
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