[arm-allstar] Node RX not repeating

[NV6V]

Here's mine before I started soldering on it.  I successfully connected 
PTT, RX, TX and Ground.  I took a guess on the back of the board.  Does 
anybody recognize the correct pad for COS on this side?

---
Andy Thomas


On 2018-04-02 12:39, KB7YS-Stacey wrote:
> Here is wiring I used on a recent 888s - maybe this is closer to the
> board you have.
> 
>  On Monday, April 2, 2018, 10:23:44 AM PDT, Doug Crompton via
> arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> Take another look at the 888 howto's at hamvoip.org. I think your
> board
> might be show further down or in another link on the page. COS is pin
> 1 of
> one of the 8 pin chips.
> 
> *73 Doug*
> 
> *WA3DSP*
> 
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> [1]<http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> 
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:51 PM, "NV6V via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
>> That explains it.  Thanks, Doug.
>> I started this project with an 888 but the short board was different
> from
>> any of the examples I could find.  I bought it within the last 3
> months.  I
>> took a guess at a pin on the back but guessed wrong!  Maybe I can
> take a
>> pic and show it on this list.  Perhaps somebody knows this board by
> looking.
>> Thanks again!
>> 
>> Andy
>> 
>> On 2018-04-02 09:35, "Doug Crompton via arm-allstar" wrote:
>> 
>>> Andy,
>>> 
>>>  You cannot run a simpleusb node without COS. It will never key.
> You must
>>> have a COS signal in order for it to know the node radio, in your
> case the
>>> uv5r, is receiving. You would set item J - cosfrom to either usb or
>>> usbinvert depending on which way the COS signal is active when the
> the
>>> node
>>> radio is receiving. The simpleusb-tune-menu program has a 'V'
> option which
>>> shows the status of the COS lines. It should show 'keyed' when the
> node
>>> radio is receiving a signal. The node radio is usually always in PL
> or DTS
>>> mode to eliminate false keys.
>>> 
>>> The UV5 could be modified to get the proper signals or you could
> use a
>>> Baofeng 888 and modify as shown in the howto's at hamvoip.org. Many
> other
>>> radios supply the COS signal often on a 6 pin din on the rear or in
> the
>>> case of the Alinco DR-x35 radios on a DB9 connector.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *73 Doug*
>>> 
>>> *WA3DSP*
>>> 
>>> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> [1]<http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 12:18 PM, "NV6V via arm-allstar" <
>>> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Greetings to the Group,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm working on setting up my first node and have reached a snag.
>>>> The node transmits OK.  I can trigger it from Supermon.  I can
> connect
>>>> and
>>>> disconnect
>>>> using this method.  I can monitor audio from connected nodes OK
> (PTT
>>>> triggers and audio is transmitted through
>>>> the node radio).
>>>> I cannot seem to get the node to process RX audio from the node
> radio,
>>>> though.  PTT does not trigger.
>>>> 
>>>> Node radio is a UV5R interfaced through mic and spkr jacks (no
> COS).
>>>> Then
>>>> to an AriUSB fob.
>>>> When the radio receives, I have measured voltage at the pin on the
> fob.
>>>> In simple-usb-tune,
>>>> selection 2 (RX voice level) I can see incoming signal and have
> adjusted
>>>> it successfully
>>>> using that option and also using the volume knob on the node
> radio.
>>>> Testing with my voice and DTMF,
>>>> I cannot get the signal to repeat, however.  The asterisk CLI does
> not
>>>> show DTMF being decoded.  Using Supermon
>>>> to select parrot mode, no audio is repeated back.
>>>> 
>>>> Firmware: 1.5rc4-16
>>>> HamVoip AllStar:
> 1.4.23-pre.hamvoip-V1.5.3-23app_rpt-0.327-03/1/2018
>>>> Kernal: 4.4.44-1-ARCH
>>>> 
>>>> rpt.conf: duplex=1, COSFROM=no, CTCSSFROM=no
>>>> 
>>>> Supermon shows the node as a private node.
>>>> 
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> ---
>>>> Andy Thomas
>>>> Secretary, Calaveras Amateur Radio Society, Inc.
>>>> http://calaverasars.org
>>>> 
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