[arm-allstar] BCD Control

[Eric Harrison]

I understand how bcd_control_pi.sh is suppose to work but as i stated, is dose notfunction the way it should. When you change the second parameter in the command it does not send the voice  to that node specified. It defaults to sending it to $NODE1 regardless of what the second parameters say. 
  Eric (N7JYS) Marshall's Communications

      From: Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
 To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> 
Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
 Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 1:37 PM
 Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BCD Control
   
Eric,

 As I stated in my response the bcd_control_pi.sh version does NOT handle
more than one node. The second parameter in the Pi version only changes
where the output voice goes. Only the USB control version which is the
preferred to use handles multiple nodes with different bits. I recommend
you use the USB FOB GPIO if you want to use more than one node. The pi
version would need to be modified to do this and you would need to use
another set of four GPIO lines.  The reason behind using the FOB is that it
is already connected to the radio it is controlling and adding the extra
GPIO bits is trivial assuming you are using a FOB where you can get to the
bits. It gets away with a bunch of lines run from the Pi GPIO which end up
being an RF antenna both in and out.

If you must use the Pi version for more than one node the easiest way right
now would be to copy it to a new script name -

cp bcd_control_pi.sh bcd_contrl_pi2.sh

Then in the 2 version change the GPIO ports to those you are using for the
second radio.

Then hook the various defined bits from the pi2 version to the second radio.

You would then call the pi version for radio 1 with its node# for voice
and the pi2 version for radio 2 with its node# for voice.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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



On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 2:10 PM, "Eric Harrison via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Doug, I am using the latest and greatest most up to date software on a pi3
> utilizing the GPIO Pins
>
> In stanza 42408  I have this command for every channel i use.
> C701=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/bcd_control_pi.sh 1 42408 ect.
> C716=cmd,/usr/local/sbin/bcd_control_pi.sh 16 42408
> My understanding of this command is if you don't specify the node it will
> defualt to the first Node configured.
> And if you do specify with a node number regardless of which node stanza
> you have it under it should execute based
> on  the node in the command,  just like the  /usr/local/sbin/sayip.sh
> <Node> command works. It doesn't  matter what node stanza it is under.
> Changing thenode number at the end of this command sends it to that Node
> that is configured.
>
>  Eric (N7JYS) Marshall's Communications
>
>      From: Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>  To: ARM Allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> Cc: Doug Crompton <wa3dsp at gmail.com>
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 10:30 AM
>  Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BCD Control
>
> Eric,
>
> I assume you are using the bcd_control_usb_fob.sh in the current
> distribution of V1.5? There is no bcd_control.sh???
>
> You need to define the GPIO commands in each stanza in simpleusb.conf - it
> basically would be the same in each stanza. The script sends the command to
> the defined node and unless there is a bug in cop,61 it should work. Do you
> have it defined in both stanzas in simpleusb.conf? I have not tested with
> multiple nodes on one server but it should work.
>
> If you are using the Pi version then this would not work. You would have to
> modify the code to use different GPIO ports for each node. Which actual
> script are you using?
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 10:32 AM, "Eric Harrison via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > I have started to use the bcd_control_pi.sh script and have notice no
> > mater what node number I attache to the endof the command the ptt and
> voice
> > are sent to $NODE1. I have two nodes configured on one pi and have
> > verifiedboth node are functioning correctly. Running
> > /usr/local/sbin/sayip.sh 42408 sends it to 42408 and
> > /usr/local/sbin/sayip.sh 42409  sends it to 42409.
> > If is issue the cmd.,  /usr/local/sbin/bcd.control.sh 1 42408, it sends
> > the ch.1 command to 42408. If I issue the cmd., /usr/local/sbin/bcd.
> > control.sh 1 42409, it still sends the ch.1 command to 42408.
> >
> > Guessing a bug or am I missing something in setup?
> >
> >  Eric (N7JYS) Marshall's Communications
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