[arm-allstar] Flashing green LED

[Doug Crompton]

I suggest you run wires from the FOB over to your Christmas tree and let it
blink there!


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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


On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 2:08 AM "Larry via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Thanks David,
>
> I do understand the LED purpose just was hoping there was some internal
> value that might be tweaked to make the LED flash slower.
> I have remoted the LED showing through a Box containing the Sound FOB
> and a Mic connector for a Radioless node. Believe I will add some
> resistance to turn the brightness down maybe that will tame the
> irritation of the flash rate a bit.
>
> And thanks to You and Doug for the improvements.
>
> Oh YES... The blue wire works oh so nice!
>
> Larry - N7FM
>
> On 12/16/18 10:02 PM, David McGough wrote:
> > Hi Larry,
> >
> > The green LED indicates USB activity. The speed of the flashing is an
> > artifact of how the HamVoIP driver always keeps the c-media sound chip
> > running in full-duplex. This resolves an issue with TX audio being
> > chopped-off immediately after the node is keyed and was included in the
> > 10/26/2017 software update---over a year ago.
> >
> >
> > Turbo mode doesn't change this. As for it being brighter?? No idea about
> > that.
> >
> > I recommend putting a piece of electrical tape over the LED or maybe
> paint
> > it with dark finger-nail polish, if needed.
> >
> >
> > 73, David KB4FXC
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 16 Dec 2018, "Larry via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >
> >> Is there any way to set/adjust the flash rate of the green USB LED?
> >>
> >> I have a new re-build on a RPI3 node and a newly modified USB Sound FOB.
> >> Node is updated to the latest hamvoip via menu #1
> >> The green LED flashes fast enough that it becomes irritating. It also
> >> seems to be a bit brighter than other sound FOB of the same kind.
> >>
> >> For some reason the flash rate is faster than my other Pi nodes. Say
> >> about 1.5+ times as fast.
> >> No Turbo mode active if that makes a difference.
> >>
> >> Everything works fine Node wise. All except for the irritating LED
> flashing.
> >>
> >> Larry - N7FM
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