[arm-allstar] Flashing green LED
Larry
larry at thunderbolt.net
Mon Dec 17 04:07:20 EST 2018
Doug .... Splendid Idea :)
Larry - N7FM
On 12/16/18 11:13 PM, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> 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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