[arm-allstar] New Product Announcement

[Barry Buelow]

/And now for something completely different/*

*Announcing the AllStarLink Site Monitor (ASM)*

Today I’m announcing the availability of a new system for monitoring the 
health of repeater and remote sites. The system consists of:

  * Arduino Nano based data acquisition with both hardware and software,
    and
  * RaspberryPi based software which interfaces with AllStarLink (on an
    existing or new node).

Features of the system include sensing:

  * ·Voltages(4x 0-19.8VDC)
  * ·Temperature
  * ·Discrete inputs (4x open/gnd)
  * ·Discrete outputs (4 open/gnd)

Access to these features can be via:

  * ·SSH to your RPi or
  * ·DTMF commands over-the-air.

*Both will trigger a response in voice over-the-air. *

The response can be played either locally or globally (set in config 
file). The voltages are played with voice labels like “solar output”, 
“battery” or make your own with TTS. Inputs status labels like “door 
open” make immediate sense to the operator. The asm.conf file contains 
pointers to the .gsm files.

A separate web forum has been established as I’ve no intention of 
hijacking the existing list for Site Monitor questions.
https://groups.io/g/ASLSiteMonSome files are already there, including 
photos and a User’s Manual (currently a 350K PDF that needs more work). 
This is the same web site used for Simon’s SDR list. Please take your 
questions there.

Also see: 
https://sites.google.com/site/radiofarmprojects/home/asl-site-monitor 
has pix and ordering info.

The Plan

A limited number of kits will be available in this first build (~30 kits 
after Jan 23). All SMD devices are assembled on a new Pick-n-Place 
machine and oven soldered. Through-hole connectors are NOT installed. A 
limited number of Nano boards and USB cables are available. In the 
future a completely assembled unit *MAY* be offered. As I’m still 
working on this and other projects, I’m unable to devote the effort to 
being a parts distributor and hand soldering tech. Your understanding is 
appreciated. Feedback from the first batch of boards will influence the 
incremental design of a follow-up. In fact, several good suggestions 
have already been received from beta testers.  In 4-6 weeks, kits will 
be available from stock.

Kits are reasonably priced as this need not be a huge commercial 
success. Consider that proceeds fund future development, new projects 
and support our local club station.

Software for both the RPi and the Nano will be made available for 
non-commercial use. It is my hope that users will want to add features 
and enhancements. Surely other well qualified folks will be interested 
in developing the code further. Experienced and interested C coders, 
please contact me if you can assist.

It is my sincere hope this proves valuable to the ASL community.

Barry w0iy

*bonus points if you didn’t have to google it

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