[arm-allstar] Programming Controller via Allstar

[Doug Crompton]

Mike,

   I am not a fan of dedicated controllers and some can be a bear to
program. Why anyone starting off would want to use an expensive dedicated
controller like that and not use Allstar as the controller is beyond me. I
just retired a controller on one of our repeaters and installed Allstar and
I am loving it. Port expansion is adding another Pi and FOB and is
unlimited. That being said there are a lot of non-allstar controllers out
there many of which that pre-dated Allstar. I really don't think you would
want to program one using DTMF on a clear channel. This would invite people
playing around and believe me they are out there. If you have Allstar at
the site then you more than likely have Internet so why would you not use
the Internet to program the controller? If the controller requires a serial
port you could use a USB to serial cable to it from the Allstar Pi. Login
to Allstar and use a modem program to talk to the serial controller. Would
that work for you?


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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





On Tue, Dec 24, 2019 at 10:52 PM "Mike Sullivan via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> First off, Merry Christmas to all in the group, and I hope Santa brings you
> the radio you've been wanting.
>
> I had a brain wave today (or maybe a brain fart). I know Allstarlink allows
> the passage of DTMF from other nodes.. is it possible to combine this
> capability with, say, the programming software for a controller that allows
> programming via DTMF over a radio? For example, we use an RC210 controller
> for our repeater, and while I do have a computer on site I use for
> programming as needed, it would be nice to have a computer at the house
> with a "programming" node, and be able to send it thru Allstar to the node,
> which forwards it to the controller for programming.
>
> I know, very complicated sounding, but I'm curious if one of us madmen have
> ever attempted such a project.
>
> Mike
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