[arm-allstar] Script to update Arcom RC210 Time and Date

[Doug Crompton]

LaRoy,

  If you intended to attach a script it did not go through. If you send it
to me personally I can add it to the web page.

Doug

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 4:57 PM "LaRoy McCann via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> To all
>
> I have written a script for a local club to have Hamvoip automatically
> update the date and time on their Arcom RC210 controller.
>
> I originally added the Raspberry PI Hamvoip controller to give them
> Echolink capabilities on their Arcom contoller.  I noticed they were having
> problems keeping the date and time set on the Arcom so I offered to help
> them with that as well.  The attached script is what I came up with to make
> this work.
>
> The script will get the local time from the Pi, format it and create the
> command to feed it to the Arcom using the Asterisk Cop 48 command.
>
> It is run as /etc/asterisk/local/set_arcom_clock.sh 1|2 <node>.
>  Option 1 will set the date and time on the Arcom.
>  Option 2 will run a macro they have programmed that announces the date and
> time.
>  <node> Is optional.  If blank it will use the first node configured in
> rpt.conf.
>  Other options could easily be added to the script to perform other
> functions on the Arcom.
>
> I also configured crontab to run this each morning at 3:00am.
>
>
> I would like to give credit to this article that led me to the COP 48
> command.
>
>
> http://www.chrishoodblog.com/pass-dtmf-through-allstar-to-rc-210-repeater-controller/
>
> I hope this might be helpful to someone else.
>
> 73's
> LaRoy McCan - K5TW
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