[arm-allstar] Sending tones and Documentation

[Doug Crompton]

The cop 48 command will play the DTMF tones directly from the characters,
thus

rpt cmd 1998 cop 48 !0/500,1,2,3,A,4,5,6,B,7,8,9,C,*,0,#,D

will play all the DMTF tones with a 1/2 second pre-delay.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

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

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 11:39 PM "Don Ritchie via ARM-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> I"m confused ???
>
> You talk about the DTMF "A" tone, what are you referring to ?
>
> DTMF , by it's nature, is TWO TONES (duel tone multi frequency)
>
> and you all make it sound like one tone ...
>
> to get an "A" you need to send both 697 hz and 1633 hz, at real close to
> the same level, to be decoded as an "A" !!
>
> so, what are you trying to get ?
>
> DON, k8zgw
>
> On 1/17/2020 19:06, "Kipton Moravec via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> > That is a neat trick.
> >
> > That helped with the missing DTMF tone.
> >
> > I still do not know where the commands are documented better.
> >
> > I still do not know how to make the DTMF A tone play solid for 2 seconds.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Kip
> >
> > On 1/17/20 5:26 PM, "Doug Crompton via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> >> Kip,
> >>
> >>    I think you probably need to add delays especially at the
> >> beginning. Here
> >> is some info on this from previous emails....
> >>
> >> EXAMPLES:
> >>
> >> rpt cmd 1998 cop 48
> >> !0/500,!1100+1700/100,!700+900/60,!700+1100/60,!700+900/60,!1500+1700/60
> >>
> >> rpt cmd 1998 cop 48 !0/500,!399.8/1000,!339.6/2000
> >>
> >> rpt cmd 1998 cop 48
> >>
> !0/500,!697+1209/200,!0/200,!697+1336/200,!0/200,!697+1477/200,!0/200,!770+1209/200,!0/200
>
> >>
> >>
> >> rpt cmd 1998 cop 48 !0/500,1,2,3,A,4,5,6,B,7,8,9,C,*,0,#,D
> >>
> >> rpt cmd 1998 cop 48 !0/500,!1068+1068.35/1400
> >>
> >>
> >> ....Replace the 1998 with your node number.
> >>
> >> Delay EXAMPLES
> >>
> >> Send DTMF 1,2,3. To place a 1/4 second delay between tones, and a 1/2
> >> second at the
> >> beginning, try something like:
> >>
> >> 981=cop,48,!0/500,1,!0/250,2,!0/250,3
> >>
> >>
> >> *73 Doug*
> >>
> >> *WA3DSP*
> >>
> >> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 4:40 PM "Kipton Moravec via ARM-allstar" <
> >> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am working on sending pager tones for when we go to Skywarn nets.
> >>>
> >>> Our county has two sets of pager tones that we use for historical
> >>> purposes.
> >>>
> >>> In addition we send a DTMF A tone, which turns on the speaker on some
> >>> people's radio somehow.
> >>>
> >>> If we start a Skywarn net the pager tones can wake people up, (or at an
> >>> EOC if they have a Motorola radio) and turn on the speaker.
> >>>
> >>> Looking at https://www2.hamvoip.org/allstar_functions.pdf it lists the
> >>> functions but not the format of the commands.
> >>>
> >>> So someone told me the commands I am looking for are:
> >>>
> >>> 901=cop,48,!330.5/1000,!349.0/3000 ; Send two tone paging sequence:
> >>> Motorola codes 110,111
> >>> 902=cop,48,!634.5/1000,!707.3/3000 ; Send two tone paging sequence:
> >>> Motorola codes 122,124
> >>>
> >>> 903=cop,48,A/2000                             ; Send DTMF A tone for 2
> >>> seconds
> >>>
> >>> The first two work. How am I supposed to guess the format? Where is it
> >>> documented? it is not documented in the .pdf above.
> >>>
> >>> The last one does not work.  I think it keys but no sound
> >>>
> >>> So I tried
> >>>
> >>> 903=cop,48,A
> >>>
> >>> Still no sound.
> >>>
> >>> Found this link:
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.chrishoodblog.com/pass-dtmf-through-allstar-to-rc-210-repeater-controller/
> >>>
> >>> which said
> >>>
> >>> The syntax is as follows:
> >>> DTMF command through Allstar = cop,48,DTMF,DTMF,DTMF
> >>>
> >>> EX…
> >>> 880 = cop,A,1,1
> >>> You key up send *880 and release
> >>> Allstar will generate A 1 1 and send it out the radio, but not back
> >>> across the Allstar network.
> >>>
> >>> So I tried:
> >>>
> >>> 903=cop,48,A,A,A,A,A,A,A  ; 7 A
> >>>
> >>> and I heard 6 A tones. So the first one is silent?
> >>>
> >>> I do not have any commands that start with the DTMF A. I thought that
> >>> may be the issue.
> >>>
> >>> If the first one is silent maybe I should try
> >>>
> >>> 903=cop,48,A,A/2000
> >>>
> >>> No sound.
> >>>
> >>> How am I supposed to figure out how this works?
> >>>
> >>> Kip
> >>>
> >>>
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