[arm-allstar] Support for new channel/device

[David McGough]

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Hi,

Currently only CM108 and CM119 family devices are supported. There are
many inexpensive CM1xy USB Fob solutions available, from homebrew to
commercial. If you're planning to connect a radio to an RPi2/3/4 board,
USB fob connectivity will continue to be the preferred method of
interfacing with the RPi, since the USB bus offers the best RPi protection
against electrical surges, RFI and other real-world issues.

There is more development in progress regarding supported audio devices 
and connectivity methods. Please stay tuned for more announcements about 
this.

Out of curiosity, what type of audio PiHat do you have?

As for the RTCM, I don't of anyone selling new, pre-built hardware, at
this point. I did recently hear that a batch of bare PC boards is becoming
available, but they're probably only practical for experienced kit
builders.  If you're not already using RTCMs, nor have a need for
high-performance voting / simulcast, HamVoIP using a CM1xy fob will
provide a very reliable and inexpensive repeater controller---no need for
RTCMs.


73, David KB4FXC




On Sun, 21 Mar 2021, "Corky via ARM-allstar" wrote:

> I have a Pi HAT sound card with radio control and am wondering how to 
> go about getting it supported in the hamvoip allstar build. The device 
> typically operates under alsa and is fully supported by the Raspberry Pi 
> OS, but it appears that hamvoip currently only supports cm108B or CM119B 
> soundcard-based devices on a usb connection.
> 
> Any assistance in this area would be appreciated.
> 
> Additionally, if anyone has information regarding building an 
> equivalent of the RTCM as it is no longer available, that would also be 
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> -AF4PM
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