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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Got the RP2 from BUYaPI.ca ,
best deal I found for Canada . </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Will load the code and get back soon
.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I will try to port my Simplewebsite on
the RP2 code . It is not that usefull if you are
linked to Allstar network but great for standalone nodes
...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks<BR><BR>Richard Ve2DJE</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=doug@crompton.com href="mailto:doug@crompton.com">Doug Crompton</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=arm-allstar@hamvoip.org
href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 11, 2015 2:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [arm-allstar] RPi2 V1.0
Released!!!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma,sans-serif>We are very happy to announce the release of
Allstar on the Raspberry Pi 2</FONT>.<BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 face=Tahoma,sans-serif>The code has undergone
many alpha and beta releases and we feel confident that it is ready for
production use. Although the look and feel is very similar there are several
changes from the BBB 1.2.1 release most of which are documented
below.<BR><BR>A BBB version 1.3 update is in the works and should be out in a
few weeks.<BR><BR>What has not changed -<BR><BR> The RPi2 Allstar
image is mostly modeled after the BBB. It has the same scripted setup and
operation will look the same except for the changes noted below.<BR><BR>What
has changed or is new from the BBB 1.2.1 image -<BR><BR> First of
all the RPi2 is computationally faster than the BBB. It boots damn fast. You
should have Allstar running and radio messages in 10-15 seconds after power
on. It should handle two simplesusb radio nodes. usbradio is still NOT
recommended and may never be in its current form. See future notes
below.<BR><BR> We are using the newest ArchLinux kernel and
different networking and timesync functions then were used on the BBB. No
difference should be noted at the user level but there are many behind the
scene improvements.<BR><BR> There are several new scripts which
are described in the scripts how-to on the hamvoip.org web page.
<BR> <BR> The setup routine now also configures simpleusb.
There is a small radio database that will be expanded with user input in the
future. Make sure you understand the configuration parameters before changing
them indiscriminately. If you are moving a radio from another Allstar
simpleusb configured system the settings including audio levels would be the
same on the RPi2. So make a note of them before you switch.
<BR> <BR> simpleusb now includes two new commands,
preemphasis to go along with the long existing deemphasis and rxaudiodelay to
eliminate squelch tails. rxaudiodelay takes a value from 0-24. 0 or commenting
the line results in no delay. Values 1 to 24 are the number of 20ms frames of
delay. Typical values are from 5-10. Listen on iaxrtp or another local node to
hear your own squelch tail. It is the tail the node radio creates when you
immediately unkey not when your radio squelches. Experiment and use the
minimum value that consistently eliminates the squelch tail.
<BR> <BR> Allmon2 is pre-installed. See the how-to on the
hamvoip.org web page.<BR> <BR> The RPi2 does not have a
shutdown switch. See the how-to on the web page for information on how to add
a switch. Software support for a switch is built-in to the distribution but it
needs to be turned on in /usr/local/etc/allstar.env Other methods of
shutdown are sending a shutdown command using ssh or a HDMI monitor and
keyboard or activating DTMF control in the rpt.conf functions section. When
you halt the processor you will need to power cycle to restart. So this is
generally not something you would want to do remotely. It is a good idea to
always properly shutdown your system. Unless absolutely necessary don't just
pull the power.<BR> <BR> GPIO works and the wiringpi GPIO C
library and command line functions are included. See
/usr/src/examples/GPIO/wiringpi for examples. <BR> <BR>
The weather scripts have been updated. See the weather howto on the web page
for updates.<BR> <BR> All other features except those noted
below that are now on the BBB 1.2.1 version should work fine on the
RPi2.<BR> <BR>What does not yet work on the RPi2
-<BR> <BR> Automated Wireless Ethernet is not yet
implemented. It will be on the next version which should be out fairly quickly
after the v1.0 release. It could be done manually and we may make a script or
how-to available in the next few weeks.<BR> <BR> GPIO
control of PTT and COS are also not implemented but will be very soon. See
future development below.<BR> <BR>Future development
-<BR><BR> Development is under way to write new channel drivers
specifically for the BBB and RPi2 using the ALSA rather than the obsolete OSS
sound interface that is used in the current Allstar. If will be multi-threaded
with a separate manager thread to handle telemetry. This will allow interface
to virtually any audio device that can be hooked to the board. We also feel
that the current usbradio type commands will have a high likelihood of working
on the RPi2 with the new code and it will also make GPIO interfacing for COS,
PTT, etc. much easier. It also opens the door to use better DSP software
packages using the floating point capability of the RPi2. Audio noise floor
and quality could be even better than it is now. We are very excited about the
possibilities. You should see test versions of these drivers in the next few
months.<BR><BR> We will continue to update the BBB code but I can
see much more development effort going into the RPi2 in the future. For that
reason I would recommend that any future purchases for new servers be the RPi2
rather than the BBB. It is also likely we will see the BBB's availability go
down and cost go up in the future as sales go down. It is hard to predict a
time line on this so just be aware it could happen. That being said if your
BBB board is working well and serving your needs there is no reason to replace
it.<BR><BR> More updates on the web page will happen over the next
few weeks, so be patient. Some of the updates mentioned above are not yet
complete. Also be sure to reload web pages and how-to's to make sure you have
the current version. The RPi2 like the BBB is extremely easy to setup using
the automated scripts. Just be sure to have all your information together
before you start - node#, Node PW, IP address and gateway if static,
etc.<BR> <BR>The direct download link for the RPi2 V1.0 release
is:<BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=#000000 face=Tahoma,sans-serif><FONT
face=Tahoma,sans-serif><A class="c_nobdr t_prs"
href="http://www.hamvoip.org/RPi2/RPi2_V1.0_Allstar.zip" target=_blank><A
href="http://www.hamvoip.org/RPi2/RPi2_V1.0_Allstar.zip"
target=_blank>http://www.hamvoip.org/RPi2/RPi2_V1.0_Allstar.zip</A></A><BR><BR></FONT>This
link also appears on the hamvoip.org website.<BR><BR>Thank you for your
patience. <BR><BR> Have fun, the RPi2 Allstar Team, WA3DSP,
KB4FXC, W0AMN<BR> <BR></FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"
size=4>Visit http://hamvoip.org for more information.<BR><BR>73
Doug</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4><BR></FONT><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4>WA3DSP</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"
size=4><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"
size=4>http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</FONT></B><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" size=4><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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