<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>People have stated over and over throughout the thread that the RTCM is the only Allstar compatible device that votes and simulcasts. So asking if Sam if he is using a RTCM for simulcasting or not shows that either you aren't reading people's posts all the way through or you are in the first week of trying to kick a bad caffeine habit. Please don't feel victimized because people grow sick of repeating themselves. </div><div><br></div><div>The documentation on the RTCMs and the voting mechanics of app_rpt is very well done, and answers all of your questions. Many newbies have deployed RTCM systems from design to finish with no help whatsoever from the group, so one would think that a system administrator would have much less of a problem grasping the basics.</div><div><br>On Nov 19, 2015, at 3:43 AM, R. Wayne <<a href="mailto:allstar@controlservers.net">allstar@controlservers.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div>It does, Sam. Thank you for taking the time to explain. I keep reading so
many different things and its like, OK, which way do I go.<br><br>Now you say
that you are using BBB located at one site. But am I to assume that for the
simulcast you are using the RTCM and they talk to your BBB? Our server is in a
commercial data center now but it doesn’t need to be. It could be a RPi2 at one
site and they would all talk one another. Our site vendor has 25 linked sites.
Doing this would lower the latency. I assume that we could then run a remote
base that could talk up to a site that allow other Allstar nodes into the system
using a different node number.</div>
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<div>Am I on the right track?</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="sam.nabkey@gmail.com" href="mailto:sam.nabkey@gmail.com">Sam Nabkey</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2015 3:09 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="arm-allstar@hamvoip.org" href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">BeagleBone Black ARM Allstar</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or RTCM</div></div></div>
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<p dir="ltr">Consider the RTCM to be an ip phone. It will only talk to itself
without a pbx. Allstar is rhe pbx. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The RTCM is a stupid controller without a connected server </p>
<p dir="ltr">Doesn't matter where or what allstar is running on, as long as one
the sites with the RTCM is located on the same physical switch as the allstar
server. That allows for proper GPS timing between the allstar server and the
master RTCM. In some cases people don't run any radios on this
single RTCM.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I use a bbb located at one of my sites and run a simulcast 900
repeater. Work wonderful </p>
<p dir="ltr">Does that help? </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 19, 2015 05:37, "R. Wayne" <<a href="mailto:allstar@controlservers.net">allstar@controlservers.net</a>>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">No,
actually it wasn't. Let's not beat up on the new guy trying to understand. OK?
He wrote:<br><br>"The RPi2 could be used to replace a PC acid box to interface
with the RTCM's at your remote locations."<br><br>If the RTCM is capable of
running without a PC of some sorts why the RPi2?<br><br>Just help me
understand and if it troubles you you need not reply.<br><br>-----Original
Message----- From: Corey Dean<br>Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:04
AM<br>To: ARM Allstar<br>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or
RTCM<br><br>No! I think that was explained to you right on the first
email. Only xipar and the rtcm can vote the way you want.<br><br>Sent from my
iPhone<br><br>
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Nov 19, 2015, at 4:26 AM, R. Wayne <<a href="mailto:allstar@controlservers.net" target="_blank">allstar@controlservers.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>I think I may
not be communicating well. Is the BBB/Pi capable of replacing the RTCM in
voted operation?<br><br>-----Original Message----- From: David
McGough<br>Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 11:01 PM<br>To: ARM
Allstar<br>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or
RTCM<br><br><br>Hi,<br><br>Currently, the RTCM is the only solution for
endpoints--for true voting,<br>adding BBB or RPi2 endpoints won't solve the
problem. The software that<br>drives the RTCM boards only runs on
RTCM's....There is no functional<br>equivalent for the other platforms, like
the BBB or RPi2.<br><br>Note that when the RTCM was conceived/developed, it
preceded these tiny<br>high-performance Linux boards by several years.
Now, looking toward the<br>future, a software solution may become
viable. And, we've already had<br>considerable discussion about this,
pondering the direction of future<br>development.<br><br>Anyhow, for now,
adding RTCM's is your best option.<br><br>73, David
KB4FXC<br><br><br><br><br><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On
Wed, 18 Nov 2015, R. Wayne wrote:<br><br>Thanks. As I have written I am a
full time System Administrator and load the<br></blockquote>OS on PC's all
the time. We already have a PC in a data center that our<br>current RTCM
talks to. We need to add remote receivers and there's my<br>question. RTCM
or use Pi's. Why would I choose Pi's? I know there is a<br>reason but I
don't know it yet. LOL Please tell me what the secret handshake<br>is!!! For
the love of Pete. Sorry. I got carried away.<br><br>-----Original
Message----- From: David McGough<br>Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 10:33
PM<br>To: ARM Allstar<br>Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] BBB/Pi or
RTCM<br><br><br><br>Hi,<br><br>The RTCM is currently the only AllStar-based
voting solution.<br>Technically speaking, you'd have an RTCM at each site
where you've got a<br>receiver or transmitter. Then, all the RTCM's would
connect back to a<br>central server (which could be in a data center, etc.)
via an IP data<br>network. The central server would perform the actual
voting action and<br>send the resultant audio and telemetry back the the
transmitter site.<br><br>You could use a BBB, RPi2 or regular PC as the
central server, the RPi2<br>or PC being preferred for new
installations.<br><br>73, David
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