Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

MM6NRK
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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM6NRK » Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:10 pm

TA2EI did you find a fix for the DMR ID update . cant see your post any more .

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by TA2EI » Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:08 pm


MM6NRK
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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM6NRK » Sun Jun 07, 2020 12:55 pm

TA2EI wrote:
Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:08 pm
Yes. Please visit https://github.com/ea3ihi/DMRStation-release/issues/2
Thanks all working now .

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM0KZJ » Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:34 pm

Sorry David but I have to ask for help, I'm at my wit's end (already pulled out all my hair!)

I have everything installed on a Pi3b with the official 7" screen, a USB mic and an amplified speaker plugged into the pi audio-out port. DMRStation starts up fine with no errors shown, it recognises both audio in and out and starts ok. The interface is shown with 5 tabs Main, TG, LH, Set and Info. On the Main tab I have no PTT button but I do have an "L" button. Presumably because I don't seem to be able to log in.

When started from a terminal after the initial few lines (no errors shown) it just repeats 2 lines:

Sending auth
NACK!
Sending auth
NACK!

etc. etc.

I'm in the UK and have the server set as 87.117.229.173
My callsign, DMRID and password in the DMRStation.ini are all correct and have been checked and rechecked a dozen times. The repeater ID is set to 235****77

I've now run out of things to check - any clues? Please?

Alan, MM0KJZ

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM6NRK » Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:48 pm

I would like to stat by saying a very big thank you to david EA3IHI for this class software . And all his help he give me over the last 4 weeks .

I hope this post will help others get this up and running and i now have mine working as it should with good audio reports .

Here is a video of mine working .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hosrf_EP0Y&t

The parts i used .

Raspberry Pi 3B

USB Sound Card like in the link below .

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/External-Vir ... SwTKBal0Hc

3.5" 320*480 TFT Touch Screen LCD Display Case For'Raspberry Pi A B A+ 2B 3B 3NS

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-320-480- ... 2749.l2649

BM800 Condenser Microphone Studio Mic Recording Broadcasting w/ Shock Mount UK

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BM800-Conden ... 2749.l2649


Using a USB Audio Device with the Raspberry Pi

https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2019/ ... pberry-pi/

Things i need to do to get it to work .

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Install at-spi2-core

sudo apt-get install at-spi2-core

For some reason i had to install pulseaudio again

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio

Install pavucontrol 

sudo apt-get install pavucontrol paprefs

My studio mic is set at 57 in pavucontrol 
In the DMR Station config file you need to make sure the password is the same as the one in your Branmister Selfcare or it wont work .

In the config file i all so removed the TG 91 as did not wanting it booting up all the time on that TG .

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You need to edit files with root login 
I use WinSCP
How to enable root account in raspberry pi 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0vrkMP27PA&t

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM0KZJ » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:26 pm

MM0KZJ wrote:
Mon Jun 08, 2020 1:34 pm
Sorry David but I have to ask for help, I'm at my wit's end (already pulled out all my hair!)

<snip>

I've now run out of things to check - any clues? Please?

Alan, MM0KJZ
Solved!! The first time I tried to get this up and running I used the latest "Raspberry Pi OS" newly downloaded from raspberrypi.org and failed miserably without really finding out why.

This morning I decided to try again using an older copy of buster I had in my downloads folder (dated February this year), and it worked out of the box! Everything remained the same esp. DMRStation.ini so I guess something that affects DMRStation has changed recently in the new OS.

The moral is if you're struggling to get DMRStation working, try with an older version of the OS

Alan, MM0KZJ

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by SP2ONG » Tue Jun 09, 2020 4:02 pm

One important remark that fbtft_device and flexfb are gone in 5.4 linux kernel.

https://github.com/notro/fbtft/wiki

So if new distribution RPI base on kernel 5.4 and above the TFT display will be not works

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by LB9AB » Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:46 pm

My new toy :D
Raspberry Pi 3 with 7" touch screen.
Jabra USB Speak 410.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GysCPq-IMzc

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by MM6NRK » Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:45 pm

I have updated to with 7" touch screen and works very well .

Any plans for anymore updates ?

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Re: Side project, "DMR Station" network radio

Post by G4ZAL » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:45 pm

Have you seen this one too - DVPi (R-Pi networked DMR + Dstar soon)?

http://www.hamskey.com/search/label/dvpi

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0x9- ... Xdw/videos

I put one together, works fine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-clK2s2hB4

Nigel
G4ZAL

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