OpenGD77

New Alpha version is available

This version implements Talker Alias Position transmission , also know as In Call GPS.
This version now includes a GPS screen, with 2 sub pages, showing satellite RSSI and polar position

https://opengd77.com/downloads/MDUV380/ ... dc5ac6ace3

https://opengd77.com/downloads/MDUV380/Firmware/Latest


Note.

Not all networks support Talker Alias transmission.

DMR MARC does not support this, and AFIK never well. Do not enable TA Tx if you use a DMR MARC network.


Brandmeister network supports "In Call GPS"

Log into your Brandmeister account and go to the SelfCare section

https://brandmeister.network/?page=selfcare

Select radio Brand as ETSI, or Motorola or Hytera
This will then allow the "In Call GPS" option to be enabled

Save these settings


On the radio..

Enter your location into the Radio Info screen
Then enable TA Tx . Options -> Radio Options -> TA Tx:On


Transmit for server seconds.

Check on https://aprs.fi to see if your position has been reported

Important
Currently not all Brandmiester servers handle negative values of Latitude and Longitude

If your position is not being reported on https://aprs.fi, change to one of the BM servers running the latest software update.

See https://brandmeister.network/?page=masters



Note. This thread is about this release.

Any off topic postings to this thread will be deleted or moved to another topic

Great! A big applause for the effort to Roger and the team!
Installed it right away. I am now able to run openGD77 on both my GD77 and RT3S with GPS. Excellent! Will Talker Alias for GPS work if I use OpenGD77 on the GD77 as hotspot?

73 de SA6TAO Tord

SA6TAO wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 19, 2022 3:24 pm

Will Talker Alias for GPS work if I use OpenGD77 on the GD77 as hotspot?

I do not think TA Tx is passing through the hotspot at the moment.

This is on my To Do list.

OK. Thanks for the feedback! Tested toward a DMR repeater 26 km away (SK6AG, Guldheden, Gothenburg). Got the correct GPS position through BM to aprs.fi! Talker Alias for GPS seems to work quite well at this lat/long! Will test with the openGD77 hotspot again next time.

Hello everyone, is it possible that in this update the boot image has lost display time? Thank you.

David - EA1IQT.

EA1IQT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:25 pm

Hello everyone, is it possible that in this update the boot image has lost display time? Thank you.

David - EA1IQT.

Boot text and boot image display time are set by the length of the boot melody.

If you don't want a boot melody

Put

0,50

into the boot melody and the boot screen will be displed for 2 seconds

50 is duration

0 is tone i.e no tone

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:01 pm

EA1IQT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:25 pm

Hello everyone, is it possible that in this update the boot image has lost display time? Thank you.

David - EA1IQT.

Boot text and boot image display time are set by the length of the boot melody.

If you don't want a boot melody

Put

0,50

into the boot melody and the boot screen will be displed for 2 seconds

50 is duration

0 is tone i.e no tone

Hi Roger, I have followed your instructions but it's still the same. I've tried putting 0,50 with the same result. In my case, boot melody plays my callsign, but the screen is black all the time, only when the boot melody ends does it show the boot image for less than 1 second, then the control screen appears.

I paste the string of my callsing in case it was necessary:
38,2,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38, 6,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,2,0,6,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,2, 0,2,38,6,0,6,38,6,0,6

David - EA1IQT

EA1IQT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:46 am

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:01 pm

EA1IQT wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:25 pm

Hello everyone, is it possible that in this update the boot image has lost display time? Thank you.

David - EA1IQT.

Boot text and boot image display time are set by the length of the boot melody.

If you don't want a boot melody

Put

0,50

into the boot melody and the boot screen will be displed for 2 seconds

50 is duration

0 is tone i.e no tone

Hi Roger, I have followed your instructions but it's still the same. I've tried putting 0,50 with the same result. In my case, boot melody plays my callsign, but the screen is black all the time, only when the boot melody ends does it show the boot image for less than 1 second, then the control screen appears.

I paste the string of my callsing in case it was necessary:
38,2,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38, 6,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,2,0,6,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,2, 0,2,38,6,0,6,38,6,0,6

David - EA1IQT

Strange. I don't have problems with the boot image

Can you zip your codeplug and post it here, so I can try it on my radio

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 23, 2022 9:49 am

EA1IQT wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 23, 2022 7:46 am

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:01 pm

Boot text and boot image display time are set by the length of the boot melody.

If you don't want a boot melody

Put

0,50

into the boot melody and the boot screen will be displed for 2 seconds

50 is duration

0 is tone i.e no tone

Hi Roger, I have followed your instructions but it's still the same. I've tried putting 0,50 with the same result. In my case, boot melody plays my callsign, but the screen is black all the time, only when the boot melody ends does it show the boot image for less than 1 second, then the control screen appears.

I paste the string of my callsing in case it was necessary:
38,2,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38, 6,0,2,38,6,0,6,38,2,0,2,38,2,0,6,38,6,0,2,38,6,0,2,38,2, 0,2,38,6,0,6,38,6,0,6

David - EA1IQT

Strange. I don't have problems with the boot image

Can you zip your codeplug and post it here, so I can try it on my radio

Hi again Roger, at some point during the update, which I repeated 2 or 3 times, there must have been an error. I have downgraded to the version I had previously, dated 2022-10-19. From then on, the screen shows the boot image fine. I have continued updating, one by one, to test if the error was reproduced and everything has been correct.

Thank you very much for your time and your incredible work, Roger.

73s

David - EA1IQT

OK..This is another mystery