Re: sBitx Touchpad / Mouse Issue
#sBitx
Hey ecc,
That was the solution!? It was pretty simple: tell the OS to only use the touchpad mouse on the DSI screen and every thing lines up.
In my case the terminal command is: xinput map-to-output "raspberry-ts" "DSI-1".? I'm pretty sure that once I restart the RPI that setting will be lost but this makes the touchpad useable in multiple monitor configurations.? I'll have to see how to make it part of the boot sequence.
Thanks for the help, Scott
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Rolf and Scott,
thanks for the reply. Yes, I was thinking of building the digital board on an RPi400, it has 2 hdmi ports.
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73, Gyula HA3HZ
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Re: DAYLIGHT RADIO - PLASTIC TOROID MASTER
Getting closer. Maybe need longer brass screw. Thinner walls for toroid. Outer toroid proportions look off, somehow. Still, this is progress.
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Re: sBitx Touchpad / Mouse Issue
#sBitx
I haven't tried it, but since the GUI seems to be built on X11, this approach should work:
Hi All,
One thing I have noticed is when two monitors of differing resolutions are enabled, in my case the DSI and HDMI 0, an external mouse works fine on both screens in a typical "extended desktop" mode but the touch pad does not follow this mapping.? Although the DSI screen is working fine, what appears to be happening is the touchpad is mapped to control both monitors and not just the DSI display.? This appears to create a mapping error between the touchpad and the resolution of the DSI screen.? When the mouse pointer is moved by the external mouse and it transitions between monitors, it follows/translates the change in position without display errors.? By contrast, if you use the touchpad to move the pointer similarly, when you touch the screen, the pointer jumps to a position on the screen away from your intended touch. It appears that when two monitors are active, the touchpad follows the area combination of the two monitors and not just the DSI driven display.? That means the touchpad pointer does not align with the various functions and thus is unusable.
?I hope I made sense in describing the behavior.? Does anyone know of a way to correct this mapping issue or limit the touchpad mouse function to just the DSI display?
Thanks, Scott??
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sBitx Touchpad / Mouse Issue
#sBitx
Hi All,
One thing I have noticed is when two monitors of differing resolutions are enabled, in my case the DSI and HDMI 0, an external mouse works fine on both screens in a typical "extended desktop" mode but the touch pad does not follow this mapping.? Although the DSI screen is working fine, what appears to be happening is the touchpad is mapped to control both monitors and not just the DSI display.? This appears to create a mapping error between the touchpad and the resolution of the DSI screen.? When the mouse pointer is moved by the external mouse and it transitions between monitors, it follows/translates the change in position without display errors.? By contrast, if you use the touchpad to move the pointer similarly, when you touch the screen, the pointer jumps to a position on the screen away from your intended touch. It appears that when two monitors are active, the touchpad follows the area combination of the two monitors and not just the DSI driven display.? That means the touchpad pointer does not align with the various functions and thus is unusable.
?I hope I made sense in describing the behavior.? Does anyone know of a way to correct this mapping issue or limit the touchpad mouse function to just the DSI display?
Thanks, Scott??
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Hi Gyula,
If I understand your question correctly, if you do not use the DSI port, yes, you should be able to use the two (2) HDMI ports.? The RPi can support two monitor ports and yes, you'll need to supply a keyboard and mouse via a USB port to control the radio.
Cheers, Scott
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Re: uBITX V6 Rigblaster PTT not triggering morse code but does trigger voice PTT
#ubitxv6-help
Not sure what you want to do, but if you want the pc to send Morse code you can use the mic input and select CW mode
73
Evan
AC9TU
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uBITX V6 Rigblaster PTT not triggering morse code but does trigger voice PTT
#ubitxv6-help
I have an old rigblaster set up for digital work with my uBITX. Works great. I can plug it into the mic connector and it properly triggers PTT and plays audio.
However, when hooking the same exact cable to the CW input on the uBITX, the ptt does not trigger morse code. I can confirm it shorts the two correct pins, and when I plug in the hand-mic into the CW slot, the PTT triggers CW properly, however nothing at all happens with the rigblaster.
Any tips?
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Re: prepare for FT8 & LOTW
#sBitx
Thank you, Ashhar.
The Calibrio format is listed for LOTW.
J
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Re: #ubitx v6 3.5" Nextion HMI with DSP option?
#ubitx
Evan,
Thanks! Will add them this morning!
73
Mark
AJ6CU
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Re: prepare for FT8 & LOTW
#sBitx
John, The logfiles are in calibrio format. They are in the data subdirectory/home/pi/sbitx/data/logbook.txt
While waiting for the power mod I am looking at LOTW. I can read that the Pi
LOTW app needs to upload ADIF-type files. I don't read that file type from the currently installed loger.
Has anyone replaced the installed log program with one that has the?
ADIF file type?
John
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While waiting for the power mod I am looking at LOTW. I can read that the Pi
LOTW app needs to upload ADIF-type files. I don't read that file type from the currently installed loger.
Has anyone replaced the installed log program with one that has the?
ADIF file type?
John
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Re: DAYLIGHT RADIO - PLASTIC TOROID MASTER
Group, general question on the plastic toroid material. I know the higher the Q the better but with the printed toroid what is the general range of the different plastics? Any one have any numbers on this? Thanks Barry ? Sent from for Windows ?
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From: Ashhar FarhanSent: Saturday, August 20, 2022 2:11 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [BITX20] DAYLIGHT RADIO - PLASTIC TOROID MASTER ? Yes, Mark, With VHF, you want more turns rather than fewer and a brass bolt makes a great, inexpensive inductor tuning mechanism. ? On Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 11:33 PM Mark - N7EKU <n7eku@...> wrote: I don't get it,
How would brass make a good core for VHF?? Its reluctance is higher than air, thus it reduces the inductance of whatever is wound around it.? Logically this would result in a lower Q than using an air wound inductor.
Cheers and 73
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Once again thank you Evan.? I went through my parts and I actually have all of the parts for the S-Meter on hand. What would be a good way to secure the second Nano inside the uBITX?? i do not think that it would be acceptable for it to flop around in the case.? -- '72
Aaron K5ATG
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Some days ago Ashar described what needs to be changed for a different solution. It did not seem to be a very big issue. From my experience you won‘t need a touch screen in order to operate the transceiver. The touch screen sort of replaces the mouse or a trackpad.? Vy 73 de?
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Am 22.08.2022 um 14:00 schrieb Ken N2VIP <ken@...>:
? I've not tried the configuration you describe, but I can confirm that the mouse is able to fully take the place of the touch interface, meaning the mouse can be used on any screen element.
The next question is how the sBitx screen display will render on a screen with a vastly different resolution (the RPi touchscreen is 800x480 resolution, from memory). It would likely have huge swaths of black above and below the display. Ken, N2VIP On Aug 22, 2022, at 04:02, HA3HZ <gyula@...> wrote:
?Hi Scott,
just out of curiosity, does the device work without using the touch screen? When you only use the keyboard and touch pad?
With hdmi, there is a video and audio connection and no touch screen.
So if I didn't use the DSI monitor connection (only HDMI) would the device still be usable?
Thank you for sharing.
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Gyula HA3HZ
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Scott,
Thanks for the excellent field report and the great pictures. I like the idea of attaching a second monitor to support third-party applications, and and glad to hear about your successes with WSJT-X in the unit.
My sBitx was bought without an RPi, and is currently running with a 2 Gig RAM model, I wonder if I should upgrade to a 4 Gig RAM model if I want to run third-party apps as you did? It may not be needed, but it might just provide a bit more room for the software to work with...
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On Aug 21, 2022, at 16:41, Scott KE8KYP <scott_massey@...> wrote:
?Hi All, Once again, I have to praise Ashhar for his design.? Once the LM338 is replaced with a buck regulator, the radio works great.? I've run WSJT in wspr mode on and off for a few days and I have had no problems. In order to run WSJT is wspr mode, after launching sbitx, close Fldigi and then open WSJT.? Only one can run at a time because the active program cannot "share" audio information.? Anyway, once this is done, set the radio in DIGITAL mode, adjust the power to your liking and let it rip!? Tuning the sbitx will set WSJT after a second or two.? It will not work the other way, FYI,? By the way, I can't imagine doing this without a second monitor.? I suppose you could do it without a second monitor but it might get confusing. For the cost of a micro HDMI to HDMI cable (my monitor has three inputs: DVI, VGA, HDMI) and minor alteration to the right side panel, you get a very capable system.? Mind you, even though there are two (2) micro HDMI jacks, the RPI does not support more than two (2) monitors.? Yes, the DSI port is a monitor port.? Bummer! Here are a few pics: ?  sBitx in wspr transmit  WSJT in wspr mode (2nd RPI monitor)  Spots As a comparison, I tried to match the output of my Ten Tec Jupiter at approximately the same power setting using the same end fed antenna and the results are just about the same.? I'm going to call it the same because you never know exactly if and when you'll get responses. Oh, In case you noticed, I added two LEDS to the front panel: power and transmit indications.? PWR LED comes from the 5Vdc feed from the RPI to the display and the transmit LED is fed from the coil of the K9 relay.? I sized the resistors to only draw 4-5mA which I can't see that being a problem for the U4 driver and certainly not the 5Vdc source.? If I were to do this again, I'd probably mount the LEDs above the two encoders.? Neither above the encoders of just below the upper encoder (or above the lower encoder) is ideal but since the real estate between the two encoders is populated with the J1 connector, I chose the location just below the upper encoder. Now to work on JS8Call. Cheers, Scott
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I've not tried the configuration you describe, but I can confirm that the mouse is able to fully take the place of the touch interface, meaning the mouse can be used on any screen element.
The next question is how the sBitx screen display will render on a screen with a vastly different resolution (the RPi touchscreen is 800x480 resolution, from memory). It would likely have huge swaths of black above and below the display. Ken, N2VIP
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On Aug 22, 2022, at 04:02, HA3HZ <gyula@...> wrote:
?Hi Scott,
just out of curiosity, does the device work without using the touch screen? When you only use the keyboard and touch pad?
With hdmi, there is a video and audio connection and no touch screen.
So if I didn't use the DSI monitor connection (only HDMI) would the device still be usable?
Thank you for sharing.
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Gyula HA3HZ
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#sbitx: microphone - Kenwood Plug
Hi,
has anybody already connected a microphone with 2.5mm and 3.5mm Trs to the sBitx?
Vy73 de
Rolf, DL8BAG
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Re: #ubitx v6 3.5" Nextion HMI with DSP option?
#ubitx
That looks like the one...many thanks!
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Re: #ubitx v6 3.5" Nextion HMI with DSP option?
#ubitx
Mark,
There are other screens from KN4UD and K3RTA.?
These are the ones that I have:
73
Evan
AC9TU
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Craig Wadsworth
Aaron K5ATG
Rolf Schroeder
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