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ZBit newbie

 

Got my "wee beastie" early this afternoon.? Unboxed it & everything looks OK.? I haven't powered it yet.? I have a few questions.

I have an official Pi keyboard and mouse.? I intend to use this instead of the on-screen keyboard.

I have a USB to ethernet adapter.? I will be plugging this into a USB port on the keyboard.

How do I shut the zBit down properly?

Will connecting to the internet this way work for setting the RTC?

It's more likely I will send CW with the keyboard than paddles, as I don't have full and totally normal use of my hands.

How do I update the zBit's software, and what do I need to update?

Ken, N2VIP, made some recent comments about adding a proper shutdown command.? Perhaps someone with better programming skills than mine could do something with the article he referred to. There may be various options available to consider.

Initially I anticipate that I will operate CW and SSB.? Other modes may be used when I get familiar with them.

How do I back up the internal memory card?

I realize this is a collection of comments and questions, but it's what comes to mind quickly.

Gerry
 

Gerry,

You power off the radio by unplugging the power. According to this post from Farhan, there is no data being written to the SD card and the radio can be powered down by unplugging the power. If you are connected to an external HDMI display, you can shutdown the Pi from the logout option on the start menu.
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Although we haven't used an external ethernet hub to connect the zBitx to the internet, this should work as long as the Pi is able to access the internet.?
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Please have a look at for instructions on how to update the zBitx. You will need to connect the zBitx to the internet and plug in an external HDMI display, keyboard, and mouse to the zBitx to update the rig. To update the firmware, you will need to connect the radio to a PC using the supplied microUSB cable.?
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You can use the built in SD card copier tool on the Pi to "clone" your sd card. You can also download the image file for the sd card and burn it onto a new sd card using Balena Etcher or Raspberry Pi Imager software.
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73,
Ragav
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