Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
You might also want to check your gpsd.conf:
/etc/default/gpsd.conf
START_DAEMON="true" GPSD_OPTIONS="-n" DEVICES="XXXX" where XXXX is your GPS port USBAUTO="true" GPSD_SOCKET="/var/run/gpsd.sock"
73 de Jerry
Green LED is blinking but no CN87tn referenced in Conky display. And no data via CGPS.? Perhaps the USB port is improperly set? How should I check / fix?
Tnx.
de KK7PW
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
Jonathan - Try the following in a terminal window:
sudo killall gpsd sudo gpsd /dev/XXXXX -F /var/run/gpsd.sock?? (where XXXXX is your gps port)
then (still in terminal mode) try:
gpsmon ???? or cgps -s
Let me know the results.
73 de Jerry
Green LED is blinking but no CN87tn referenced in Conky display. And no data via CGPS.? Perhaps the USB port is improperly set? How should I check / fix?
Tnx.
de KK7PW
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
Green LED is blinking but no CN87tn referenced in Conky display. And no data via CGPS.? Perhaps the USB port is improperly set? How should I check / fix?
Tnx.
de KK7PW
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Re: None of my Pi's are showing on network _ HELP
The problem turned out to be that the PI's, when not finding a network to connect to, create their own hotspot. The trick is then to find out what IP they have given it. I used some rf-sniffing tool to find the devices and then connect to them. I then could do the correct network setup.
It wasn't the router at all since the dhcp service was doing just fine for everything else on the network. But if the IP these PI's had set up for themselves was not in the IP range of the current network, then DHCP obviously couldn't work.
There are a few niggling bits yet to solve, but that was generally the solution.
Cheers,
Grover K7TP
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Re: Pi 3b+ KM4ACK+direwolf+Bluetooth
Follow the Mobi-Connect script and add the Bluetooth rfcomm0. I didn't use Pat Menu as the Bluetooth was not in the menu when I first got?going with Build a Pi. Modify to add your Bluetooth device. If I remember correctly on the Mobilink Website it showed info on how to turn on bluetooth. Just change it to the Bluetooth device.
Just my 00.01 worth.?
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Don Poaps
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Hey Sergey,
I don't think this is possible. Direwolf is a software TNC and you have the bluetooth TNC. To my knowledge, you can't have 2 TNC's in the circuit.
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73, de KM4ACK
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Re: Pi 3b+ KM4ACK+direwolf+Bluetooth
Hey Sergey, I don't think this is possible. Direwolf is a software TNC and you have the bluetooth TNC. To my knowledge, you can't have 2 TNC's in the circuit. --
73, de KM4ACK
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Pi 3b+ KM4ACK+direwolf+Bluetooth
Ok gentlemen, I'm glad there is a group where I can ask a question. The crux of the problem: I am a small Linux specialist, I have pi3 b +, with installed programs from KM4ACK. There is a homemade tnc modem with bluetooth. There is a Motorola gm350, which is controlled by aprsdroid via a smartphone. What I need: I want to transmit APPS packets to the ISS using the PI-APRS program in the KM4ACK assembly. The question is exactly that I don't know how to force direwolf to use tnc bluetooth specifically. This is not a mobillinkd modem, but a home-made device based on arduino nano and hc-05 module. This device is seen by the UI as / dev / rfcomm0. I'm desperate. Can someone explain to me how to proceed in simple terms, since English is not my first language. Thank.
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Re: None of my Pi's are showing on network _ HELP
I'm with Bob. I think that your new router needs to have DHCP turned on. Look for that setting in your router configuration.
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73 de N5RKE
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
If the green light is flashing and you still have no date with "cgps" command, try reinstalling the GPS software using the build a pi script from the preferences section of the main pi menu. --
73, de KM4ACK
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Re: None of my Pi's are showing on network _ HELP
I use an app on my phone called Fing (see attached puc), that shows ALL devices connected to my network, and the IP addresses and MAC addresses, this may help you find your Pis, maybe new toys changed your Pis addresses.
Jason
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On 8/30/20, 23:19 Bob Finch <w9ya@...> wrote:
May I suggest the following.
- Put back the original router, if possible, and start from there.
- What was the result from the "ip scanner" ? (Your step no. 5); If nothing, I am guessing that the router is NOT assigning addresses.
** Also, if the new router is NOT assigning addresses then Your steps no. 6 and 7 will not work either, as the RPi's (or ANY linux system) will not assign a static address unless you set them up to do so.
es vy 73 om de "baab" w9ya
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Re: None of my Pi's are showing on network _ HELP
May I suggest the following.
- Put back the original router, if possible, and start from there.
- What was the result from the "ip scanner" ? (Your step no. 5); If nothing, I am guessing that the router is NOT assigning addresses.
** Also, if the new router is NOT assigning addresses then Your steps no. 6 and 7 will not work either, as the RPi's (or ANY linux system) will not assign a static address unless you set them up to do so.
es vy 73 om de "baab" w9ya
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
Yes, green LED flashing as in past.?
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Re: Aprs not reporting to aprs.fi
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I am not an experienced YAAC user, but I have many years of APRS experience with APRSIS32 and other programs on the PC.? I will say that APRS isn't something that is "turnkey" yet.? Due to its complexity (and therefore versatility), it may never be.
Looking carefully at each of the configuration screens is a good place to start.? Look for places where you have missed an ENABLE check mark.? Start thinking in terms of getting the program to work sending position reports via the Internet system (IS) first.? It is easiest to troubleshoot, and will result in beacons showing up on (use the raw menu at the top of to see the latest packets received).
Once you have that working, try adding in an RF port. That is more difficult since there are more places where things can go wrong.? While troubleshooting the RF port, you may want to disable the IS port temporarily.? APRS.fi only records the first instance of a position report that it sees.? The IS is far faster than the RF environment, so unless you disable the IS packets, the RF packets may be discarded by APRS.fi and never show up.
Once you can get your RF packets to show up on APRS.fi, you can take your show on the road.? If you see your position changing on YAAC map, then your GPS is working.? Assuming you have a reasonable path selected (WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 should be good) and the Enable station beacon checked, you may be able to hit an IGATE nearby.? The RF box just above the map, and the transmit light on your transceiver should light up at the same time.
Some information that would help us troubleshoot are:
What is the call sign and SSID that you are using?? For example, my YAAC instance is KE6BB-1.
Are you using an external hardware TNC (KPC, Opentracker, TinyTrac, etc.)? or software TNC (i.e. Direwolf)?
What kind of transceiver?
Some screenshots of your configuration screens would be helpful, but I don't know how to do that on a Pi.
Some references that might be helpful:
Information about APRS and its interaction with the internet:
General information:
The APRS Specification:
(Truly the most important document, but very detailed).
Mark,
KE6BB
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Re: Aprs not reporting to aprs.fi
I am not an experienced YAAC user, but I have many years of APRS experience with APRSIS32 and other programs on the PC.? I will say that APRS isn't something that is "turnkey" yet.? Due to its complexity (and therefore versatility), it may never be.
Looking carefully at each of the configuration screens is a good place to start.? Look for places where you have missed an ENABLE check mark.? Start thinking in terms of getting the program to work sending position reports via the Internet system (IS) first.? It is easiest to troubleshoot, and will result in beacons showing up on APRS.FI (use the raw menu at the top of aprs.fi to see the latest packets received).
Once you have that working, try adding in an RF port. That is more difficult since there are more places where things can go wrong.? While troubleshooting the RF port, you may want to disable the IS port temporarily.? APRS.fi only records the first instance of a position report that it sees.? The IS is far faster than the RF environment, so unless you disable the IS packets, the RF packets may be discarded by APRS.fi and never show up.
Once you can get your RF packets to show up on APRS.fi, you can take your show on the road.? If you see your position changing on YAAC map, then your GPS is working.? Assuming you have a reasonable path selected (WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 should be good) and the Enable station beacon checked, you may be able to hit an IGATE nearby.? The RF box just above the map, and the transmit light on your transceiver should light up at the same time.
Some information that would help us troubleshoot are:
What is the call sign and SSID that you are using?? For example, my YAAC instance is KE6BB-1.
Are you using an external hardware TNC (KPC, Opentracker, TinyTrac, etc.)? or software TNC (i.e. Direwolf)?
What kind of transceiver?
Some screenshots of your configuration screens would be helpful, but I don't know how to do that on a Pi.
Some references that might be helpful:
Information about APRS and its interaction with the internet:
General information:
The APRS Specification:
(Truly the most important document, but very detailed).
Mark,
KE6BB
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
I, too, run Build-a-Pi 3.0.3 on a Pi 3B+.? When I boot up, my GPS is assigned to "/dev/ttyACM0".? Occasionally, my pi changes the GPS to a different port, usually /dev/ttyACM1 or ACM2.? I suspect one cause is RF, but I am not sure yet.? When this happens, Conkey cannot see the GPS anymore, and all of the data columns in cgps (PRN, Elev, Azim, SNR, and USED) are blank.? A reboot brings everything back to normal.? I suspect you may be experiencing the same thing.? I suspect that the GPS daemon is looking for the GPS to be on /dev/ttyACM0, not on dev/ttyACM1.? (Jason may be able to shed light on this).
Right after a reboot, open the terminal and type cgps as Jason suggested, but do it before you start any other programs.? Take note of the device at the third or forth line from the bottom "device":"/dev/ttyXXXX" and let us know what you see.? You will be helping me troubleshoot my "moving device" as well as your inability to read the GPS problem.
Mark,
KE6BB
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None of my Pi's are showing on network _ HELP
I'm copying a post I made to the Raspberry pi ham radio group. I have installed BAP on two of the PI's and that may or may no be an issue. I need your help, Pi gurus. After I changed my router none of the PI's that I use for Ham Radio show up. I know what you are about to say - you have to change the settings for the network. Here's what I have done without luck:
- Reinstalled the images to micro sd cards
- Changed the wpa_supplicant file to the appropriate settings
- Created the blank ssh file
- Installed the SD cards and rebooted each device
- Ran an ip scanner
- Connected an ethernet cable to my pc from the devices.
- Connected the Pi's directly to the router with Ethernet
Nada. - nothing The PI's are 3B, 4 (4gb), and a jumbospot. Thanks in advance K7TP
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Re: Aprs not reporting to aprs.fi
Thanks I have to do so further testing?
On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 18:50 Don Munson < w4gfq@...> wrote: Getting onto is not a function of the sending station EXCEPT for being heard.? The way it works is your transmit and a station that is forwarding via internet to the APRS servers hears you.? This is then captured via the process. ? You may be transmitting but if you are not hitting an internet feed station you will not get onto . ? Don, W4GFQ ? ? I have set up an aprs set up in my truck using a pi 3 with a signal link and GPS. I can follow my set on yaac but I don't show up? on maps. I'm sure I've missed a setting just can't figure it out
Tim
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 08:32 PM, Jonathan Scherch wrote:
No. I see that it is connected to ttyAMC1.? Still no joy.
Do you have a green flashing light on the GPS? If not, this let's you know that the GPS doesn't have a lock on the satellites. ? --
73, de KM4ACK
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Re: GPS and Build-a-Pi V3
No. I see that it is connected to ttyAMC1.? Still no joy.
de KK&PW
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Re: Aprs not reporting to aprs.fi
Getting onto APRS.FI is not a function of the sending station EXCEPT for being heard.? The way it works is your transmit and a station that is forwarding via internet to the APRS servers hears you.? This is then captured via the APRS.FI process. ? You may be transmitting but if you are not hitting an internet feed station you will not get onto APRS.FI. ? Don, W4GFQ ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Tim Meyer Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:27 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [KM4ACK-Pi] Aprs not reporting to aprs.fi ? I have set up an aprs set up in my truck using a pi 3 with a signal link and GPS. I can follow my set on yaac but I don't show up? on aprs.fi maps. I'm sure I've missed a setting just can't figure it out
Tim
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Jonathan Scherch, KK7PW
Don Poaps
km4ack
G.A.(Jerry) Minor
KB8SRX
Mark, KE6BB