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TT4 Green and Yellow Lights
Hi team. New to the group. Trying to get back into ham radio. I attempted to update the firmware of my TT4, but during the upload, the LEDs became "stuck" on solid yellow and green. I loaded version 7.2 (or it at least appeared to upload), but none of the commands in the terminal window seem to be working, just a constant string of ????? I've read through the posts, and it sounds like the solution is to just wait? Do I wait with the TT4 plugged in and hope that it corrects itself?
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Just curious because this is really frustrating. I haven't touched my TT4 in around 10 years, and it worked fine before life got in the way. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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Mike Freeman
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
On 12/12/24 12:39, n0bn via groups.io wrote:
Somehow I haven't been very clear but I'm also surprised no one else is using the TT4 as a plain packet TNC.I was, but only with the TT4 in KISS mode and connected to a computer (Raspberry Pi). I wasn't aware the TT4 could operate as a plain packet TNC on its own. -Dj |
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
No good question goes unpunished! Allen AF6OF
On Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:40:02 AM CST, n0bn via groups.io <lostpark3@...> wrote:
Somehow I haven't been very clear but I'm also surprised no one else is using the TT4 as a plain packet TNC.
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I don't want to transmit APRS on packet frequencies.
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I don't want to transmit position packets although some packet beacons might contain such information.
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My current inquiry doesn't involve transmitting weather data.
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I'll try the suggestions I've been given.
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Thanks to those who responded.
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Daniel N0BN
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Re: Tiny Trak 2 info
I think they all sent some information out the serial interface at startup - maybe some firmware info. Try connecting it to a terminal program like TeraTerm or PuTTY. If nothing or unreadable go up to 19200, then down to 4800, 2400, 1200.? I doubt it would go less than 1200 Robert Giuliano
On Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:19:47 PM EST, Mike N8FWD via groups.io <n8fwd@...> wrote:
[Edited Message Follows] You can barely see N6BG beside the connector on the board. and the board looks the same as The Tiny Track 2.
Thanks de Mike N8FWD
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
Somehow I haven't been very clear but I'm also surprised no one else is using the TT4 as a plain packet TNC.
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I don't want to transmit APRS on packet frequencies.
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I don't want to transmit position packets although some packet beacons might contain such information.
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My current inquiry doesn't involve transmitting weather data.
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I'll try the suggestions I've been given.
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Thanks to those who responded.
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Daniel N0BN |
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Re: Tiny Trak 2 info
TT2's and original TT3's used the 16F628 PIC. I could be wrong, but as far as I know, these were always the 18 pin version. There were and are, a number of TT2 "clones" out there because the TT2 was open-source. It can be configured with the current Byonics Configuration utility program. It would not be a terrible surprise if some of the clones used the 20 pin variant.? 73, Allen AF6OF
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 09:05:29 PM CST, Mike N8FWD via groups.io <n8fwd@...> wrote:
Hello,
I have a what I think is a Tiny Track 2 but the chip is a
16F628-20/P but it is not the tiny track three board.
Was this chip used on the Tiny Trak 2?
Thanks de Mike N8FWD
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
I haven't uses JNOS or others (WinLink, etc.) in years, but asking the question DOES generate the proper answers. >>> MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION <<< Will your be running on the APRS frequency or other packet frequencies? ?? Sending position reports and other APRS information cane be frowned upon on some packet frequencies. ?? Although some users are quire tolerant - as long as it doesn't clog the frequency. Beyond that here are the other related questions that determine specific settings: 1. Do you want the TT4 to send a position packet every XXX seconds? ??? If no, PPERIOD 0 ???????????? MPERIOD 0 ???????????? SBEN FALSE ???? NOTE: with PPRIOD 0 no STATUS message will be sent! 2. Do you want readable packets to go out over the air (so other TNCs read them as text)? ??? if yes TPROTOCOL APRS - nonAPRS application expect plain text which is APRS (not Mic-E or Compressed) 3. Do you want to send your BTEXT periodically? ??? Then BPERIOD XXX?????????????????????????????? (period in seconds) 5. Do you want to send weather data (this is an APRS message)? ??? if no, WPERIOD 0 ???????????? WXPOS {doesn't matter if above is 0) ??? APRS uses the WIDEn-N alias names. ??? Others DIGI ALIAS names vary.? Most use the CALLSIGN ?? ???? DIGIMY TRUE?????? >> Personally think this is ALWAYS good practice. ???????????? or specific SSIDs (in the old Kantronics K-NODE system -8, -1 mailbox, ...) 7. It appears you have a display ( ??? NODISP False -> double negative so you have one ??? TXTDISP TRUE -> use it to display data? 8. Send received data to the attached computer: ??? MODE KISS???????????? << A/B => Probably using only 1.? Most clients use KISS, but some may use TEXT.? Client dependent. ??? BAUD 9600????????????? << A/B => Typically want this higher than RF rate.? If sending large packets, NOT MUCH higher (no HW buffer) ??? PKTICOM TRUE ??? KPTOCOM TRUE??????? << good idea to see if any TT4 generated packets get created and sent 9. Transmit Path ???? These need to match your application and on air practice for your area.? APRS is pretty standard, but other may not be. Hopefully that covers your needs and explains my question a bit more clearly. Robert Giuliano KB8RCO
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 05:32:25 PM EST, n0bn via groups.io <lostpark3@...> wrote:
I only want to use the TT4 as a packet TNC with digipeater function.? At this point, this would be used as part of a portable packet station.
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These are my parameters the last time I checked.? When connected to my radio and my laptop terminal program (Outpost serial), it neither transmitted nor received.? If my parameters are correct, it could be an issue with the HT I want to use but that is another issue to be dealt with after I am using the correct parameters.
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Here are the parameters the last time I tried to get it to work:? does anyone know if these are correct or does something need changed.? (I use W3TQG sometimes particularly when mobile or when testing things like this.)
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Thanks for the responses so far and 73,
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Daniel N0BN
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Current TT4 options Aug 9 2024 ? :display BANK is 0 P300 is FALSE TXTDISP is TRUE NODISP is FALSE PPATHING is FALSE DMSDISP is FALSE MICETMV is FALSE ENTS is FALSE TELHIRES is FALSE TELVOLT is TRUE TELTEMP is TRUE PREEMPT is FALSE DIGIID is TRUE WXPOS is TRUE TELREAD is TRUE FRAWDISP is FALSE HRAWDISP is FALSE WYPTXT is FALSE PKTICOM is TRUE PKTOCOM is FALSE RPATHDISP is FALSE LEDS is TRUE PAVPEN is FALSE DEC96 is FALSE DDIST is TRUE HEADERLN is FALSE DMETRIC is FALSE SOFTRST is TRUE MSGCMD is FALSE MSGCAP is FALSE LRNTPS is FALSE GPSCHK is FALSE INTCLK is FALSE DECSTAT is FALSE DIGIMY is FALSE TOSV is FALSE TALT is TRUE TSPEED is TRUE TIMESTAMP is TRUE TIMEHMS is TRUE SBEN is FALSE TSWPT is TRUE AMODE is KISS BMODE is KISS ABAUD is 1200 BBAUD is 1200 BNKMODE is 0 SSIDROUTE is 0 ALTNET is APTT4 MYCALL is W3TQG-1 PATH1 is WIDE1-1 PATH2 is WIDE2-1 PATH3 is TSTAT is /TinyTrak4 Alpha BTEXT is W3TQG Memorial Station BPERIOD is 300 TXD is 40 MTXD is 10 PERSIST is 65 SLOTTIME is 15 QUIET is 10 TRNKMODE is 0 CDMODE is TONES CDLEVEL is 20 TXLEVEL is 128 TXTWIST is 50 RXAMP is 5 GWAYLEN is 9 GWAYMODE is NMEA GRELAYBITS is 1 GRELAYRATE is 0 GKRELAY is 0 LOCATION is 3921.3070N 10521.1080W GALT is 1000 TSYMCODE is > TSYMTABLE is / STATUSRATE is 1 PPERIOD is 120 MPPERIOD is 0 SBSSPEED is 5 SBFSPEED is 60 SBSPERIOD is 1800 SBFPERIOD is 90 SBTANGLE is 27 SBTSLOPE is 255 SBTTIME is 5 MMSG is 0 TSOFFSET is 17 TDAO is 0 TPROTOCOL is MIC-E TPSWITCH is 0 TPERIOD is 0 TVOLTTWK is 128 TTEMPTWK is 128 WPERIOD is 0 ALIAS1 is TEMP ALIAS2 is ALIAS3 is DUPETIME is 30 FILTERCALL is |
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
I only want to use the TT4 as a packet TNC with digipeater function.? At this point, this would be used as part of a portable packet station.
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These are my parameters the last time I checked.? When connected to my radio and my laptop terminal program (Outpost serial), it neither transmitted nor received.? If my parameters are correct, it could be an issue with the HT I want to use but that is another issue to be dealt with after I am using the correct parameters.
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Here are the parameters the last time I tried to get it to work:? does anyone know if these are correct or does something need changed.? (I use W3TQG sometimes particularly when mobile or when testing things like this.)
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Thanks for the responses so far and 73,
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Daniel N0BN
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Current TT4 options Aug 9 2024 ? :display BANK is 0 P300 is FALSE TXTDISP is TRUE NODISP is FALSE PPATHING is FALSE DMSDISP is FALSE MICETMV is FALSE ENTS is FALSE TELHIRES is FALSE TELVOLT is TRUE TELTEMP is TRUE PREEMPT is FALSE DIGIID is TRUE WXPOS is TRUE TELREAD is TRUE FRAWDISP is FALSE HRAWDISP is FALSE WYPTXT is FALSE PKTICOM is TRUE PKTOCOM is FALSE RPATHDISP is FALSE LEDS is TRUE PAVPEN is FALSE DEC96 is FALSE DDIST is TRUE HEADERLN is FALSE DMETRIC is FALSE SOFTRST is TRUE MSGCMD is FALSE MSGCAP is FALSE LRNTPS is FALSE GPSCHK is FALSE INTCLK is FALSE DECSTAT is FALSE DIGIMY is FALSE TOSV is FALSE TALT is TRUE TSPEED is TRUE TIMESTAMP is TRUE TIMEHMS is TRUE SBEN is FALSE TSWPT is TRUE AMODE is KISS BMODE is KISS ABAUD is 1200 BBAUD is 1200 BNKMODE is 0 SSIDROUTE is 0 ALTNET is APTT4 MYCALL is W3TQG-1 PATH1 is WIDE1-1 PATH2 is WIDE2-1 PATH3 is TSTAT is /TinyTrak4 Alpha BTEXT is W3TQG Memorial Station BPERIOD is 300 TXD is 40 MTXD is 10 PERSIST is 65 SLOTTIME is 15 QUIET is 10 TRNKMODE is 0 CDMODE is TONES CDLEVEL is 20 TXLEVEL is 128 TXTWIST is 50 RXAMP is 5 GWAYLEN is 9 GWAYMODE is NMEA GRELAYBITS is 1 GRELAYRATE is 0 GKRELAY is 0 LOCATION is 3921.3070N 10521.1080W GALT is 1000 TSYMCODE is > TSYMTABLE is / STATUSRATE is 1 PPERIOD is 120 MPPERIOD is 0 SBSSPEED is 5 SBFSPEED is 60 SBSPERIOD is 1800 SBFPERIOD is 90 SBTANGLE is 27 SBTSLOPE is 255 SBTTIME is 5 MMSG is 0 TSOFFSET is 17 TDAO is 0 TPROTOCOL is MIC-E TPSWITCH is 0 TPERIOD is 0 TVOLTTWK is 128 TTEMPTWK is 128 WPERIOD is 0 ALIAS1 is TEMP ALIAS2 is ALIAS3 is DUPETIME is 30 FILTERCALL is |
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
I am not sure what you are asking here.?
The TT4 function would be best described as:
? ?a) Send only TNC or tracker
? ?b) Receiver only? TNC or decoder
? ?c) Combined fully functional TNC
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What functions are you trying to enable, and for what purpose?
Examples:
? ?a) Full APRS TNC:?
? ? ? ?APRS position reporting on RF and back through an attached PC, plus APRS style DIGI (WIDEn-N style), ...
? ?b) Keyboard-to-Keyboard TNC:
? ? ? ?Computer running terminal software for interfacing to BBS style nodes, Callsign and alias DIGI with no APRS functions, ...
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Robert Giuliano
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Re: Parameters for Using as Packet TNC?
On 12/11/24 09:17, n0bn via groups.io wrote:
Is anyone using their TT4 as a packet TNC? I used to use my TT4 for packet and APRS.? I believe all I did was set the baud rate with ABAUD (like "ABAUD 19200") and then put it into KISS mode with "AMODE KISS", then the software on the computer did the rest. -Dj |
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