User's guide dstar hotspot v1.01
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1. E A ES i E uus s itt l Only three wires are used for connecting the hotspot to the terminal The extension connector is located inside the box on the top of the PCB near the LCD The box will be opened by removing the 4 screws 2 if not already installed install the FTDI drivers 3 start hyper terminal or another terminal emulator and use following settings baudrate 115200 data bits 8 stop bits 1 parity none handshake none 4 power up the hotspot 5 the hotspot displays FIRMWARE UPGRADE MODE on LCD 6 the following menu appears on terminal emulator window atr HyperTerminal Fichier Edition Affichage Appeler Transfert C Copyright 2008 STMicroelectronics In Application Programming Application Version 2 0 0 By HCD Application Team Main Menu Download Image To the STR91x Internal Flash Execute The New Program 00 00 10 connect D tec auto 115200 8 N 1 7 type 1 8 upload the firmware using Ymodem 9 once completed remove cable and cycle hotspot power2. callsign already have a letter in 8th position shift this letter in 7th position The command will fail if the gateway is already linked to another repeater reflector Unlink first For example to link to ONOCPS B ur ONOCPSBL r1 ONOBAS B r2 Unlinking the gateway Enter the letter U uniform in the 8th position Example ur U in the 8th position r1 ONOBAS B r2 l Querying the gateway status Enter the letter india in the 8th position This has same effect than a short transmit see above at the difference that the transmit is not relayed to the gateway Example ur in the 8th position r1 ONOBAS B r2 Monitoring the hotspot status via the web You can monitor the hotspot operation from any computer connected to the network running a web browser The status page refresh every two seconds CNS TRTAR Node 4 htp jomb gw oddane 25000 citar shtri Qr duxh u t Cl E Mitte ONOEAS CE XK ommonis Peset Hemet Pierpit n3 ONIL OSTAR Node ONSI Dvtar Node web page DSTAR status imternet gateway i REFOLS 5 iper r3GL6 ass e CO Yy via DOLOS D air amp frames 409 erseage ips Lad tise C t Radio trequency liak e Onasi a a v CV V yY visa OMUBAS amp BE frames Z aesea ye JEAN COX ips Ore 5 meter 4 aw Retreeh coust 4885 The logbook page list all callsign heard on the RF input of the hotspot with date and time of the last transmission AW Mose mnp fon0Das ow iroddd
3. first disconnect unlink the hotspot from REFOO1 C Calling ON3LX locally ur ON3SLX r1 ONOBAS B r2 Only local RF users will ear your call to ON3LX The call is not relayed to REF001 C Calling ON4BK on the gateway ur ON4BK r1 ONOBAS B r2 ONOBAS G Local RF users and all DStar users connected directly or indirectly to REFOO1 C will ear your call to ON4BK Querying the hotspot If you place a short less than 2 seconds transmit the hotspot will reply with a beacon message containing the hotspot callsign the received signal quality from SO to S9 and the status of the gateway For example ONOBAS B S8 LINKED TO REFO01 C Beacon While idle the hotspot will transmit a beacon message every 5 minutes The message contains the hotspot call sign and the status of the gateway For example ONOBAS B UNLINKED Controlling the gateway You can control the gateway operation by transmitting specific commands in the UR section of your DStar radio Remember to set R1 to the hotspot callsign otherwise the hotspot will ignore your commands All following examples assume that the hotspot callsign is ONOBAS B Note that the hotspot is not relaying your commands to the gateway so you are not disturbing the DStar user community with your local commands Linking the gateway to a DPLus DExtra repeater reflector Enter the repeater or reflector callsign you want to link to terminated by letter L lima in 8th position If the
4. if the RPT1 settings in the radio is set to repeater s callsign This may be left uncheck as hotspot is used as a simplex home hotspot with limited range Radio VFO Hz Enter the RF frequency in Hz The possible values range from 430000000 to 440000000 Pout Enter the required PA output power level 100 is approximatively 10 dBm 10 mW Beacon interval The time interval in seconds between hotspot automatic self broadcast DPlus DPlus name server IP Enter URL or numerical IP of the DPlus name server to use For example ve3tnk homelinux net Canada based freestar or dstarns dstargateway org US based or 188 203 83 181 Dutch Star NLRoot Authentication callsign The callsign as registered in the DStar authentication system typically as displayed on the personal information page of the registration system you registered with Ethernet The details of the hotspot ethernet settings If use DHCP is set the remaining fields are disabled so to enter fixed IP settings first disable DHCP click on update and set the remaining settings The MAC address can also be changed manually if needed DPRS Interface enable DPRS When enabled the hotspot will operate as a dprs i gate DPRS server IP The URL or numerical IP of the APRS server the hotspot should connect to Server validation code You callsign dependent validation code This is the same code that you use for other aprs application like ui view f
5. s clock every 10 minutes Once the NTP server is setup properly the hotspot will get the time properly every time it s powered up System configuration screen Next click on the configuration tag and enter the relevant configuration information Remember that most settings at the exception of DV squelch threshold need a reboot to take effect ON8JL DSTAR Hotspot i DStar status Gateway Configuration Configuration Callsigns Hotspot callsign ON8JL e Require correct RPTx Radio VFO Hz 432950000 Pout 100 Beacon interval s ee ON8JL DSTAR Hotspot DPlus DPlus name server Authentication callsign Ethernet use DHCP v Ehternet IP 192 168 1 100 Ehternet netmask 255 255 255 0 Ethernet gateway 192 168 1 1 DNS server 192 168 1 1 Ethernet MAC addr DPRS interface enable DPRS e DPRS server 0 0 0 0 Server validation code o Lat dd mmmm S neg 0 0000 Lon ddd mmmm W neg 0 0000 Posit comment Update Reboot Callsigns Hotspot callsign The callsign of the hotspot as it will be broadcasted on the air and on the DStar network Don t use ON8JL but your own callsign Also select the module letter normally B Note that the gateway callsign will be automatically set to the repeater callsign with letter G at 8th position Require correct RPTx If enabled the hotspot will only relay repeat the incoming RF stream
6. set 25000 logbook shimi rerv Cc ft Pe i Ham Y Pior i ire 2 Log Book last heard Dato Time MY UR ars Moeseage 31 08 2011 SELF ONBIL i STwO 32 efhkeewn JEAN LOC 30 08 2011 12 59 ONTDOR oococg none ONTORR RUDI 19 00 2011 23 05 ON4 IM taeo oocecg nore 73 S DE JEAN MARC Controlling the gateway via the web You can also control the gateway linking unlinking via the web by clicking on the gateway page e080 ON8jL DSTAR Node lt 2 A on0bas gw ircddb net 25000 a 1O 62 QM HH M t o Malmaison OSX commands Perso Informations Ham 7 gt b ON8JL DSTAR Node DStar status Logbook Gateway Configuration Clock Gateway Current status Unlinked Reflectors Dcsoo1 A Link Other gateway A Link History Customs IP table To link the gateway to a DPlus or DExtra reflector or repeater you can either select the reflector repeater in the Reflectors drop down control or type it directly in the Other gateway text field Only type uppercase callsigns no URL or numerical IP The hotspot will then find the IP of the system you typed the callsign by using DPlus name server or ircDDB or DNS depending of what protocol is enabled and on the callsign you entered Once IP resolved it is stored in internal cache memory At power up if DPlus enabled the cache is pre filled with DPlus reflector list obtained from the DPlus name server Note that the Reflectors drop dow
7. ON8JL DStar Hotspot User Guide rnga D Version 1 01 By oe Installation Connector description 1 DC power 7 Vdc to 15 Vdc 2 W maximum positive to the center pin 2 Antenna SMA Connect a UHF antenna 3 Ethernet RJ45 10BaseT Connecting to ethernet network Cycle hotspot DC power By default the DHCP client is enabled and the hotspot will initiate a negotiation with the DHCP server of your network router to obtain a valid IP address During the negotiation process the screen display following message Once IP address obtained the hotspot will display it for 5 seconds And go to regular operation status screen Setting up the internet router firewall The following table describe port that should be open to hotspot s IP In addition if operating behind a NAT operating router some incoming port should be redirected to the hotspot For web remote monitoring configuration TCP 80 outgoing Open incoming open and redirected on the hotspot For DPlus amp DExtra operation UDP 20001 outgoing Open incoming Open For DCS operation UDP 30051 outgoing Open incoming Open For DPRS operation TCP 14580 outgoing Open incoming Open Note On most firewall router with the permit on established option enabled as it is often the case by default you will just have to open and redirect to the hotspot the following ports TCP80 Configuring the hotspot On
8. ce connected to the network the hotspot can be accessed from any computer running a web browser connected to the network Point your web browser to the IP address displayed on the hotspot startup screen Setting up user amp password The very first time your log on the hotspot the login screen is displayed to let you configure the system administrator user name and password ON8JL DSTAR Node lt http 192 168 1 82 C Q7 Goo N OSXcommands Persov Plong evy Hamv Informations 294 v ON8jL DSTAR Node DStar Node Login Username ongi Password ccveeees Login Once logged on proceed with system configuration Setting up the clock Click on the Clock tab and set time date and time zone e800 ON8 L DSTAR Node e a e on0bas gw ircddb net 25000 v LO 6 QM M t o Malmaison OS Xcommands Perso Informations Hamv_ Plong e 7 gt ON8JL DSTAR Node xREFLECTOR ON8JL DSTAR Node IMi DStar status Logbook Gateway Configuration Clock Clock Hour 10 Minute 22 Second 01 Year 2013 Month 09 Day 28 NTP server 195 13 23 5 UTC time zone GMT 1 00 hour Brussels Copenhagen Madrid Paris Update Enter the local time and date not the UTC and select your time zone The above example is 10H22 on 28 September 2013 at a GMT 1H time zone You can also enter a NTP server address IP or URL and the hotspot will automatically check and adjust it
9. n list reflects the cache content In addition the history page display a chronological list all linking unlinking operations together with their source RF user or Web operator The hotspot keep a local copy of the IP it uses in a cache This cache helps speeding up successive connection to the same reflector as the IP does not need to be resolved anymore The cache is cleared every time the hotspot is rebooted The Customs IP table options lets you specify directly IP addresses of some reflectors It s normally not needed as the reflectors IP are locatable via DPlus name servers and or DNS The hotspot uses the following strategies to resolve reflectors IP addresses For DPlus reflectors REFxxx 1 hotspot looks in it s local cache 2 hotspot looks in it s IP customs table 3 hotspot interrogates the configured DPlus name server 4 hotspot try to resolve refxxx dstargateway org Note that at power up the hotspot interrogates once the DPlus name server and fill it s cache with the list of available REFxxx For DExtra reflectors XRFxxx 1 hotspot looks in it s local cache 2 hotspot looks in it s IP customs table 3 hotspot try to resolve xrfxxx reflector ircddb net For DExtra reflectors XRFxxx 1 hotspot looks in it s local cache 2 hotspot looks in it s IP customs table 3 hotspot try to resolve xrfxxx reflector ircddb net 4 wp ete ge roddd ati 75009 Parta phim DStar status Logtoos Gateway Configurato
10. or example If you don t have one already contact me to get it Lat amp Long The map coordinates in decimal degrees as they appears on aprs fi Posit comment The comment text as broadcasted every 20 minutes Once configuration screen completed click on update button for writing new settings into hotspot non volatile memory Alternatively click on reboot button to save new settings and reboot the system The reboot process is equivalent to cycling hotspot power The status screen The first line displays the status of the gateway The second line displays the time while RF link idle or the incoming RF signal strength RSSI when squelch open gt dafar y Ms far AL AL Lae The status led The led is located underneath the antenna logo end the d letter It lights green when squelch open and red when transmitting On the air IMPORTANT lf Require correct RP Tx setting is enabled the R1 field of your DStar radio MUST be properly configured with the hotspot callsign Otherwise the hotspot will not relay repeat or reply to any of the incoming RF transmission Let s make some configuration example assuming the hotspot callsign is ONOBAS B and that the hotspot is linked to REFOO1 C and operating in duplex mode repeater Calling CQ ur CQCQCQ r1 ONOBAS B r2 Local RF users and all DStar users connected directly or indirectly to REFOO1 C will ear your call To call CQ locally only
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