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  • October 26, 2015 at 1:03 pm #1439
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    I am to the point now of testing as I think I have everything connected correctly. When I restart svxlink I will get the following output in the log files:

    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Starting logic: RepeaterLogic
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Loading RX: Rx1
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Loading TX: Tx1
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Loading module “ModuleHelp” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Module Help v1.0.0 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Loading module “ModuleParrot” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Module Parrot v1.1.0 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Loading module “ModuleTclVoiceMail” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: Module Tcl v1.0.1 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:29 2015: RepeaterLogic: Event handler script successfully loaded.
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:44 2015: Rx1: The squelch is OPEN (7.5047)
    Mon Oct 26 16:30:44 2015: Tx1: Turning the transmitter ON
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:29 2015:
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:29 2015: SIGTERM received. Shutting down application…
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: SvxLink v1.4.1 (Jul 6 2015) Copyright (C) 2003-2014 Tobias Blomberg / SM0SVX
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015:
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: SvxLink comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: welcome to redistribute it in accordance with the terms and conditions in the
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: GNU GPL (General Public License) version 2 or later.
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015:
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Using configuration file: /etc/openrepeater/svxlink/svxlink.conf
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: — Using sample rate 16000Hz
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015:
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Starting logic: RepeaterLogic
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Loading RX: Rx1
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Loading TX: Tx1
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Loading module “ModuleHelp” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Module Help v1.0.0 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Loading module “ModuleParrot” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Module Parrot v1.1.0 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Loading module “ModuleTclVoiceMail” into logic “RepeaterLogic”
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: Module Tcl v1.0.1 starting…
    Mon Oct 26 16:32:35 2015: RepeaterLogic: Event handler script successfully loaded.

    When I key a radio I will get:

    Mon Oct 26 16:39:29 2015: Rx1: The squelch is OPEN (7.44147)
    Mon Oct 26 16:39:29 2015: Tx1: Turning the transmitter ON

    Then I get

    Mon Oct 26 16:40:00 2015: RepeaterLogic: Sending short identification…
    Mon Oct 26 16:44:29 2015: *** ERROR: Transmitter Tx1 have been active for too long. Turning it off…
    Mon Oct 26 16:50:00 2015: RepeaterLogic: Sending short identification…
    Mon Oct 26 17:00:00 2015: RepeaterLogic: Sending long identification…

    The next time I try to key the radio I get nothing in the log files. I also do not hear a courtecy tone or the Short Identification.

    October 26, 2015 at 7:24 pm #1441
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    Are you using the VOX mode or COS. The vox is kind of finicky. I would recommend using COS for best results. Also, it might not be a bad idea to disable the other modules for testing.

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    October 27, 2015 at 9:24 am #1442
    Anonymous / Deleted User
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    I am trying to use the COS. A circuit was created but modified from original format due to the Output of the Kenwood TKR-851 being different voltage on the COS Circuit. I had 2 Amateurs who knew electronics create the circuit using zenior diode and a few resisters. When tested with the volt meter this circuit produced the same results as the one that was sent in the hardware section for the COS Circuit.

    October 27, 2015 at 12:23 pm #1445
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    Does your circuit pull the pin up to 3.3 volts when inactive? This should be done with a pull up resister. Then it should ground the pin when active. A simple way to test this is disconnect your circuit and use a jumper to jump your GPIO pin to 3.3v pin. This should simulate a closed squelch. Then move it from 3.3v to ground and that should simulate an open squelch. You can cat the value for your COS gpio within the /sys/class/gpio folder and see if the core system is registering your input. Let me know. Thanks.

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    Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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    October 27, 2015 at 12:25 pm #1446
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    I didn’t clarify, but it needs a pull up resister to keep the pin from floating and vacillating back and forth between high and low states.

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    Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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    October 28, 2015 at 10:45 am #1448
    Anonymous / Deleted User
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    On the COS Circuit the VCC Pin is at 3.3V when inactive as tested by a meter. When I key up a radio the VCC will go down to 240.4 mV when active. I am just not sure where to put this PIN on the GPIO Header.

    Within the /sys/class/gpio directory I have

    gpio30
    gpio31
    gpio42
    gpiochip0
    gpiochup32
    gpiochip63
    gpiochip96

    Inside of the gpio30 directory which the Web Interface has the COS Set to 30 I show
    active_low
    direction
    edge
    power
    sysystem
    uevent
    value

    if I cat the value it has 0 and when I cat it while transmitting it has the same value of 0

    October 29, 2015 at 5:54 pm #1454
    Aaron, N3MBH
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    I still think you should try bypassing your circuit just to rule out any issues. Remind me what board you are using? Raspberry Pi 2? Beaglebone?

    73,
    Aaron – N3MBH / WRFV871

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