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4.6 KiB
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4.6 KiB
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Building a QnetGateway + MMDVMHost System
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Copyright (C) 2018 by Thomas A. Early N7TAE
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I'll assume you'll be doing this on a Raspberry Pi, but any modern Debian-based
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system should work. It just needs a g++ compiler with version greater than 4.9.
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These instructions assume you have configured your system with the locale, keyboard
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and time zone. When choosing locale, always choose a "UTF-8" version of your
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locale. And make sure you do "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" before
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your start. On a Raspberry Pi, you can do all of this with the configuration menu:
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"sudo raspi-config".
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If you are using a device that uses the GPIO header on the raspberry pi, you need to
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disable the serial0 console in the /boot/cmdline.txt file: Remove the reference to
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"console=serial0,115200" in this file. You should also disable bluetooth by adding:
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"dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt" (without the quotes) to the end of the /boot/config.txt.
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In your parent directory of your QnetGateway build...
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1) Clone the QnetGateway repository: git clone https://github.com/n7tae/QnetGateway.git
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Clone the MMDVMHost repository: git clone https://github.com/g4klx/MMDVMHost.git
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Likewise if you want DMRGateway: git clone https://github.com/g4klx/DMRGateway.git
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Likewise if you want YSFGateway: git clone https://github.com/g4klx/YSFClients.git
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2) cd to the QnetGateway directory and configure it: cd QnetGateway; ./qnconfig
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Make sure you set your callsign in the irc menu and set an mmdvmhost modem
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in module A, B or C. Write out the configuration file before you leave qnconfig.
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3) cd into the MMDVMHost directory and copy the ini file template:
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cp MMDVM.ini MMDVM.qn
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Edit the MMDVM.qn file. Set your Callsign and Id. Turn off duplex. Enable an
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external display, if you have one. Set the Frequency(s). Set the Latitude and
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other location info if you want. Change the log levels. I use DisplayLevel=2
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and FileLevel=0. Set the Port on your modem. Disable all services you aren't
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going to use. Very important: Set the [D-Star] Module. For UHF use B and for
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VHF use C.
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4) If you are using the DMRGateway cd to that directory and copy the ini file:
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cp DMRGateway.ini DMRGateway.qn
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Edit this new DMRGateway.qn file for your system.
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5) If you are using the YSFGateway cd to that directory and copy the ini file:
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cp YSFGateway.ini YSFGateway.qn
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In the [General] section, set your callsign and suffix (either RPT or ND).
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In the [Info] section, set your RX & TX frequencies, and any other details
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as you like. In the [Log] section, set your log levels as your like, set a
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/FULL/PATH/TO/LOGROOTFILE for the log, and define the FileRoot--or disable
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logging by setting both DisplayLevel and FileLevel to '0'. in the [Network]
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section, set a startup reflector (FCS, YSF or XLX), and set InactivityTimeout
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(in minutes) as desired. If the reflector is changed, it will return to the
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startup reflector after the inactivity timeout is reached if 'Revert' is set
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to '1'. 'Options' allows you to monitor multiple DG-IDs if connected to a YCS
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server such as QuadNet's FCS310. You set the TX DG-ID on your radio to which
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ever DG-ID you wish to transmit into. This has its benfits and drawbacks.
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The to TX DG-ID is a global setting on Yaesu radios, so you cannot save it in
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a channel like a DMR talkgroup. You must change the DG-ID in the GM menu each
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time. Basically, it is good for monitoring, a little cumbersome for talking.
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For [YSFNetwork], set the /FULL/PATH/TO/YSFHosts.txt. And finally for
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[FCSNetwork], set the /FULL/PATH/TO/FCSRooms.txt. __NEVER__ connect to a
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transcoding reflector network such as QuadNet with more than one mode on the
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same MMDVM hotspot/ node/ repeater.
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6) Next, your ready to install your software. For that, first move back to the
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QnetGateway directory andstart the administration script: ./qnadmin
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First you want to create you gwys.txt file. This file contains a list of
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reflectors and repeaters you might like to link. Got into the gwys.txt menu
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creation sub-menu with "gw" and select one of three different methods to
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generate a gwys.txt file. You can add and/or delete records manually in
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this sub-menu. Return to the main menu because your now ready to build and
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install your system. Install your configured system with "is". This will
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compile and install everything that you have configured.
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7) There are many additional things that can be done in the administration menu.
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Enter the log menu with "l" and from there you can view logs from each
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running process.
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8) DTMF is _not_ enabled by default if you want it, type "id" in the main menu.
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