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IPSC-bridge Dmrlink and HBlink3: help for how to #dmrlink #best_practices #hblink

Alex IK7SEC
 

Hi all,
 
i'd like to connect our Hblink3 to some Motorola repeaters.
Here i'd like to share what I think to have understooded to check if is it right and\or what I should do to get my goal.
I think this post could be usefull to make and edit a Wiki about it. 
 
I apologize for the large number of questions in one post.
 
So, these are my notes (please correct and review it):
 
System should be configured in this way:
 
Prerequisites/ Starting points: Hblink3 fully working (with dmr_utils3 installed too)
 
 
Moto Rpt <---> dmrlink <--> IPSC_link <--> Hblink3<--> Rest of Wolrld  
ip   ip
port   port
password   password
 
1) #download packets
git clone -b HB_Bridge https://github.com/n0mjs710/HBlink.git   (it will make a dir /hblnk)
git clone -b IPSC_Bridge https://github.com/n0mjs710/DMRlink.git
 
2) installing dmrlnk\Ipsc_bridge ./mk-dmrlink  After that is it necessary or usefull merge dmr_link directory with dmr:link3 ???
installing Hb_bridge... How? Is it self executing without any kind of installation? Or is  it simply necessary merge Hblink3 with this hblink?
 
3) Configure dmrlink: which are main config files? IPSC_bridge.cfg? dmrlink.cfg?
Configure HB_bridge: which are main config files (can we use only hblink3 configs?)
 
4) Executing dmrlink alone for testing: $ sudo python3 dmrlink.py  ????? IPSC_bridge.py ??? Both of these? None of these?
Stop dmrlink
Executing Hb_bridge alone for testing: $ sudo python3 .....bridge.py ???? (which is executable file from HB_Bridge)
 
Thank you in advance for yours tips and tricks.
 
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE and connect to XLX selected Module #mmdvm_bridge

SP2ONG Waldek
 

Steve and Mike

I checked the latest version of MMDVM_Bridge v1.4 and replaced the YSF <-> XLX connection with the YSF2DMR for the versions with MMDVM_Bridge to connect the YSF Reflector with the XLX reflector on the selected module and it looks like it works.
Re: Linking DMR to Echolink

Tito Lopez - YN1OB
 

I recently setup an ASL node in the cloud with the procedures from that link. It works fine if you take the time to tune it up. Lots of fun linking up those 3 systems. 73's


On Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 8:54 PM Patrick Perdue <patrick@...> wrote:

You can setup EchoLink in ASL, then use the USRP driver as described to bridge using ASL, Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. My advice, don't. EchoLink over DMR and vice versa sounds horrible, especially with the MD380-emu vocoder. It's not much better with a hardware dongle. The GSM codec of EchoLink, plus the levels all over the place make it a pretty substandard experience, both on analog and digitally, but especially digital. I have recently had to ban nodes from my bridge who connected EchoLink, because it was generating bad noises on digital modes, and didn't sound much better on analog. When the object is to communicate, and that isn't possible due to layers of artifacts due to clipping and transcoding *before* going to DMR, etc.

But, if you really want to do this, see this post for setting up a bridge between DMR and ASL.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN50Csr29eAprBu7eKA0Bfa2XUcsXw5iktY1Ey-Qjkg

and this for configuring EchoLink on ASL:

https://wiki.allstarlink.org/wiki/Echolink_Channel_Driver

You'll need an EchoLink -l node number before configuring anything.


On 11/6/2019 10:52 PM, Dexter Harroo wrote:

Hi Guys, 
Don't know if this has been asked before. is there any software in the group that i can use to link lets say DMR to Echolink? if there is i am willing to give it a go.

Re: Linking DMR to Echolink

Patrick Perdue
 

You can setup EchoLink in ASL, then use the USRP driver as described to bridge using ASL, Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. My advice, don't. EchoLink over DMR and vice versa sounds horrible, especially with the MD380-emu vocoder. It's not much better with a hardware dongle. The GSM codec of EchoLink, plus the levels all over the place make it a pretty substandard experience, both on analog and digitally, but especially digital. I have recently had to ban nodes from my bridge who connected EchoLink, because it was generating bad noises on digital modes, and didn't sound much better on analog. When the object is to communicate, and that isn't possible due to layers of artifacts due to clipping and transcoding *before* going to DMR, etc.

But, if you really want to do this, see this post for setting up a bridge between DMR and ASL.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN50Csr29eAprBu7eKA0Bfa2XUcsXw5iktY1Ey-Qjkg

and this for configuring EchoLink on ASL:

https://wiki.allstarlink.org/wiki/Echolink_Channel_Driver

You'll need an EchoLink -l node number before configuring anything.


On 11/6/2019 10:52 PM, Dexter Harroo wrote:

Hi Guys, 
Don't know if this has been asked before. is there any software in the group that i can use to link lets say DMR to Echolink? if there is i am willing to give it a go.

Linking DMR to Echolink

Dexter Harroo
 

Hi Guys, 
Don't know if this has been asked before. is there any software in the group that i can use to link lets say DMR to Echolink? if there is i am willing to give it a go.
Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

Steve N4IRS
 

Just once

On 11/6/2019 4:16 PM, K4VL wrote:
Thank you 
Will I need to do this every time I update or just once?

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 3:14 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
This is from the readme included with the image zip file:
There may have been updates to the operating system and AllStarLink since this image was built.
Run the following commands after the first time you boot.

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-kernel-headers raspberrypi-kernel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y 
sudo reboot

<http://dvswitch.org/files/ASL_Images/Raspberry_Pi/Stretch/ASL_1.01-20180228-armhf-raspbian-stretch-image.readme>


On 11/6/2019 4:12 PM, K4VL wrote:
Raspberry Pi 3

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
What hardware platform?
apt-get update/upgrade are not going to install anything below. Everything is on github for now.

On 11/6/2019 3:23 PM, K4VL wrote:
How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 



Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

K4VL
 

Thank you 
Will I need to do this every time I update or just once?

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 3:14 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
This is from the readme included with the image zip file:
There may have been updates to the operating system and AllStarLink since this image was built.
Run the following commands after the first time you boot.

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-kernel-headers raspberrypi-kernel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y 
sudo reboot

<http://dvswitch.org/files/ASL_Images/Raspberry_Pi/Stretch/ASL_1.01-20180228-armhf-raspbian-stretch-image.readme>


On 11/6/2019 4:12 PM, K4VL wrote:
Raspberry Pi 3

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
What hardware platform?
apt-get update/upgrade are not going to install anything below. Everything is on github for now.

On 11/6/2019 3:23 PM, K4VL wrote:
How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 


Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

Steve N4IRS
 

This is from the readme included with the image zip file:
There may have been updates to the operating system and AllStarLink since this image was built.
Run the following commands after the first time you boot.

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-kernel-headers raspberrypi-kernel
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade -y 
sudo reboot

<http://dvswitch.org/files/ASL_Images/Raspberry_Pi/Stretch/ASL_1.01-20180228-armhf-raspbian-stretch-image.readme>


On 11/6/2019 4:12 PM, K4VL wrote:
Raspberry Pi 3

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
What hardware platform?
apt-get update/upgrade are not going to install anything below. Everything is on github for now.

On 11/6/2019 3:23 PM, K4VL wrote:
How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 


Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

K4VL
 

Raspberry Pi 3


On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
What hardware platform?
apt-get update/upgrade are not going to install anything below. Everything is on github for now.

On 11/6/2019 3:23 PM, K4VL wrote:
How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 

Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

Steve N4IRS
 

What hardware platform?
apt-get update/upgrade are not going to install anything below. Everything is on github for now.

On 11/6/2019 3:23 PM, K4VL wrote:
How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 

Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

K4VL
 

How would I update those without corrupting my asterisk build. I ran apt-get update and apt-get upgrade and now asterisk failed to start back up. Luckily I backed up the image the other day.


On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:09 AM Steve N4IRS <szingman@...> wrote:
We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 

Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

fabio damiani
 

Many thanks Steve 73
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

Steve N4IRS
 

https://github.com/DVSwitch/MMDVM_Bridge/raw/master/bin/MMDVM_Bridge.armhf

On 11/6/2019 10:33 AM, fabio damiani wrote:
My raspberry PI3B+   armv7l.     File download is  https://github.com/DVSwitch/MMDVM_Bridge/raw/master/bin/MMDVM_Bridge.armv6l   ?

Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

fabio damiani
 

My raspberry PI3B+   armv7l.     File download is  https://github.com/DVSwitch/MMDVM_Bridge/raw/master/bin/MMDVM_Bridge.armv6l   ?
Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

Steve N4IRS
 

We have pushed the initial of dvswitch.sh (V1.4) to the github repository for Analog_Bridge <https://github.com/DVSwitch/Analog_Bridge>
The example configuration files for ASL have been updated to reflect using the new script to change modes and TG/Reflectors.
We have also updated all binaries for Analog_Bridge and MMDVM_Bridge. In the future (Starting in December), We will update all of the apt packages for the DVSwitch programs. We will do this once a month.
In December, we will be adding a number of "support" programs that DVSwitch uses to github and the apt repository.

Please test out the new script and binaries. We need to hear of any issues that crop up BEFORE they are pushed to apt.

For DVSwitch,
Steve N4IRS and Mike N4IRR 
Re: Analog_Bridge remote control (TLV) commands exposed.

Steve N4IRS
 

Waldek,
I have pushed the initial release of dvswitch.sh to github.

73, Steve N4IRS

On 11/6/2019 4:36 AM, Waldek SP2ONG wrote:
Steve,

Thanks for updates Ananlog_Bridge and MMDVM_Brideg.

the script dvswitch.sh script not yet available?

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 09:49 AM, Steve N4IRS wrote:
dvswitch.sh
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

Steve N4IRS
 

Port= =/dev/null
Remove the second "=" and retest

On 11/6/2019 8:14 AM, fabio damiani wrote:
[General]
Callsign=IZ2BKS
Id=2222158
Timeout=180
Duplex=0
 
[Info]
RXFrequency=222340000
TXFrequency=224940000
Power=1
Latitude=41.7333
Longitude=-50.3999
Height=0
Location=Iceberg, North Atlantic
Description=MMDVM_Bridge
 
[Log]
# Logging levels, 0=No logging, 1=Debug, 2=Message, 3=Info, 4=Warning, 5=Error, 6=Fatal
DisplayLevel=1
FileLevel=2
FilePath=/var/log/mmdvm
FileRoot=MMDVM_Bridge
 
[DMR Id Lookup]
File=/var/lib/mmdvm/DMRIds.dat
Time=24
 
[NXDN Id Lookup]
File=/var/lib/mmdvm/NXDN.csv
Time=24
 
[Modem]
Port= =/dev/null
RSSIMappingFile=RSSI.dat
Trace=0
Debug=0
 
[D-Star]
Enable=0
Module=C
 
[DMR]
Enable=1
ColorCode=1
EmbeddedLCOnly=1
DumpTAData=0
 
[System Fusion]
Enable=0
 
[P25]
Enable=0
NAC=293
 
[NXDN]
Enable=0
RAN=1
Id=12345
 
[D-Star Network]
Enable=0
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=20010
LocalPort=20011
Debug=0
 
[DMR Network]
Enable=1
Address=212.237.14.126
Port=62031
Jitter=360
Local=62032
Password=radioamatore
Slot1=1
Slot2=1
Debug=0
 
[System Fusion Network]
Enable=0
LocalAddress=0
LocalPort=3200
GatewayAddress=ysfreflector.dvswitch.org
GatewayPort=42166
Debug=0
 
[P25 Network]
Enable=0
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=42020
LocalPort=32010
Debug=0
 
[NXDN Network]
Enable=0
#LocalAddress=127.0.0.1
Debug=0
LocalPort=14021
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=14020
 
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

fabio damiani
 
Edited

[General]
Callsign=IZ2BKS
Id=2222158
Timeout=180
Duplex=0
 
[Info]
RXFrequency=222340000
TXFrequency=224940000
Power=1
Latitude=41.7333
Longitude=-50.3999
Height=0
Location=Iceberg, North Atlantic
Description=MMDVM_Bridge
URL=https://groups.io/g/DVSwitch
 
[Log]
# Logging levels, 0=No logging, 1=Debug, 2=Message, 3=Info, 4=Warning, 5=Error, 6=Fatal
DisplayLevel=1
FileLevel=2
FilePath=/var/log/mmdvm
FileRoot=MMDVM_Bridge
 
[DMR Id Lookup]
File=/var/lib/mmdvm/DMRIds.dat
Time=24
 
[NXDN Id Lookup]
File=/var/lib/mmdvm/NXDN.csv
Time=24
 
[Modem]
Port= /dev/null
RSSIMappingFile=RSSI.dat
Trace=0
Debug=0
 
[D-Star]
Enable=0
Module=C
 
[DMR]
Enable=1
ColorCode=1
EmbeddedLCOnly=1
DumpTAData=0
 
[System Fusion]
Enable=0
 
[P25]
Enable=0
NAC=293
 
[NXDN]
Enable=0
RAN=1
Id=12345
 
[D-Star Network]
Enable=0
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=20010
LocalPort=20011
Debug=0
 
[DMR Network]
Enable=1
Address=212.237.14.126
Port=62031
Jitter=360
Local=62032
Password=radioamatore
Slot1=1
Slot2=1
Debug=0
 
[System Fusion Network]
Enable=0
LocalAddress=0
LocalPort=3200
GatewayAddress=ysfreflector.dvswitch.org
GatewayPort=42166
Debug=0
 
[P25 Network]
Enable=0
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=42020
LocalPort=32010
Debug=0
 
[NXDN Network]
Enable=0
#LocalAddress=127.0.0.1
Debug=0
LocalPort=14021
GatewayAddress=127.0.0.1
GatewayPort=14020
 
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

Steve N4IRS
 

Fabio,
I'm going to guess here:
In MMDVM_Bridge.ini
In the [Modem] stanza
set Port=/dev/null

If this does not work, please post your MMDVM_Bridge.ini

73, Steve N4IRS

On 11/6/2019 7:17 AM, fabio damiani wrote:
Thanks, a problem solved, but the troubles never come alone! this is another problem.

pi@raspberrypi:/opt/MMDVM_Bridge $ ./MMDVM_Bridge DVSwitch.ini
MMDVM_Bridge: SerialController.cpp:230: CSerialController::CSerialController(const string&, SERIAL_SPEED, bool): Assertion `!device.empty()' failed.
Aborted
 
Re: MMDVM_BRIDGE Not Starting

Brad N8PC
 

Try cd /opt/MMDVM_Bridge first then run ./MMDVM_Bridge MMDVM_Bridge.ini you need to be in that directory to run it.


On Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 12:22 AM fabio damiani <iz2bks@...> wrote:
root@raspberrypi:/opt/MMDVM_Bridge# ./MMDVM_Bridge MMDVM_Bridge.ini
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 1: !DOCTYPE: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 2: html: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 3: head: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 4: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 5: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 6: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 7: !--: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 8: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 9: $'\r': command not found
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 10: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 11: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 12: meta: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 13: $'\r': command not found
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 14: base: No such file or directory
./MMDVM_Bridge: line 15: syntax error near unexpected token `<'
'/MMDVM_Bridge: line 15: `        <!--[if lt IE 10]><script type="text/javascript">
root@raspberrypi:/opt/MMDVM_Bridge#
 
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