[Xastir] recommendations for digi / network tools (Jason KG4WSV)

[lleachii at aol.com]

Jason,

I'm not sure if you're asking for hardware, software, or configuration recommendations.

- What in what digital format/syntax is the original data generated/acquired in?

- Are you asking is there's middleware already in existence that can convert it to Xastir-readable data (e.g. APRS)?

- You asked for: "Any recommendations for some network capable digi / igate / etc software that will run on a beagle bone and do this?" - XASTIR (as long as it meets memory/CPU thresholds).

- Explain the exact type of network capability you are trying to have, Xastir is capable of things like iGating, etc; but you didn't describe what you want to do with remote access. Your solution may be as simple as enabling VNC desktop sharing or SSH console access.

- You mentioned that you don't have a lot of rigs; but want >2 channels...I'm not sure how this works into your design, how many rigs do you have?

- Your last paragraph mentions that one rig is a Kenwood D700...this devices talk in APRS, describe the software/hardware that will have non-standard tracking data, format of the data, etc.


73,


KB3VWG


On 01/03/2016 12:00 PM, xastir-request at lists.xastir.org wrote:
> I'm working on a tracking system that's only partly APRS based, but
> converts to APRS as that's where most of my tracking gear/experience
> exists.  I'm looking for digipeating capability with >2 channels, and the
> ability to network (e.g. tcp or up data sources, remote connection to
> xastir, etc).
>
> Any recommendations for some network capable digi / igate / etc software
> that will run on a beagle bone and do this?
>
>
> I'm sort of leaning toward a fairly dumb script setup since that's easy and
> I have N  channels that are RX-only and an APRS frequency that could be TX
> only.  I would like to get xastir plugged in here somewhere, preferably
> with TX/RX capability and without using another radio. (the easy solution
> is throwing a bunch of hrware at the problem, but i don't have a dozen APRS
> rigs).
>
>
> The basic system is a serial data stream that has APRS data (text format,
> not true ax.25 therefore not KISS capable).  There are one or more of these
> receivers as well as an APRS radio (Kenwood D700) to gateway to APRS-RF
> (non-144.39 channel).
>
>
>
> -Jason
> kg4wsv
>
>
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