[Xastir] Xastir on pi3 with kpc3 plus

[Lee Bengston]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 10:58 PM, David Ranch <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:

>
> Hello Lee,
>
> Yes, APRX is a nice program but it's only a server.  No GUI, no maps, no
> mechanism to send messages/responses, etc.
>
> ​Agree, but the context was with respect to Tom's point about Xastir not
being the best choice for an IGate. With AX.25 networking configured on the
Pi, Xastir and a separate IGate program can run at the same time, so
there's no loss of maps, messaging, etc.  Also with ldsped on the Pi,
Xastir can be run on any machine on the network and still have access to
the same RF traffic, so there's the added bonus of not needing to run
Xastir on a relatively slow RPi.

>
> As for Direwolf on the Rpi3.. the Rpi3 doesn't have a micrphone jack so
> you'll still need another sound device.  The $7 Syba USB devices are
> considered well supported.
>
> ​Good info, thanks - I have decided to hold off until there's a "Pi 4"​,
so I'm not that up to speed on the details of the Pi 3. These things keep
getting more powerful at a great price. Ultimately I want to take my
KPC9612+ out of the equation and use a "soft" solution, but finding the
time to put a PTT circuit together has been the roadblock.

>
> Ps.  The new Direwolf 1.4 has added it's own AX.25 v2.2 (not just v2.1)
> stack.  When used with the AGW interface, it's a complete solution and you
> no longer need Ldsped!
>

​That's nice!  Given DireWolf supports Igating, in theory a USB sound
dongle + DireWolf + PTT circuit could replace the TNC, APRX, and ldsped​.


> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
>
> On 06/27/2017 04:04 PM, Lee Bengston wrote:
>
>> APRX works well as an igate and/or digipeater, and it's very small thus
>> putting a very light load on the Pi. I have an old model B, though, so
>> your
>> Pi3 may not care as much about that. I also run ldsped on the Pi so other
>> APRS clients can access the radio/TNC.
>>
>> I have 2 prolific based usb to serial adapters. Both would eventually
>> freeze up after continuous use on a 7x24 igate. Switching to an FTDI based
>> adapter fixed that. Lastly I think the Pi3 has its own sound chip, so
>> DireWolf may be a good solution for a TNC, and it also supports igating.
>>
>> Lee - K5DAT
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