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fldigi with DRAWS #draws #fldigi

Steve

#2105

Symptom:  After entering text and clicking the "TX" button, fldigi looks like it is transmitting (text turns red and is moved to the upper window), but the transmitter does not come on.

Details below.  What am I missing?

Thanks,
Steve

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Hardware:
• Radio:  Kenwood TM-V71A  {known to be working with a USB connected "brand X" external sound card, both with a RPi and a debian stretch system}
• Cable:  As supplied with the DRAWS board
• Connected:  First to the 6-pin port adjacent to the GPS antenna, then to the other 6-pin port

Images tried:
• http://archive.compasslinux.org/images/image_2018-11-18-compass.zip {fldigi built from source}
• http://nwdig.net/downloads/draws_beta5.zip  {fldigi pre-installed}

Using minicom, data is seen on /dev/ttySC0 from the GPS, but nothing on /dev/ttySC1

Setup parameter debugging changes:
• Configuration Audio -> Devices  {installation default}
• Configuration Audio -> Devices -> PortAudio  {checked with Capture and Playback left to default}
• Configuration Audio -> Devices -> PortAudio  {checked with Capture and Playback both set to "udrc: - (hw:0,0)"}

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Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Bryan Hoyer

#2104

All about the Ain inputs on the accessory connector.

Each input connects to a Pi IO Pin and an ADC input. Clearly you can’t use both. There is also an ESD protection diode and 33ohm series resistor to reduce the chance of damaging the input.

To use the ADC set the corresponding GPIO to input with pulldown.

The max input is 3.3V so use a resistor divider above that voltage. The PS Input is scaled with 48.7k and 10.0k 1% this gives a range of:

0-19.7V

The actual installed ADC is a TI I2C 4CH 12Bit Device It is SW compatible with the ads1015 with a few less features.

Datasheet:

The resistor values are set into SW so the sensor command displays the voltage correctly.

pi@compass:~ $ sensors

ads1015-i2c-1-48

Adapter: bcm2835 I2C adapter

User ADC Differential:  +0.00 V  

+12V:                  +13.77 V  

User ADC 1:             +0.00 V  

User ADC 2:             +0.00 V  

If you put 10.0k and 10.0k in your signal path, you can read sensors and multiply User ADC by 2.

It is possible, but not trivial, to change the file so it reads directly with your values. This will be documented in a future APP Note.

Bryan K7UDR

PDF

tla2024.pdf

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2103

sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

sensors

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On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 08:42 KB5ZUR <kb5zur@... wrote:

I can't seem to get the sensor readings to work. says" command not found". tried that and lm-sensors command as well, same thing. Do I need to install something? What am I missing?
I'm using this version of compass:

Linux compass 4.14.79-v7+ #1159 SMP Sun Nov 4 17:50:20 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux
debian_version 9.6
This is I think the first beta image released.
Also, what is the range of the ADC's? I would like to read two 0-5VDC signals from my SWR bridge from Kits and Parts. Are the inputs isolated?

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

KB5ZUR

#2102

I can't seem to get the sensor readings to work. says" command not found". tried that and lm-sensors command as well, same thing. Do I need to install something? What am I missing?
I'm using this version of compass:

Linux compass 4.14.79-v7+ #1159 SMP Sun Nov 4 17:50:20 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux
debian_version 9.6
This is I think the first beta image released.
Also, what is the range of the ADC's? I would like to read two 0-5VDC signals from my SWR bridge from Kits and Parts. Are the inputs isolated?

Re: DRAWS Image

Basil Gunn

#2101

The DRAWS image starts with a compass image and adds other HAM programs.

See "Table of Installed Programs" at this link for a list of those programs:
https://github.com/nwdigitalradio/n7nix/blob/master/config/IMAGE_README.md
/Basil

Ryan Reid <blupanthr2@gmail.com> writes:

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Is there a changelog between the beta image, and modifying the last Compass
release?  Wondering if it is worth overwriting any settings/other
modifications I have done so far.

Ryan
K1BLU


On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 4:44 PM Basil Gunn <basil@pacabunga.com> wrote:


Answered my own question... forgot to change dtoverlayfrom udrc to draws.If you use the current beta image for draws the dtoverlay is set up
properly.
http://nwdig.net/downloads/
/Basil

Re: DRAWS Technical Documents

Bryan Hoyer

#2100

That is correct, they match the Icon/Yaesu/Kenwood pinout. Alinco uses a DB-9 so you have to modify the Cable.

Bryan K7UDR

Re: DRAWS Technical Documents

ac8dg@...

#2099

On this schematic, the pictorial of the 6 pin mini-din JL/JR Data Ports shows a pin layout
that very different then the 'conventional' pin number assignments. The descriptions
seem to match the standard radio data ports of Icom/Yeasu/Alinco, Can this be clarified.

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Ryan Reid

#2098

Is there a changelog between the beta image, and modifying the last Compass release? Wondering if it is worth overwriting any settings/other modifications I have done so far.

Ryan
K1BLU

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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 4:44 PM Basil Gunn <basil@...> wrote:

> Answered my own question... forgot to change dtoverlayfrom udrc to draws.

If you use the current beta image for draws the dtoverlay is set up properly.
http://nwdig.net/downloads/

/Basil

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Basil Gunn

#2097

Answered my own question... forgot to change dtoverlayfrom udrc to draws.If you use the current beta image for draws the dtoverlay is set up properly.
http://nwdig.net/downloads/

/Basil

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2096

Try the command

sensors

Instead of sensors-detect

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On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 2:50 PM Ryan Reid <blupanthr2@...> wrote:

Maybe I'm missing something, but Sensors is not seeing it...
The hat is installed, and connected through the +12v Input.

root@compass:~# sensors

No sensors found!

Make sure you loaded all the kernel drivers you need.

Try sensors-detect to find out which these are.

root@compass:~# sensors-detect

# sensors-detect revision 6284 (2015-05-31 14:00:33 +0200)

# Kernel: 4.14.79-v7+ armv7l

# Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l) (//)

This program will help you determine which kernel modules you need

to load to use lm_sensors most effectively. It is generally safe

and recommended to accept the default answers to all questions,

unless you know what you're doing.

Some south bridges, CPUs or memory controllers contain embedded sensors.

Do you want to scan for them? This is totally safe. (YES/no): yes

modprobe: FATAL: Module cpuid not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.79-v7+

Failed to load module cpuid.

Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595... No

VIA VT82C686 Integrated Sensors... No

VIA VT8231 Integrated Sensors... No

AMD K8 thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 10h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 11h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 12h and 14h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 15h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 16h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 15h power sensors... No

AMD Family 16h power sensors... No

Intel digital thermal sensor... No

Intel AMB FB-DIMM thermal sensor... No

Intel 5500/5520/X58 thermal sensor... No

VIA C7 thermal sensor... No

VIA Nano thermal sensor... No

Lastly, we can probe the I2C/SMBus adapters for connected hardware

monitoring devices. This is the most risky part, and while it works

reasonably well on most systems, it has been reported to cause trouble

on some systems.

Do you want to probe the I2C/SMBus adapters now? (YES/no): yes

Sorry, no supported PCI bus adapters found.

Next adapter: bcm2835 I2C adapter (i2c-1)

Do you want to scan it? (YES/no/selectively): yes

Client found at address 0x18

Handled by driver `tlv320aic32x4_i2c' (already loaded), chip type `tlv320aic32x4'

(note: this is probably NOT a sensor chip!)

Client found at address 0x48

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM75'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM75A'... No

Probing for `Dallas Semiconductor DS75'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM77'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADT7410/ADT7420'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADT7411'... No

Probing for `Maxim MAX6642'... No

Probing for `Texas Instruments TMP435'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM73'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM92'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM76'... No

Probing for `Maxim MAX6633/MAX6634/MAX6635'... No

Probing for `NXP/Philips SA56004'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1023'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1043'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1053'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1063'... No

Client found at address 0x50

Probing for `Analog Devices ADM1033'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADM1034'... No

Probing for `SPD EEPROM'... No

Probing for `EDID EEPROM'... No

Sorry, no sensors were detected.

Either your system has no sensors, or they are not supported, or

they are connected to an I2C or SMBus adapter that is not

supported. If you find out what chips are on your board, check

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices for driver status.

root@compass:~# uname -a

Linux compass 4.14.79-v7+ #1159 SMP Sun Nov 4 17:50:20 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux

--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Ryan Reid

#2095

Answered my own question... forgot to change dtoverlay from udrc to draws.

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Ryan Reid

#2094

Maybe I'm missing something, but Sensors is not seeing it...
The hat is installed, and connected through the +12v Input.

Show quoted text

root@compass:~# sensors

No sensors found!

Make sure you loaded all the kernel drivers you need.

Try sensors-detect to find out which these are.

root@compass:~# sensors-detect

# sensors-detect revision 6284 (2015-05-31 14:00:33 +0200)

# Kernel: 4.14.79-v7+ armv7l

# Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l) (//)

This program will help you determine which kernel modules you need

to load to use lm_sensors most effectively. It is generally safe

and recommended to accept the default answers to all questions,

unless you know what you're doing.

Some south bridges, CPUs or memory controllers contain embedded sensors.

Do you want to scan for them? This is totally safe. (YES/no): yes

modprobe: FATAL: Module cpuid not found in directory /lib/modules/4.14.79-v7+

Failed to load module cpuid.

Silicon Integrated Systems SIS5595... No

VIA VT82C686 Integrated Sensors... No

VIA VT8231 Integrated Sensors... No

AMD K8 thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 10h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 11h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 12h and 14h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 15h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 16h thermal sensors... No

AMD Family 15h power sensors... No

AMD Family 16h power sensors... No

Intel digital thermal sensor... No

Intel AMB FB-DIMM thermal sensor... No

Intel 5500/5520/X58 thermal sensor... No

VIA C7 thermal sensor... No

VIA Nano thermal sensor... No

Lastly, we can probe the I2C/SMBus adapters for connected hardware

monitoring devices. This is the most risky part, and while it works

reasonably well on most systems, it has been reported to cause trouble

on some systems.

Do you want to probe the I2C/SMBus adapters now? (YES/no): yes

Sorry, no supported PCI bus adapters found.

Next adapter: bcm2835 I2C adapter (i2c-1)

Do you want to scan it? (YES/no/selectively): yes

Client found at address 0x18

Handled by driver `tlv320aic32x4_i2c' (already loaded), chip type `tlv320aic32x4'

(note: this is probably NOT a sensor chip!)

Client found at address 0x48

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM75'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM75A'... No

Probing for `Dallas Semiconductor DS75'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM77'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADT7410/ADT7420'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADT7411'... No

Probing for `Maxim MAX6642'... No

Probing for `Texas Instruments TMP435'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM73'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM92'... No

Probing for `National Semiconductor LM76'... No

Probing for `Maxim MAX6633/MAX6634/MAX6635'... No

Probing for `NXP/Philips SA56004'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1023'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1043'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1053'... No

Probing for `SMSC EMC1063'... No

Client found at address 0x50

Probing for `Analog Devices ADM1033'... No

Probing for `Analog Devices ADM1034'... No

Probing for `SPD EEPROM'... No

Probing for `EDID EEPROM'... No

Sorry, no sensors were detected.

Either your system has no sensors, or they are not supported, or

they are connected to an I2C or SMBus adapter that is not

supported. If you find out what chips are on your board, check

http://www.lm-sensors.org/wiki/Devices for driver status.

root@compass:~# uname -a

Linux compass 4.14.79-v7+ #1159 SMP Sun Nov 4 17:50:20 GMT 2018 armv7l GNU/Linux

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Ryan Reid

#2093

Thank you all!!

Just what I was looking for.

Ryan

K1BLU

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On Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 09:32 Annaliese McDermond <nh6z@... wrote:

> On Dec 16, 2018, at 3:18 AM, Ryan Reid <blupanthr2@...> wrote:
>
> I'm not one much for understanding schematics, but I'm trying to figure out on the accessory connector you have an Ain2 and an Ain3. Are those auxiliary inputs, or analog inputs? I'm looking for an analog input so that I can monitor external battery voltage. And I'm not sure if the board has an ADC built into it or if I have to connect one externally.

The DRAWS has an ADC built into it. You are correct that those are brought out on pins “Ain2” and “Ain3”. You can access the values of these in a variety of ways through the lmsensors/hwmon (see https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors) subsystem in linux. If you type “sensors” on a running system, you’ll get something that looks like this:

ads1015-i2c-1-48
Adapter: bcm2835 I2C adapter
User ADC Differential: +0.00 V
+12V: +12.02 V
User ADC 1: +0.01 V
User ADC 2: +0.00 V

The “+12V” input is hooked to the DC input of the DRAWS. You can do various scaling on the User ADC values by using the sensors configuration file for DRAWS located at /etc/sensors.d/draws.

Note that there are also some scaling factors available as “dtparam” settings in config.txt.

These pins are also connected to pins 22 and 24 on the Broadcom SoC for doing digital inputs or outputs. Incidentally these are the “BCM” pin numbers. You’ll *never* hear me referring to wiringPi’s pin numberings.

I’ll let Bryan speak to the electrical characteristics of these pins, but I’m sure that if you try to measure a few thousand volts on them you’ll have a bad day.

> Also I noticed on there that one of the pins is labeled rx and one is labeled tx. Do those forward through to the serial port on the raspberry pi, or are they for something else?

They do not connect to the /dev/ttyAMA0 port on the Pi. We don’t bring that out on draws. They connect to an additional serial port, /dev/ttySC1, which is on the I2C serial chip we use to access the GPS.

> Thank you,
>
> Ryan
> K1BLU

--
Annaliese McDermond, J.D. (NH6Z)
nh6z@...

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Annaliese McDermond

#2092

On Dec 16, 2018, at 3:18 AM, Ryan Reid <blupanthr2@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm not one much for understanding schematics, but I'm trying to figure out on the accessory connector you have an Ain2 and an Ain3. Are those auxiliary inputs, or analog inputs? I'm looking for an analog input so that I can monitor external battery voltage. And I'm not sure if the board has an ADC built into it or if I have to connect one externally.The DRAWS has an ADC built into it.  You are correct that those are brought out on pins “Ain2” and “Ain3”.  You can access the values of these in a variety of ways through the lmsensors/hwmon (see https://github.com/lm-sensors/lm-sensors) subsystem in linux.  If you type “sensors” on a running system, you’ll get something that looks like this:

ads1015-i2c-1-48
Adapter: bcm2835 I2C adapter
User ADC Differential:  +0.00 V  
+12V:                  +12.02 V  
User ADC 1:             +0.01 V  
User ADC 2:             +0.00 V  

The “+12V” input is hooked to the DC input of the DRAWS.  You can do various scaling on the User ADC values by using the sensors configuration file for DRAWS located at /etc/sensors.d/draws.

Note that there are also some scaling factors available as “dtparam” settings in config.txt.

These pins are also connected to pins 22 and 24 on the Broadcom SoC for doing digital inputs or outputs.  Incidentally these are the “BCM” pin numbers.  You’ll *never* hear me referring to wiringPi’s pin numberings.

I’ll let Bryan speak to the electrical characteristics of these pins, but I’m sure that if you try to measure a few thousand volts on them you’ll have a bad day.

Also I noticed on there that one of the pins is labeled rx and one is labeled tx.  Do those forward through to the serial port on the raspberry pi, or are they for something else?They do not connect to the /dev/ttyAMA0 port on the Pi.  We don’t bring that out on draws.  They connect to an additional serial port, /dev/ttySC1, which is on the I2C serial chip we use to access the GPS.

Thank you,

Ryan
K1BLU
--
Annaliese McDermond, J.D. (NH6Z)
nh6z@nh6z.net

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2091

I will let Anna or Bryan characterize the pins in more detail.

--

John D. Hays
Edmonds, WA

K7VE

Re: DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2090

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 08:04 Ryan Reid <blupanthr2@... wrote:

I'm not one much for understanding schematics, but I'm trying to figure out on the accessory connector you have an Ain2 and an Ain3. Are those auxiliary inputs, or analog inputs? I'm looking for an analog input so that I can monitor external battery voltage. And I'm not sure if the board has an ADC built into it or if I have to connect one externally.

If you are monitoring the supply voltage, that is already handled on the 9-15 VDC input for powering the HAT (and Pi).

There is also a second ADC exposed on the accessory jack.

Also I noticed on there that one of the pins is labeled rx and one is labeled tx. Do those forward through to the serial port on the raspberry pi, or are they for something else?

Those are for a serial port, it is /dev/ttySC1. The ttySC0 is to the GPS.

Thank you,

Ryan
K1BLU

DRAWS GPIO/Accessory connector #accessory #draws #adc

Ryan Reid

#2089

I'm not one much for understanding schematics, but I'm trying to figure out on the accessory connector you have an Ain2 and an Ain3. Are those auxiliary inputs, or analog inputs? I'm looking for an analog input so that I can monitor external battery voltage. And I'm not sure if the board has an ADC built into it or if I have to connect one externally.

Also I noticed on there that one of the pins is labeled rx and one is labeled tx. Do those forward through to the serial port on the raspberry pi, or are they for something else?

Thank you,

Ryan
K1BLU

Re: NWDR's take on Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+?

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2088

Not an official endorsement or support, but I have a DRAWS HAT running on a 3A+ attached to a SmartiPi display.

Re: Ras Pi3 B+ #draws

John Hays - K7VE / WRJT-215

#2087

Either is fine. (I also have one running on 3A+)

Follow-ups to the UDRC sub-group.

Ras Pi3 B+ #draws

Robert KF6FOD

#2086

does it matter if you use a Pi 3B or B+ with the draws hat?