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--- public:radio:2025:gm4slv_allstar_2025 [03/06/25 18:55 BST] – [So Far So Good] john
+++ public:radio:2025:gm4slv_allstar_2025 [06/06/25 12:21 BST] (current) – [GM4SLV Allstar 2025] john
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 ** New explorations into Allstar and Bridging **
+<note tip>
+This was an initial experiment, I've used what I learned to set up a bigger system (still under development) and described here : [[allstar_expands|]]
+</note>
 ===== Hardware =====
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 Instructions here: {{ :public:radio:asl-to-dmr-bridge.pdf | ASL to DMR Bridge}}
+The first part is easy, modifying a working Allstar node to add the private node and the USRP channel driver that will be used for the connection to the bridging.
 ==== My configs ====
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 ++++ /etc/asterisk/rpt.conf after bridging added |
-<code>
+<code bash>
 ; Radio Repeater configuration file (for use with app_rpt)
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 ++++ /etc/asterisk/modules.conf after bridging added |
-<code>
+<code bash>
 ;
 ; Asterisk configuration file
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 ++++ /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf after bridging added |
-<code>
+<code bash>
 [general]
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 ++++
+The next bit was more tricky on an old Debian ''Buster'' ASL Beta image that hadn't been updated/upgraded in a long time....
 ==== Installing DVswitch ====
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 ''/etc/asterisk/rpt.conf''
-<code>
+<code php>
 [1999]
 rxchannel = USRP/127.0.0.1:34001:31001
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 and setting ''Analog_Bridge.ini'' to match:
-<code>
+<code php>
 [USRP]
 address = 127.0.0.1
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 ''Analog_Bridge.ini'' to change from ''AUDIO_UNITY'' to ''AUDIO_USE_GAIN''
-<code>
+<code php>
 [USRP]
-address = 127.0.0.1                     ; IP address of USRP partner (Analog_Reflector, Allstar/Asterisk or another Analog_Bridge)
+address = 127.0.0.1
-txPort = 31001                          ; Transmit USRP frames on this port
+txPort = 31001
-rxPort = 34001                          ; Listen for USRP frames on this port
+rxPort = 34001
-usrpAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN                 ; Digital -> Analog (AUDIO_UNITY, AUDIO_USE_GAIN, AUDIO_USE_AGC)
+usrpAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN
-usrpGain = 3                         ; Gain factor when usrpAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN (0.0 to 5.0) (1.0 = AUDIO_UNITY)
+usrpGain = 3
-;usrpAGC = -20,10,100                    ; Set the agc threshold (db), slope (db) and decay (ms)
+;usrpAGC = -20,10,100
-tlvAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN                  ; Analog -> Digital (AUDIO_UNITY, AUDIO_USE_GAIN, AUDIO_BPF)
+tlvAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN
-tlvGain = 0.35                          ; Gain factor when tlvAudio = AUDIO_USE_GAIN (0.0 to 5.0) (1.0 = AUDIO_UNITY)
+tlvGain = 0.35
 </code>
 I set the various DVSwitch things to be enabled or disabled:
-<code>
+<code bash>
 systemctl enable asterisk
 systemctl enable analog_bridge
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 ''/var/www/html/allmon2/allmon.ini.php''
-<code>
+<code php>
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 ''/var/www/html/supermon/allmon.ini''
-<code>
+<code php>
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 host = 127.0.0.1:5038
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-{{tag>}}
+{{tag>radio allstar mmdvm dvswitch}}