Pi-Star DMR
29/01/22 15:35
These step-by-step instructions assume that you all ready have a radio programmed for the hotspot frequency and the talkgroup 51547 in a channel. This will only detail configuration of a simple hotspot and will not go into how to create a hotspot or image a MicroSD.
Requirements:
DMR ID (acquired at radioid.net and good to have on digital modes)
Imaged Pi-Star MicroSD (get image at pistar.uk and belenaEtcher to image with)
RaspberryPi Hotspot (BYO or buy ready made TGIFSPOT.com)
Optional:
TGIF.network account (get at TGIF.network)
MicroUSB to Ethernet adapter (Amazon)
This option is to allow you to connect your hotspot directly to your network via Ethernet.
![pi-star-header](pi-star-header-2.jpg)
Requirements:
DMR ID (acquired at radioid.net and good to have on digital modes)
Imaged Pi-Star MicroSD (get image at pistar.uk and belenaEtcher to image with)
RaspberryPi Hotspot (BYO or buy ready made TGIFSPOT.com)
Optional:
TGIF.network account (get at TGIF.network)
MicroUSB to Ethernet adapter (Amazon)
This option is to allow you to connect your hotspot directly to your network via Ethernet.
![pi-star-header](pi-star-header-2.jpg)
Control Software
- Select MMDVMHost (DV-Mega Minimum Firmware 3.07 Required)
- Select Simplex Node (unless you are running a duplex MMDVM hat)
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-controlsoft](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-controlsoft.jpg)
General Configuration
Only change the following
- Leave Hostname as is
- Enter your callsign in the Node Callsign field (just your callsign and no extensions).
- Enter your DMR ID in the DMR ID field (acquired at radioid.net).
- Enter your desired frequency in Radio Frequency.
- Place your QTH latitude in Latitude.
- Place your QTH longitude in Longitude.
- Place your town in Town.
- Place your country in Country.
- Leave URL alone unless you have a website address.
- Select your MMDVM type in Radio/Modem Type.
- Choose Private in Node Type (hotspot will only respond to your a radio with your DMR ID).
- Select your time zone in System Time Zone.
- Select english_us in Dashboard Language.
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-general](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-general.jpg)
MMDVMHost Configuration
- Select DMR Mode
- Set RF Hangtime and Net Hangtime to 10 or not less than 5
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-2.jpg)
DMR Configuration - TGIF.network
- Select a master in DMR Master in the drop down TGIF_Network
- In Hotspot Security, enter your TGIF.Network account password or keep it blank- it will default to the legacy "passw0rd" on its own.
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-tgif](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-tgif.jpg)
DMR Configuration - FreeDMR
- Select a master in DMR Master in the drop down FreeDMR_USA-SanFrancisco
- If you can not find this master, please update Pi-Star to update the host files.
- Keep Hotspot Security blank - it will default to the "passw0rd" on its own.
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-freedmr](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-freedmr.jpg)
DMR Configuration - KAPIHAN Network HBLink
- Select a master in DMR Master in the drop down HB_US_KAPIHAN_Network
- If you can not find this master, please update Pi-Star to update the host files.
- Keep Hotspot Security blank - it will default to the "passw0rd" on its own.
- Click or tap Apply Changes.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-hbl](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-config-hbl.jpg)
Check Connection to Master
- You can do this by hitting Admin up at the top of the page.
- Mid-way down and to the left, you should see Network Status and DMR Net being green.
- Also at the bottom-left, it should should say what DMR Master you are connected to.
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-admin-tgif](pi-star-mmdvm-config-admin-tgif.jpg)
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-admin-hbl2](pi-star-mmdvm-config-admin-hbl2.jpg)
![pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-admin-freemdr](pi-star-mmdvm-config-dmr-admin-freemdr.jpg)
CONGRATULATIONS!
If all went well, you should now be connected to the KAPIHAN Network. Feel free to modulate and hope to talk to you soon! 7-3
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