Ham radio ZUMspot RPi Nextion 2.4 User manual

Nextion Kit Quick Start Guide
The Nextion Kit has all of the capabilities of the ZUMspot all packaged up in a nice clear case with a
Nextion display on top.
Specifications:
High performance 32-bit ARM processor
ZUMspot Board Fully Assembled And Tested
Supports DMR, P-25, D-Star, System Fusion, NXDN and POCSAG
Onboard LEDs to show status (Tx, Rx, PTT, Mode)
Up to 10mW RF power
SMA antenna connector, UHF antenna included
Mounted on Raspberry Pi 3B
The firmware is pre-loaded and is easily upgraded via software.
Built-in 2.4" Nextion display
2.4A power supply
1 Year Warranty
Open source firmware (MMDVM) and board design
Open source 3D printable case available
The ZUMspot RPi Nextion 2.4 Kit Package Includes:
ZUMspot Pi UHF Board
Raspberry Pi 3B
C4 Lab case
2.4A power supply
2.4" Nextion Enhanced display
UHF Antenna
Pre-Imaged 16 GB MicroSD Card with Pi-Star Software

Setup:
●Make sure the SD card is installed in the Raspberry Pi 3B
●Install the antenna into the RF connector. There is an opening on the top which is where the
antenna goes.
Here is a completely setup Nextion Kit
Powering up:
●Plug in the USB micro power cable to your Nextion Kit. Then plug the cable into the wall adapter
and insert that into an AC outlet.
●If the Nextion Kit doesn’t power up, then press the switch on the cable and it should power up
now.

Setup Pi-Star:
Wi-Fi:
●Power up the Nextion Kit.
●After 3 minutes, scan for Wi-Fi access points from your phone or laptop. One should appear with
the name “Pi-Star-Setup”
●Connect to it. When asked for the Wi-Fi password type in: raspberry
●After 3 minutes, go to your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and connect to the website:
http://pi-star or http://192.168.50.1 (for Windows, Linux and Android devices)
http://pi-star.local or http://192.168.50.1 (for OS X and iOS devices)
● You should see this page.
●Go to Configuration
○You will be asked to put in the default username which is “pi-star” and the default
password which is “raspberry”

○Select “Configure Wi-Fi” and then click on “Scan for Networks (10 secs)”

●Select your Wi-Fi SSID and enter your password.
●Click on “Save (and connect)” to save the Wi-Fi configuration
●Reboot your Nextion Kit
●Now you can continue on the “Configuration” section below.

Ethernet:
●Connect Ethernet cable to the Nextion Kit and then turn on the power.
●After 3 minutes, go to your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and connect to the website:
http://pi-star (for Windows, Linux and Android devices
http://pi-star.local (for OS X and iOS devices)
●You should see this page.
●Go to “Configuration”
○You will be asked to put in the default username which is “pi-star” and the default
password which is “raspberry”

Configuration:
●Change the Node Callsign to your own, set the “Radio/Modem Type” to “ZUMspot - Raspberry
Pi Hat (GPIO)”, set the “System Time Zone” to your timezone, and set the “Dashboard
Language” to the language you prefer.
●Click “Apply Changes” when you are done
●When everything reloads, you will need to re-set the “Radio/Modem Type” to “ZUMspot -
Raspberry Pi Hat (GPIO)” and click “Apply Changes” again.

Configuration (example to enable D-Star):
●Now you can turn on D-Star by selecting the “D-Star Mode” switch and clicking “Apply Changes”

Finished:
Once you have completed the Pi-Star configuration you can start using the Nextion Kit to connect to
DSTAR, DMR and other networks.
There is more information on configuring and using Pi-Star in this document.
https://amateurradionotes.com/images/1-Playing_with_Pi-Star.pdf
Support:
MMDVM Yahoo group:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mmdvm/conversations/messages
Pi-Star support forum:
https://forum.pistar.uk/
Pi-Star Facebook support group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/pistar/
Pi-Star Wiki:
http://wiki.pistar.uk
ZUM Radio Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/249802742395450/