SharkRF openSPOT3 User manual

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1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.3
1.3.1
1.3.1.1
1.3.1.2
1.3.2
1.3.2.1
1.3.3
1.3.3.1
1.3.3.2
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.3.6
1.4
1.4.1
1.4.2
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1.5.1
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2.2
2.3
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2.5
2.6
2.6.1
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2.6.5
2.6.6
2.6.7
TableofContents
openSPOT3usermanual
Firststeps
ConnectingtoaWi-Finetwork
QuickSetup
Settingupyourtransceiver
DMRradiosetup
Exampleconfigurations
DMRusagenotes
D-STAR®radiosetup
D-STAR®APRS®
C4FM/Fusion®radiosetup
UsingtheWires-X®button
C4FM/Fusion®APRS®
NXDN®radiosetup
P25radiosetup
POCSAGpagersetup
LEDstates
StatusLED
PowerLED
Buttonusage
Powerbutton
Wi-Fibutton
Webinterface
Openingthewebinterface
Aboutthewebinterface
Statuspage
Connectorspage
Modempage
Settingspage
Configurationprofile
Firmwareupgrade
SharkRFNetwork
Voiceannouncements
Locationsettings
DMRsettings
D-STAR®settings
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2.6.9
2.6.10
2.6.11
2.6.12
2.6.13
2.6.14
2.6.15
2.6.16
2.6.17
2.6.18
2.6.8
2.7
2.7.1
2.7.2
2.7.3
2.7.4
2.7.5
2.7.6
2.8
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.8.3
2.8.4
2.8.5
2.8.6
2.8.7
2.9
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
C4FM/Fusion®settings
NXDN®settings
P25settings
POCSAGsettings
Transcodegainsettings
Locksettings
Callmutesettings
Beepersettings
RTCsettings
Callaudiosettings
Miscellaneoussettings
Networkpage
Networktraffic
Networksettings
NTPsettings
Wirelesssettings
IPsettings
MACsettings
Sidepanels/Toolspage
Quickcall
BrandMeisterManager
DMRSMSchat
POCSAG/DAPNET
APRS®chat
IDdatabaselookup
Upgrade
Loginpage
Connectors
Null
Homebrew/MMDVM®
DMRplusdongle
DCS/XLX
REF/XRF
FCS
YSFReflector
NXDNReflector
P25Reflector
DAPNET
APRS®
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3.13
3.14
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.3.1
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4
4.3.5
4.4
4.5
4.6
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
3.12
SharkRFIPConnectorClient
SharkRFIPConnectorServer
AutoCal
Advancedusage
Powersaving
Controlcalls
Crossmodes
DMRtransceiver
D-STAR®transceiver
C4FMtransceiver
NXDN®transceiver
P25transceiver
USBserialconsole
API
Factoryreset
Miscellaneous
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Acknowledgement
Opensourcelicences
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openSPOT3usermanual
Thisusermanualisforthestablefirmwareversionv12.It'supdatedwithnewinformationwhenanewstable
firmwareisreleased.
ThePDFversionisavailablehere.
Companynamesandproductsinthismanualaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftherespectivecompany.
D-STAR®isaregisteredtrademarkofIcomInc.
SystemFusion®isaregisteredtrademarkofYaesuMusenCo.,Ltd.
NXDN®isaregisteredtrademarkofJVCKenwoodCorp.andIcomInc.
APRS®isaregisteredtrademarkBobBruninga,WB4APR
MMDVM®isaregisteredtrademarkofShenzhenHKCNMACo.,Ltd.
Supportinformation
openSPOT3usermanual
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TheopenSPOT3isdesignedtobeverysimpletouse,butifyouhavequestions,feelfreetoasktheminemail.
Youcanalsoseekhelpinourcommunityforum.
Pleasenotethatwedon'thaveofficialsupportonotherplatformslikeFacebook.
Packagecontents
TheopenSPOT3packagecontainsanAC/USBpowersupplyandaUSBcable.Theseareallyouneedtooperate
theopenSPOT3,however,youwillneedawebbrowseronacomputer,tabletormobilephoneforsettingupthe
openSPOT3throughit'swebinterface,butafterthat,thedevicecanworkstandalone.
PleaseonlyusethesuppliedAC/USBpowersupplytochargetheopenSPOT3,unlessyouarepluggingthe
openSPOT3toapowerbank,acomputeroryourvehicle'sbuilt-inUSBpoweradapter.Theusageof
inappropriatepowersuppliesvoidsthewarranty.
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Firststeps
Chargingthebattery
ConnecttheopenSPOT3toaUSBpowersupplytostartchargingthebattery.TheopenSPOT3isfullyfunctional
whileitischarging.
Poweringup
PoweruptheopenSPOT3bypressingthepowerbuttonforatleast1second.
Ifthedeviceisrunningwiththefactorydefaultconfiguration,thenthere'saninitializationrunningforabout15-
20secondsandthestatusLEDwillbeblinkingwhite:
Afterthis,theLEDwillbeslowlypulsatingwhiteindicatingthatthedevicehasenteredaccesspoint(AP)mode
andit'sbroadcastingit'sownWi-FinetworkcalledopenSPOT3AP:
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TheAPmodeistheopenSPOT3'sdefaultmodeofoperationifnoWi-Finetworksareconfigured.APmodelets
youconfigureaWi-FinetworkwhichtheopenSPOT3willconnectinnormalmode.YoucanswitchbetweenAP
andnormalmodeanytimebypressingtheWi-Fibuttonforabout3seconds.
ConnectingtheopenSPOT3toaWi-Finetwork
Connectyourwebbrowserdevice(phone/tablet/computer)totheWi-FinetworkcalledopenSPOT3AP.
IfthereisnoWi-FinetworkcalledopenSPOT3AP,thenmakesuretheopenSPOT3isinAPmode(status
LEDispulsatingwhite).YoucanswitchbetweenAPandnormalmodeanytimebypressingthebuttonfor3
seconds.
AlsomakesuretheopenSPOT3isplacedclosetoyourphone/tablet/computer.
Theinitializationsetupopensautomatically.
Iftheinitializationsetupwon'topenautomatically,thenyoucanopenitbyenteringhttp://192.168.99.1/
intothewebbrowserwhileyourbrowserdeviceisconnectedtotheWi-FinetworkopenSPOT3AP.
Selectthecountryofoperation,thenclickontheNextbutton.
SelectwhichWi-FinetworktheopenSPOT3willuse(usuallyyourownWi-Finetwork)byclickingonthe
ConnectbuttonatthedesiredWi-Finetwork.EntertheWi-FinetworkpasswordintheNetworkkeydialog
(makesureyouenterthepasswordcasesensitive),thenclickonthedialog'sConnectbutton.
TheopenSPOT3stopsbroadcastingit'sownWi-Finetwork,andautomaticallytriestoconnecttotheselected
Wi-Finetwork.ThisisindicatedbythestatusLEDbecomingblueandtheneventuallyalternating
green/orange,orgreen.
Thewebbrowserdevice(ex.yourphone)detectsthattheopenSPOT3APisnolongeravailable,anddrops
theconnection.ItshouldautomaticallyconnectbacktothepreviouslyusedWi-Finetwork.Ifitdoesnot,
connectittothesameWi-FinetworkastheopenSPOT3.
AsuccessfulconnectiontotheWi-Finetworkisindicatedbyanalternatinggreen/yellow(orgreen)statusLEDon
theopenSPOT3whichmeanstheNullconnectorisactiveandthedeviceisconnectedtotheWi-Finetwork.
QuickSetupinitialization
OpenSharkRFLinkinyourwebbrowser.EntertheopenSPOT3'sdeviceUID(youcanfindthisIDonthestickerat
thebottomoftheopenSPOT3),thenclickontheConnectbutton.
TheopenSPOT3'swebinterfacewillopeninyourwebbrowser.Ifnot,thenmakesureyourbrowserdevice
(phone/tablet/computer)isconnectedtotheexactsameWi-FinetworkastheopenSPOT3,andthatthe
openSPOT3isconnectedtotheWi-Finetworkindicatedbegreen/orangeorgreenLED.
FillinyourcallsignandIDsintheQuicksetup,thenclickontheSavebutton.
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QuickSetup
QuickSetuphelpsyoutoconfiguretheopenSPOT3withyourtransceiverandconnecttothepreferrednetwork.
Selectthetypeofyourradio
Setsomebasicsettingslikethefrequency,andselectthenetworkyouwanttoconnect(thiswillsetwhich
connectorwillbeused)
Selecttheservertoconnect,settheneedednetworkparameters(likeyourcallsign,IDs,etc.),andclickon
theConnectbutton
AftertheopenSPOT3isconnectedtotheselectedserveritisreadytousewithyourtransceiver
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Settingupyourtransceiver
Herearesometipsonsettingupdifferenttypesoftransceivers.
DMRradiosetup
Setupasimplexchannel(withthesameRXandTXfrequencies).Youcansetthetimeslottoanyvalue,asit
isnotusedinsimplexmode.
Setthechannel'scolorcodetotheopenSPOT3'scolorcode(bydefaultit's1,itcanbechangedonthe
Settingspage,DMRsettingssection).
SettheTXcontactforthecurrentchanneltothetalkgroupyouwanttotalkon.Ifyouwanttousea
reflector,orHomebrewcallrerouting,setittoID9withagroupcall(whichmeansTG9).
CreateanRXgrouplistandaddTG9toit.AssignthisRXgrouplisttothepreviouslycreatedsimplexchannel.
Thiswayyou'llbeabletoheartheopenSPOT3'svoiceannouncements,whichwillbesenttoTG9.
CreateacontactwithprivatecalltoID9999,whichistheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservice.Makea
calltothisIDtotesttheconnectionbetweenthetransceiverandtheopenSPOT3.
RunAutoCalincaseyouhavevoicequalityissues.SeetheAutoCal'susagedescriptionintheConnectors
sectionbelow.
Takealookattheexamplechannelconfigurations.
D-STAR®radiosetup
Settheradiotosinglefrequencymode.
Ifyouwanttouseareflector,settheURCALLonyourradiotoCQCQCQ,andthelocalmoduleonthe
openSPOT3toD.
Ifyouwanttouseagateway,settheURCALLonyourradiotothegateway'scallsignandremotemodule.
TheremotemoduleshouldbethelastcharacteroftheURCALL.Makesureyouhaveregisteredyourlocal
moduleontheD-STAR®gatewayregistrationsystem.Ifyouhavearegistration,youhaveprobably
registeredthe"space"localmodule.InthiscasesetyouropenSPOT3'slocalmoduletoaspace(empty)
character.
YoucancheckyourD-STAR®registrationhere.
Youdon'thavetocareaboutRPT1andRPT2settings.
YoucanmakeatestcalltotheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservicetotesttheconnectionbetweenthe
transceiverandtheopenSPOT3bysettingtheURCALLto .......E(7spacesandanE,replacedotswith
spaces).
TakealookattheD-STAR®APRS®pageifyouwanttoforwardyourtransceiver'sGPSpositiontotheAPRS®
network.
IfyouuseaKenwoodTH-D74Atransceiver,thenmakesuretheDirectReplyfeatureisturnedoff,asitbasically
causesautomaticcallsignrouting,whichcouldcauseone'stransmissiontonotbeheardontheusedreflector.
C4FM/Fusion®radiosetup
Settheradiotosinglefrequencymode.
Usedigitalnarrow(DN)mode.Voicewide(VW)modedoesnotsupportlateentry.
Ifyourradiohashalfdeviationmodeturnedon,makesureyouusetheC4FMHalfDeviationmodemmode
ontheopenSPOT3.
YoucanmakeatestcalltotheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservicetotesttheconnectionbetweenthe
transceiverandtheopenSPOT3bysettingtheDGIDto99inyourradio.Don'tforgettosettheDGIDbackto
Settingupyourtransceiver
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AUTO(orALLor00,dependingwhat'savailableonyourradio)afteryou'vedonewiththelocalechotest.
RunAutoCalincaseyouusetheC4FMHalfDeviationmodeandtherearevoicequalityissues.Seethe
AutoCal'susagedescriptionintheConnectorssectionbelow.
TakealookattheWires-X®buttonusagedescriptionandtheC4FM/Fusion®APRS®pageifyouwanttoforward
yourtransceiver'sGPSpositiontotheAPRS®network.
NXDN®radiosetup
Setupasimplexchannel(withthesameRXandTXfrequencies).
Setthechannel'sRadioAccessNumber(RAN)totheopenSPOT3'sRAN(bydefaultit's0,itcanbechanged
ontheSettingspage,NXDN®settingssection).
CreateacontactwithprivatecalltoID9999,whichistheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservice.Makea
calltothisIDtotesttheconnectionbetweenthetransceiverandtheopenSPOT3.
RunAutoCalincaseyouhavevoicequalityissues.SeetheAutoCal'susagedescriptionintheConnectors
sectionbelow.
P25radiosetup
Setupasimplexchannel(withthesameRXandTXfrequencies).
Setthechannel'sNetworkAccessCode(NAC)totheopenSPOT3'sNAC(bydefaultit's0,itcanbechanged
ontheSettingspage,P25settingssection).NotethattheopenSPOT3requirestheNACindecimalformat
(example:ifyouhavetheNAC0x293inyourradiothenyouhavetoenter659intheopenSPOT3).
CreateacontactwithprivatecalltoID9999,whichistheopenSPOT3'sbuilt-inlocalechoservice.Makea
calltothisIDtotesttheconnectionbetweenthetransceiverandtheopenSPOT3.
RunAutoCalincaseyouhavevoicequalityissues.SeetheAutoCal'susagedescriptionintheConnectors
sectionbelow.
POCSAGpagersetup
Makesureyousettheyourpager'sreceivefrequencytotheopenSPOT3'sPOCSAGfrequency,andthatthe
baudratesmatch.Polarityshouldbenormal.TheopenSPOT3'sPOCSAGfrequencyandothersettingscanbe
changedontheSettingspage,POCSAGsettingssection.
MakesureyousettheRIC(s)inyourpager'sconfigurationtotheaddress(es)youwanttoreceivemessages
on.
SeetheDAPNETWikiformoreinformationaboutPOCSAGandDAPNET.
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ExampleDMRradiochannelconfigurations
Hytera
Motorola
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Tyt
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DMRusagenotes
TherearetwobasictypesofDMRcallsyourtransceivercantransmitorreceive:privateandgroup.The
openSPOT3forwardswhatitreceivesfromyourradiotothenetwork,orfromthenetworktoyourradio.The
networkmayforwardyourcallstoit'sotherconnectedstations(hotspots/repeaters/gateways)orcallsfromother
connectedstationstoyoubasedonlinkedtalkgroupsandreflectors.
Talkgroupsandreflectorsarenetworkfeatures,theyarecompletelyhandledbythenetworkandnotthe
openSPOT3,andtheirbehaviormaybedifferentoneachnetwork.
Talkgroups
DMRnetworksusuallyhavestaticordynamiclinkingavailableforatalkgroup.StaticallylinkedTGsremain
linkedallthetime,dynamicallylinkedTGsstaylinkedforyouonlyforalimitedamountoftimeafterthelast
call(usually15minutesonBrandMeister,dependingonthecurrentlyusedserver'sconfiguration).
Havingatalkgrouplinkedeitherdynamicallyorstaticallymeansthatstationswhichhavethesamelinked
talkgroupwillreceiveall(usuallygroup)callssenttothattalkgroup.
Dynamictalkgroups
YoucanlinkaTGdynamicallybysimplystartinga(group)calltothetalkgroupID.Thenetworkwill
automaticallylinkyouropenSPOT3tothecalledTGID.
Tounlinkalldynamicallylinkedtalkgroups,callTG4000(startashortgroupcalltoDMRID4000).
Note:callingTG4000willalsounlinklinkedreflectors,notjustalldynamictalkgroups.
DynamictalkgroupsontheBrandMeisterNetwork
TheBrandMeisterNetworkletsyoucallanytalkgroupIDandwillcreatethattalkgroupdynamicallyforyou.
There'sBrandMeisterNetworkfeatureforhotspotscalledautostatictalkgroups:thefirsttalkgroupIDyoucall
aftercallingTG4000willbelinkedautostaticwhichmeansitwon'tbeunlinkedafteratimeout.Youcan
unlinkthisautostaticTGbycallingTG4000.
StatictalkgroupsontheBrandMeisterNetwork
StaticallylinkedTGscanbeconfiguredontheBrandMeisterNetwork'sdashboardafterloggingin,orbyusingthe
openSPOT3'sBrandMeisterManager.
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StatictalkgroupsonDMRplus/IPSC/othernetworks
YoucandefinewhatTGstolinkstaticallyattheDMRplusoptionssectionatthebottomofthe
Homebrew/MMDVM®connectorsettingspage.
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Reflectors
ReflectorIDsarebetweenDMRID4000and5000.Tolinkareflector,startashortprivatecalltothereflector
ID.Tounlinkthereflector,startashortprivatecalltoDMRID4000.
Only1reflectorcanbelinkedatatime.Totalkonthelinkedreflector,sendyourcallstoDMRID9withagroup
call(TG9).You'llreceiveallcallsfromthereflectoralsotoTG9.
ReflectorsontheBrandMeisterNetwork
Reflectorusageisdeprecated(andnowadaysmostlydisabled)onBrandMeisterservers.Usetalkgroupsinstead.
Advicesforhotspotusage
BrandMeisterNetwork
Avoidstaticallylinkingtalkgroupsandonlyuseoneautostatictalkgroupatatime.
DMRplus/IPSC/othernetworks
DefinewhatTGstolinkstaticallyattheDMRplusoptionssectionatthebottomoftheHomebrew/MMDVM®
connectorsettingspage.
ChangingmodulesonXLXservers
Tounlinkthecurrentlylinkedmodule,callDMRID4000.ToconnecttomoduleA,callDMRID4001,formodule
BcallDMRID4002andsoon.
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Example
IfyouhaveTG969linkedeitherdynamicallyorstatically,thentheserverwillforwardgroupcalls(comingfrom
otherstations(repeaters,hotspots,gateways))goingtoDMRID969toyouropenSPOT3.YouropenSPOT3will
transmititonRFandyourradiowillreceiveit.Yourradiowillopenthesquelchif:
TheTXcontactofthecurrentlyactivechannelissettoTG969,or
YouhaveanRXgrouplistwithTG969initandthisRXgrouplistisassignedtothecurrentlyactivechannel.
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D-STAR®APRS®
YoucansetuptheopenSPOT3toforwardyourD-STAR®transceiver'slocationinformationtotheAPRS®
network,soitwillbevisibleonAPRS®mapslikeaprs.fi
SettinguptheAPRS®connection
FirstyouhavetosetuptheAPRS®specialconnectorusingtheopenSPOT3'sQuickSetup.
MakesureyouchecktheEnableinbackgroundcheckbox.Youdon'tneedtochecktheAllowuploadingdevice
locationcheckboxforD-STAR®locationforwarding.
YoucanverifytheAPRS®connectionstatusontheStatuspage.
SettingupyourD-STAR®transceiver
ThefollowingsetupisdescribedusingtheIcomID51'smenustructure.Themenustructureofyourtransceiver
maybedifferent,butthenamesofthesettingsshouldbethesameorsimilar.
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EnablingtheGPSreceiver
GotoMenu>GPS>GPSSet>GPSSelectandselectInternalGPS.
Selectingthepositiondataformat
GotoMenu>GPS>GPSTXModeandselectD-PRS(DV-A).Thisistheeasiestmethod.Youcanenablethe
Course/Speedextension.
NowyourradiowilltransmitlocationinformationduringyourcallsifithasaGPSfixandyouholdthePTTforat
least5-10seconds.TheAPRS®locationcommentwillbeyourD-STAR®radio'sTXmessage(Menu>MyStation
>TXMessage).
Advancedsettings
IfyouwanttoselectyourownAPRS®symbol,SSIDandcommentforyourtransceiverthenenableAdvanced
mode,gototheConnectorspage,opentheAPRS®connectorsettings,andenableforcedSSID/symbol/comment.
YoucanalsosettheAPRS®symbolandSSIDinyourtransceiverwithoutusingforcedsettingsontheweb
interface:selecttheNMEA(DV-G)GPSTXmode.EnabletheRMCandGGAGPSsentences.Othersentencesare
ignoredbytheopenSPOT3soturnthemoff.
YoucansettheAPRS®symbolforyourtransceiverbyenteringitasthefirst2charactersoftheGPSMessage.
YoucanusethesymbolselectorontheopenSPOT3'swebinterfaceattheAPRS®connectorsettingstofindout
thecharactercodeofasymbol.
YoucansetanSSIDforyourtransceiverbyenteringitaftertheAPRS®symbolintheGPSMessage.
SettingasymbolandanSSIDisoptional.Youcanenter2spacecharactersfortheAPRS®symbol,ornothingfor
theSSID,oryoucanleavetheGPSmessagecompletelyemptyifyouwant.
GPSmessageexamples:
HousesymbolwithnoSSID: /y
CarsymbolwithSSID9: />9
DefaultsymbolwithSSID12: ..12(replacethe2dotswith2spaces)
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