ZUM Radio ZUMspot User manual

Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot kit user guide
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Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot
The Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot kit is a low power simplex digital mode hotspot. It supports DStar, DMR,
Fusion, NXDN, P25 and POCSAG.

Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot kit user guide
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Table of Contents
ZUMspot board specifications:.....................................................................................................................3
Kit includes:...................................................................................................................................................3
Setup:............................................................................................................................................................4
Powering up:.........................................................................................................................................4
Wi-Fi:.....................................................................................................................................................5
Configure display type: .........................................................................................................................9
Configuration: .....................................................................................................................................10
Configuration (example to enable D-Star):.........................................................................................11
Finished:......................................................................................................................................................12
Support: ......................................................................................................................................................12

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ZUMspot board specifications:
ZUMspot board fully assembled and tested
High performance 32-bit ARM processor
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
The firmware is pre-loaded and is easily upgraded via software
Kit includes:
ZUMspot RPi UHF Board
Raspberry Pi Zero WH board
Custom case
3A power supply
1.3" OLED screen
UHF Antenna
Pre-Imaged 16 GB MicroSD Card with Pi-Star Software
1 Year Warranty

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Setup:
●Make sure the SD card is installed in the Raspberry Pi Zero WH board
●Install the antenna onto the RF connector
Powering up:
●Plug in the USB micro power cable to the right-hand USB connector on your Mini 1.3 OLED
ZUMspot kit. Then plug the cable into the 5V/3A wall adapter and insert that into an AC outlet.
●If the Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot kit doesn’t power up, then press the switch on the cable and it
should power up now.

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Setup Pi-Star:
Wi-Fi:
●Power up the Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot 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 Pi-Star page:
http://pi-star (for Windows, Linux and Android devices
http://pi-star.local (for OS X and iOS devices)
●You should see this page. If not click on “Configuration”at the top.
●Go to Configuration
○You will be asked to enter the username which is “pi-star” and the password which is
“raspberry”

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●Select “Configure Wi-Fi

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Click on “Scan for Networks (10 secs)”

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●Select your Wi-Fi SSID and enter your password.
●Click on “Save (and connect)” to save the Wi-Fi configuration
●Reboot your Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot kit
●Connect your phone/laptop computer to the same Wi-Fi access point as you just configured in
Pi-Star
●After 3 minutes, go to your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and connect to the Pi-Star page:
http://pi-star (for Windows, Linux and Android devices
http://pi-star.local (for OS X and iOS devices)

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Configure display type:
●On the “Configuration”screen, look at the “MMDVMHost Configuration” section
●Make sure “MMDVM display Type” is set to “OLED type 6”
●Click “Apply Changes” when you are done

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Configuration:
●In the “General Configuration”section, change the “Node Callsign”to your own, set the “Radio
Frequency” to match your radio. Make sure the “Radio/Modem Type” is set to “ZUMspot -
Raspberry Pi Hat (GPIO)”. Set the “System Time Zone” to your time zone, and set the
“Dashboard Language” to the language you prefer.
●Click “Apply Changes” when you are done

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Configuration (example to enable D-Star):
●You can turn on D-Star by selecting the “D-Star Mode” switch and clicking “Apply Changes”
●You can then configure D-Star to set the “Default Reflector”and clicking “Apply Changes”

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Finished:
Once you have completed the Pi-Star configuration you can start using the Mini 1.3 OLED ZUMspot 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 groups.io group:
https://groups.io/g/OpenDV
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/