PR430 - Revision history

DL5RB: Convert to use {{PrettyTable}} template.

2006-05-14T17:38:14Z

Convert to use {{PrettyTable}} template.

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	* shift<br>The TX offset in Hz.		* shift<br>The TX offset in Hz.
	* txpower<br>This is slightly confusing. Well, hopefully not. The driver will accept values in three different units which are shown in the last three columns of the following table. The first column is the actual power this will result in		* txpower<br>This is slightly confusing. Well, hopefully not. The driver will accept values in three different units which are shown in the last three columns of the following table. The first column is the actual power this will result in
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	! Watt \|\| order \|\| raw \|\| dB<sub>m</sub>		! Watt \|\| order \|\| raw \|\| dB<sub>m</sub>
	\|-		\|-

DL5RB at 20:32, 12 May 2006

2006-05-12T20:32:18Z

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	Here is what they mean:		Here is what they mean:
	* author<br>This ~~files~~ contains a number which stands for the author of the devices firmware. In case of a PR430 this is a 7 which stands for Gunter Jost, DK7WJ.		* author<br>This file contains a number which stands for the author of the devices firmware. In case of a PR430 this is a 7 which stands for Gunter Jost, DK7WJ.
	* bitrate<br>This file contains the configured bitrate of the device. In case of the PR430 this is either 1200 or 9600. 1200 implies [[AFSK]], 9600 implies [[FSK]] as modulation mode.		* bitrate<br>This file contains the configured bitrate of the device. In case of the PR430 this is either 1200 or 9600. 1200 implies [[AFSK]], 9600 implies [[FSK]] as modulation mode.
	* hwtype<br>This file contains a number which encodes the hardware type. 4 stands for a PR430.		* hwtype<br>This file contains a number which encodes the hardware type. 4 stands for a PR430.
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	* txpower<br>This is slightly confusing. Well, hopefully not. The driver will accept values in three different units which are shown in the last three columns of the following table. The first column is the actual power this will result in		* txpower<br>This is slightly confusing. Well, hopefully not. The driver will accept values in three different units which are shown in the last three columns of the following table. The first column is the actual power this will result in
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	! Watt \|\| order \|\| raw \|\| ~~dBm~~		! Watt \|\| order \|\| raw \|\| dB<sub>m</sub>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0		\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0

DL5RB: Some real information on how to configure the PR430

2006-05-12T20:05:41Z

Some real information on how to configure the PR430

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	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==
	Currently Linux does not support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430. The enhanced 6PACK driver is configured via [[sysfs]]. To configure the ~~(first)~~ device to a receive frequency of 438.350MHz with a shift of -7.6MHz use the following commands:		Currently Linux does not support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430. The FM-Transceiver and POCSAG transmitter mode are currently not supported.
	~~<code>~~<pre>
			== Configuration ==
			The enhanced 6PACK driver is configured via [[sysfs]]. To configure the device sp0 to a receive frequency of 438.350MHz with a shift of -7.6MHz use the following commands:
			<pre>
	echo 438350000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/qrg		echo 438350000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/qrg
	echo -7600000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/shift		echo -7600000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/shift
	</pre></~~code~~>		</pre>

			But there are some more files in sysfs:
			<pre>
			root@kiste ~]# cd /sys/class/net/sp0
			[root@kiste sp0]# ls -l tnc
			total 0
			-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 author
			-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 bitrate
			-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 hwtype
			-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 major
			-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 minor
			-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 qrg
			-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 shift
			-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Jul 10 20:52 txpower
			[root@kiste sp0]#
			</pre>

	The ~~FM-Transceiver and POCSAG transmitter mode~~ are ~~currently not supported~~.		Here is what they mean:
			* author<br>This files contains a number which stands for the author of the devices firmware. In case of a PR430 this is a 7 which stands for Gunter Jost, DK7WJ.
			* bitrate<br>This file contains the configured bitrate of the device. In case of the PR430 this is either 1200 or 9600. 1200 implies [[AFSK]], 9600 implies [[FSK]] as modulation mode.
			* hwtype<br>This file contains a number which encodes the hardware type. 4 stands for a PR430.
			* major<br>This is the major version number of the device.
			* minor<br>This is the minor version number of the device.
			* qrg<br>The RX frequency in Hz.
			* shift<br>The TX offset in Hz.
			* txpower<br>This is slightly confusing. Well, hopefully not. The driver will accept values in three different units which are shown in the last three columns of the following table. The first column is the actual power this will result in
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			! Watt \|\| order \|\| raw \|\| dBm
			\|-
			\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0
			\|-
			\| 300mW \|\| 1 \|\| 16 \|\| 25
			\|-
			\| 1W \|\| 2 \|\| 64 \|\| 30
			\|-
			\| 6W \|\| 3 \|\| 255 \|\| 38
			\|}

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Tom: typos

2006-05-09T17:01:53Z

typos

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	The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 70cm 6W-transceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] (1200 Bd. AFSK & 9600 Bd. FSK) use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol. <br> The PR430 can also be used as a FM-TRX and as [[POCSAG]]-TX. It was ~~developped~~ by the German company SR-Systems.		The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 70cm 6W-transceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] (1200 Bd. AFSK & 9600 Bd. FSK) use. It is connected to the host system through a [[RS232]] interface using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol. <br> The PR430 can also be used as a FM-TRX and as [[POCSAG]]-TX. It was developed by the German company SR-Systems.

	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==
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	</pre></code>		</pre></code>

	The FM-~~Tranceiver~~ and POCSAG transmitter ~~modes~~ are currently not supported.		The FM-Transceiver and POCSAG transmitter mode are currently not supported.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [http://www.sr-systems.de/V02/content.php?show=PR430&lng=en&style=std SR-Systems PR430 page]		* [http://www.sr-systems.de/V02/content.php?show=PR430&lng=en&style=std SR-Systems PR430 page]
	* [http://www.adacom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=9 The PR430 as ~~POCSAC tranmitter~~] (German)		* [http://www.adacom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=9 The PR430 as POCSAG transmitter] (German)

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]

DL5RB at 00:40, 9 May 2006

2006-05-09T00:40:26Z

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	The '''~~[http://www.sr-systems.de/V02/content.php?show=PR430&lng=en&style=std~~ PR430]''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 70cm 6W-transceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] (1200 Bd. AFSK & 9600 Bd. FSK) use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol. <br> The PR430 can also be used as a FM-TRX and as [[POCSAG]]-TX.		The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 70cm 6W-transceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] (1200 Bd. AFSK & 9600 Bd. FSK) use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol. <br> The PR430 can also be used as a FM-TRX and as [[POCSAG]]-TX. It was developped by the German company SR-Systems.

	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==

DL5RB: Update from the German page.

2006-05-09T00:32:29Z

Update from the German page.

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	The FM-Tranceiver and POCSAG transmitter modes are currently not supported.		The FM-Tranceiver and POCSAG transmitter modes are currently not supported.

			== See also ==
			* [http://www.sr-systems.de/V02/content.php?show=PR430&lng=en&style=std SR-Systems PR430 page]
			* [http://www.adacom.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=9 The PR430 as POCSAC tranmitter] (German)

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]

DL5RB: More on the PR430 Linux support.

2006-05-09T00:28:55Z

Tom: URL to SR-Systems, typos etc.

2006-04-29T14:15:24Z

URL to SR-Systems, typos etc.

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	The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 6W ~~70cm tranceiver~~ optimized for [[packet radio]] use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface ~~which~~ using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol.		The '''[http://www.sr-systems.de/V02/content.php?show=PR430&lng=en&style=std PR430]''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 70cm 6W-transceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] (1200 Bd. AFSK & 9600 Bd. FSK) use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol. <br> The PR430 can also be used as a FM-TRX and as [[POCSAG]]-TX.

	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==
	Linux does not ~~currently~~ support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430.		Currently Linux does not support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430.

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]

DL5RB: Change patch link to point into the directory so it doesn't need as frequent updating.

2006-04-29T12:43:09Z

Change patch link to point into the directory so it doesn't need as frequent updating.

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	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==
	Linux does not currently support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430~~/pr430-2.6.17-rc3.patch~~.		Linux does not currently support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430.

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]

DL5RB: deb0rk language.

2006-04-29T12:42:24Z

deb0rk language.

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	The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 6W 70cm tranceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface which using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol.		The '''PR430''' is a small device integrating a [[TNC]] and a 6W 70cm tranceiver optimized for [[packet radio]] use. It is connected to the host system through an [[RS232]] interface which using the common 9-pin sub-D connector. It is running enhanced [[6pack]] as the line protocol.

	== ~~Linus~~ support ==		== Linux support ==
	Linux does not currently support enhanced 6pack ~~currently~~, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430/pr430-2.6.17-rc3.patch.		Linux does not currently support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430/pr430-2.6.17-rc3.patch.

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]

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	== Linux support ==		== Linux support ==
	Currently Linux does not support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430.		Currently Linux does not support enhanced 6pack, therefor special drivers patches are needed. The patch is available at http://www.linux-mips.org/pub/linux/mips/people/ralf/pr430. The enhanced 6PACK driver is configured via [[sysfs]]. To configure the (first) device to a receive frequency of 438.350MHz with a shift of -7.6MHz use the following commands:
			<code><pre>
			echo 438350000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/qrg
			echo -7600000 > /sys/class/net/sp0/tnc/shift
			</pre></code>

			The FM-Tranceiver and POCSAG transmitter modes are currently not supported.

	[[de:PR430]]		[[de:PR430]]