In release API 101 and ClearNode App 1.40 we included support for DSTAR.

However, there are caveats – you must use a DV3000 hardware voice encoder USB dongle to get acceptable audio quality. The audio without it is unusable and likely will get you banned from the Reflector. So the node won’t allow connections if it doesn’t detect the hardware encoder.

There are occasional hardware incompatibilities that sometimes means the DV3000 hardware encoder disconnects – see our notes referenced below.

We’ve put up some extensive notes on using DSTAR on your ClearNode. Please read them thoroughly before you get in touch to request enabling of DSTAR on your node (your node will have to be online for it be enabled).

73 … Gerry.

In this release:

• Provisional support for DSTAR – there will be another announcement on that later – we’re still sorting out some details – so don’t email asking us how or when
• “Jitter” is exposed in the Digital Bridge Setup > DMR Setup
• Ability to clear COREDUMPS from the Node Details context menu
• You can use the ADD CONNECTION screen to Tag your own nodes – those tags will then be displayed on the Your Nodes screen. You will have to connect from one of your nodes to the one you want to tag so you can Tag it. If your nodes are all on the same network you will have to run “Configure Private Nodes” first so you can connect one node to another. If you only have one node then you can’t Tag it since it can’t be connected to itself, and why would you want to anyway.
• Some changes in the Manage WiFi Networks screens to make sure that leading and trailing spaces are trimmed off any Network Names (SSIDs) and Password.
• AllStar Setup now checks your Broadcastify “BCFY Play Url” is populated so you can play the stream in the ClearNode mobile app.

73 … Gerry.

ClearRPT has a programmable GPIO

Five of the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins are wired out to the ClearRPT‘s DSUB 15 connector. You can control them in real time from the ClearNode mobile app – at the bottom of the Node Details screen tap on “GPIO Control”.

You can also control them from your Timed Events – create separate events for each pin and for turning them off and on.

73 … Gerry.

(This is the latest episode in a series of posts to help you discover all the functionality that you might not know exists in your ClearNode, ClearAlpha, ClearZero or ClearRPT. We’re going to publish episodes periodically – some come back often and join us !)

After a hiatus of over a year, we were able to get a significant shipment of the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W boards – ClearZero production is under way !

73 … Gerry.