Rpt.conf
Rpt.conf is where the majority of the node configuration occurs. Important node settings such as the node CW and voice ID, touchtone commands and timers are set. The default DIAL rpt.conf is well commented (see rpt.conf on GitHub).
Node Number Stanza
The node number stanza is the first stanza in rpt.conf.
[1999] ; Replace with your assigned node number
rxchannel
The rxchannel key/value pair selects the radio interface. There must be only one rxchannel per node. The selections are:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| dahdi/pseudo | No radio, used for hubs |
| SimpleUSB/usb_1999 | SimpleUSB (limited DSP) |
| Radio/usb_1999 | USBRadio (full DSP) |
| voter/1990 | RTCM |
| Pi/1 | Raspberry Pi PiTA |
| Dahdi/1 | PCI Quad card |
| Beagle/1 | BeagleBoard |
| USRP/127.0.0.1:34001:32001 | GNU Radio interface USRP |
Sample:
rxchannel = dahdi/pseudo ; No radio (hub)
Note: This is selecting what is known as (in Asterisk terminology) the channel driver.
duplex
The duplex key/value pairs sets the duplex mode for desired radio operation. Duplex mode 2 is the default if none specified.
| Duplex Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Half duplex with no telemetry tones or hang time. Special Case: Full duplex if linktolink is set to yes. This mode is preferred when interfacing with an external multiport repeater controller. Comment out idrecording and idtalkover to suppress IDs. |
| 1 | Half duplex with telemetry tones and hang time. Does not repeat audio. This mode is preferred when interfacing a simplex node. |
| 2 | Full Duplex with telemetry tones and hang time. This mode is preferred when interfacing a repeater. |
| 3 | Full Duplex with telemetry tones and hang time, but no repeated audio. |
| 4 | Full Duplex with telemetry tones and hang time. Repeated audio only when the autopatch is down. |
Sample:
duplex = 0 ; 0 = Half duplex with no telemetry tones or hang time.
controlstates
This setting defines the name of the variable named control state stanza. Control states are an optional feature which allows groups of control operator commands to be executed all at once. To use control states, define an entry in your node stanzas to point to a dedicated control state stanza like this:
controlstates = controlstates ; points to control state stanza [controlstates] 0 = rptena,lnkena,apena,totena,ufena,noicd ; Normal operation 1 = rptena,lnkena,apdis,totdis,ufena,noice ; Net and news operation 2 = rptena,lnkdis,apdis,totena,ufdis,noice ; Repeater only operation
The control state stanza (below) describes these mnemonics.
Functions Stanza
Status Commands
Status commands provide general information about the node.
| Status | Status Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | Force ID (global) |
| 2 | Give Time of Day (global) |
| 3 | Give software Version (global) |
| 4 | Give GPS location info |
| 5 | Speak the last (dtmf) user |
| 11 | Force ID (local only) |
| 12 | Give Time of Day (local only) |
COP Commands
COP (control operator) commands are privileged commands. Node admins may provide some of these to their user community based on personal preference. COP commands within rpt.conf take the general format of key/value pairs. This COP 7 example would set touchtone *99 to enable the timeout timer.
99 = cop,7
Some COP commands can take multiple parameters. For example this COP 48 would send #3#607 on command.
900=cop,48,#,3,#,6,0,7
| COP | COP Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | System warm boot |
| 2 | System enable |
| 3 | System disable |
| 4 | Test Tone On/Off |
| 5 | Dump System Variables on Console (debug) |
| 6 | PTT (phone mode only) |
| 7 | Time out timer enable |
| 8 | Time out timer disable |
| 9 | Autopatch enable |
| 10 | Autopatch disable |
| 11 | Link enable |
| 12 | Link disable |
| 13 | Query System State |
| 14 | Change System State |
| 15 | Scheduler Enable |
| 16 | Scheduler Disable |
| 17 | User functions (time, id, etc) enable |
| 18 | User functions (time, id, etc) disable |
| 19 | Select alternate hang timer |
| 20 | Select standard hang timer |
| 21 | Enable Parrot Mode |
| 22 | Disable Parrot Mode |
| 23 | Birdbath (Current Parrot Cleanup/Flush) |
| 24 | Flush all telemetry |
| 25 | Query last node un-keyed |
| 26 | Query all nodes keyed/unkeyed |
| 27 | Reset DAQ minimum on a pin |
| 28 | Reset DAQ maximum on a pin |
| 30 | Recall Memory Setting in Attached Xcvr |
| 31 | Channel Selector for Parallel Programmed Xcvr |
| 32 | Touchtone pad test: command + Digit string + # to playback all digits pressed |
| 33 | Local Telemetry Output Enable |
| 34 | Local Telemetry Output Disable |
| 35 | Local Telemetry Output on Demand |
| 36 | Foreign Link Local Output Path Enable |
| 37 | Foreign Link Local Output Path Disable |
| 38 | Foreign Link Local Output Path Follows Local Telemetry |
| 39 | Foreign Link Local Output Path on Demand |
| 42 | Echolink announce node # only |
| 43 | Echolink announce node Callsign only |
| 44 | Echolink announce node # & Callsign |
| 45 | Link Activity timer enable |
| 46 | Link Activity timer disable |
| 47 | Reset "Link Config Changed" Flag |
| 48 | Send Page Tone (Tone specs separated by parenthesis) |
| 49 | Disable incoming connections (control state noice) |
| 50 | Enable incoming connections (control state noicd) |
| 51 | Enable sleep mode |
| 52 | Disable sleep mode |
| 53 | Wake up from sleep |
| 54 | Go to sleep |
| 55 | Parrot Once if parrot mode is disabled |
| 56 | Rx CTCSS Enable |
| 57 | Rx CTCSS Disable |
| 58 | Tx CTCSS On Input only Enable |
| 59 | Tx CTCSS On Input only Disable |
| 60 | Send MDC-1200 Burst (cop,60,type,UnitID[,DestID,SubCode])
Type is 'I' for PttID, 'E' for Emergency, and 'C' for Call (SelCall or Alert), or 'SX' for STS (ststus), where X is 0-F. DestID and subcode are only specified for the 'C' type message. UnitID is the local systems UnitID. DestID is the MDC1200 ID of the radio being called, and the subcodes are as follows: Subcode '8205' is Voice Selective Call for Spectra ('Call') Subcode '8015' is Voice Selective Call for Maxtrac ('SC') or Astro-Saber('Call') Subcode '810D' is Call Alert (like Maxtrac 'CA') |
| 61 | Send Message to USB to control GPIO pins (cop,61,GPIO1=0[,GPIO4=1].....) |
| 62 | Send Message to USB to control GPIO pins, quietly (cop,62,GPIO1=0[,GPIO4=1].....) |
| 63 | Send pre-configred APRSTT notification (cop,63,CALL[,OVERLAYCHR]) |
| 64 | Send pre-configred APRSTT notification, quietly (cop,64,CALL[,OVERLAYCHR]) |
| 65 | Send POCSAG page (equipped channel types only) |
Linking Commands
Remote Base Commands
Nodes Stanza
[nodes]
Telemetry Stanza
Morse Stanza
Wait Times Stanza
Memory Stanza
Macro Stanza
Control States Stanza
There are several predefined nmemonics (keywords) used in the control state stanza to enable and disable the various features of the controller. These nmemonics correspond to the control operator command to be executed and most of these are the same groups of letters sent back when a single control operator command is executed on the controller.