Jonathon Naylor (G4KLX). The Pi-Star digital voice dashboard software created by Andrew Taylor (MW0MWZ) is pre-installed and extremely easy set up right out of the box. Pi-Star's unique automated software update feature make it very easy to keep your Nano-Spot up to date with the most current software and features.
Nano-Spot console port. Plug the other end of the cable into a unused USB port of your computer. Step 4: The Nano-Spot console port will show up on your computer as a standard serial port. Using your favorite terminal emulator software on your computer configured for the serial port assigned to the Nano-Spot console port and set the baudrate to 115.2K bps,...
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Step 10: Reboot the Nano-Spot Type sudo reboot then press enter. After the reboot process has completed your Nano-Spot should be connected to the wireless router you have configured above. At this point you will use your computer web browser to complete the configuration process.
PI-STAR DIGITAL VOICE DASHBOARD CONFIGURATION Now that the Nano-Spot has been configured for your Wifi network you will be able to access the Pi-Star configuration webpage with any web browser on your local network. Step 1: Open your web browser and enter URL http://nano-spot/admin/configure.php...
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Select the DMR master for your location from the drop down box. Select the DMR color code you want your Nano-Spot to respond to. Generally it is recommended to use color code 1. Then click the "Apply Changes" button at the bottom of this section Step 5: This section will only appear if you enabled DStar mode.
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Setting up additional wireless networks can be done manually or automatically using the use the "Scan for Networks (10 secs)" button. Step 9: To configure additional Wi-Fi routers click the “Configure WiFi" button. Nano - Spot User Manual Micro-Node International...
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Wi-Fi Access points. Select the Wifi network by clicking the "Connect" button associated with that WiFi router and enter the PSK password. Then click the "Save (and connect)" button. Nano - Spot User Manual Micro-Node International...
Once you've done the initial configuration, running Pi-Star is easy (as long as you have your radio set up correctly). Just start your Nano-Spot, give Pi-Star a minute or two to fully boot up, and then on any computer connected to your network, browse to http://nano-spot/. The dashboard opens.
Gateway Hardware Information and Service Status. This can be helpful for troubleshooting. If you're running D-STAR mode, you also have the option of changing the reflector and linking/unlinking right from the Pi-Star Admin page. Nano - Spot User Manual Micro-Node International...
LIVE LOGS VIEW From the Admin view, you can select the Live Logs view, which starts a more detailed live logging process that can be useful for troubleshooting. Nano - Spot User Manual Micro-Node International...
If you're experiencing high Bit Error Rate (BER) with your radio, you can try reducing it by adjusting the RX Offset: 1. Using your web browser enter the expert editor: http://nano-spot/admin/expert (Requires Authentication User pi-star and Password raspberry) 2. Click MMDVMHost.
Pi-Star provides a graceful way to reboot or shut down your hotspot. In Admin view, click the Power link. In the Power view, click Reboot or Shutdown. Give your Nano-Spot a couple minutes to complete rebooting or powering down. Nano - Spot User Manual...
(there's a manual process for that outlined further below). If you don't leave Nano-Spot running overnight or you want to manually launch an update, in the Admin view, click Update. In the Update view, you'll see the process running. Let it run until it's totally finished.
17.0 CREDITS Many thanks to Toshen M Golias (KE0FHS) for his well written document "Playing with Pi-Star". Parts of this document were used in creating the Nano- Spot setup and user manual. Nano - Spot User Manual Micro-Node International...
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