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Nextion Kit Quick Start Guide
The Nextion Kit has all of the capabilities of the ZUMspot all packaged up in a nice clear case with a
Nextion display on top.
Specifications:
High performance 32-bit ARM processor
ZUMspot Board Fully Assembled And Tested
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
Mounted on Raspberry Pi 3B
The firmware is pre-loaded and is easily upgraded via software.
Built-in 2.4" Nextion display
2.4A power supply
1 Year Warranty
Open source firmware (MMDVM) and board design
Open source 3D printable case available
The ZUMspot RPi Nextion 2.4 Kit Package Includes:
ZUMspot Pi UHF Board
Raspberry Pi 3B
C4 Lab case
2.4A power supply
2.4" Nextion Enhanced display
UHF Antenna
Pre-Imaged 16 GB MicroSD Card with Pi-Star Software
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Summary of Contents for Ham radio ZUMspot RPi Nextion 2.4
- Page 1 1 Year Warranty Open source firmware (MMDVM) and board design Open source 3D printable case available The ZUMspot RPi Nextion 2.4 Kit Package Includes: ZUMspot Pi UHF Board Raspberry Pi 3B C4 Lab case ...
- Page 2 Setup: ● Make sure the SD card is installed in the Raspberry Pi 3B ● Install the antenna into the RF connector. There is an opening on the top which is where the antenna goes. Here is a completely setup Nextion Kit Powering up: ●...
- Page 3 Setup Pi-Star: Wi-Fi: ● Power up the Nextion 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 ●...
- Page 4 ○ Select “Configure Wi-Fi” and then click on “Scan for Networks (10 secs)”...
- Page 5 ● Select your Wi-Fi SSID and enter your password. ● Click on “Save (and connect)” to save the Wi-Fi configuration ● Reboot your Nextion Kit ● Now you can continue on the “Configuration” section below.
- Page 6 Ethernet: ● Connect Ethernet cable to the Nextion Kit and then turn on the power. ● After 3 minutes, go to your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and connect to the website: http://pi-star (for Windows, Linux and Android devices http://pi-star.local (for OS X and iOS devices) ●...
- Page 7 Configuration: ● Change the Node Callsign to your own, set the “Radio/Modem Type” to “ZUMspot - Raspberry Pi Hat (GPIO)”, set the “System Time Zone” to your timezone, and set the “Dashboard Language” to the language you prefer. ● Click “Apply Changes” when you are done ●...
- Page 8 Configuration (example to enable D-Star): ● Now you can turn on D-Star by selecting the “D-Star Mode” switch and clicking “Apply Changes”...
- Page 9 Finished: Once you have completed the Pi-Star configuration you can start using the Nextion 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 Yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mmdvm/conversations/messages Pi-Star support forum: https://forum.pistar.uk/...
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