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Table of Contents
- 1 Table of Contents
- 2 Zumspot USB Specifications
- 3 Common Issues
- 4 Zumspot Rpi
- 5 Zumspot USB
- 6 Zumspot Rpi 3.5" LCD Kit
- 7 Zumspot Dual Band
- 8 Zumspot Duplex
- 9 MMDVM-Pi
- 10 ZUM AMBE Server
- 11 Bluetooth Boards
- 12 Using Mmdvmcal
- 13 OLED Display
- 14 Configure OLED
- 15 Oled/Shim Kit
- 16 Customer Support
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- Page 1 ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide Troubleshooting guide Heading 1 Some text. ZUMspot RPi 1.3” OLED MMDVM-Pi ZUMspot USB ZUMspot Elite 3.5” LCD AMBE Server ZUMspot RPi Dual Band ZUMspot RPi Duplex Bluetooth board for Android Bluetooth board for iOS Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ZUMspot USB specifications: ........................2 Common Issues ............................. 3 ZUMspot RPi: ............................3 ZUMspot USB: ............................4 ZUMspot RPi 3.5” LCD kit: ........................5 ZUMspot Dual Band: ..........................6 ZUMspot Duplex: ..........................7 MMDVM-Pi: ............................8 ZUM AMBE Server: ..........................9 Bluetooth Boards: .......................... -
Page 3: Common Issues
Note: Testing should be done with a known good Raspberry Pi with a correctly configured image. ZUMspot RPi: ● Board not found in Pi-Star or not working in a particular mode. Go to Configuration -> Modem and make sure that “ZUMspot RPi GPIO” has been ○ selected. ○ Reflash modem firmware ■... -
Page 4: Zumspot Usb
Test Tx and Rx with the normal 433MHz frequency. If Tx and Rx work then any issues being experienced are due to a configuration problem or if under Pi-Star, the Pi-Star image has been corrupted. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 5: Zumspot Rpi 3.5" Lcd Kit
ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide ZUMspot RPi 3.5” LCD kit: ● Board not found in Pi-Star or not working in a particular mode. Go to Configuration -> Modem and make sure that “ZUMspot RPi GPIO” has been ○ selected. ○ Reflash firmware ■... -
Page 6: Zumspot Dual Band
Test Tx and Rx with a UHF frequency and a VHF frequency. If both work then any issues being experienced are due to a configuration problem or the Pi-Star image has been corrupted ● If the board has OLED issues go to the OLED Display section Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 7: Zumspot Duplex
Test Tx and Rx with the normal 433MHz frequency. If Tx and Rx work then any issues being experienced are due to a configuration problem or the Pi-Star image has been corrupted ● If the board has OLED issues go to the OLED Display section Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 8: Mmdvm-Pi
ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide MMDVM-Pi: 1. Board not found in Pi-Star or not working in a particular mode a. Go to Configuration -> Modem and make sure that “ZUM Radio-MMDVM for Pi (GPIO)” has been selected. b. Reflash firmware Follow instructions in the MMDVM-Pi Configuration Guide: https://www.hamradio.com/images_managed/misc/H0-016486_MMDVM-... -
Page 9: Zum Ambe Server
Double check the zum.ini file loaded onto the SD card. Verify that wifi=1 Double check the Wi-Fi SSID is correct in the ssid= section iii. Double check the Wi-Fi password is correct int the ssidpassword= section Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 10: Bluetooth Boards
Connect ZUMspot to known good working Pi-Star setup. Then follow the steps in ZUMspot RPi section. b. If the ZUMspot board works under Pi-Star but not on the ZUM Bluetooth board, then an RMA should be requested for the ZUM Bluetooth board. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 11: Using Mmdvmcal
Press the spacebar to stop the transmit test. 10. Press the “s” key on your keyboard for the RSSI test (RX test) a. RSSI test will not work on MMDVM-Pi board Press the PTT button on the radio. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... - Page 12 You should see the RSSI drop to around 47-48. This shows that the receive function of the board is working. 13. Press the “q” key on your keyboard to exit out of MMDVMCal. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0...
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Page 13: Oled Display
2. If the display comes up blank: a. The settings in Pi-Star may have been configured incorrectly. Follow the directions below to correct the setup. b. Make sure correct ZUMspot modem was selected under Configuration -> Modem Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... -
Page 14: Configure Oled
On the “Configuration” screen of Pi-Star, set the “MMDVM Display Type” to “OLED”. Make sure the “Radio/Modem Type” is set to “ZumSpot – Raspberry Pi Hat (GPIO)”. Next, click “Apply Changes”. Next, select “Expert” Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0... - Page 15 ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide Next, select “MMDVMHost” Scroll to the bottom of the page to the “OLED” section. For 0.96” OLED screen, select “Type” “3”. Next, click on “Apply Changes”. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0...
- Page 16 ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide For 1.3” OLED screen, select “Type” “6”. Next, click on “Apply Changes” Scroll back up to the top of the page and select “Configuration”. Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0...
- Page 17 ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide Next, select “Power” Next, select “Reboot” Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0...
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Page 18: Oled/Shim Kit
ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide OLED/Shim Kit: 2. Lines on the display. a. See section for OLED display on ZUMspot RPi 3. Dots on the display: a. See section for OLED display on ZUMspot RPi 4. If the display comes up blank: a. -
Page 19: Customer Support
There are a number of ways for customers to get support in addition to HRO staff: MMDVM Yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mmdvm/info ZUM Radio Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/249802742395450/ PiStar support forum: https://forum.pistar.uk/ PiStar Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pistarusergroup/ Hardware support email: support@zumradio.com Copyright 2019-2020 ZUM Radio, Inc Rev 1.0...
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