Although it has mediocre performance, the software hadnt been updated in a long time and it doesnt support dmr properly with its hardware. After i purchased a dv4mini data transceiver and tested it in dmr and c4fm i decided that it was time to put all together in a small package that i could use as a portable digital gateway. As everyone knows, we have started selling a hotspot dmr package. On the dv control page, set your callsign, city and locator. The dvstick 30 is the perfect combination of the ambe3000 vocoder and usb interface. Allstarlink is the standard installation under etcasterisk directory. The allstarlink is based on the dial distribution raspberry pi 23 systems based on raspian jesse lite by n4irs and allstarlink team. It can not handle the tdm mode of a real dmr repeater and works always on ts2 and tg9 local in simplex mode. D stardmr hotspot usb stick the dv4mini is a very small but also very capable usb stick that can expand any pc into a hotspot for the dstar and dmr modes c4fm fusion is in development. It has the added bonus of easily going in the shack by a flick of the bluetoothusb switch.
I have not experienced the problems some have done with this product, although this latest firmware and software is the best yet. Dvmega raspberry pi radio installation manual the dvmega rpi radio is a modem that fits direct onto the raspberry pi gpio connector. Mounting the dvmega rpi radio onto the raspberry pi. With a windows pc, as an example, the filename will be extended with 1 or 2 depending on how often you downloaded the file. Supported protocols dstar dextra, dplus, dcs fusion ysf, fcs dmr. A first step is to test the dv4mini as such on my lan. Dv4mini ham radio digital hotspot c4fm, dmr and dstar. The developers are working on support for acpo p25 in the next v1. In combination with a raspberry pis network connection options, you can. My aim is to have a compact, small mobile terminal. The setup makes for a fully stand alone dstar, dmr system fusion, p25 hot spot. The communication speed can be set by means of hardware configuration. No need to mess with wireless hot spots and such, just pairs up to your phone via bluetooth down side, you do have to run the bluedv software on your phone and.
There are many hams who have dv radios but are out of range of the nearest dv repeater. To use ssh or winscp to this running image, use port 222. Dv4 mini digital voice and data hotspot for dstar, dmr and. The dvmega hotspottm allows you to connect your digital amateur radio to nearly any worldwide network without being in range of a repeater. Configure the dvmega hotspot with a web browser or take complete control with a command line interface.
All new features of the new dv4mf2 control panel version 2. The dv4mini comes without antenna with its software for connection with dcs, xrf. When programing your code plug for your dv4mini you will want to make sure you use the following settings. New dv4mini version with mmdvm dmr protocol and support for dv4miniambe. I sent my dv4 mini back to the manufacturer and they said it was working just fine.
All you need is a windows pc with a sound card, microphone, speaker, and a dvmega dvstick 30. The dv4mini implements a dmr hotspot in a usb dongle stick. The device contains a low power 70cm transceiver with an interface that works with a pc and associated application to link the hotspot to the dmrplus network via the internet and enables a connection to the zltrbo dmr network. Run the dv4mini application form your desktop, wait for a few secs for the. Aug 19, 2015 dv4 mini digital voice and data hotspot for dstar, dmr and fusion recently launched in germany and about to be released in other parts of europe is the dv4mini, a usb stick which can give you a 10mw personal hotspot for your preferred digital voice modes with dstar, dmr and fusion all covered. Doubt that you can run both a dvmega and a dv4m on the same. Discussion in ham radio discussions started by w4llz, jan 30, 2019. I no longer feel bad about dragging a whole repeater into 1c, or deal with the annoyance of a dmr network where the other users insist on silence in fulltime talkgroups, or losing nets unless you kerchunk. I just started using the dv4 mini for dmr access can i run that at the same time as one of the dv mega. That the reason why me did mapping of talking groups into reflectors. Neue software zum download hier beschreibung anleitung mmdvm.
The dvmega rpi radio comes with firmware and is ready for use. They both eclipse the dv4mini in software and hardware. In my opinion i think this one is the best one for mobile usage, although a bit expensive. Equipped with a 32bit microcontroller, a 70cm transceiver 420450mhz and a modulatordemodulator for gmsk and 4fsk modes. You may access any of 21 dmrmarc talkgroups with the dv4mini via the. A local ham, dai mw6dqq, recently bought himself a dv4mini dongle, and epressed some difficulty setting up his computer to use it, i took a look at the available instructions but the available instructions leave much to be desired. The problem is in the network and the network programmers are currently fixing it. I mainly used this software, but on my compact setup still use the dv4minicompact software. Dvmega on a raspberry pi uysing mmdvmhost software. This is not an instruction how to install but just to check your configuration. The dv4mini creates a hotspot with minimal resources and provides access to many dv networks. Dvmega rpi dual band radio is a radio module that fits without a modem or node adapter directly on the raspberry pi.
Bluedv for windows beta dmr, dstar and fusion bluedv for windows is free dmr dstarfusion hotspot software for your pc. More info on the dv mega shields and products can be found on here. The dv4mini control software can also be used with some of the dvmega boards with a firmware update. Besides the experimental dpmr mode, the new qrg correction aid seems very usefull. Assuming you have your associated channel and zone set up in your radio to operate the dv4mini hotspot, you should be ready to go with setting up the dv4mini software. Also, there has apparently been a software development that permits them to be treated as though they are a hotspot which is actually what they should have been to begin with that is fully accepted as a way to get onto. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window click to email this to a friend opens in new window. Kp4ip portable digital gateway dv4mini kp4ip website. Version 120417 version 120417 has support for dmr and dstar. The dv4mini control software can also be used with some of the dvmega. As pascal describes, a compact version of the software has been developed by klaus dl5kv to suit a small screen setup. Follow the screenshots to configure your personal information in the dv4mini software in the dv.
I program my dstar radios the same as using the dv mega 436. Start with burn a new western dstar image on your sd card. Running a small control panel software available for windows and linux requires mono. Connecting it to the internet is simple with a wired or wireless connectionwifi or bluetooth. Jun 26, 2012 the dv4 seems to be the only dmr device out there that asks for a frequency compensation, i hear people playing with this frequency offset all day long, dont wast your time with it. The new gui allows to select between local mode and network mode. Layout adapted to the possibilities of mmdvm dmr 20digit indication of the location. This module has a modem and a 10mw uhf transceiver on board. Its a dongle with a transceiver built in that will run right off a raspberry pi 2. Dvmega pistar hotspot support page bridgecom systems, inc. Installation and start of the dongle went without any hiccup. In its current version, dstar, dmr and system fusion are supported. In my case i want to use the dv4mini with a winbook tw800 mini pc for portability.
Original dv4mini software has limitation to access socalled dmr reflectors. This too worked well and resolved a couple of problems connected to the dplus dstar reflectors, which i had noted with earlier versions. Running a small control panel software available for windows and linux requires mono running on a pc, tabletcomputer or several thinclient boards raspberry pi, banana pi and others, the dv4mini. Dvmega covers dstar ysf dmr p25 nxdn pocsag and ysf and dmr xmode. The genesis mmdvm uhf raspberry pi zero w is a stand alone wifi device dmr dstar c4fm p25 nxdn. C4fm, dstar, dmrplus, dpmr, p25 nxdn later via software updatevoice over lte and of course, fm. Dvmega software update on a dual band dv mega duration. Dv mega running the dv4mini software after a firmware upgrade. It consists of a powerful 32 bit micro controller, a complete 70 cm transceiver and a modulatordemodulator for gmsk and 4fsk incl.
It was added with the pixel desktop gui, and incorporated with the dv4minicompact software by dl5kv. I have made an simple instruction to get your hardware platform run. More info on the dvmega shields and products can be found on here. Neue dv4mini software version 20190206 mmdvm protokoll. The ic7600 uses a silicon labs cp210x usb to uart bridge running at 19200 8n1 instead of 9600 8n1. This makes the dvstick 30 extremely flexible and backward compatible with existing software such as dummy repeater and ambe server. It contains a powerful 32bit micro controller as well as a complete 70cm transceiver and modulatordemodulator for gmsk and 4fsk including raised cosine as well as a usb interface. More importantly, does anyone know of how to make the dmr serverssystems link up with dstar. For p25 here is a short video that gives you an idea how the quality is, this is local, networking is enabled but needs some more work. The dv4mini comes without antenna with its software for connection with dcs, xrf and ref reflectors for dstar icom mode, as. Dv4mini usb stick for dstar, dmr, fusion and p25 digital radio. Now you can start a qso on this mapped talking group by using talk group 9 on your dongle. The combination rpi and rpi dvmega radio is a complete dstar compatible hotspot with an output power of 10mw.
I wanted it for a dmr hotspot and tried it on three laptops running win 7, 8 and 10 and a raspberry pi3. Using bluedv and the dvstick30 you can make a qso without a radio. Timeslot or talkgroup selection are currently not support by the original firmware software. At this time it is the dvmega either single uhf band, or dual vhfuhf band models. Anleitung dv4minidv4ambe installationbetrieb pdf free.
The dv4mini is an micro transceiver for several digimodes. Hotspot device software os cell phones as wifi hotspot. The dv4mini is a usb dongle for usage as a hotspot for ham radio digital voice modes. Today i put together the new portable dv4mini setup that is described and demonstrated here in the dv4minicompact software video pascal va2pv. The dv mega raspberry pi uhf radio is a module that you can install directly onto your raspberry pi. However when i try it on my windows 10, windows 7 and windows 8 machines the software just keeps repeating that it is searching for my dv4 mini. The dv4mini is a tiny but powerful usb stick that can change any pc into a hotspot for the all amateur digital modes, c4fm, dstar and dmr. It operates in the 2 meter band, at 222 mhz and the 70cm band. Clearly the dv4mini software is misidentifying the com port and unfortunately there is no way that i can find to set the com port manually.
The dvmega ambe remains available because it has the possibility to convert analogue audio directly into ambe data without the intervention of other hardware. For dmr it can only be used on a single receivetransmit frequency. The dv4mini is a tiny usb communication device for several digital voice communication standards. Either way, they both run a software package called pistar. Follow the screenshots to configure your personal information in the dv4mini software in the dv control tab. In this case you need to remove the addition from the file name. Supported protocols dstar dextra, dplus, dcs fusion.