[Skimmertalk] "Dongle Server" image available

[tim04 at swandhams.com]

Hi Bob,
It needs a bit more work to confirm what's happening, but I've just got 
the CW SkimSrv locked to the RTP_HPSDR .
I changed the line in the [Skimmer] section from "Rate=0" to "Rate=2".  
Not sure what the value of 0 means.
The error message "Too many receivers selected" (which has been there 
for many weeks) finally makes sense.
When I selected only one band to scan in the GUI, it was fine - two 
check-marks at the bottom of the window !
RTTY Server isn't quite as obliging and failed to work, but it seems to 
be very similar in parameters, although the GUI is not the same.
It's too late here to continue tonight - more work tomorrow.
Many thanks for the help.
73
Tim  G4FJK

PS - Thanks John, as well.  Yes, I'm starting to understand all you say, 
and will tail the log file tomorrow.
73



On 2018-02-01 21:55, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> Tim,
> 
> On Windows, did you edit
> 
>> %APPDATA%\AFREET\PRODUCTS\SKIMSRV\SKIMSRV.INI
> 
> before starting the program?  Lines in that file define how many
> receivers are expected to be accessed and available in the HPSDR
> emulation.  Start with just two receivers selected.
> 
> For example, on HF with eight receivers, I have these critical lines
> (in addition to all the others in the file):
> 
> [Skimmer]
> Rate=2
> 
> CenterFreqs192=1891000,3591000,7091000,10191000,14091000,18159000,21091000,24981000,28091000,50091000
> SegmentSel192=0011111111
> 
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:24 PM, <tim04 at swandhams.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi John,
>> Many thanks for uploading that image of the RTL_HPSDR server.
>> 
>> My first RPi arrived yesterday and booted OK, and after some
>> inevitable messing-about, I've got the RTL_HPSDR s/w running OK,
>> with WiFi (not Ethernet) and a LAN address from my DHCP server on
>> the ADSL router.
>> 
>> I have CW Skimmer Server and RTTY Skimmer Server on a PC also
>> networked via WiFi, and on that PC when either running the CW or the
>> RTTY server looking for a Hermes RX, I get similar entries in the
>> RTL_HPSDR log file.
>> Both RTTY and CW skimmers report "SDR Failure: Too many receivers
>> selected"
>> (Sorry that I can't cut/paste from RPi to this PC.)
>> 
>> Excerpt from RTL_HPSDR log file on the RPi -
>> "Revealing myself as a Hermes version 2.6 rcvr. -- Skimmer Mode
>> My IP Address: 192.168.0.115
>> ..............
>> Was discovered by 192.168.0.76
>> Sent discovery acknowledgement
>> ..............
>> Received Stop command
>> Received Stop command
>> "
>> And then it restarts and goes round again .....
>> 
>> In CW Skimmer Server, in the Skimmer tab selected Receiver dropdown,
>> the options shows as
>> "01 RTLdngl v26 99:b0"
>> where "99:b0" just happens to be the last four digits of the WiFi
>> Mac address on the RPi.
>> 
>> So can anyone offer any advice ... I feel I'm almost there, but
>> restarting either piece of s/w hasn't come up with a connection yet.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> 73
>> Tim Hugill
>> G4FJK
>> 
>> 
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>> If anyone would like a (fairly) painless way to play with N1GP's
>> rtl_hpsdr software that makes a bunch of RTL-SDR dongles look like
>> an
>> HPSDR Hermes with up to 8 receivers, I've uploaded a plug-and-play
>> image
>> file to http://febo.com/pages/os_images/ [2]
>> 
>> You should be able to unzip it, load to a 2GB SD card, stick in a
>> Raspberry Pi 3, and go to town.  No warranties express or implied...
>> 
>> (I also uploaded to the same folder an image file for an RPi 2 with
>> GPS
>> working as an NTP time server, if anyone's interested in that.  And
>> soon
>> to come is a P25 scanner that also runs on an RPi using an RTL-SDR
>> dongle.)
>> 
>> 73,
>> John
>> 
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