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NinoTnc update

Posted onAuthorPD9QLeave a comment

On my very expensive scoop (hi) you see a packet frame @ 1200 Baud received from a station about 50 kilometers away. Looks fine to me.

After updating the Firmware from version V2.35 to V2.81 I see a good increase in the decoded frames.

How to update the Firmware

wget http://tarpn.net/zflash2020oct/tarpnflashinstaller.sh
chmod +x tarpnflashinstaller.sh
./tarpnflashinstaller.sh

Run
tarpnflash usb
* My Ninotnc is connected to ttyACM0.
tarpnflash version ttyACM0
* Is there a newer version available in the dir "ninotnc" you can run.
tarpnflash flash ttyACM0 (version number)
* Now the Firmware is being updated.
* Check if the flash of the firmware went well.
tarpflash version ttyACM0
* Great now running Version v2.81
/dev/ttyACM0 NinoTNC v2.81

I immediately built my second NinoTNC. I am very curious how that works with IL2P mode, Improved Layer 2 Protocol. In the picture below, the two NinoTnc`s are running at 2400 Baud with IL2P mode. Functions perfectly. Now I have some problems with adjusting to 4800 and 9600 Baud. I have to look into this.

[0]N9600A3>IDENT::TestPacket=FirmwareVr:2.81=SerialNmbr<0x00<0x00<0x00<0x00<0x00<0x00<0x00>0x00>=UptimeMilS:0007C5F2=BrdSwchMod:02060002=AX25RxPkts:0000001B=IL2PRxPkts:00000000=IL2PRxUnCr:00000000=TxPktCount:0000000A=PreamblCnt:0000001D=LoopCycles:006CD389

The NEW… NinoTNC form TARPN

Posted onAuthorPD9Q1 Comment

Tadd KA2DEW send me some great news. Thank you Tadd.

I`ve read that they were working on it, but that they were already that far …..

The sale will probably start at the end of January or the beginning of February.

TARPN is about to start selling its own TNC called NinoTNC. This is to be sold as a programmed CPU and PCB for $14 including shipping. They give you a BOM file and instructions to submit it to DigiKey for the rest of the parts. Costs about $25 including USPS shipping. Total cost is < $40. The NinoTNC is a USB KISS hardware/firmware TNC which looks like the TNC-PI, but isn’t a HAT. It is powered over USB and can connect to any USB equipped computer which supports a program to operate a KISS TNC. The NinoTNC has its own FEC mode useful for making dedicated point-to-point links.

Here some links with further information.

http://tarpn.net/d
http://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/n9600a/news-about-ninotnc9600A2—starting-field-tests.pdf
http://tarpn.net/t/nino-tnc/n9600a/n9600a_general_info.html