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# Installation and running the RPi-LoRa-shield with APRX
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## Install needed packages
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sudo apt install python3 python3-rpi.gpio python3-spidev aprx screen git python3-pil python3-smbus
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## Checkout the code
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Clone this repository.
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## Configuration of APRX
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```
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In /etc/aprx.conf:
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<interface>
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tcp-device 127.0.0.1 10001 KISS
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callsign NOCALL-4 # callsign defaults to $mycall
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tx-ok true # transmitter enable defaults to false
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# #telem-to-is true # set to 'false' to disable
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</interface>
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```
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## Start the LoRa KISS TNC
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```
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python3 Start_lora-tnc.py &
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```
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# Alternative method using the AX.25 stack
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This method is more complicated, but also more versitile as not all programs can communicate to a KISS device over TCP.
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## Install needed packages
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```
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sudo apt install python3 python3-rpi.gpio python3-spidev aprx screen git python3-pil python3-smbus
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```
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## Checkout the code
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Clone this repository.
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## Configuration of APRX
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```
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In /etc/aprx.conf
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<interface>
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ax25-device $mycall
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tx-ok true # transmitter enable defaults to false
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# #telem-to-is true # set to 'false' to disable
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</interface>
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```
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## Install and configure AX.25 stack
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```
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sudo apt install socat libax25 ax25-apps ax25-tools
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sudo nano /etc/ax25/axports
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add:
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ax0 NOCALL-3 9600 255 2 430.775 MHz LoRa
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```
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## Start the LoRa KISS TNC
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```
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python3 Start_lora-tnc.py &
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```
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## Redirect KISS over TCP to AX.25 device
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```
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sudo socat PTY,raw,echo=0,link=/tmp/kisstnc TCP4:127.0.0.1:10001
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sudo kissattach /tmp/kisstnc ax0
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```
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