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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Alles over de DV4mini</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>BrandMeister Extended Routing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter PA3PM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rudy, PD0ZRY heeft een nieuwe functie aan BrandMeister toegevoegd namelijk &#8220;Extended Routing voor de DV4mini&#8221;. Het idee is ontstaan bij het Duitse BrandMeister team en DL3OCK om een work-around te maken om de beperkte mogelijkheden van de DV4mini te verbeteren. Gebruikers &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2016/01/brandmeister-extended-routing-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4282" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brandmeister.png" alt="brandmeister" width="131" height="48" />Rudy, PD0ZRY heeft een nieuwe functie aan BrandMeister toegevoegd namelijk &#8220;Extended Routing voor de DV4mini&#8221;. Het idee is ontstaan bij het Duitse BrandMeister team en DL3OCK om een work-around te maken om de beperkte mogelijkheden van de DV4mini te verbeteren. Gebruikers van de DV4mini willen natuurlijk toegang tot alle gespreksgroepen en niet alleen tot de reflectors. Om dit op te lossen wordt er gebruik gemaakt van een connectie in twee stappen. Eerst wordt een connectie gemaakt naar de virtuele reflector 4999 en van hieruit wordt de gebruiker gekoppeld aan de gewenste gespreksgroep.</p>
<p><strong>Extended Routing gebruiken:</strong></p>
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<li>Verbind uw DV4mini aan de BrandMeister server</li>
<li>Selecteer reflector 4999 in het DV4mini Control Panel<br />
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<li>Open het BrandMeister Dashboard en klik op de link &#8220;<a href="http://brandmeister.network/index.php?page=erouting" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Extended Routing</a>&#8220;.</li>
<li>U ziet uw User ID en uw Landcode</li>
<li>Geef de gewenste gespreksgroep ID in en klik op OK<br />
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<li>Nu kan u een gesprek voeren in de door u gewenste gespreksgroep vanuit de virtuele reflector 4999 (groep 9)</li>
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		<title>DV4MF2 – Multi Function Dual Control Panel voor de DV4mini</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 07:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meinhard, DL2MF heeft een nieuwe interface gemaakt voor het Control Panel van de DV4mini. Via de interface is direct te kiezen tussen BrandMeister of DMR+. Ook bevat de interface een compact modus voor kleine beeldschermen. Klik hier voor full screen &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2016/01/dv4mf2-multi-function-dual-control-panel-voor-de-dv4mini/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-5044" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MR2.jpg" alt="DV4MR2" width="145" height="84" />Meinhard, DL2MF heeft een nieuwe interface gemaakt voor het Control Panel van de DV4mini. Via de interface is direct te kiezen tussen BrandMeister of DMR+. Ook bevat de interface een compact modus voor kleine beeldschermen.<br />
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<h1 class="entry-title">DV4MF2 – Multi Function Dual Control Panel für DV4mini</h1>
<div class="entry-meta"><span class="sep">Veröffentlicht am </span><a title="21:03" href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/?p=1297" rel="bookmark" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2016-01-03T21:03:19+00:00"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">3. Januar 2016</span></u></time></a><span class="by-author"> <span class="sep"> von </span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" title="Zeige alle Beiträge von DL2MF" href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/?author=2" rel="author" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">DL2MF</span></u></a></span></span></div>
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<p>Eine Möglichkeit, an den derzeit aufgrund ständig steigender Beliebtheit weit verbreiteten digitalen Sprachübertragungsverfahren (DV = Digital Voice) im Amateurfunk teilzunehmen, auch wenn die dafür erforderliche Infrastruktur, also ein entsprechender Einstiegspunkt wie ein Amateurfunk-Repeater in der Nähe nicht erreichbar ist, ist die Errichtung eines eigenen Hotspots.</p>
<p>Für die sehr schnell wachsende Betriebsart Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), die ein offener Digitalfunkstandard für den professionellen Mobilfunk ist und vom ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) entwickelt wurde, ist eine der beliebtesten und seit Mitte 2015 verfügbaren Hotspot-Lösungen der DV4Mini [1].<br />
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<p>Für den Betrieb eines Hotspots mit dem DV4mini steht ab sofort ein weiteres Control Panel zur Steuerung dieses USB-Stick Hotspots zur Verfügung:</p>
<p><strong>DV4MF2 – Multi Function Dual Control Panel für DV4mini</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-1261 size-full" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-300x176.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-768x450.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-500x293.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01.jpg 956w" alt="" width="956" height="560" /></a></p>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Neu – DV4MF2 Control Panel für den DV4mini</p>
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<p>Das DV4MF2 Control Panel wurde von mir seit November 2015 mit dem Ziel einer benutzerfreundlichen Integration aller Features des DV4mini bei weitestgehender Kompatibilität zur Bedienung der Original Software [2] entwickelt. Nach einer umfassenden Betatestphase und Beantragung der offiziellen Freigabe durch die Entwickler der Originalsoftware des DV4mini hat mir Stefan, DL1BH am 03. Januar 2016 die Freigabe von Torsten, DG1HT für das offizielle Release dieser Controlpanel-Variante erteilt.<span id="more-1297"></span></p>
<p><strong>Warum noch ein Control Panel für den DV4Mini?</strong> – diese Frage stellte sich zu Beginn der Entwicklung dieser Version überhaupt nicht, denn Anfang November 2015, als diese Version entstand, gab es für den DV4Mini noch keine native Brandmeister-Unterstützung [3].</p>
<p>Ich suchte eine Lösung, um komfortabel in beiden DMR-Netzen unterwegs zu sein. Da mir die bis dahin verfügbaren Workarounds nicht zusagten, machte ich mich daran und begann die Entwicklung meines eigenen Control-Panels DV4MF2 – Digital Voice Multi Function Dual Control Panel.</p>
<p>Die Funktionen des DV4Mini, die mit der DV4MF2.exe gesteuert werden können, sind weitestgehend identisch mit der Originalversion der Software (Stand: November 2015) und setzen den Firmware-Stand 1.6 – 1.64 auf dem DV4mini voraus. (siehe -&gt; Systemvoraussetzungen).</p>
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<p><strong>Der Normalmodus – die Standardeinstellung des DV4MF2 Control Panels:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1267 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1-300x165.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1-300x165.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1-500x275.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1.jpg 706w" alt="" width="300" height="165" /></a><br />
Tab. 1 – DV-Operation – Alle für den Betrieb wichtigen Funktionen übersichtlich verfügbar</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1258 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-300x176.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-300x176.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-768x450.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-500x293.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3.jpg 956w" alt="" width="300" height="176" /></a><br />
Tab. 2 – Interface settings – Hier werden Einstellungen für das Hardware-Interface (DV4Mini) vorgenommen</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1259 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4-300x176.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4-300x176.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4-768x450.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4-500x293.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR4.jpg 956w" alt="" width="300" height="176" /></a><br />
Tab. 3 – Gateway Settings – Alle Programmoptionen, Sprache, Panelmodus und Gateway-Einstellungen</p>
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<p><strong>Der Kompaktmodus – die zweite Oberfläche des DV4MF2 Control Panels</strong></p>
<p>Mein Ziel bei der Entwicklung einer weiteren Oberfläche für den DV4Mini war neben dem komfortabel integrierten Brandmeister-Support eine kompakte Oberfläche für die Nutzung auf kleineren Devices ohne funktionale Einschränkungen oder Änderungen in der Bedienphilosophie nutzen zu können.</p>
<p>Aus dieser Idee heraus ist der Kompaktmodus als alternative, voll in das Programm integrierte Bedienoberfläche entwickelt worden.</p>
<p>Um in den Compact Mode zu wechseln wählt man im Tab. 3 den Control Panel Modus – Kompakt / Compact. Die Umschaltung erfolgt sofort, einige Tabs wie RSSI-Anzeige, Firmware-Update und Reflektorinfo werden ausgeblendet und das Programm wechselt ohne Neustart in den zweiten Betriebsmodus.</p>
<p>Dieser Modus ist für kleinere Anzeigen und den Betrieb auf mobilen Hotspots, wie z.B. 8″ Windows-Tablets optimiert:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1c.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1281 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1c-300x152.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1c-300x152.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1c-500x254.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR1c.jpg 706w" alt="" width="300" height="152" /></a><br />
Tab. 1 – DV-Operation (Compact) – Alle wichtigen Betriebsinfos auf einen Blick</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR2c.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1280 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR2c-300x152.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR2c-300x152.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR2c-500x254.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR2c.jpg 706w" alt="" width="300" height="152" /></a><br />
Tab. 2 – Interface Setup (Compact) – Auch hier bleiben alle Einstellmöglichkeiten vorhanden</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3c.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1279 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3c-300x152.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3c-300x152.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3c-500x254.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3c.jpg 706w" alt="" width="300" height="152" /></a><br />
Tab. 3 – Gateway setup (Compact) – Alle Optionen wählbar, nur kontextsensitive Hilfe mußte entfallen</p>
<p><strong>Die Features des DV4MF2 Control Panel in der Übersicht:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>aufgeräumte und übersichtliche Benutzeroberfläche unterstützt schnelle Konfiguration und problemlosen Betrieb</li>
<li>vollständige und komfortable Integration der mit DV4mini nutzbaren DMR-Betriebsmodes</li>
<li>Wahlmöglichkeit zwischen 2 Benutzeroberflächen mit Umschaltung im laufenden Betrieb</li>
<li>optionale Abschaltung CPU-lastiger Anzeigeelemente, steigert Performance und Akkulaufzeit, z.B. mobiler Hotspots</li>
<li>Auswahlmöglichkeit zur Deaktivierung der QRZ.com Abfrage, Reduzierung des Datenvolumens und Verbesserung der Sprachqualität bei Nutzung von Hotspots mit GSM/UMTS-Anbindung</li>
</ul>
<p>Darüber hinaus wurden viele weitere kleinere Änderungen implementiert, um den Betrieb eines Hotspot mit dem DV4mini so komfortabel wie möglich zu gestalten.</p>
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<p><strong>Nutzungsbedingungen:</strong></p>
<p>Mit der Nutzung der DV4MF2 Control Panel Software erklärt der Benutzer in allen folgenden Punkten sein uneingeschränktes Einverständnis zu den Bedingungen für die Nutzung und Überlassung des DV4MF2.exe, im folgenden Software genannt:</p>
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<li>Die hier bereitgestellte Software darf auf beliebig vielen Rechnern (PC, Tablet, Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, Odroid, Thinclient, usw.) installiert und verwendet werden.</li>
<li>Eine Nutzung ist ausschließlich zu nicht kommerziellen Hobbyzwecken und nicht für sicherheitsrelevante Aufgaben oder Bereiche zulässig.</li>
<li>Die persönliche, kostenlose Weitergabe dieser Software an Dritte ist zulässig, soweit der Empfänger ebenfalls uneingeschränkt diesen Bedingungen zustimmt.</li>
<li>Es ist unzulässig, ohne Zustimmung des Autors DL2MF diese Software oder Kopien davon in elektronischen Medien, auf Internetplatformen oder in Foren zum Download bereitzustellen.</li>
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<h3>Alle dem Sinn dieser Regelungen zuwiderlaufenden Handlungen sind nicht zulässig, der Autor der Software haftet nicht für Schäden, entgangenen Gewinn oder erforderliche Aufwendungen, die aus der Nutzung und/oder dem Gebrauch der Software und damit in Verbindung stehenden Folgen entstehen oder entstehen können.</h3>
<h3>DIE verwendeten Markenzeichen, Herstellerlogos und Produktnamen dienen der Funktionsbeschreibung IM PROGRAMM und aus deren Verwendung ist kein freier Gebrauch abzuleiten. Das Urheberrecht an den zur Nutzung dieser Software erforderlichen Komponenten und der dazugehörigen Software oder Teilen davon liegt bei Torsten Schultze, DG1HT, Kurt Moraw, DJ0ABR, StefaN Reimann, DG8FAC und für DV4MF2.EXE bei Meinhard Günther, DL2MF.</h3>
<p>Soweit Sie diesen Bedingungen zustimmen, können Sie die Software jetzt herunterladen:</p>
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<p><strong>Systemvoraussetzungen und Konfiguration:</strong></p>
<p>Das DV4MF2 Control Panel und die dazu erforderliche Software wurde unter Windows (XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.x / 10) und Linux (Ubuntu 12.04 / Xbuntu 14.04 / Raspbian) getestet.</p>
<p>Die folgenden Betriebssysteme werden unterstützt:</p>
<p>Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10 (32-bit/64-bit)<br />
Windows XP mit MS .NET 4.0 ist nicht offiziell unterstützt, aber lauffähig.<br />
Linux Betriebssysteme (erfordert mono-complete), getestet mit:</p>
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<li>Ubuntu 12.04</li>
<li>Xbuntu 14.04</li>
<li>Raspbian</li>
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<p><strong>Installation:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Zur Inbetriebnahme des DV4MF2 Control Panels werden die Komponenten der Original Programmversion für den DV4mini, die unter [2] herunterzuladen sind, benötigt.</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Originalsoftware für DV4mini installieren</li>
<li>DV4MF2.exe in das gleiche Verzeichnis der dv4mini.exe kopieren</li>
</ol>
<p>Nach erfolgreicher Installation und Inbetriebnahme der Original-Software erfolgt die Installation durch Kopieren der DV4MF2.exe in das Programmverzeichnis der bestehenden Original DV4Mini Installation.</p>
<p>Die Nutzung ist problemlos im Wechsel mit dem Original Control Panel dv4mini.exe möglich, da beide Programme ihre Einstellungen separat in getrennten Benutzerprofilordnern speichern. Die dv_serial(.exe) wird von beiden Programmen verwendet um auf die Konfiguration des DV4mini zuzugreifen und den Stick als Hotspot zu steuern.</p>
<p><strong>Inbetriebnahme und erster Programmstart:</strong></p>
<p>Nach dem ersten Start meldet sich das DV4MF2 Control Panel zunächst mit dem Suchdialog für den DV4mini USB-Stick:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1261 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-300x176.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-300x176.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-768x450.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01-500x293.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Win10_start01.jpg 956w" alt="" width="300" height="176" /></a></p>
<p>Sollte der DV4mini nicht gefunden werden, bitte prüfen, ob die dv_serial.exe (Windows) bzw. dv_serial (Linux Binary) im gleichen Ordner wie die DV4MF2.exe liegen.</p>
<p>Im zweiten Tab „Interface Setup“ kann anschließend überprüft werden, ob der DV4mini erkannt wurde, seine Hardware-Adresse wird angezeigt:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1258 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-300x176.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-300x176.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-768x450.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3-500x293.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_DMR3.jpg 956w" alt="" width="300" height="176" /></a></p>
<p>Erst nachdem ein lokal angeschlossener oder im LAN verfügbarer DV4Mini gefunden wurde, erfolgen die weiteren Einstellungen.</p>
<ul>
<li>eine zulässige Betriebsfrequenz für die gewählte Betriebsart im 430MHz Amateurfunkband (in DL)</li>
<li>die eigene DMR-ID zum Betrieb des Hotspots im weltweiten DMR-Netzwerk</li>
<li>der eigene Standort und QTH-Locator</li>
<li>für DStar, DMR und C4FM ggf. erforderliche Einstellungen, z.B. der für DMR auszuwählende Masterserver für die Verbindung zum Netzwerk</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1285 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup-300x175.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup-300x175.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup-768x449.jpg 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup-500x292.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_GW_Setup.jpg 956w" alt="" width="300" height="175" /></a></p>
<p>Um alle Einstellungen nun zu sichern und abzuspeichern, sollte das Programm einmal kurz geschlossen und anschließend wieder neu gestartet werden.</p>
<p>Sollten die Reflektorlisten für DMRPlus und Brandmeister keine Auswahlmöglichkeiten und nur den Text „please select …“ enthalten, bitte das Programm ebenfalls noch einmal neu starten. Diese Einträge werden zum Programmstart jeweils aktuell neu geladen, durch Änderungen im DMR-Netzwerk kann dabei die Verfügbarkeit eingeschänkt sein.</p>
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<h2><strong>Installation und Betrieb unter Linux:</strong></h2>
<p>Zum Betrieb unter Linux wird das Paket „mono-complete“ benötigt, getestet wurde die Software unter Ubuntu 12.04 auf einem PC, Xubuntu 14.04 auf einem Thinclient Futro S400 und dem Raspberry Pi.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Ubuntu_1204.png" rel="lightbox[1297]" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-1291 size-medium" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Ubuntu_1204-300x168.png" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Ubuntu_1204-300x168.png 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Ubuntu_1204-768x431.png 768w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_Ubuntu_1204.png 800w" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></a></p>
<p>Zur Installation bitte wie folgt vorgehen und diese Hinweise beachten:</p>
<ul>
<li>Zunächst ein Terminalfenster öffnen (Alt-T) und darin die folgenden, jeweils<br />
<em>kursiv</em>   geschriebenen Befehle ausführen,</li>
<li><em>sudo apt-get install mono-complete</em>   (evt. Versionkonflikte ggf. mit dem Softwarecenter vorher auflösen oder Paket dort installieren)</li>
<li>Stick einstecken und mit ls /dev/tty* prüfen, ob dieser erkannt wird (3 ttyACMx bei mir gelistet)</li>
<li><em>sudo gpasswd –add username dialout</em>    – sonst wird der Stick nicht vom Control Panel gefunden!</li>
<li>einen Ordner dv4mini oder DV4MF2  in /home/username anlegen</li>
<li>dv4mini.exe und dvserial.bin für Linux x86 heruntergeladen  (darauf achten, das für 32-Bit Linux auch eine 32-Bit dvserial geladen wird, für Raspberry ARM-Version!!!)</li>
<li><em>chmod 755 *</em></li>
<li><em>chmod +x dv_serial </em>   &lt;- wichtig!!!!- jetzt einmal abmelden und neuanmelden oder kurz neubooten</li>
<li>Fertig, jetzt nur noch die DV4MF2.exe, z.B. per Download von dieser Seite oder von einem Windows-Rechner via Stick ins Ubuntu-Homeverzeichnis kopieren und starten.</li>
<li>Der Start erfolgt mir   <em>mono dv4mini.exe    bzw.   mono DV4MF2.exe </em><br />
aus dem Terminalfenster oder per Doppelklick aus dem Dateimanager.</li>
</ul>
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<h1>Hinweise und Tipps zum Betrieb:</h1>
<p><strong><br />
Per USB angeschlosserer DV4mini wird nicht gefunden:</strong></p>
<p>Sollte der DV4mini nicht automatisch erkannt werden, bitte wie folgt vorgehen:</p>
<ul>
<li>Im Tab „Interface Setup“ die Option „Use fix IP/URL“ auswählen:</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297] attachment wp-att-1320" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1320" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP-300x54.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP-300x54.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP.jpg 392w" alt="DV4MF2_useIP" width="300" height="54" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li>lokal angeschlossener DV4mini:  127.0.0.1 eingeben</li>
<li>im LAN betriebener DV4mini:  IP-Adresse des Rechners eingeben, an dem der DV4mini betrieben wird</li>
</ul>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>DStar – XREF Betrieb:</strong></p>
<p>Für die Nutzung von XREF-Reflektoren im DStar-Modus muß eine Liste der Reflektoren als Datei mit dem Dateinamen  DV4MF2_xref.ip  im Programmverzeichnis vorhanden sein.</p>
<p>Die Datei  xref.ip   der Originalsoftware kann kopiert und verwendet werden.</p>
<p>In der nächsten Programmversion werden beide Dateivarianten unterstützt, so daß wahlweise mit einer Liste gearbeitet werden kann, gff. aber getrennte Reflektorlisten verwendet werden können.</p>
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<p><strong>Sprachqualität und Frequenzkorrektur im DMR-Mode:</strong></p>
<p>Die aktuellen Versionen der DV4MF2 und DV4mini Controlpanel enthalten eine Funktion zur Überprüfung der Blockfehlerrate (BER) bei der De-/Codierung der vom Funkgerät ankommenden Sprachdaten. Im Tab „Interface Setup“ wird die BER-Rate als Wert und farbiger Balken (grün / gelb / rot angezeigt, wenn der DV4mini eine Aussendung in DMR und DStar dekodiert.<br />
<a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER02.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297] attachment wp-att-1325" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1325" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER02-300x112.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER02-300x112.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER02-500x187.jpg 500w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER02.jpg 517w" alt="DV4MF2_BER02" width="300" height="112" /></a></p>
<p>Mit der Frequenzkorrektur sollte nun die Einstellung so optimiert werden, das sich die BER-Rate möglichst überwiegend im grünen Bereich (bis 15%) befindet.</p>
<p>Die Anzeige erfolgt im DV4MF2 Control Panel nur, wenn die Option CPU low nicht ausgewählt wurde und der Rechner ausreichend schnell ist. Auf Thinclients oder langsameren Netbooks erfolgt keine Auswertung, es wird der Wert / 0,0% angezeigt.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER01.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297] attachment wp-att-1326" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1326" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_BER01.jpg" alt="DV4MF2_BER01" width="264" height="147" /></a></p>
<p>Auch im Tab „DV Operation“ erfolgt im DV4MF2 Control Panel eine Anzeige zu Kontrollzwecken, es gelten die vorab aufgeführten Voraussetzungen.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Im Tab „Interface Setup“ die Option „Use fix IP/URL“ auswählen:</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP.jpg" rel="lightbox[1297] attachment wp-att-1320" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="2" data-slimstat-tracking="false" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="false"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1320" src="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP-300x54.jpg" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP-300x54.jpg 300w, http://www.dl2mf.de/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DV4MF2_useIP.jpg 392w" alt="DV4MF2_useIP" width="300" height="54" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li>lokal angeschlossener DV4mini:  127.0.0.1 eingeben</li>
<li>im LAN betriebener DV4mini:  IP-Adresse des Rechners eingeben, an dem der DV4mini betrieben wird</li>
</ul>
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<p>Viel Spaß mit dem eigenen DV4mini-Hotspot!</p>
<p>vy 73</p>
<p>Meinhard F. Günther, DL2MF</p>
<p>Weiterführende Informationen in deutscher Sprache sind im HAM-DMR Forum unter [7], ebenfalls wieder nach Registrierung, verfügbar.</p>
<p>Alle verwendeten Markenzeichen, Herstellerlogos und Produktnamen dienen der Funktionsbeschreibung und aus deren Verwendung ist kein freier Gebrauch abzuleiten.</p>
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<p>Quellenangaben und weiterführende Links zu diesem Beitrag:</p>
<p>[1] – Bezugsquelle DV4mini (für DL) – <a href="http://www.helitron.de/shop/product_info.php?products_id=81" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="true" data-slimstat-async="false"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://www.helitron.de/shop/product_info.php?products_id=81</span></u></a></p>
<p>[2] – Original-Software zum DV4mini – <a href="http://dv4m.ham-dmr.ch/" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="true" data-slimstat-async="false"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://dv4m.ham-dmr.ch/</span></u></a></p>
<p>[3] – HAM-DMR.de Internetseite – <a href="http://ham-dmr.de/" target="_blank" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="true" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://ham-dmr.de/</span></u></a></p>
<p>[4] – XRF Brandmeister Wiki (deutsch) – <a href="http://xrfmaster.net/wiki/doku.php" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="true" data-slimstat-async="false"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">http://xrfmaster.net/wiki/doku.php</span></u></a></p>
<p>[5] – Brandmeister Wiki (englisch) – <a href="https://bm.pd0zry.nl/index.php/DV4mini" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="true" data-slimstat-async="false"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">https://bm.pd0zry.nl/index.php/DV4mini</span></u></a></p>
<p>[6] – DVRPTR –<a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DVRPTR/info" target="_blank" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="true" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;"> https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/DVRPTR/info</span></u></a></p>
<p>[7] – HAM DMR Forum – <a href="https://de.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dmrplus/info" target="_blank" data-slimstat-clicked="false" data-slimstat-type="0" data-slimstat-tracking="true" data-slimstat-callback="false" data-slimstat-async="true" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">https://de.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dmrplus/info</span></u></a></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Volgens een aantal posts in diverse forums en uit waarneming van gebruikers in de repeater-beheerdersgroep is de DV4mini weer opengezet voor BrandMeister gebruikers. Een reden waarom nu de testversie wel weer toegankelijk is is er niet gegeven! Wel is het &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2015/12/dv4mini-weer-opengezet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-3829" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DV4minilogo2.jpg" alt="DV4minilogo2" width="102" height="97" />Volgens een aantal posts in diverse forums en uit waarneming van gebruikers in de repeater-beheerdersgroep is de DV4mini weer opengezet voor BrandMeister gebruikers. Een reden waarom nu de testversie wel weer toegankelijk is is er niet gegeven! Wel is het fijn te vernemen dat er kennelijk toch een basis is gevonden om de software voor een grotere doelgroep beschikbaar te maken. De meest recente software, 15-12-2015, vind je hieronder!<br />
<a href="http://dv4m.ham-dmr.ch/Testversionen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Klik hier voor full screen</a></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter PA3PM]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gisteren is gebleken dat de DV4mini weer verder op slot is gezet door het Duitse ontwikkelteam. Hiermee wordt de ware aard van het beestje duidelijk. Men wil simpelweg niet dat er geëxperimenteerd wordt met de DV4mini. Als je de DV4mini &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2015/12/dv4mini-verder-dichtgetimmerd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-4816" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dv4minilock-1.jpg" alt="dv4minilock" width="82" height="142" />Gisteren is gebleken dat de DV4mini weer verder op slot is gezet door het Duitse ontwikkelteam. Hiermee wordt de ware aard van het beestje duidelijk. Men wil simpelweg niet dat er geëxperimenteerd wordt met de DV4mini. Als je de DV4mini samen gebruikt met het Windows Control Panel en de testfirmware van 12-12-2015 zal het met de aanpassing van het hosts file niet meer werken.<br />
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<p>Gebruik je deze testversie met Linux dan is er nog een mogelijkheid om met een NAT aanpassing de stick werkend te krijgen. Hoe dat werkt is te lezen in de <a href="https://bm.pd0zry.nl/index.php/DV4mini" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BrandMeister Wiki</a>!</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter PA3PM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Zoek je een mooie case voor je Raspberry Pi waar ook het 3.5 inch display in past dan heeft een bekende Chinese groothandel hiervoor de oplossing. Voor 14.68 dollar koop je namelijk een mooi transparant doosje en het LCD touch &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2015/12/early-christmas-gift/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Chrismashamdmrnl.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4763];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-4770" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Chrismashamdmrnl.jpg" alt="Chrismashamdmrnl" width="140" height="140" srcset="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Chrismashamdmrnl.jpg 300w, https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Chrismashamdmrnl-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /></a>Zoek je een mooie case voor je Raspberry Pi waar ook het 3.5 inch display in past dan heeft een bekende <a href="http://nl.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-Best-Price-Original-3-5-LCD-TFT-Touch-Screen-Display-for-Raspberry-Pi-2/1757110_32507366729.html?storeId=1757110" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chinese groothandel </a>hiervoor de oplossing. Voor 14.68 dollar koop je namelijk een mooi transparant doosje en het LCD touch display. Tevens is een pennetje bijgesloten. Ongelofelijk toch!</p>
<p>Nu bestellen en je hebt hem wellicht voor de kerst in huis!<br />
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter PA3PM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 08:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Speciaal voor een Raspberry Pi met een klein display in combinatie met een DV4mini heeft Klaus DL5KV een nieuw Control Panel weergave gemaakt. In principe is een hele image beschikbaar om deze software te kunnen gebruiken op je Raspberry Pi. &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2015/11/dv4mini-compact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/35display.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4569];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-4572" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/35display.jpg" alt="35display" width="115" height="115" srcset="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/35display.jpg 355w, https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/35display-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/35display-300x300.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px" /></a>Speciaal voor een Raspberry Pi met een klein display in combinatie met een DV4mini heeft Klaus DL5KV een nieuw Control Panel weergave gemaakt. In principe is een hele image beschikbaar om deze software te kunnen gebruiken op je Raspberry Pi. De volgende schermformaten worden ondersteunt: 3,2&#8243;-TFT, 3,5&#8243;-TFT, 4&#8243;-TFT, 5&#8243;-TFT en natuurlijk de HDMI monitor. Een 3,5 inch TFT display is op Ebay al te koop voor 11 euro inclusief verzendkosten.<br />
De software is <a href="http://klausw.bplaced.de/kwsoft/afu/tools/dv4mini_compact.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hier</a> te downloaden!<br />
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		<title>Bouw je eigen DVMEGA of DV4mini Laptop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter PA3PM]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[De feestdagen komen er aan en mocht niet nog niets op je lijstje hebben dan is dit misschien iets. Met deze kit bouw je je eigen PI Laptop met voldoende ruimte er in voor een DVMEGA of DV4mini. Bron: Makezine.com &#8230; <a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/2015/11/bouw-je-eigen-dvmega-of-dv4mini-laptop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/make_logo.png" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-4557" src="https://www.hamdigitaal.nl/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/make_logo.png" alt="make_logo" width="168" height="50" /></a>De feestdagen komen er aan en mocht niet nog niets op je lijstje hebben dan is dit misschien iets. Met deze kit bouw je je eigen PI Laptop met voldoende ruimte er in voor een DVMEGA of DV4mini.</p>
<p>Bron: <a href="http://makezine.com/2015/11/16/hands-on-with-pi-top-the-raspberry-pi-powered-laptop/?utm_source=sumome&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=sumome_share" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Makezine.com</a></p>
<p>Funded <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pi-top-a-raspberry-pi-laptop-you-build-yourself#/"><span style="color: #0066cc;">on Indiegogo</span></a> earlier in the year, the Pi-Top is a Raspberry Pi powered laptop. It has a 13-inch screen and an advertised 10 hours of battery life. The Pi-Top comes as a kit that you’ll need to put together, and costs $299 (or $269 without the Raspberry Pi).</p>
<p>Pi-Top is currently shipping laptop kits out to their crowdfunding backers, and in the lead up to the crowdfunding campaign for their new desktop kit now live <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pi-topceed-the-first-99-raspberry-pi-desktop#/"><span style="color: #0066cc;">on Indiegogo</span></a>, they sent me one of the kits. This is the story of my build.</p>
<h2>The Build</h2>
<p><a href="http://i2.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5541.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498380" src="http://i2.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5541.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="The Pi-Top Kit" width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>Unpacking the Pi-Top needs to be done carefully, the components are packed in foam, nested in a stack, and it’s easy to miss pieces. This is especially true for the cables to connect the Hub to the Raspberry Pi, which are in a ‘hidden’ compartment, and the slide-in cover which goes in the slot behind the keyboard. The cover is buried at the bottom of the box, and is coated in the brown paper that’s typical of laser cut plastic, and pretty easy to miss as a result. So easy in fact, that I didn’t find it right until the end of my build.</p>
<p>The laptop kit comes in three <a href="http://pi-top.com/#/product"><span style="color: #0066cc;">main parts</span></a>: the base, which contains the battery sealed behind a metal cover plate, the base top, which hosts the keyboard, and the screen, which comes as a self contained unit with a connector.</p>
<p>The guts of the kit come as a hub board, which handles connecting to both the keyboard, the screen, and the battery charging, and a Raspberry Pi 2.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5547.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498381" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5547.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="The Hub board (left) and Raspberry Pi 2 (right)." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The very first thing that you need to do is attach the screen to the base, these two parts clip together using the hinges. Once snapped together a small screw on the underside of each hinge needs to be tightened to secure the two parts together. It’s pretty easy to over tighten the screw, at which point the hinges will warp and the lid of the laptop will be hard to open. So, if you get strange noises when you open the lid, loosen the screws just a bit.</p>
<p>The next thing you need to do is attach the Hub, and the Pi itself, to the base. This is actually one of the stumbling blocks of the build as the kit comes with two types of “screws,” referred to in the instructions as PCB screws and PCB spacers, and its pretty easy to mix the two up as they look the same in the black and white instructions provided with the kit.</p>
<p><a href="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5551.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498383" src="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5551.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Attaching the Hub board to the base of the Pi-Top." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>Don’t worry though, it’ll become immediately apparent you have the screws and the spacers the wrong way around when you try and attach the board. It just won’t work if you have them swapped around.</p>
<p><a href="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5557.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498384" src="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5557.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Attaching the boards." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The base comes with magnetically attached covers which come off fairly easily using a small screw driver to pry them away from the board. Insert the screw driver in the join between the the two halves of the cover rather than along the sides, revealing a slot which is where you attach the Hub and Pi boards to the base itself. For reference, the silver appearing ones are the screws, which you’ll use to attach the boards to the base, and the brass ones are the spacers, that should be attached directly to the boards themselves.</p>
<p>Once the Hub board is attached, plug the black connector cable that’s dangling from the screen into the slot on the board.It’s pretty hard to get this cable the wrong way around as the locking bar will guide you. The instructions say to attach this cable before attaching the Hub to the base, but having done that I had to detach it again whilst I was securing the Hub.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5560.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498385" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5560.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Attaching the Pi to the Hub board." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The next step is to attach the Raspberry Pi to the Hub. This is done with three cables, an HDMI cable for video and audio, a micro USB cable for power, and a GPIO breakout cable. You should also plug the included WiFi dongle into the Pi about now, if you don’t it will be a bit of a pain to do so later.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the GPIO breakout cable is the thing that will cause you the most confusion when building your Pi-Top, because it’s almost impossible to figure out which way around to fit it, and if you get it wrong bad things might happen.</p>
<p><a href="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5561.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498386" src="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5561.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Attaching the GPIO breakout cable to the Hub." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The Hub end of the cable is pretty simple, there’s a notch, you need to make sure the notch lines up with the pin. Unfortunately the end that attaches to the Raspberry Pi is tricky to figure out.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5563.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498387" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5563.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Attaching the GPIO breakout cable to the Pi." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>There doesn’t seem to be any handedness to the cable, the instructions show the breakout wires going back, towards the screen, but at least on my cable the wires came more-or-less vertically out of the headers. After finishing the build I eventually broke out my voltmeter to make sure I had the cable the right way around.</p>
<p>From here on in the build came together pretty quickly. The next thing to attach is the keyboard, there are two cables here, the power control cable which connects the power switch on the keyboard to the Hub and a USB cable which goes to the Pi and connects the keyboard itself.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5568.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498388" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5568.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Connecting the power cable the USB cable can be seen in the background (top left)." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>Next you need to snap the keyboard onto the base. If you thought the hinges were a bit loose, this is the stage when everything tightens up as the back of the keyboard is attached to the same hinge connectors as the screen.</p>
<p>Attaching the keyboard needs both care, when attaching the keyboard to the hinges, and brute force — more than you’ll probably be comfortable with — when pushing the keyboard down onto the ball head screws that secure the edge. It’s probably the trickiest part to get right. Take your time and apply the brute force around the edges only when you’re sure things are lined up at the hinge end of things.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5575.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498390" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5575.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="With the keyboard attached, the Pi-Top is almost complete." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>We’re almost done. The final step is to slide the acrylic panel into the slot on the left, to cover the guts of the Pi-Top. This piece was buried at the bottom of the box, and since it was cardboard colored, I missed it and had to go back to the discarded box to look for it.</p>
<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5573.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498391" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5573.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="The acrylic cober." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>Once you’ve removed the paper coating from the cover it slides right in, and covers the guts of the laptop.</p>
<p><a href="http://i2.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5577.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498392" src="http://i2.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5577.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Sliding the cover into place." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>That’s the complete build. Now it’s time to power up the Pi-Top and see if you’ve managed to put everything together correctly. There really shouldn’t be much of a problem here since, apart from the GPIO breakout cable, there’s little opportunity to get your cables the wrong way around.</p>
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<p>Plug in the mains adapter, this should wake the battery up from shipping mode, however this could take more than the “few seconds” mentioned in the manual. In any case, eventually the green LED underneath the power button (located above the slide in cover, slightly to left of centre) will start to pulse. Push and hold for a couple of seconds and you should be greeted by the screen coming to life.</p>
<p>The first thing you’ll see is the multi-color test pattern typically seen when a Pi boots, followed by the scrolling Linux boot messages — you did remember to slot the SD card into your Pi, didn’t you?</p>
<p><a href="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5586.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498428" src="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5586.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Booting the Pi-Top." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The normal Linux boot messages will eventually get replaced by a custom progress bar and the laptop will boot <a href="http://www.pi-top.com/#/help/dashboard"><u><span style="color: #0066cc;">into the Pi-Top dashboard</span></u></a>. From here you can create an account, and connect the laptop to your wireless network.</p>
<h2>The Dashboard</h2>
<p><a href="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5597.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498429" src="http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5597.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="The Pi-Top dashboard." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p>The Pi-Top will initially boot into its custom dashboard. This dashboard has general settings, along with easy access to some applications, as well as the normal desktop.</p>
<p>With default shortcuts for Minecraft and Pi-Top’s own CEED Universe, advertised as a “gamified method of teaching while following the GCSE curriculum,” it’s obvious that the Pi-Top has been aimed squarely  at the 13–15 age range. Like the Pi itself, the Pi-Top originates here in the UK, and for my American readers, 5 GCSE passes at grade C or higher are considered to be roughly equivalent to a US High School Diploma, without Honors or ‘Advanced Placement’ classes.</p>
<h2>Rough Edges</h2>
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<p><a href="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5596.jpg" rel="shadowbox[sbpost-4556];player=img;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-498430" src="http://i0.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_5596.jpg?resize=620%2C413" alt="Updating the Pi-Top." width="620" height="413" /></a></p>
<p class="p1">It’s here where I started to run into some rough edges. While I was initially asked if I wanted to customize the dashboard, the panel that would, in theory, let me change this customization later didn’t work correctly. Despite being logged in, it insisted that I needed to “Please log in to edit.”</p>
<p class="p1">I was also prompted to download an update to the Pi-Top’s operating system. I knew one was pending as the company had sent me an email, so I went ahead, but the update hung at “Connecting…” and didn’t proceed. In the end I had to install the update from the command line.</p>
<p class="p1">Unfortunately the way Pi-Top advises you to do this is by using curl to pull a script,</p>
<pre class="p1"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">% curl -sL </span><a href="http://pi-top.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1205e0937af0706dd20e9b564&amp;id=2a871426c4&amp;e=b61a445ae4"><span class="s2"><u><span style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Courier New;">https://www.pi-top.com/download/patch1</span></u></span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> | sudo bash -</span></span></pre>
<p class="p1">and pipe it directly to a root shell. This is isn’t great and has rather nasty security implications. I pulled the script and read it, but not everyone — especially not the age range the Pi-Top is targeted at — is going to have the skill to do that.</p>
<p class="p1">These, however, can be considered teething troubles. They’re not major problems. Although if you’re aiming at an education market everything needs to work out of the box, since even seemingly minor problems can stall and frustrate a child who is new to computing.</p>
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<h2>What did I think of it?</h2>
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<p>The Pi-Top is solidly constructed. It feels like it will survive a good bit of abuse, and as any parent can tell you, it’s going to get a lot of abuse if it’s used by its target market.</p>
<p>My only real complaint with the hardware is that the keyboard is a bit too robust — I haven’t had to hammer at a keyboard this hard since I stopped using a mechanical typewriter.</p>
<p>The build process itself is fairly involved, and the manual is aimed squarely at adults (think IKEA furniture instructions). Certainly, it was beyond my son’s current abilities. That’s not a complaint, it’s obviously targeted at children a little bit older than my son, although I feel even a 13 year old might have problems with the current instructions unless closely supervised by an adult.</p>
<p>There’s space between the Hub and the Pi boards for a <a href="http://www.makershed.com/products/transparent-half-size-breadboard"><span style="color: #0066cc;">half-sized breadboard</span></a>, and the Pi’s GPIO pins being broken out to a connector slung underneath the Hub. While that connector is placed conveniently to connect to a breadboard, there isn’t a breakout cable provided to connect to a breadboard, nor is the connector labelled particularly well. I’m guessing this might be covered in the CEED Universe application, but it’d be nice to have things better labelled in hardware.</p>
<p>There are also some rough edges in the software interface, although I figure these will get ironed out soon. However, at least during my initial look, there don’t seem to be any show stoppers.</p>
<p>If your child is in the target age range, say around 13 or just a bit older, they will already have access to other hardware, their own laptop, an iPod touch, or iPhone. The main reason they might want a Pi — at least as far as I can see — would be to learn how to program or to hack with hardware, so you should bear that in mind when considering it.</p>
<p>For slightly younger children, and my own son is slightly younger, I’d probably recommend something like the <a href="http://makezine.com/tag/kano-kit/"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Kano Kit</span></a>. At least on the software side of things, it seems like it better suits the 6–10 year old age range.</p>
<p>That said, the Pi-Top keyboard and touch pad is far superior to the Kano Kit’s keyboard, which my son finds frustrating to use, especially when playing Minecraft. One thing I’m going to try soon is using <a href="https://help.kano.me/hc/en-us/articles/201602232-Re-install-Kano-OS-MAC-OSX-"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Kano OS</span></a> with the Pi-Top hardware. If that works I can see the Pi-Top replacing my son’s current set up.</p>
<h2>Summary</h2>
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<p>Overall, I like the Pi-Top. The solid construction means that you can give a younger child “their own laptop,” and it’ll survive the experience. For slightly older children it’s a good, self contained way to get them started with programming or hardware hacking and keep everything in one place.</p>
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