
So what can be done with this combo? Think: Any functions in the realm of packet amateur/HAM radio like Direwolf modem, AX.25, APRS along with other digital modes like FLDIGI, WSJT-X, FT8 and digital voice (D-STAR, etc). External ports on the board include 2 mini DIN-6 (PC Keyboard) audio sockets that match the “TNC” specs found on many radios designed for HAM Radio, an SMA connector for a GPS LNA antenna, 12v power connection and a GPIO array for additional I/O functions. The DRAWS Pi HAT board has a performance sound chip (CODEC), a GPS with pulse per second (PPS) (SMA connector) that includes a battery backed real-time clock (RTC) and a 12v DC power circuit to power the board and the Pi from a single power source. (DRAWS – Digital Radio Amateur WorkStation).ĭRAWS when used with a Raspberry Pi 3B + becomes a single board hardware solution that puts several components together for complete hardware solution for just about any amateur radio project. In SETTINGS>Accounts>Account Editor, put checks in the Sync boxes as desired.Unboxing DRAWS by NW Digital Radio – a Raspberry Pi HAT useful for Amateur radio projects. When RigPi is controlling your radio, contacts logged in WSJT-X or Fldigi are transferred to your RigPi log. use the audio selections as used in WSJT-X, above. WSJT-X Manual: Click to open WSJT-X manualįldigi is a multi-mode digital communications program, written by Dave Freese, W1HKJ and team.Ģ.Audio: Configure>Sound Card>Audio>Devices. The CAT PTT setting is not used when you use Hamlib GPIO for PTT. Select Hamlib GPIO in the H/W PTT drop down list in Advanced Radio settings for PTT. Some radios do not have a PTT-by-CAT function.

You must reboot RigPi to clear the error before resetting the audio device selection. This issue appears to be present in WSJT-X 2.4. Some selections may not display an error at first, but after clicking Tune, then restarting WSJT-X, the follwing error appears: If you use incorrect audio devices, WSJT-X will display a dialog warning of a problem: If using the RigPi Audio board (your radio doesn't have CODECs), make the following selections: (The CODECs in your radio may have a different name.) Radio 1 uses port 4532, radio 2 uses port 4534, and so on.ģ.Audio: If using a radio that has CODECs, choose the alsa_input and alsa_output devices in the Input and Output drop-down lists in WSJT-X File>Settings>Audio>Soundcard. The port will be different depending on which RSS account you are using. Use the following values:Ģ.Network Server: localhost: 4532. Start RigPi Station Server and connect the radio. The first time you start WSJT-X you are invited to enter your callsign and Grid locator.Ĭonnect to a radio from the File>Settings>Radio panel. To start WSJT-X, from the Raspberry Pi Desktop, open the applications menu and select Ham Radio>wsjtx. Frequency and Mode data are shared between RigPi and WSJT-X, and QSO information logged in WSJT-X is automatically transferred to RigPi Log. WSJT-X, written by Joe Taylor, K1JT, is installed on RigPi Server. WSJT-X is designed to provide reliable communications in extreme weak-signal conditions. Close Mumble before using WSJT-X or Fldigi. Only one program can use the audio system at a time.


Mumble, WSJT-X and Fldigi use the Raspberry Pi audio system, either through CODECs in the radio or through the RigPi Audio board. Click Pi Menu>Ham Radio to access the added ham programs.
RASPBERRY PI FLDIGI SOFTWARE
Additional Ham software provided with RigPi Station Server is accessed through the Raspbian PIXEL Desktop.
