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# raspi-pico-aprs-tnc
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A TX-only [TNC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_node_controller) (Terminal Network Controller) to generate the [AFSK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-shift_keying#Audio_FSK) audio tones for [APRS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Packet_Reporting_System) (Automatic Packet Reporting System) messages using a [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi) microcontroller board.
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An analog line-out audio signal will be produced at GPIO-pin 'GP0'. You can observe it by using a scope, listen to it by using an audio amp, or connect it to any RF transceiver to send it on the air (ham radio license required).
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Basically, this is the data/signal flow:
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```
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APRS (text msg + geo-coordinates + meta-data) -> AX.25 -> PCM -> PWM -> Band-Pass filtering -> AFSK audio signal
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```
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Both a static library `libaprs_pico.a` and an example application will be generated by the build.
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## Preliminaries
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Your host platform is assumed to be LINUX.
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If you have already installed the Pico-SDK, set the `PICO_SDK_PATH` environment variable accordingly to avoid installing the SDK twice.
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## Hardware
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We just need a simple band-pass filter to extract the AFSK-signal from the PWM signal:
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## Build the library and the example application
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```
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(cd into the cloned dir)
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cmake -S . -B build
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cmake --build build
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```
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`build/lib/libaprs_pico.a` and `build/aprs_pico_example.xxx` will be created.
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## Run the example application
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```
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cd build
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(flash 'aprs_pico_example.uf2' or 'aprs_pico_example.elf' to the Pico board as usual)
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```
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The GPIO-pin 'GP0' is the line-out for the analog AFSK-signal. You can observe it by using a scope, listen to it by using an audio amp, or connect it to any RF transceiver to send it on the air (ham radio license required).
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## TODO (Aug 2021)
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- [x] Thorough evaluation, in general
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- [x] Send the APRS message on the console (USB or UART) rather than hard-coding
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- [x] Show how to connect to a Baofeng HT
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- [x] PTT control for RF tranceivers
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## Acknowledgements
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- For APRS => AX.25 conversion I'm using a [modified version](https://github.com/eleccoder/ax25-aprs-lib) of [fsphil's ax25beacon](https://github.com/fsphil/ax25beacon)
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- For PCM => PWM conversion I'm using the audio lib from [pico-extras](https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-extras) (WARNING: maturity seems to be alpha/beta) |