Add options for baud rate to a few scripts, add comments into startup scripts as to baudrate settings.

rx/rx_ssdv.py

@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ current_packet_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%SZ")
 # Open temporary file for storing data.
 temp_f = open("rxtemp.bin",'wb')
 
+
 while True:
 	if args.hex:
 		data = sys.stdin.readline().rstrip().decode('hex')
 	else:
 		data = sys.stdin.read(256)
 
-
 	packet_type = decode_packet_type(data)
 
 

start_rx.sh

@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ RX_FLOW=IQ
 # Modem Settings - Don't adjust these unless you really need to!
 #
 BAUD_RATE=115177 # Baud rate, in symbols/second.
-OVERSAMPLING=8	 # FSK Demod Oversampling rate. 8X oversampling works best for 115k FSK
+OVERSAMPLING=8	 # FSK Demod Oversampling rate.
+# Known-Working Modem Settings:
+# 115177 baud (Pi Zero W @ '115200' baud), 8x oversampling.
+# 9600 baud, 100x oversampling.
+# 4800 baud, 200x oversampling.
 
 #
 # Main Script Start... Don't edit anything below this unless you know what you're doing!

start_tx.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 MYCALL=N0CALL
 TXFREQ=441.200
 
+# Baud Rate
+# Known working transmit baud rates are 115200 (the preferred default), 9600 and 4800 baud.
+BAUDRATE=115200
+
 # CHANGE THE FOLLOWING LINE TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL PATH TO THE TX FOLDER.
 # i.e. it may be /home/username/dev/wenet/tx/
 cd /home/pi/wenet/tx/
@@ -17,15 +21,11 @@ cd /home/pi/wenet/tx/
 #Uncomment to initialise a RFM22B
 #python init_rfm22b.py $TXFREQ
 # Uncomment for use with a RFM98W
-python init_rfm98w.py --frequency $TXFREQ
+python init_rfm98w.py --frequency $TXFREQ --baudrate $BAUDRATE
 
 # Start the main TX Script.
 # Note, this assumes there is a uBlox GPS available at /dev/ttyACM0
-python tx_picam_gps.py $MYCALL &
-
-# Start SHSSP-specific transmit script.
-# Needs a GPS connected, a BNO055 connected, and a PiCam and USB Webcam (Logitech C920)
-#python shssp.py &
+python tx_picam_gps.py --baudrate $BAUDRATE $MYCALL &
 
 # If you don't want any GPS overlays, you can comment the above line and run:
-# python WenetPiCam.py $MYCALL &
+# python WenetPiCam.py --baudrate $BAUDRATE $MYCALL &

tx/PacketTX.py

@@ -530,11 +530,19 @@ class BinaryDebug(object):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     """ Test script, which transmits a text message repeatedly. """
+    import argparse
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--txport", default="/dev/ttyAMA0", type=str, help="Transmitter serial port. Defaults to /dev/ttyAMA0")
+    parser.add_argument("--baudrate", default=115200, type=int, help="Transmitter baud rate. Defaults to 115200 baud.")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
     debug_output = False # If True, packet bits are saved to debug.bin as one char per bit.
 
 
     tx = PacketTX(
         debug=debug_output,
+        serial_port=args.txport,
+        serial_baud=args.baudrate,
         udp_listener=55674)
     tx.start_tx()
 

tx/WenetPiCam.py

@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 	parser.add_argument("callsign", default="N0CALL", help="Payload Callsign")
+	parser.add_argument("--txport", default="/dev/ttyAMA0", type=str, help="Transmitter serial port. Defaults to /dev/ttyAMA0")
+	parser.add_argument("--baudrate", default=115200, type=int, help="Transmitter baud rate. Defaults to 115200 baud.")
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 
 	callsign = args.callsign
@@ -314,10 +316,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	def post_process(filename):
 		print("Doing nothing with %s" % filename)
 
-	tx = PacketTX.PacketTX(callsign=callsign)
+	tx = PacketTX.PacketTX(serial_port=args.txport, serial_baud=args.baudrate, callsign=callsign)
 	tx.start_tx()
 
-	picam = WenetPiCam(callsign=callsign, debug_ptr=tx.transmit_text_message)
+
+	picam = WenetPiCam(src_resolution=(1920,1088), 
+		tx_resolution=(1920,1088), 
+		callsign=callsign, 
+		num_images=5, 
+		debug_ptr=tx.transmit_text_message, 
+		vertical_flip=False, 
+		horizontal_flip=False)
 
 	picam.run(destination_directory="./tx_images/", 
 		tx = tx,

tx/init_rfm98w.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import argparse
 from SX127x.LoRa import *
 from SX127x.hardware_piloragateway import HardwareInterface
 
-def setup_rfm98w(frequency=441.200, spi_device=0, shutdown=False):
+def setup_rfm98w(frequency=441.200, spi_device=0, shutdown=False, deviation = 71797):
     # Set this to 1 if your RFM98W is on CE1
     hw = HardwareInterface(spi_device)
 
@@ -42,8 +42,12 @@ def setup_rfm98w(frequency=441.200, spi_device=0, shutdown=False):
     lora.set_freq(frequency)
 
     # Set Deviation (~70 kHz). Signals ends up looking a bit wider than the RFM22B version.
-    lora.set_register(0x04,0x04)
-    lora.set_register(0x05,0x99)
+    _dev_lsbs = int(deviation / 61.03)
+    _dev_msb = _dev_lsbs >> 8
+    _dev_lsb = _dev_lsbs % 256
+
+    lora.set_register(0x04,_dev_msb)
+    lora.set_register(0x05,_dev_lsb)
   
     # Set Transmit power to 50mW.
     # NOTE: If you're in another country you'll probably want to modify this value to something legal...
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("--frequency", default=441.200, type=float, help="Transmit Frequency (MHz). Default = 441.200 MHz.")
     parser.add_argument("--spidevice", default=0, type=int, help="LoRa SPI Device number. Default = 0.")
+    parser.add_argument("--baudrate", default=115200, type=int, help="Wenet TX baud rate. We chose a TX deviation based on this. Default=115200.")
     parser.add_argument("--shutdown",action="store_true", help="Shutdown Transmitter instead of activating it.")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -67,7 +72,19 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         print("Frequency out of 70cm band, using default.")
         tx_freq = 441.200
 
-    setup_rfm98w(frequency=tx_freq, spi_device=args.spidevice, shutdown=args.shutdown)
+
+    if args.baudrate == 9600:
+        deviation = 4800
+    elif args.baudrate == 4800:
+        deviation = 2400
+    else:
+        deviation = 71797
+
+    print("Using deviation of %d Hz for Baud Rate %d bd." % (deviation, args.baudrate))
+
+    setup_rfm98w(frequency=tx_freq, spi_device=args.spidevice, shutdown=args.shutdown, deviation=deviation)
+
+    print("Frequency set to: %.3f MHz" % tx_freq)
 
     sys.exit(0)
 

tx/tx_picam_gps.py

@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ def post_process_image(filename):
 					gps_state['ground_speed'],
 					gps_state['ascent_rate'])
 		else:
-			gps_string = "No GPS"
+			gps_string = ""
 	except:
 		error_str = traceback.format_exc()
 		self.debug_message("GPS Data Access Failed: %s" % error_str)
-		gps_string = "GPS Failure"
+		gps_string = ""
 
 	# Build up our imagemagick 'convert' command line
 	overlay_str = "convert %s -gamma 0.8 -font Helvetica -pointsize 30 -gravity North " % filename 

tx/tx_test_images.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #	Released under GNU GPL v3 or later
 #
 
-import PacketTX,  sys, os
+import PacketTX,  sys, os, argparse
 
 # Set to whatever resolution you want to test.
 file_path = "../test_images/%d_raw.ssdv" # _raw, _800x608, _640x480, _320x240
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ def transmit_file(filename, tx_object):
 	tx_object.wait()
 
 
-tx = PacketTX.PacketTX(debug=debug_output)
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument("--baudrate", default=115200, type=int, help="Transmitter baud rate. Defaults to 115200 baud.")
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+
+tx = PacketTX.PacketTX(debug=debug_output, serial_baud=args.baudrate)
 tx.start_tx()
 print("TX Started. Press Ctrl-C to stop.")
 try: