Portsdown 4 Update

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Portsdown 4 Update

Post by G8GKQ » Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:53 am

As announced in CQ-TV 275, I have recently issued an update (202203071) to the Portsdown 4 with the following enhancements:
  • Local web browser access to the touchscreen controls
  • Full support for the DFRobot 5 inch touch screen
  • Integration of Langstone V2, with the ability to use the LimeSDR instead of the Pluto
Full details are in CQ-TV. Please report any bugs or problems here.

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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by VK3IE » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:51 pm

Web browser looks and works well.
When viewing snaps maybe an exit or back to listing or a next button ?
I read about using back button in web browser in the doc's CQ-TV 275.
Thanks
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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by G3VZV » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:24 am

Love the web browser!
Thanks to Dave and Phil..
73
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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by G3GJA » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:45 am

I like the use of a virtual drive in RAM to store the screen snapshots, preventing wear on the SD card and improving the speed.

Clever!

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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by g3yjr » Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:18 pm

The combination of the web interface and VLC on my PC worked really well over Ethernet.

I watched the BATC net on the PC, PD4 doing the business!

The web access is a neat feature, thank you.

73 Graham

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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by PE1NCH » Tue May 03, 2022 10:45 am

Na het updaten kreeg ik de volgende error.

Error Undefined parameter p3label in file:
/home/pl/rpidatv/scripts/portdown_presets.txt
Restore manually or by factory reset
Touch Screen to Continu

Hoe kan ik dit verhelpen

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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by G8GKQ » Tue May 03, 2022 1:29 pm

This means that at some time you have deleted the label for Preset 3.

Two options:
  • Perform a factory reset. Log in to the command line, type menu, and use the menu option for a factory reset. Or:
  • Edit the presets file to correct it:

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    nano /home/pl/rpidatv/scripts/portdown_presets.txt
    Use the arrow keys to go down to the p3label line and set it:

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    p3label=1255_HD
    Then press ctrl-x, y, enter.
    Then type

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    gui
    and it should run OK.
There is an example portdown_presets.txt file here https://github.com/davecrump/portsdown4 ... s.txt#L217

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Re: Portsdown 4 Update

Post by PE1NCH » Fri May 06, 2022 4:17 pm

Hallo Dave het is me gelukt met fabrieks instelling
Thanks Dave

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