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diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index 3261b57..0f618d5 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -76,21 +76,29 @@ A second sound card or ISDN card is used to route calls from and to the mobile p Please go to project's hompage at <a href="http://osmocom-analog.eversberg.eu">http://osmocom-analog.eversberg.eu</a> to download source code. </p> -<center> +<p> +Thanx to Laf0rge, there is a mailing list: <a href="https://lists.osmocom.org/mailman/listinfo/osmocom-analog">https://lists.osmocom.org/mailman/listinfo/osmocom-analog</a>. +</p> + +<p> +General information: +</p> + +<center><table border="0"><tr><td> <ul> + <li><a href="install.html">Software installation</a></li> <li><a href="setup.html">Analog Radio setup</a></li> <li><a href="sdr.html">SDR setup</a></li> - <li><a href="install.html">Software installation</a></li> <li><a href="headset.html">Connecting headset</a></li> <li><a href="software.html">Software usage</a></li> </ul> -</center> +</td></tr></table></center> <p> Implemented networks: </p> -<center> +<center><table border="0"><tr><td> <ul> <li><a href="a-netz.html">A-Netz</a> (Germany)</li> <li><a href="b-netz.html">B-Netz</a> (Germany) ATF-1 (Netherlands)</li> @@ -102,20 +110,20 @@ Implemented networks: <li><a href="radiocom2000.html">Radiocom 2000</a> (France)</li> <li><a href="eurosignal.html">Eurosignal</a> (Europe)</li> </ul> -</center> +</td></tr></table></center> <p> Additional features: </p> -<center> +<center><table border="0"><tr><td> <ul> <li><a href="datenklo.html">Das Datenklo</a></li> <li><a href="tv.html">Osmo TV</a></li> <li><a href="sim.html">C-Netz Sim Card</a></li> - <li>C-Netz FuVSt (BSC to control a real base station)</li> + <li>C-Netz FuVSt (MSC to control a real base station)</li> </ul> -</center> +</td></tr></table></center> <br><br> diff --git a/docs/install.html b/docs/install.html index 8cc280d..960271d 100644 --- a/docs/install.html +++ b/docs/install.html @@ -8,59 +8,333 @@ <h2><center>Software installation</center></h2> +<center><img src="install.png"/></center> + +<p> +<ul> + <li><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a> + <li><a href="#ins_vm">Installing in a Virtual Machine</a> + <li><a href="#ins_ubuntu">Installing Ubuntu</a> + <li><a href="#ins_libs">Installing Libraries</a> + <li><a href="#ins_osmocom">Installing osmocom-analog</a> + <li><a href="#test">Test</a> +</ul> +</p> + +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="intro"></a> +Introduction +</p> + +<p> +This document is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install osmocom-analog on Ubuntu. +It should work similar on Debian, Raspberry PI and similar distributions. +</p> + +<p> +All osmocom-analog networks can run on sound card connected to radio transmitters and receivers. +This is quite heavy to handle and finding a usable transmitter and receiver - and this for each network and channel. +I highly suggest to use SDR. +In this tutorial I use LimeSDR (or LimeSDR Mini) to make things as easy as possible. +</p> + +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="ins_vm"></a> +Installing in a Virtual Machine +</p> + +<center><img src="install_vm.png"/></center> + +<p> +I do not recommend to use a virtual machine, especially for running C-Netz, which does not work, if there is a slight buffer underrun or overrun. +It might work with other networks. +You may try it out. +Skip this, if you want to install osmocom-analog on a real machine. +</p> + +<p> +Download VirtualBox from <h href="https://www.virtualbox.org/">https://www.virtualbox.org</a>. +Follow the installation guide there for your OS. +Be sure to install the extension package, so that you can use USB2.0 / USB3.0 which you need to pass through LimeSDR or LimeSDR Mini. +</p> + +<p> +Create a virtual machine with the following settings: +</p> + +<p> +<ul> + <li>Create a virtual machine with Ubuntu (64-bit) + <li>Choose memory size of at least 2 GB + <li>Create a virtual hard drive with at least 10 GB + <li>Emulate sound with output and input + <li>Select USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller +</ul> + +<p> +Your machine should now be able to boot and ask for an installation medium. +Choose the Ubuntu installation ISO as optical drive image. +</p> + +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="ins_ubuntu"></a> +Installing Ubuntu +</p> + +<center><img src="install_ubuntu.png"/></center> + +<p> +Download Ubuntu from <a href="https://ubuntu.com/">https://ubuntu.com</a>. +You may choose to install the desktop or server version. +In this tutorial I will install the desktop version, because it is much easier. +Burn this ISO image onto a CD or create a bootable USB stick. +</p> + +<p> +Start your machine and Ubuntu should load from installation image. +The installer will automatically start. +In this tutorial I select <b>"Install Ubuntu"</b> and do a <b>"Minimal installation"</b>. +In case you install it on a virtual machine, select <b>"Erase disk and install Ubuntu"</b>. +Please refer to the Ubuntu installation guide for more details. +</p> + +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="ins_libs"></a> +Installing Libraries +</p> + +<p> +osmocom-analog has very little dependencies on libraries. +No all are required, but you need to install libraries, depending on what you want to do. +</p> + +<p> +Hint: Press "L-CTRL + L-ALT + T" to open a terminal. +</p> + +<p> +If you want to connect analog radio equipment or just a headset to talk through the base station with the mobile use, you need Alsa Sound support. +If you don't have Alsa support, the mobile user will only hear a test music when calling. +Also if you want to bridge calls or use Osmo-CC interface, you do not need sound support. +</p> + +<pre> + +# sudo apt install libasound2-dev + + +</pre> + +<p> +If you want to use SDR support, you need to install SoapySDR library and tools. +It is also possible to use UHD devices, but this is beyond the scope of this document. +To make things easy, I use LimeSDR or LimeSDR Mini. +Ubuntu also installs all drivers for SoapySDR, including "lime". +</p> + +<pre> + +# sudo apt install libsoapysdr-dev +# sudo apt install soapysdr-tools + + +</pre> + +<p> +If you want to emulate the software clone of "Datenklo", an analog modem, you need (beside sound support) Fuse, for emulating a serial device in user space. +</p> + +<pre> + +# sudo apt install libfuse3-dev + + +</pre> + +<p> +If you want to generate a TV signal, you can read PPM images. If you want other images to be read, you need Imagemagick 7, which is (currently) not available for Ubuntu. +Please refer to <a href="https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-imagemagick-7-on-ubuntu-18-04-linux">https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-imagemagick-7-on-ubuntu-18-04-linux</a> on how to install it manually. +</p> + +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="ins_osmocom"></a> +Installing osmocom-analog +</p> + +<p> +Use GIT to clone latest source repository. First you need to install GIT. +</p> + +<pre> + +# sudo apt install git + + +</pre> + <p> -To run this software, you need a Linux PC with development environment (gcc compiler). -At least one Alsa sound interfaces is required. -Two sound interfaces are required to talk and listen through the base station using a headset with microphone. +Then you can clone osmocom-analog from <a href="git://git.osmocom.org/osmocom-analog">git://git.osmocom.org/osmocom-analog</a> in your home directory. </p> +<pre> + +# cd ~ +# git clone git://git.osmocom.org/osmocom-analog +Cloning into 'osmocom-analog'... +... + + +</pre> + <p> -As you got the source code from GIT repository, run 'autoreconf -if' inside GIT repository's directory first: +Before you can compile, you need to install <b>"autoconf"</b>, <b>"gcc"</b> and <b>"make"</b>. +</p> + +<pre> + +# sudo apt install autoconf +# sudo apt install gcc +# sudo apt install make + +</pre> + +</pre> + +<p> +Change to the repository directory and run <b>"autoconf -if"</b> once. This is only needed the first time compiling. It will generate the configure script. </p> <pre> # cd osmocom-analog # autoreconf -if +configure.ac:15: installing './compile' +configure.ac:25: installing './config.guess' +configure.ac:25: installing './config.sub' +configure.ac:6: installing './install-sh' +configure.ac:6: installing './missing' +extra/Makefile.am: installing './depcomp' +# </pre> <p> -Then compile: +Run configure script. It will generate the make files depending on your supported libraries. </p> <pre> # ./configure +... +checking for ALSA... yes +checking for UHD... no +checking for SOAPY... yes +checking for IMAGEMAGICK... yes +checking for FUSE... yes +configure: Compiling with Alsa support +configure: UHD SDR not supported. Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH + environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. +configure: Compiling with SoapySDR support +configure: Compiling with ImageMagick +configure: Compiling with FUSE +.. +# + +</pre> + +<p> +Run <b>"make"</b> and <b>"make install"</b> to build and install osmocom-analog. +</p> + +<pre> + +# make clean # always do this after you pulled from GIT server # make +... +# sudo make install +... </pre> +<p class="toppic"> +<a name="test"></a> +Test +</p> + <p> -At your option: +To test Audio, use Ubuntu's settings to see if you get audio working at all, before you search for problems at osmocom-analog. +If you can hear sound, you can run B-Netz which should give a clean FSK audio signal. </p> <pre> -# make install +# bnetz -k 17 +... + +</pre> + +<p> +You shoud get audio. +If not, check out the volume setting. +Try ohter software that uses Alsa sound output. +</p> + +<p> +To test SDR, check you USB device. +In case of a virtual machine you need to pass through the LimeSDR device. +In this example, LimeSDR is connected to Device 2 of Bus 2. +</p> + +<pre> + +# lsusb +Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1d50:6108 OpenMoko, Inc. Myriad-RF LimeSDR +Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub +Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet +Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub + +</pre> + +<p> +Now check if the SoapySDR driver finds a device with driver <b>"lime"</b>. +</p> + +<pre> + +# SoapySDRUtil --find +###################################################### +## Soapy SDR -- the SDR abstraction library ## +###################################################### +... +Found device 3 + addr = 1d50:6108 + driver = lime + label = LimeSDR-USB [USB 3.0] 9062000C42D1A + media = USB 3.0 + module = FX3 + name = LimeSDR-USB + serial = 0009062000C42D1A + + +# </pre> <p> -Now you are ready for a quick test: +If this is the case you can try to run a base station. +I suggest to use a B-Netz base station, because it transmits a nice FSK sound at 153.330 MHz. +Use a radio to listen to that frequency. </p> <pre> -# src/bnetz/bnetz -k 1 -l 2 -bnetz.c:268 info : Entering IDLE state, sending 'Gruppenfreisignal' 2 on channel 1. -Base station ready, please tune transmitter to 153.010 MHz and receiver to 148.410 MHz. -To call phone, switch transmitter using pilot tone to 153.370 MHz +# bnetz --limesdr -k 17 # for LimeSDR +# bnetz --limesdr-mini -k 17 # for LimeSDR Mini </pre> <p> -Do you hear the whistling sound on your speaker/headset? 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