Station running NO Warterfall/ Audio/data How can I set?

SatNOGS Software
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Hi everyone,
My is station is Ok. A make all necessary configuration like this:
SATNOGS_API_TOKEN = ********" SATNOGS_SOAPY_RX_DEVICE = SoapySDRUtil–probe="driver=airspy" SATNOGS_ANTENNA =RX SATNOGS_RX_SAMP_RATE =2.5e6 SATNOGS_RF_GAIN =43 SATNOGS_STATION_ELEV =120 SATNOGS_STATION_ID =1062 SATNOGS_STATION_LAT =48.807 SATNOGS_STATION_LON =2.229 SATNOGS_GAIN_MODE=” Overall” SATNOGS_OTHER_SETTINGS=”LNA=9,MIX=6,VGA=11" SATNOGS_ROT_MODEL =” GS232B” HAMLIB_UTILS_ROT_OPTS = -m 60 3 -r /dev/tty S01 -s 9600 -T 0.0.0.0`

But at the end I didn’t get nothing.

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Hi @silla,

Please take a look in troubleshooting guide. Also any error in the logs?

Also take a look if the values you have set for your SDR are supported, especially sample rate and gain. Check SDR’s capabilities by following steps this guide.

PS for the logs check with this command sudo journalctl -f -u satnogs-client.service.

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Hi Silla,

Some extra log (journalctl -f -u satnogs-client -n 512) information would be very welcome, but lets see if I can help.

It seems you are using an AirSpy, what model, if it is a R2 the sample rate is ok, but if it is a Mini it needs to be 3e6

Further you mixing up two different GAIN settings (Details https://wiki.satnogs.org/Software_Defined_Radio)
You are using SATNOGS_RF_GAIN, SATNOGS_GAIN_MODE and SATNOGS_OTHER_SETTINGS, this isn’t possible as you can find on the link shared.

When the SATNOGS_GAIN_MODE = Overall you will need SATNOGS_RF_GAIN but when
SATNOGS_GAIN_MODE = Settings Field you will need SATNOGS_OTHER_SETTINGS

So it is one or the other.

I hope this helps.

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Hi,
here is the output of sudo journalctl -f -u satnogs-client -n 512

satnogs-client[1964]: settings.SATNOGS_ROT_PORT)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: File “/var/lib/satnogs/lib/python3.7/site-packages/satnogsclient/rotator.py”, line 25, in init
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: self.rot_name = getattr(Hamlib, model)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: AttributeError: module ‘Hamlib’ has no attribute 'ROT_MODEL_GS232B ’
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: satnogsclient.observer.observer - ERROR - No waterfall data file found
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Stopping SatNOGS client…
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Succeeded.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrenamesystemd[1]: Stopped SatNOGS client.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Started SatNOGS client.

Thanks for helping!

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Hi,
here is the output of sudo journalctl -f -u satnogs-client -n 512

satnogs-client[1964]: settings.SATNOGS_ROT_PORT)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: File “/var/lib/satnogs/lib/python3.7/site-packages/satnogsclient/rotator.py”, line 25, in init
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: self.rot_name = getattr(Hamlib, model)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: AttributeError: module ‘Hamlib’ has no attribute 'ROT_MODEL_GS232B ’
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: satnogsclient.observer.observer - ERROR - No waterfall data file found
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Stopping SatNOGS client…
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Succeeded.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrenamesystemd[1]: Stopped SatNOGS client.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Started SatNOGS client.

Thanks for helping!

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Hi Fredy,
here is the output of sudo journalctl -f -u satnogs-client -n 512

satnogs-client[1964]: settings.SATNOGS_ROT_PORT)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: File “/var/lib/satnogs/lib/python3.7/site-packages/satnogsclient/rotator.py”, line 25, in init
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: self.rot_name = getattr(Hamlib, model)
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: AttributeError: module ‘Hamlib’ has no attribute 'ROT_MODEL_GS232B ’
mai 14 10:52:09 usrename satnogs-client[1964]: satnogsclient.observer.observer - ERROR - No waterfall data file found
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Stopping SatNOGS client…
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=15/TERM
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: satnogs-client.service: Succeeded.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrenamesystemd[1]: Stopped SatNOGS client.
mai 14 11:24:16 usrename systemd[1]: Started SatNOGS client.

Thanks for helping!

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Hi,

I am now concentrating on the ROT_MODEL_GS232B error message. Maybe you can share the SatNOGS client support output?

The support information can be created in the following way:

sudo satnogs-setup select Advanced and then Support. This information will tell more about the rotor selecting, The value should be SATNOGS_ROT_MODEL = 603 if you want to use GS232B based on the rotctl -l output.

Please share as much information as possible, looking at the initial information I also see you are using /dev/ttyS01 as serial communication device, if you are using a Raspberry Pi, then that isn’t available.

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Thanks,
the output of rotctl -l is : 603 Yaesu GS-232B 0.2 Beta
Then I should use GS-232B instead GS_232B on my configuration

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The value should be 603, please share the support output, the solution could be in the details.

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Ok Ok. I will set this. I’m sorry

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Here is my new configuration

SATNOGS_API_TOKEN = ********" SATNOGS_SOAPY_RX_DEVICE = SoapySDRUtil–probe="driver=airspy" SATNOGS_ANTENNA =RX SATNOGS_RX_SAMP_RATE =2.5e6 SATNOGS_RF_GAIN =43 SATNOGS_STATION_ELEV =120 SATNOGS_STATION_ID =1062 SATNOGS_STATION_LAT =48.807 SATNOGS_STATION_LON =2.229 SATNOGS_GAIN_MODE=” Overall” SATNOGS_OTHER_SETTINGS=”LNA=9,MIX=6,VGA=11" SATNOGS_ROT_MODEL =” GS232B” HAMLIB_UTILS_ROT_OPTS = -m 60 3 -r /dev/tty **ACM0** -s 9600 -T 0.0.0.0
SATNOGS_ROT_PORT = Llocalhost:5433/localhost:5433 obspm.fr

Then output of sudo journalctl -f -u satnogs-client -n 512 give t
me this.

– Logs begin at Fri 2021-05-14 12:21:36 CEST. –
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: File “/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/sentry_sdk/integrations/threading.py”, line 67, in run
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: return old_run_func(self, *a, **kw)
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: File “/usr/lib/python3.7/threading.py”, line 865, in run
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: self._target(*self._args, **self._kwargs)
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: File “/var/lib/satnogs/lib/python3.7/site-packages/satnogsclient/observer/worker.py”, line 115, in _communicate_tracking_info
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: settings.SATNOGS_ROT_PORT)
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: File “/var/lib/satnogs/lib/python3.7/site-packages/satnogsclient/rotator.py”, line 25, in init
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: self.rot_name = getattr(Hamlib, model)
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: AttributeError: module ‘Hamlib’ has no attribute ‘ROT_MODEL 603’
mai 14 12:33:12 cceres-sol satnogs-client[5697]: satnogsclient.observer.observer - ERROR - No waterfall data file found

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Please tell me which others information do you need.

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Thanks for the update.

This isn’t the support information, but only the /etc/default/satnogs-client settings.

And this, apart from the /dev/ttyACM0 shows that nothing has changed, please reread my earlier replies and make the modifications.

The configuration isn’t correct and has conflicting or wrong settings.

There seem to be two parts in your current config that can cause the error:

Wrong SDR Gain configuration and a wrong serial device, maybe first solve the SDR gain settings and then when you have a working reception look at the rotor configuration.

And please, share more details otherwise it is impossible to help you.

What hardware are you using, what OS, how are devices connected, are there any converters being used, describe the whole chain from begin to end.

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Ok.
I am using Debian 10 (Buster) / Linux
Yaesu G-5500 and they controller, an Airspy R2 SDR connected by RS232 to my computer.

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Here is my Hardware characteristics and it is ok

driver=Airspy
hardware=Airspy
device_id=0
origin=https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyAirspy

– Peripheral summary

Channels: 1 Rx, 0 Tx
Timestamps: NO
Other Settings:
* Bias tee - Enable the 4.5v DC Bias tee to power SpyVerter / LNA / etc. via antenna connection.
[key=biastee, default=false, type=bool]
* Bit Pack - Enable packing 4 12-bit samples into 3 16-bit words for 25% less USB trafic.
[key=bitpack, default=false, type=bool]

– RX Channel 0

Full-duplex: YES
Supports AGC: YES
Stream formats: CS16, CF32
Native format: CS16 [full-scale=32767]
Antennas: RX
Full gain range: [0, 45] dB
LNA gain range: [0, 15] dB
MIX gain range: [0, 15] dB
VGA gain range: [0, 15] dB
Full freq range: [24, 1800] MHz
RF freq range: [24, 1800] MHz
Sample rates: 10, 2.5 MSps

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Here is my Satnogs client support output
Generating support report. Please wait…
------------[ copy here ]------------
{
“versions”: {
“satnogs-client”: “1.5”,
“satnogs-client-ansible”: “202105092144”,
“satnogs-flowgraphs”: “1.3.1-1”,
“gr-satnogs”: “2.2.1.0-1”,
“gr-soapy”: “2.1.3.1-1”,
“gnuradio”: “3.8.2.0-14satnogs2”,
“satnogs-config”: “0.12”
},
“state”: {
“is-applied”: true,
“pending-tags”: null
},
“system”: {
“date”: “2021-05-14T12:29:26.508701+00:00”,
“distribution”: {
“DESCRIPTION”: “Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)”,
“RELEASE”: “10”,
“CODENAME”: “buster”,
“ID”: “Debian”
},
“pending-updates”: false,
“platform”: {
“system”: “Linux”,
“node”: “username”,
“release”: “4.19.0-16-amd64”,
“version”: “#1 SMP Debian 4.19.181-1 (2021-03-19)”,
“machine”: “x86_64”,
“processor”: “”
},
“memory”: {
“total”: 16498626560,
“available”: 15750418432,
“percent”: 4.5,
“used”: 412835840,
“free”: 15314952192,
“active”: 582295552,
“inactive”: 376504320,
“buffers”: 76914688,
“cached”: 693923840,
“shared”: 42930176,
“slab”: 127078400
},
“disk”: {
“total”: 231216836608,
“used”: 20399517696,
“free”: 199000760320,
“percent”: 9.3
}
},
“configuration”: {
“experimental”: true,
“hamlib_utils_rot_enabled”: true,
“hamlib_utils_rot_opts”: “-m 603 -r /dev/ttyACM0 -s 9600 -T 0.0.0.0”,
“iq_dump_filename”: “False”,
“satnogs_antenna”: "SoapySDRUtil --probe=“driver=airspy,serial=28852593"”,
“satnogs_api_token”: “[redacted]”,
“satnogs_gain_mode”: “Settings Field”,
“satnogs_other_settings”: "“LNA=12,MIX=8,VGA=11"”,
“satnogs_rf_gain”: “10”,
“satnogs_rot_model”: “ROT_MODEL 603”,
“satnogs_rot_port”: “/dev/ttyACM0”,
“satnogs_rx_samp_rate”: “2500000.000000”,
“satnogs_soapy_rx_device”: “RX”,
“satnogs_station_elev”: “120”,
“satnogs_station_id”: “1062”,
“satnogs_station_lat”: “48.807”,
“satnogs_station_lon”: “2.229”,
“satnogs_waterfall_min_value”: “-101”,
“sentry_enabled”: true
}
}

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Below the values you need to change to get the SDR working.
Also remove “satnogs_rf_gain” by removing the value.
And remove the rotor configuration for now, first let’s see if we get the reception working.

"configuration": {
    "satnogs_antenna": "RX",
    "satnogs_gain_mode": "Settings Field",
    "satnogs_other_settings": "LNA=11,MIX=6,VGA=11",
    "satnogs_rx_samp_rate": "2.5e6",
    "satnogs_soapy_rx_device": "driver=airspy",
}
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Are the latest suggestions solving the issues you where experiencing ?