DMR/Brandmeister issues

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I've got my MMDVM - Raspberry Pi Zero with a hat, set up to run Brandmeister, DMR+, TGIF and YSF. YSF seems to work no matter what..in fact I usually have to change the radio to a different talkgroup because America Link seems to be going non-stop.

But, DMR/Brandmeister is problematic. I changed my passwords a couple weeks ago on the MMDVM and on Brandmeister. I've made sure that I change it on Brandmeister Self Care and on the Pi-star software in both configuration and then following up by checking the DMR gateway in Expert. For some reason the Brandmeister password on the Pi-star software keeps reverting back to the old one. I then have to go in the three locations on the Pi-star software and reenter the new password then go to Brandmeister Self Care and enter it again there. Then I usually have to reboot the MMDVM to get Brandmeister to connect to it.
That's problem #1. Problem #2, YSF works great, I can get some of the DMR talkgroups to work but not all of them. And no matter what I do I can't get the DMR Parrot to work. I've used 9990 private and group call, 9998 private and group call, no luck. It shows up on my dashboard and on the Brandmeister Last Heard page that I made the call but I'm not getting the echo return. I don't know what else to look at for that.

Any suggestions for Problem #1 and Problem #2?

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Thank you for the concise reply. I did a couple test calls on a different talk groups just now and this is what I got. I can't figure out why the DMR Net is yellow, it looks like transmissions to DMR are going through, at least on the Pi-star dashboard. When I go to Self Care on Brandmeister the YSF talkgroup and the Brandmeister 3100 talkgroup register on there. But, the DMR call to talkgroup 3133 which shows on Pi-star does not show on Brandmeister. Here's what the log says...honestly I'm not sure what it all means.

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I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 This software is for use on amateur radio networks only,
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 it is to be used for educational purposes only. Its use on
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 commercial networks is strictly prohibited.
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 Copyright(C) 2015-2020 by Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX and others
M: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 MMDVMHost-20210617_PS4 is starting
M: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 Built 16:32:57 Jun 17 2021 (GitID #9106fd6)
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384 General Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.384     Callsign: AC1LC
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     Id: 3179614
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     Duplex: no
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     Timeout: 240s
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     D-Star: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     DMR: enabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     YSF: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     P25: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     NXDN: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     POCSAG: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     FM: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385 Modem Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     Port: /dev/ttyAMA0
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     Protocol: uart
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     RX Invert: no
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     TX Invert: yes
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     PTT Invert: no
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     TX Delay: 100ms
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     RX Offset: 0Hz
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     TX Offset: 0Hz
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     RX DC Offset: 0
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     TX DC Offset: 0
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     RF Level: 100.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.385     DMR Delay: 0 (0.0ms)
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     RX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     CW Id TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     D-Star TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     DMR TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     YSF TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     P25 TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     NXDN TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     POCSAG TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     FM TX Level: 50.0%
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     TX Frequency: 439600000Hz (439600000Hz)
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.386     Use COS as Lockout: no
M: 2021-12-12 02:17:49.440 Opening the MMDVM
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.455 MMDVM protocol version: 1, description: MMDVM_HS_Hat-v1.4.17 20190529 14.7456MHz ADF7021 FW by CA6JAU GitID #cc451c4
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.476 Display Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.477     Type: OLED
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.855 DMR Network Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.855     Type: Gateway
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.855     Address: 127.0.0.1
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.855     Port: 62031
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.856     Local: 62032
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.856     Jitter: 360ms
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.856     Slot 1: disabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.856     Slot 2: enabled
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.856     Mode Hang: 20s
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857 Info Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857     Callsign: AC1LC
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857     RX Frequency: 439600000Hz
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857     TX Frequency: 439600000Hz
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857     Power: 1W
M: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857 DMR, Opening DMR Network
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857 Opening UDP port on 62032
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857 RSSI
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.857     Mapping File: /usr/local/etc/RSSI.dat
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.892 Loaded 14 RSSI data mapping points from /usr/local/etc/RSSI.dat
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.893 DMR Id Lookups
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.893     File: /usr/local/etc/DMRIds.dat
I: 2021-12-12 02:17:51.893     Reload: 24 hours
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905 Loaded 208091 IDs to lookup table - /usr/local/etc/DMRIds.dat
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905 DMR RF Parameters
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905     Id: 3179614
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905     Color Code: 1
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905     Self Only: yes
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905     Embedded LC Only: no
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.905     Dump Talker Alias Data: yes
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     Prefixes: 0
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     Call Hang: 3s
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     TX Hang: 4s
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     Mode Hang: 20s
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     OVCM: off
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906     DMR Roaming Beacons Type: off
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:27.906 Started the DMR Id lookup reload thread
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.023 Interfaces Info
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.024     IPv4: lo:127.0.0.1
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.024     IPv4: wlan0:192.168.1.118
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.025     Default interface is : wlan0
I: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.025     IP to show: wlan0:192.168.1.118
M: 2021-12-12 18:58:28.025 MMDVMHost-20210617_PS4 is running
M: 2021-12-12 19:10:47.964 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 7014927
M: 2021-12-12 19:10:48.196 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 7014927, 0.4 seconds, BER: 0.4%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:10:51.498 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 7014927
M: 2021-12-12 19:10:57.917 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 7014927, 6.5 seconds, BER: 0.6%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:16.098 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 3100
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:20.418 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 3100, 4.3 seconds, BER: 0.4%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.095 DMR Slot 2, received network late entry from KC9OQS to TG 3100
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.218 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 0, Received 0/0 char): ''
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.218 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Block 3
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.219 0000:  07 00 00 6E 00 20 00 4D 00                         *...n. .M.*
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.927 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 3/13 char): 'KC9'
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.927 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Header
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:21.927 0000:  04 00 DA 00 4B 00 43 00 39                         *....K.C.9*
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:22.664 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 6/13 char): 'KC9OQS'
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:22.664 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Block 1
M: 2021-12-12 19:11:22.664 0000:  05 00 00 4F 00 51 00 53 00                         *...O.Q.S.*
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:03.118 DMR Slot 2, received network end of voice transmission from KC9OQS to TG 3100, 42.7 seconds, 2% packet loss, BER: 0.0%
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:07.043 DMR Slot 2, received network voice header from WX2TOK to TG 3100
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:07.049 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 4000
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:07.597 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 3/13 char): 'WX2'
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:07.597 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Header
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:07.597 0000:  04 00 DA 00 57 00 58 00 32                         *....W.X.2*
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:08.298 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 6/13 char): 'WX2TOK'
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:08.298 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Block 1
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:08.298 0000:  05 00 00 54 00 4F 00 4B 00                         *...T.O.K.*
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.029 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 10/13 char): 'WX2TOK wx2'
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.029 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Block 2
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.029 0000:  06 00 20 00 77 00 78 00 32                         *.. .w.x.2*
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.749 DMR Talker Alias (Data Format 3, Received 13/13 char): 'WX2TOK wx2tok'
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.749 DMR Slot 2, Embedded Talker Alias Block 3
M: 2021-12-12 19:12:09.749 0000:  07 00 00 74 00 6F 00 6B 00                         *...t.o.k.*
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:15.391 DMR Slot 2, received network end of voice transmission from WX2TOK to TG 3100, 68.5 seconds, 0% packet loss, BER: 0.0%
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:17.808 DMR Slot 2, RF voice transmission lost from AC1LC to TG 4000, 0.4 seconds, BER: 13.2%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:18.279 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 4000
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:22.898 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 4000, 4.7 seconds, BER: 0.2%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:26.302 DMR Slot 2, received network voice header from 4000 to TG 9
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:27.033 DMR Slot 2, received network end of voice transmission from 4000 to TG 9, 1.0 seconds, 0% packet loss, BER: 0.0%
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:33.734 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to 7004000
M: 2021-12-12 19:13:36.552 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to 7004000, 2.9 seconds, BER: 0.3%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:18:56.245 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to 4009990
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:00.805 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to 4009990, 4.7 seconds, BER: 0.4%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:13.226 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 3133
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:19.345 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 3133, 6.1 seconds, BER: 0.5%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:28.227 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 3100
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:31.465 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 3100, 3.2 seconds, BER: 0.5%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:45.748 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 7032592
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:49.345 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 7032592, 3.6 seconds, BER: 0.4%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:53.250 DMR Slot 2, received RF voice header from AC1LC to TG 7004000
M: 2021-12-12 19:19:57.146 DMR Slot 2, received RF end of voice transmission from AC1LC to TG 7004000, 4.0 seconds, BER: 0.3%, RSSI: -47/-47/-47 dBm

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Thanks, you're still pointing me in the right direction though, I appreciate it! I did find what the yellow DMR Net issue was, the BM password changed back to the old one again. Once I changed it to the current PW it turn DMR Net green.

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Thanks, you're still pointing me in the right direction though, I appreciate it! I did find what the yellow DMR Net issue was, the BM password changed back to the old one again. Once I changed it to the current PW it turn DMR Net green.

K, that makes sense.

Again if you ever click apply settings in the main configuration page, its going to wipe that out again, so you'll need to check it every time you apply settings from the main configuration page.

I'd just never use the main configuration page anymore, only use the expert one and you won't run into any more issues with it getting wiped.


Looking at your settings, I see you have

PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=2
PassAllPC1=1
PassAllTG1=2


Where I have: (as the defaults)
PassAllPC0=1
PassAllTG0=1
PassAllPC1=2
PassAllTG1=2

Maybe that could be causing the slots to be on the wrong one. PC is private call, and TG is talkgroup. So you've got all private calls going to slot 1. and all talkgroups going to slot 2.

The other thing is you have a simplex setup which only has the ability to do time slot 2. I'm pretty sure you can transmit on either slot and it will get moved to slot 2, but I don't believe its possible to do slot 1 from the hat, you have to have a duplex hat for that to work properly.

Thank you again. The PC and TG settings I have in there are based on a recommendation from a website to set up for DMR2YSF. I'm not all that impressed with YSF anyway so I'll change those back and see what happens. I thought that because my hat is a simplex MMDVM I had to set it only for simplex. I'll try changing that too and see what happens. After I back up existing settings!

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The PC and TG settings I have in there are based on a recommendation from a website to set up for DMR2YSF.

Then they belong in the network associated with DMR2YSF.

In the section you currently have them in it is only dealing with BM, and again its my understanding that nothing needs to change with BM, no rewrites are needed. You just use them exactly as you would if you were connected to BM directly. TG 3100 goes to TG 3100, etc.

First and foremost, thank you for your input. I figured out why the DMR Net was yellow - for whatever reason it would not connect to TGIF. I discovered that when I looked at the DMRGateway log. So, I deleted the whole section for the TGIF network out of the Expert command lines and now the DMR Net light is green all the time. I can hit DMR, Brandmeister and YSF with no problem so I don't know what it was with TGIF. I never used it anyway so it's really not a loss for me. Thanks again for your input and guidance, it's appreciated!