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Hi all,

I have just released dev_8 for 2.10.3.6. Now updated to dev_8b

Link to the release over on GitHub here : https://github.com/ramdor/Thetis/releas ... .3.6-dev_8

Vids for new some new features :
https://youtu.be/ShlvXgug_qM
https://youtu.be/eCwkEq2ec6M

Cheers. Richie.

v2.10.3.6 Change Log - WIP dev_8b
- [fix] rx att + tx att was being used in dup display, leading to incorrect display. Fixed

v2.10.3.6 Change Log - WIP dev_8
[add] Led Indicator meter item - use variables in c# style code to provide a Boolean expression for the indicator eg %swr% > 2.0 or %split% == "SPLIT"
[add] Added enable G2 panel; not enabled if Andromeda panel enabled and vice versa Added button actions for band selection - G8NJJ
[add] ability to create default G2 settings - G8NJJ
[add] band selector on the vfo display in multimeters. Just click the band text.
[add] filter selector on the vfo display in multimeters. Just click the filter text
[add] mode selector on the vfo display in multimeters. Just click the mode text
[add] vfo display multimeter now allows changing values by hovering over them and spinning the mouse wheel, click to inc/dec, digit keys can be pressed
[add] TCPip client and serial connectors added to MultiMeter I/O
[add] web image meter item - pull images from the internet and display in a meter container
[add] minimise option for containers. Default will vanish when thetis console is minimised
[fix] comp meter when used in rx2 shows the correct rx1 values
[change] Button actions processed more simply when G2 enabled (no shift action etc) - G8NJJ
[change] rotator meter item now can be shown in az/ele/both mode. Requires you to remove-add the rotator if you were using it

Are the G2 changes those associated with this issue:

Since the new panel offers compatibility with both Thetis and PiHPSDR it has required changes to Thetis, PiHPSDR, P2app as well as writing the Arduino code.

as noted in this topic on future G2 deliveries: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4650&p=30093#p30093

???

They are related to the issue no doubt, but it is probably not limited to just these. They are a few mods that Laurence wanted to put in.

Richie,
I just updated to the dev_8. I updated the rotator control containers and setup both position and control on two containers and two rotators. Everything works great. On one tower I have two antennas offset by 90 degrees. PST rotator allows switching the tracking between the two antennas. The rotator container picks up the change between which antenna is being controller perfectly. Thanks for a great system.
73, George
W2GS

Ritchie,
Does the Web image feature support .png images? I was trying to get images for tracking the International Space Station and copying the url to the image on this page: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/tracking_map.cfm
only seems to load a small portion of the image. Maybe I need to set a size or something?
James
WD5GWY

Currently, James, the system attempts to download any image it is directed to and then pauses for the specified interval. SVG content is converted to an image, although this process is not yet fully reliable. For multi-part content, it captures the first image it encounters and then pauses, eg web cams. Additionally, if directed to a web page, the system scans it and retrieves the first image it locates.

Unfortunately, addressing that issue with the iss tracker, it would require fully rendering the web page and capturing the result as an image, which is not something I have explored or planned to do at this time.

R.

Ritchie, I forgot to add that I right click on the image and copy the Url that is supposed to grab the actual image. That is what I was trying to use with the web image control. That's why I asked about a png image specifically.
I might try looking at the page's source to see of there is a different link embedded in the web page code to create the display.
James
WD5GWY

Richie,
Is there any way to detect the change of value of a variable?

I have created a text overlay that shows the azimuth of the rotor (%DdoE.AZ%), but I would like it to "pulsate" (using a led indicator) while the rotor is moving.

Is it possible?

w-u-2-o wrote:Are the G2 changes those associated with this issue:

Since the new panel offers compatibility with both Thetis and PiHPSDR it has required changes to Thetis, PiHPSDR, P2app as well as writing the Arduino code.

as noted in this topic on future G2 deliveries: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4650&p=30093#p30093

???

Yes they are related. We had the new panel working with Thetis using the existing Andromeda code, but it was clunky. Now both types of G2 panel work with Thetis using CAT over TCP/IP.

And Christoph has updated piHPSDR to work with the new panel, which we had working this weekend.

The complication with the panel, which took time to resolve, was that we tried to interface it using I2C rather than serial; and unfortunately that failed, at least partly because of a "known issue" in the Raspberry pi I2C interface. we have now reverted to serial, which if fine for one panel. The attraction of I2C would have been that we could have interfaced more accessory devices easily. We might still look at that in slower time.

One thing you have to watch out for with I2C is that the ground line is good.
You might need isolated ground like for the I2C bus to avoid any RF that might be floating on the system ground.

just an update to the release files over on git hub, moving to dev_8b . Fixes an issue with DUP using rx attenuation offset and tx attenuation offset at the same time, leading to incorrect display.

R.

ramdor wrote:just an update to the release files over on git hub, moving to dev_8b.

W11PRO doesn't like this msi-file with the windows defender update from today morning! Just for info!

Running Windows 11Pro here. No problems, so far. I always get a warning about installing. But, I click on install anyway and then installation starts, including the Windows warning asking if I want to allow this application to install. I click allow and then everything goes fine without any problems.
James
WD5GWY

I just replaced the files up on github again, I think it suffered from a false positive somewhere and got 'trapped' by the system. Virus total says that it is fine except for two matches on a function we now use and a false positive on an excel spreadsheet, lol.

This has happened before and I wasn't able to get to the bottom of it when it happened around a year ago, all very odd.

R.

Installed earlier with no problem

Awesome updates. Especially the rotor controller function.

Is there a fix for the data line width and data line color/ fill on transmit? If you change the data line color, it also changes the data fill. Also the width adjustment doesn't work. So its always different than my receive. Especially since I use gradients and I know a lot of others do. Mostly all do. i believe.

I saw you mentioned on a video about dx cluster ticker in a window. Another great add. Is there a fix for the options in the Spotting menu? Only thing that works is the Greyline map and and the cluster ticker inside the window. the VOACAP stuff would be awesome.

Thanks again for all the work

Richie,
I am sure you have seen this release.
I downloaded MI0BOT's v2.10.3.6x64-HL2-beta3.msi, it has all of the radios in the Radio Models menu.
I tried the HL2 and the 7000DLE and they both worked.
I don't know if he is using the latest 3.6 software though.
Don W9BHI

.
some progress on the DB manager, still lots to do

Hey all,

This is a full how-to video for the upcoming database manager. There is a shameless plug in the video and if you decide to take it up, you can get access to a test group with early work in progress builds

The Database Manager does improve things significantly, but it does need some further testing by a larger test group.



Cheers.

So we need to completely uninstall thetis when updating or??

not 100% required, as in I never do, but it may help prevent some issues, especially if you haven't done it for quite a while. Uninstalling through program manager will not remove your database.xml, but it is always worth taking a backup.

ramdor wrote:not 100% required, as in I never do, but it may help prevent some issues, especially if you haven't done it for quite a while. Uninstalling through program manager will not remove your database.xml, but it is always worth taking a backup.

ty bud

got that taken care of.. cant wait for the database manager ty !!!

The new Rotor control feature w/ PSTrotator works awesome!

W3MMR wrote:The new Rotor control feature w/ PSTrotator works awesome!

glad you like it.

Morning Richie

Does that teasing image mean you have split the VFO A & B into separate items


Thanks
Paul

Thanks for choosing separate in the VFO.
Another small container add ANT 1-3 RX/TX.

Hi.
Is it possible to configure such a display.
To have stable numbers. With one signs after the point.

Yevgeni wrote:Hi.
Is it possible to configure such a display.
To have stable numbers. With one signs after the point.

this is now possible on the dev_9 testing build over in the testing group on Discord. You can use the following :

%precis=N%

where N is a value from 0 to 10. For example :

%precis=2%%volts%

for 2 decimal places on ALL floating point variables on the text overlay control in use

Hello, I was told to recheck the following issue with dev_8b and post the results here. The bug with RX2 and LSB persists in dev_8b.

I'm running Thetis v2.10.3.6x64 dev_8b on a Windows 10 desktop PC. I had been running Diversity reception so had the Phasing control window button set to Enable and the VFO Sync button was enabled as well.

1. Disabled Diversity and VFO sync buttons in the Phasing Control window.
2. set both RX1 and RX2 bandwidths to 2.4K.
3. click on RX2 buttonand note that the default mode shows USB
4. observe that the LSB and USB buttons change to active as requested; however, the Window on the Panafall display for RX2 doesn't change from USB.
5. This is the issue

A variant to this behaviour can be seen if:
6. the user clicks on RX2 button for bandwidth 2.7K
7. observe that the same issue appears, the SW will not change RX2 mode to LSB in the panafall.

The workaround is to change to 2.9K or larger bandwidth in RX2. Then the LSB mode works.

Regards,
Stephen (W2WF)