ZUM Radio troubleshooting guide
ZUMspot RPi 3.5" LCD kit:
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Board not found in Pi-Star or not working in a particular mode.
Go to Configuration -> Modem and make sure that "ZUMspot RPi GPIO" has been
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selected.
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Reflash firmware
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Go to Configuration -> Expert -> SSH
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Login
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Run following command:
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Test using MMDVMCal. More information is found under the Using MMDVMCal
section.
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Test Tx and Rx with the normal 433MHz frequency. If Tx and Rx work then any
issues being experienced are due to a configuration problem or the Pi-Star image
has been corrupted
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3.5" LCD screen not showing any user info or just displaying "Initializing"
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Does the green LED on the Pi board flash after power is applied?
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Do all the LEDs on the top of the ZUMspot board flash twice after power is applied?
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Verify Nextion display has been selected
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Go to Configuration
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MMDVM Display Type should be set to Nextion
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Port should be set to modem
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Nextion Layout should be set to ON7LDS L3
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NOTE: There is a known issue in Pi-Star that the IP address sometimes does not
show up when connected via Ethernet
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sudo pistar-zumspotflash rpi
If not then it is likely a SD card image problem – try to reflash the card
with a new image from pistar.uk
If not it is likely a power supply problem – try to use a different power
supply
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Rev 1.0
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