Error Adding SimpleUSB to Voter Node

[tsawyer]

On a node with the first node having a Voter interface, then adding a SimpleUSB interface node, the Voter node number was placed in the SimpleUSB config file.

[Allan-N]

The default configuration files include [1999] in simpleusb.conf, usbradio.conf, and voter.conf. If you change the channel type then we update rpt.conf (rxchannel=) and, if needed, add the [node#] stanza to the channel's .conf.

In the case you described, you changed the first node from the [current] default "rxchannel=SimpleUSB/1999" to "rxchannel=Voter/1999". That would have left simpleusb.conf and voter.conf as-is (we don't remove the SimpleUSB node configuration unless/until you remove the node). In short, the SimpleUSB configuration for the now-voter node was there from the start.

Please let me know if you would like things to work differently.

[tsawyer]

In the case you described, you changed the first node from the [current] default "rxchannel=SimpleUSB/1999" to "rxchannel=Voter/1999".

Wouldn't the rxchannel would have become rxchannel = Voter/newNode?

That would have left simpleusb.conf and voter.conf as-is (we don't remove the SimpleUSB node configuration unless/until you remove the node).

We can't depend on the menu removing simpleUSB as manually edit might leave it. If simpleusb.conf is removed then what happens if a simpleUSB node is added later? I think you're going to have to scan the files to suss out what is there and modify as necessary. It might be necessary to have default configs somewhere in case the needed channel configuration is not in /etc/asterisk.

[Allan-N]

In the case you described, you changed the first node from the [current] default "rxchannel=SimpleUSB/1999" to "rxchannel=Voter/1999".

Wouldn't the rxchannel would have become rxchannel = Voter/newNode?

Yes/No. Changing the node # and the rxchannel would be done in 2 steps.

First, you change SimpleUSB node [1999] to newNode [2345]. This would update :

• rpt.conf : along with other references to [1999] the rxchannel = SimpleUSB/1999 would be changed to rxchannel = SimpleUSB/2345
• simpleusb.conf : the [1999] category/stanza would be changed to [2345]
• usbradio.conf : the [1999] category/stanza would be changed to [2345]
• voter.conf : the [1999] category/stanza would be changed to [2345]

Then, you change node [2345] from SimpleUSB to Voter. This would update :

• rpt.conf' : rxchannel = SimpleUSB/2345 would be changed to rxchannel = Voter/2345
• simpleusb.conf : [2345] would be left alone (in case you change the rxchannel type back to SimpleUSB ... and if you don't then leaving the SimpleUSB node settings become unused/leftover content)
• voter.conf : [2345] is now active.

The configurations gets more interesting when you are adding a 2nd node. In those cases, the [1999] (or whatever node # you changed it to) will remain in the files. What differs for additional nodes is that we add new categories/stanzas to simpleusb.conf, usbradio.conf, etc.

That would have left simpleusb.conf and voter.conf as-is (we don't remove the SimpleUSB node configuration unless/until you remove the node).

We can't depend on the menu removing simpleUSB as manually edit might leave it. If simpleusb.conf is removed then what happens if a simpleUSB node is added later? I think you're going to have to scan the files to suss out what is there and modify as necessary. It might be necessary to have default configs somewhere in case the needed channel configuration is not in /etc/asterisk.

With templates there's little to worry about because removing a node has little effect on the configuration. If we are not using templates then, yes, the actions needed to add a node are more involved.

Happy to "talk" if more clarification is needed.

[Allan-N]

I added some changes to https://github.com/AllStarLink/asl3-menu/pull/28 that should make the described multi-node case "better" (with or without templates)