MicroP25RXMon

[btt]

Now it is solid as a rock! Figured it out by putting a try catch around the following and it no longer crashes (the code needs to check for nulls on all metadata it seems):
case 5 :
try{
handle_metainfo(buf,buf_len);
}
catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}

Example caught error(s):

java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.trim()" because "wio_line1_str" is null
at MicroP25RXMon.handle_metainfo(MicroP25RXMon.java:829)
at MicroP25RXMon.process_buffer(MicroP25RXMon.java:369)
at MicroP25RXMon.draw(MicroP25RXMon.java:215)
at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:2094)
at processing.awt.PSurfaceAWT$9.callDraw(PSurfaceAWT.java:1386)
at processing.core.PSurfaceNone$AnimationThread.run(PSurfaceNone.java:356)


java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.trim()" because "site_name_str" is null
at MicroP25RXMon.handle_metainfo(MicroP25RXMon.java:849)
at MicroP25RXMon.process_buffer(MicroP25RXMon.java:369)
at MicroP25RXMon.draw(MicroP25RXMon.java:215)
at processing.core.PApplet.handleDraw(PApplet.java:2094)
at processing.awt.PSurfaceAWT$9.callDraw(PSurfaceAWT.java:1386)
at processing.core.PSurfaceNone$AnimationThread.run(PSurfaceNone.java:356)

Thanks. I added to v011101

 

[dustinsterk]

Thanks @btt , running all day and smooth as butter. Great addition to a wonderful device!

 

[brndnstffrd]

Just trying this out on 2 Windows machines, one Windows 7, the other Windows 10 and using the version available on the BTT website im getting nothing coming up. I go to run the software and it pops up a window that just stays blank. Not sure if there is an issue with the version on the site.

 

[goldmyne99]

Are they 64 bit machines?

 

[brndnstffrd]

Yes

 

[goldmyne99]

I just tried the exe version 0705 with no issue. My guess is that your Windows machines are not seeing the MicroP25RX attached to a com port. This may be due to a power only usb cable connected to the MicroP25RX ? Do you see a serial com port created in device manager when you plug in the usb cable? Is the MicroP25RX powering on?

 

[brndnstffrd]

Yes to all of the above. It is a data cable. I am seeing the device in COM5 on one of the laptops, and yes the device powers on.

 

[goldmyne99]

Okay. With a data cable and a com port seen, you should also be able to see an audio device show up in your Windows sound settings. Even without the Mon application running, I am able to hear/control the MicroP25RX audio on the Windows speakers. Are your machines seeing the sound setting device?

Correction: the Mon application needs to be running to see the sound setting device.

Correction2: The MicroP25RX is seen in the Windows Volume Control...not in the sound setting devices.

 

[brndnstffrd]

Got it working on one of them, don't quite know what the issue was. The other one however is showing up in Other Devices in Device Manager, so that leads me to believe it is a driver issue. I should mention this is the Windows 7 machine. The Windows 10 machine is now working.

 

[goldmyne99]

Great to hear you have it running on Windows 10.
I am not sure the Processing program used to create the exe supports 64-bit Windows 7. I only have Windows 10.

 

[FreqNout]

@btt and @goldmyne99 thanks for your work with the Processing program building an app for the new Micro! This weekend I played around with connecting up my p25rx rig in a simple serial port sketch on the Processing.org platform. It really offers a lot of possibilities for custom displays and apps on multiple platforms for guys like me that are not real programmers. I will be reviewing your open source Micro code for ideas. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

 

[btt]

@btt and @goldmyne99 thanks for your work with the Processing program building an app for the new Micro! This weekend I played around with connecting up my p25rx rig in a simple serial port sketch on the Processing.org platform. It really offers a lot of possibilities for custom displays and apps on multiple platforms for guys like me that are not real programmers. I will be reviewing your open source Micro code for ideas. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

I'm excited that multiple people are starting to play with the code. Processing is a very nice way to get started for sure! I've been using Java for GUI stuff since 1997/1998 (can't remember). I guess Processing has been around for 20 years and I hadn't heard about it until a few weeks ago when goldmyne99 told me about it. Let me know if I can help with any questions. email anytime.

 

[shirsch101]

Is there a screen shot of what the interface looks like?

 

[goldmyne99]

Please checkout the Github page for a screenshot Here

 

[btt]

Firmware version 2023-01-19-02 is available. After updating to this version please report if you notice any significant changes (good or bad). Thanks!

 

[btt]

@pcman67 provided pre-compiled versions of MicroP25RXMon for the Mac. They are available on the website for download here:

MicroP25RXMon

Download page for MicroP25RXMon. MicroP25RXMon allows monitoring display and audio of the MicroP25RX receiver.

bluetailtechnologies.com

Both versions are inside the ZIP file -- one being the Intel (x86_64) version and one being the Apple Silicon (aarch64) version. They are only ~7.5MB in size each. Requirement: Must have Java 17 or above installed already on the Mac in order for MicroP25RXMon to work.

 

[brndnstffrd]

@pcman67 provided pre-compiled versions of MicroP25RXMon for the Mac. They are available on the website for download here:

MicroP25RXMon

Download page for MicroP25RXMon. MicroP25RXMon allows monitoring display and audio of the MicroP25RX receiver.

bluetailtechnologies.com

Any news on if there will be any compatability with 64 bit Windows 7?

 

[goldmyne99]

Any news on if there will be any compatability with 64 bit Windows 7?

I do not think it is a Processing.org app issue based on your observation in the Win7 device manager.

showing up in Other Devices in Device Manager, so that leads me to believe it is a driver issue. I should mention this is the Windows 7 machine.

As you mentioned, Win 7 does not appear to be assigning the serial com port correctly to the MicroP25RX. @btt may have some ideas on how the Win 7 serial com port assignment differs from Win 10?

 

[btt]

This is not tested at all, but see if this MicroP25RX BTT driver for Windows 7 will help. Please use this file to install a driver when prompted.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0289/8224/7521/files/micro_btt.inf?v=1675309149

 

[btt]

Any news on if there will be any compatability with 64 bit Windows 7?

@brndnstffrd , I forgot to mention you in the previous reply from last evening. Let me know if that driver works on Win 7 / MicroP25RX when you have a chance. If it does, I will put a reference to it somewhere on the download page.