LitSat-1, MCubed-2, 9k6 decoding



LitSat-1
23:22-23:31 UTC, 3 May 2014, Ele 38 SW-N-NE, 145.845MHz 9600bps FSK
MixW V3.0.1 + Online_Kiss_Plus Ver8.5 + "LiSat-1 Decoder Ver1.83"

LitSat-1
04:42-04:51 UTC, 6 May 2014, Ele 24 WN-N-ES, 145.845MHz 9600bps FSK
G3RUH_SM V0.16b + Agw_Online_Kiss Ver2.1.2 + "LiSat-1 Decoder Ver1.83"

MCubed-2
01:47-02:00 UTC, 10 May 2014, Ele 76 ES-Z-WN, 437.479MHz 9600bps GMSK
SDR#1000 + MixW V3.0.1 + "MCubed2 Ground Station Client"

MCubed-2
12:11-12:21 UTC, 8 Jan 2016, Ele 24 ES-S-WN, 437.479MHz 9600bps GMSK
SDR#1327 + "High-Speed SoundModem" + "MCubed2 Ground Station Client"

        


How to decode LitSat-1 using MixW

(1) Setup MixW serial port bridge
    http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mixwbrid.htm

(2) Setup Device Manager

    Pair#1: First emulated port:  COM10 (for input)
            Second emulated port: COM11 (for output)
    Pair#2: First emulated port:  COM7  (for input)
            Second emulated port: COM8  (for output)

(3) Setup MixW Mode and Configure

    Mode ... Packet
    Mode settings ... Modem, VHF 9600 baud G3RUH
    Mode settings ... General, Check Emulate KISS TNC on TNC emulation port
    Configure ... Sound device settings, Samplerate 22050
    Configure ... TNC emulation, Port COM10*, Baud rate 9600

(4) Edit onlinekiss.ini
    http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml

    TIMESERVER = time.windows.com
    COM_PORT = 11
    COM_SETTINGS = 9600,N,8,1
    MIRROR_COM_PORT = 7
    MIRROR_COM_SETTINGS = 9600,N,8,1

(5) Setup LitSat-1 Decoder
    http://www.litsat1.eu/en/radio-amateurs/

    Settings Port ... COM8
    Baud rate ... 9600


How to decode LitSat-1 using G3RUH_SoundModem

(1) Setup G3RUH_SoundModem Devices and Modems
    http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm

    Devices ... RX Sample Rate 44100
    Modems  ... LPF1 Width 7000
                LPF2 Width 9000

(2) Edit agw_onlinekiss.ini
    http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml

    TIMESERVER = time.windows.com
    MIRROR_COM_PORT = 7
    MIRROR_COM_SETTINGS = 9600,N,8,1

(3) Setup LitSat-1 Decoder
    http://www.litsat1.eu/en/radio-amateurs/

    Settings Port ... COM8
    Baud rate ... 9600


How to decode MCubed-2 using MixW

(1) Setup MixW serial port bridge and Device Manager
    http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mixwbrid.htm

(2) Setup MixW Mode and Configure

    Mode ... Packet
    Mode settings ... Modem, VHF 9600 baud G3RUH
    Mode settings ... General, Check Emulate KISS TNC on TNC emulation port
    Configure ... Sound device settings, Samplerate 22050
    Configure ... TNC emulation, Port COM7*, Baud rate 9600

(3) Install Python 2.7
    https://www.python.org/download/

(4) Install MCubed-2 Decoder
    http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?page_id=1933

(5) Run setup_pyserial.bat in MCubed-2 folder

(6) Edit run_serial_to_tcp.bat in MCubed-2 folder
    tcp_serial_redirect.py -q -p COM8 -b 9600 --rtscts -P 12500 -i 0 -n JE9PEL

(7) Edit config.props in MCubed-2 folder
    client.callsign=JE9PEL

(8) Run MCubed-2 Decoder in the following order
    1. run_serial_to_tcp.bat
    2. run_gs_client.bat


How to decode MCubed-2 using High-Speed SoundModem(UZ7HO)

(1) Check "Enabled" in "KISS Server Port: 8100"
    HSM(UZ7HO) -> Settings -> Devices -> Server setup

(2) Edit config.props in MCubed-2 folder

    radio.1.name=FCD+SDR#
    radio.1.address=localhost
    radio.1.port=8100
    radio.1.type=KISS
    radio.1.tncport=1
    client.callsign=JE9PEL
    client.id=JE9PEL_GS
    server.address=mxlab.engin.umich.edu
    server.port=12805

(3) Run MCubed-2 Decoder in the following order
    1. Run SDR#
    2. Run HS_SoundModem
    3. Don't use run_serial_to_tcp.bat
    4. Run directly run_gs_client.bat

    

          


[Supplement]
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mc2recov.htm


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