Instructional Upgrade Guides
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Welcome To The Instructional Upgrade Guides
Return To The AG4OJ Home Page, link to the left. I've placed these Instructional Upgrade Guides here to help answer a lot of questions that I have been asked. Each of these Guides start as if you just opened the Pi-Star Digital Voice Dashboard into a browser and haven't done the first initial login just yet.
OK, I could probably could write a script that would automate these Guides. YET, I say, will you learn much from executing a script? I think NOT. This means that these Guides will have you enter every command. You get to see things happen on the screen. YOU get to learn how to take care of your Pi-Star based Hotspot!
The Instructional Guides
Nextion Display Code Page Screen Shots
Nextion Display Code Page Screen Shots - IDLE Screens - Link Is To The Left. This is Nextion Display Code Page Screen Shots with explanations. Lots of work is going into this to give a better idea of what is going on.
The MMDVMHost / ON7LDS Nextion Sent Command List
The Command List - Link Is To The Left. This is a list of Pi-Star / MMDVMHost / Nextion Display Driver sent System Status Codes and Text Variables. Some have asked for a somewhat complete list, well, here it is. This is the very list that I use to program My Nextion Display Files.
Updating The Raspberry Pi OS And Pi-Star
Updating Raspberry Pi OS And Pi-Star - Link Is To The Left. These pages show the ways to update and upgrade the Raspberry Pi OS and Pi-Star. These commands must be used about once a month to keep everything running smoothly with your HotSpot / Repeater.
Installing The ON7LDS Nextion Display Driver
Installing The Nextion Display Driver - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Installation Guide of the Nextion Display Driver. I've tried my best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
Checking The ON7LDS Nextion Display Driver
Checking The Nextion Display Driver - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Check Guide of the Nextion Display Driver. I've tried My best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
Editing The Date And Time Format
Editing The Locales File - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Editing Guide of the locales file. I've tried my best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
MMDVMHost - Changing Displayed Temperature To Fahrenheit
Changing To Displaying Fahrenheit - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Changing Guide To Displaying Fahrenheit. I've tried my best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
Controlling The Nextion Display Brightness
Changing The Nextion Display Brightness - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Changing The Nextion Display Brightness Guide. I've tried my best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
HotSpot Parts Guides
HotSpot Parts - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Guide for the obtaining parts for your own HotSpot. I've tried my best to take this Instructional Guide slowly, an easier way to do this, hopefully keeping you from making any mistakes.
C4 Labs Case Assembly Guides
C4Labs Website - Ham Radio, link to the left. The dust specs in the assembly guides below are due to my medically controlled environment. This is not true representative of C4Labs's parts when you will assemble them. Please accept this forward as my apology for appearance of the dust on the assembly parts that shows dust specks. The assembly Guides below are supplied so that all of those who bought the C4Labs cases can still dis-assemble and re-assemble them with confidence.
NOTICE: As of 01/20/21, the C4Labs cases ZRPi-1NSX and DRPi-1NSX are designed to hold the Raspberry Pi 1B+, 2B, 3B, and 3B+ ONLY. IF you wish to build a Hotspot / Repeater around the Raspberry Pi 4B, Purchase the ZRPi-3.5NSX or DRPi-3.5NSX case instead.
The C4LABS ZRPi-1NSX 2.4" Simplex Hotspot Case
Building The C4Labs ZRPi-1NSX Legacy - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Guide for the Building of the C4Labs ZRPi-1NSX. This build is also comparable to the original DRPi-1NSX Legacy. Legacy meaning that C4Labs has changed the assembly design to the DRPi-1NSX.
The C4LABS DRPi-1NSX 2.4" Duplex Hotspot Case
Building The C4Labs DRPi-1NSX - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Guide for the Building of the C4Labs DRPi-1NSX. This build is for the 2.4" Nextion Duplex / Dual MMDVM Hat C4Labs Case.
The C4LABS ZRPi-3.5NSX 3.5" Simplex Hotspot Case
Building The C4Labs ZRPi-3.5NSX - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Guide for the Building of the C4Labs ZRPi-3.5NSX. This build is for the 3.5" Nextion Simplex / Single MMDVM Hat C4Labs Case.
The C4LABS DRPi-3.5NSX 3.5" Duplex Hotspot Case
Building The C4Labs DRPi-3.5NSX - Link Is To The Left. I've included images with the text of this Guide for the Building of the C4Labs DRPi-3.5NSX. This build is for the 3.5" Nextion Duplex / Dual MMDVM Hat C4Labs Case.