SW_DevED1000

Device Module "DevED1000"

Description

This module is needed to connect to more modern teletypes which use the ED1000 protocol. It makes use of a sound card (either built in PC soundcard or some cheap usb cards available for about 10$ to set up the frequency driven connection to the ED1000 printer.

It is essential to identify the correct device index of your sound card. This can be achieved by a small helper script in the ED1000 subdirectory of piTelex. The output of

$ sudo python3 ~/piTelex/utils/ED1000/audiotest.py

should yield the ID of the soundcard. In the configuration file, enable the module ED1000 and set devindex to the ID of your sound card.

Furthermore, it is essential that the volume of the sound card be set to an appropriate level (can be done under linux via alsamixer) as well as sufficient input sensitivity of the recording channel. Also check whether the correct channel has been selected.

For fine tuning, there is another helper script recv_squelch which allows for alignment of noise suppression.

System

System	Comments
RPi	ok
PC Linux	ok
PC Windows	BETA working
Mac	unknown

Dependencies

Python Module	Install	Anaconda
pyaudio	pip install pyaudio	conda install pyaudio
numpy	pip install numpy	-included-
scipy	pip install scipy	-included-

Command Line Arguments

-E
--ED1000

Config File Parameter

Param	Default	Range / Type	Description
recv_squelch	100	positive integer	Defines the power threshold below which the filter output for A/Z level is ignored; if needed, can be determined experimentally using helper script ED1000/squelch_check.py (see docstring inside).
recv_debug	false	false / true	If true, output recv_debug.log file inside which the repective filter power output levels for every sample are recorded. Use only for debugging (file will grow quickly).
send_WB_pulse	false	false / true	If true, send pulse to signal ready-to-dial condition like with the current interface.
unres_threshold	100	positive integer	Duration in ms that piTelex waits for the teleprinter, after it started sending Z level, until the teleprinter returns the Z level to signal readiness state. Raise if the teleprinter needs more time to start up for special setups, e.g. when switching mains using ESC-TP0/TP1 commands.
recv_f0	2250	number	RX frequency 0 in Hz (A level)
recv_f1	3150	number	RX frequency 1 in Hz (Z level)
devindex	null	null or positive integer (0 included)	pyaudio‘s device index for the intended audio device; use ED1000/audiotest.py to list currently available devices (0=auto, 1=1st device, 2=2nd ...).
baudrate	50	50, 75, 100	Baud rate
send_f0	500	number	TX frequency 0 in Hz (A level)
send_f1	700	number	TX frequency 1 in Hz (Z level)
zcarrier	false	false / true	If true, piTelex will send continous A level in idle state. Most teleprinters don‘t need this.

Example config file section

       # Module type "ED1000"
        # requirements: numpy scipy
    
        # ED1000 teletype over USB-sound-card
        "ED1000": {
          "type": "ED1000",
          "enable": false,
          "devindex": null,            # null=auto, 1=1st audio device, 2=2nd... (use alsamixer to check devices)
          "zcarrier": false,           # true=send frequency in idle mode
          "baudrate": 50,
          "send_f0": 500,
          "send_f1": 700,
          "recv_f0": 2250,
          "recv_f1": 3150,
          "recv_squelch": 100,
          "recv_debug": false,
          "unres_threshold": 100
        },