Pigate

[Miguel Bahi Cruz]

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http://www.pigate.net/welcome.html

 

 

PiGate

This configuration acts as an e-mail gateway to the world-wide WinLink2000 radio messaging system, and allows any e-mail address in the world to be accessed.

PiGate administrators, who are properly licensed amateur radio operators, are able to manage these actions, and more, through the web interface:

The rest of the PiGate is the software that is loaded onto the Raspberry Pi computer.  That software, managed through the web interface, does the work of collecting and sending email through your existing HF or VHF radio.

 

 

The PIGate has an internal WiFi access point that is enabled when the system is powered on.  That WiFi gateway allows you to access the web interface to configure and control the system as well as send e-mail.

 

The PiGate is based upon, and gets it's name from, a Raspberry Pi mini-computer with a Coastal Chipworks TNC-Pi add-on board, and open source software configured through a custom web interface.

 

Change the admin user password

Set the PiGate Clock and Timezone

Set or change the PiGate WiFi SSID and password

Add and Delete e-mail users

Set the default WinLink2000 call sign and password

Set and disable the interval to poll an RMS radio station

Edit the list of known or usable RMS stations and select the polling station

View the PACKET or PACTOR transfer logs

 

The PiGate software was designed to be used from a smartphone or tablet computer, so the design is simple and easy to use on a touch screen.  In fact, your smartphone e-mail app can be used to send and receive e-mail after it is configured to connect to the PiGate WiFi access point, or you can just use the built-in web-based e-mail application.

 

The PiGate management software attempts to restrict potential users from gaining access to areas of the system where they can inadvertantly change various settings that could cause the e-mail gateway to cease functioning.  Therefore, only one user can be the administrative user for a PiGate system and have access to all the web pages.  All other users are directed to the e-mail application login page and can only send emergency e-mail.

 

The e-mail application is the heart of the PiGate and is were people can send emergency e-mail to their family and friends.  This is a full e-mail client and can perform all the normal functions, including address books, folders, etc, and is easy to use so anyone can send an emergency e-mail.

 

These two boards along with a data cable specific to your existing VHF radio, or a serial cable to your PACTOR modem and existing HF radio, is all the hardware necessary (of course a power cable is needed).

 

This configuration acts as an e-mail gateway to the world-wide WinLink2000 radio messaging system, and allows any e-mail address in the world to be accessed.

 

PiGate administrators, who are properly licensed amateur radio operators, are able to manage these actions, and more, through the web interface:

The rest of the PiGate is the software that is loaded onto the Raspberry Pi computer.  That software, managed through the web interface, does the work of collecting and sending email through your existing HF or VHF radio.

 

 

The PIGate has an internal WiFi access point that is enabled when the system is powered on.  That WiFi gateway allows you to access the web interface to configure and control the system as well as send e-mail.

 

The PiGate is based upon, and gets it's name from, a Raspberry Pi mini-computer with a Coastal Chipworks TNC-Pi add-on board, and open source software configured through a custom web interface.

The PiGate software was designed to be used from a smartphone or tablet computer, so the design is simple and easy to use on a touch screen.  In fact, your smartphone e-mail app can be used to send and receive e-mail after it is configured to connect to the PiGate WiFi access point, or you can just use the built-in web-based e-mail application.

 

The PiGate management software attempts to restrict potential users from gaining access to areas of the system where they can inadvertantly change various settings that could cause the e-mail gateway to cease functioning.  Therefore, only one user can be the administrative user for a PiGate system and have access to all the web pages.  All other users are directed to the e-mail application login page and can only send emergency e-mail.

 

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Miguel Bahi Cruz
Ingeniero Técnico de Telecomunicaciones

Tel. 666 437 142
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