#!/usr/bin/env python # ############################################################################### # HBLink - Copyright (C) 2020 Cortney T. Buffington, N0MJS # GPS/Data - Copyright (C) 2020 Eric Craw, KF7EEL # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, # Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA ############################################################################### ''' This script uploads a beacon to APRS-IS for the GPS/Data Application itself, cuasing it to appear as an igate an aprs.fi. ''' import aprslib import argparse import os import config import time parser = argparse.ArgumentParser() parser.add_argument('-c', '--config', action='store', dest='CONFIG_FILE', help='/full/path/to/config.file (usually gps_data.cfg)') cli_args = parser.parse_args() if not cli_args.CONFIG_FILE: cli_args.CONFIG_FILE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))+'/gps_data.cfg' CONFIG = config.build_config(cli_args.CONFIG_FILE) print(''' GPS/Data Application Beacon Script by Eric, KF7EEL. https://github.com/kf7eel/hblink3 \n This script will upload an APRS position for the GPS/Data Application. This usually causes most APRS-IS clients to see the GPS/Data Application as an i-gate. \n Using the following setting to upload beacon.\n Callsign: ''' + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_LOGIN_CALL'] + ''' - Position comment: ''' + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_COMMENT'] + ''' Beacon time: ''' + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_TIME'] + ''' ''') beacon_packet = CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_LOGIN_CALL'] + '>APHBL3,TCPIP*:!' + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_LATITUDE'] + str(CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_ICON'][0]) + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_LONGITUDE'] + str(CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_ICON'][1]) + '/' + CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_COMMENT'] #print(beacon_packet) AIS = aprslib.IS(CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_LOGIN_CALL'], passwd=CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_LOGIN_PASSCODE'],host=CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_SERVER'], port=CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['APRS_PORT']) while int(CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_TIME']) > 15: AIS.connect() AIS.sendall(beacon_packet) print(beacon_packet) AIS.close() time.sleep(int(CONFIG['GPS_DATA']['IGATE_BEACON_TIME'])*60)