INSTALL DIREWOLF
RASPBERRY PI 64BIT LITE OS BOOKWORM
UPDATE & UPGRADE RPI
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
INSTALL NECESSARY SOFTWARE & LIBRARIES
sudo apt-get install nano tmux git gcc g++ make cmake libasound2-dev libudev-dev libgps-dev libhamlib-dev libavahi-client-dev
libavahi-core-dev -y
CLONE & INSTALL LATEST STABLE VERSION OF DIREWOLF
cd ~
sudo git clone https://www.github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
cd direwolf
(sudo git checkout dev) Pulls latest development version – not recommended
sudo mkdir build && cd build
sudo cmake ..
sudo make -j4
sudo make install
sudo make install-conf
CHECK FOR SOUNDCARD PLAYBACK DEVICE (0,1,2,3 etc) for “ADEVICE plughw:x.0 in direwolf.conf later on”
aplay -l
CHECK FOR SOUNDCARD RECORDING DEVICE (0,1,2,3 etc)
arecord -l
ADJUST OUTPUT VOLUME
alsamixer
STORE VOLUME SETTINGS
sudo alsactl store
CHECK FOR (USB) SERIAL DEVICE (to use in direwolf.conf later on)
dmesg | grep ttyUSB (list usb serial devices)
dmesg | grep ttyAMA (list onboard serial devices)
CONFIGURATON DIREWOLF
sudo cp direwolf.conf ~ && cd ~
sudo nano direwolf.conf
(change at least the following parameters, x = Soundcard device ID)
ADEVICE plughw:x.0
MYCALL N0CALL
MODEM xxxx (300,1200 baud)
PTT ( for example: PTT /dev/ttyUSBx RTS or PTT /dev/ttyAMAx or PTT GPIO pin)
TEST DIREWOLF (ctrl-c to exit)
direwolf
CREATE SYSTEM SERVICE (change home path! ‘pi‘ to yours!)
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/direwolf.service
(copy content)
[Unit]
Description=Direwolf
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=forking
#Modify the end of the line below to fit your own needs i.e path to your configuration file
ExecStart=/usr/bin/tmux new-session -d -s direwolf ‘/usr/local/bin/direwolf -c /home/pi/direwolf.conf’
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
ENABLE SERVICE
sudo systemctl enable direwolf.service
START/STOP/RESTART/STATUS OF SERVICE
sudo systemctl start direwolf (starts service)
sudo systemctl stop direwolf (stops service)
sudo systemctl restart direwolf (restarts service)
sudo systemctl status direwolf (show status of service)