A Command-Line Utility for the Uniden HomePatrol

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Introduction

HPe-rc is a command line program for controlling the Uniden HomePatrol-1 Scanner. All functions of the published remote control specification (2.05) are implemented, including downloading audio files and reading raw discriminator data.

Binaries are available for Windows systems. The source code will run on any system with Python 2.6 or 2.7, and the pySerial module.

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HPe-rc is now hosted on GitHub.

Requirements

This program requires a HomePatrol Scanner with firmware version 2.02 or higher and the optional Extreme Upgrade. A USB connection and working USB Serial Port drivers are also required.

USB Serial Port drivers for Windows systems are available from Uniden. Windows will also require MSVCR90.DLL, which can be downloaded from Microsoft if it is not already available on the system. This software has been tested with the Uniden serial driver on Windows 2000, XP, Windows 7 and 8.

Installation

For Microsoft Windows, HPe-rc is distributed as a compressed (zip) archive which includes a self-extracting installer. Downloads for 64-bit and 32-bit systems are available. Extract and run the installer.

Two executables are available on Windows system: HPe-rc Console.exe starts a text command-line version. HPe-rc.exe automatically starts the web-based interface.

For Linux and similar systems, HPe-rc is distributed as a compressed (tar.gz) archive which contains the program source. Extract and run HPe-rc.py using the python interpreter.

Operation

Basic Operation

The HomePatrol and PC should be connected using the USB cable. Select 'Serial Port' when prompted on the scanner screen. To start using HPe-rc, specify the serial port where the scanner is connected. Parameters are changed using the set command.

Example: Not Connected> set port1=com6

Before issuing commands, open a connection to the HP-1 using the open command.

Example: Not Connected> open

To stop the connection to the scanner, use the close command. Open serial ports are also closed when using the bye command to exit the program.

Example: HomePatrol-1> bye

See the following sections for information on setting parameters and available commands.

Non-Interactive Operation

Set commands may also be read from a text file. Enter one command per line.

Example: C:Program FilesHPe-rc>hpe-rc --set @command.txt

A single command may be specified on the command-line by using the cmd parameter. HPe-rc will execute the command, then exit.

Example: C:Program FilesHPe-rc>hpe-rc --set cmd=web

Setting Parameters

Parameters can be set on the command line, or within the program itself. Multiple parameters can set on one line, and keywords may be specified as upper or lower case.

Example: C:Program FilesHPe-rc>hpe-rc --set loglevel=10 logfile=ON

Or: HomePatrol-1> set loglevel=10 logfile=ON

To see the current settings, type get at the HPe-rc prompt. For a subset of settings, type get followed by a string, such as 'path' to match all settings which contain that word.

Example: HomePatrol-1> get path

Parameters also can be saved and loaded together in sets using the save and load commands.

Example: HomePatrol-1> save acars

A set of default values which cannot be modified is created when a set is first saved. To reload these values, type load DEFAULT at the HPe-rc command prompt. Settings can also be quickly saved and restored by using save and load without a set name.``

Basic Parameters

`port1`	`The serial port used to connect to the scanner`
`port2`	`A serial port used for raw data output`
`port1_baud`	`Baud rate for port1`
`port2_baud`	`Baud rate for port2`
`loglevel`	`Set to 10 to display debugging information`
`logfile`	`Set ON to log debugging information to disk`
`cfg_path`	`Location to save config files`

Serial ports should be specified by the name used by the operating system, for instance, com5 or /dev/ttyS1. Set port1 to AUTO to attempt to detect the correct port. In some cases, the auto-detection may not work. Example: Not Connected> set port1=AUTO See the Raw Data, Monitor Mode and Audio Feed sections for parameters specific to those operations.

Date Format

By default, HPe-rc matches the HP-1's internal format for naming audio files (2012-03-21_20-14-13) for all file types so that files have consistent names. Customizing the dateformat will keep this consistency - even when downloading audio files.

Files will be overwritten unless a format specifier is used that varies with each file, seconds (%S) for example. Characters which are not valid in file names will be removed or replaced.

%a	Abbreviated Weekday
%A	Full Weekday Name
%b	Abbreviated Month
%B	Full Month Name
%d	Day of the Month [01-31]
%H	Hour, 24 hour [00-23]
%I	Hour, 12 hour [01-12]
%j	Day of the Year [001-366]
%m	Month [01-12]
%M	Minute [00-59]
%p	AM or PM
%S	Seconds [00-61]
%y	Year, 2 digit [00-99]
%Y	Year, 4 digit

Example: HomePatrol-1> set dateformat=%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S

A complete list of date format specifiers is available here.

Variable Substitution

Variables can be used in several parameters to include system-specific information. The information available depends on the type of system and other settings on the scanner.

%(tgid)%	Talkgroup ID or Frequency
%(frequency)%	Frequency or Talkgroup ID
%(mode)%	AM, FM or NFM
%(att)%	Attenuator Setting [ON or OFF]
%(subtone)%	CTCSS/DCS code
%(nac)%	NAC Code
%(service_tag)%	Service Tag
%(system)%	System Name
%(department)%	Department Name
%(channel)%	Channel Name
%(squelch)%	Squelch Setting [0-15]
%(mute)%	Mute Setting [ON or OFF]
%(signal)%	Signal Level [0-4]
%(uid)%	Unit ID
%(favorites_list)%	Favorites List
%(config_set)%	Name of current config set
%(date)%	Date/Time (see Date Format)
%(space)%	Space Character

In addition, ~ or ~user can be used in path names for the current user's home directory.

Web UI

[Version 0.9+] The Web UI allows the scanner's operation to be monitored and controlled using a web browser. This feature requires javascript/jQuery/ajax support.

Use the web command to start the Web UI, then open your web browser to the host and port of the computer where the scanner is connected. This will be http://localhost:8000 or http://