manual update

README.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ____________________________________________________
 
 - T-Deck Plus (and also regular T-Deck with/without GPS).
 
-- HELTEC V2, V3, V3.2, T114, Wireless Stick, Wireless Stick Lite, HT-CT62, Wireless Tracker, Wireless Paper.
+- HELTEC V2, V3, V3.2, T114, Wireless Stick, Wireless Stick Lite V3/V3.2, HT-CT62, Wireless Tracker, Wireless Paper.
 
 - RAK Wireless 4631 + 19007(or 19003)
 
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ ____________________________________________________
 <br />
 
 # Timeline (Versions):
-
+- 2025-10-13 Rx and Tx Frequencies are now with fully configurable.
-- 2025-10-11 User defined NTP server added.
+- 2025-10-13 Startup Delay to allow the Router/Modem to start WiFiAP before connecting.
-- 2025-10-10 Changed Wiki into a pdf manual.
+- 2025-10-12 Choose to send Beacon on Rx or Tx frequency in Digipeater Mode.
+- 2025-10-11 User defined NTP server and send beacon over MQTT added.
+- 2025-10-10 Changed Wiki into a pdf manual file.
 - 2025-09-26 Heltec Wireless Bridge support added.
 - 2025-09-09 MQTT added (pub+sub), Status defined by Op now and many fixes more.
 - 2025-06-20 Digipeaters now with updated EcoMode (Board Sleeps until packet Rx reducing current consumption to almost 10% at idle).

data/igate_conf.json

@@ -35,17 +35,21 @@
     "blacklist": "",
     "digi": {
         "mode": 0,
-        "ecoMode": 0
+        "ecoMode": 0,
+        "beaconOnRxFreq": false
     },
     "lora": {
-        "txFreq": 433775000,
+        "rxActive": true,
         "rxFreq": 433775000,
-        "spreadingFactor": 12,
+        "rxSpreadingFactor": 12,
-        "signalBandwidth": 125000,
+        "rxCodingRate4": 5,
-        "codingRate4": 5,
+        "rxSignalBandwidth": 125000,
-        "power": 20,
         "txActive": false,
-        "rxActive": true
+        "txFreq": 433775000,
+        "txSpreadingFactor": 12,
+        "txCodingRate4": 5,
+        "txSignalBandwidth": 125000,
+        "power": 20
     },
     "display": {
         "alwaysOn": true,
@@ -86,7 +90,8 @@
         "topic": "",
         "username": "",
         "password": "",
-        "port": 1883
+        "port": 1883,
+        "beaconOverMqtt": false
     },
     "ota": {
         "username": "",
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@
         "rememberStationTime": 30,
         "backupDigiMode": false,
         "rebootMode": false,
-        "rebootModeTime": 6
+        "rebootModeTime": 6,
+        "startupDelay": 0
     }
 }

data_embed/index.html

@@ -344,6 +344,28 @@
                                         </button>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
+                                <div class="col-6 mt-3">
+                                    <label
+                                        for="startupDelay"
+                                        class="form-label"
+                                        >Startup Delay<small>(To Allow Router/Modem to start WiFiAP before connection)</small></label
+                                    >
+                                    <div class="input-group">
+                                        <input
+                                            type="number"
+                                            name="startupDelay"
+                                            id="startupDelay"
+                                            placeholder="0"
+                                            class="form-control"
+                                            step="1"
+                                            min="0"
+                                            max="5"
+                                        />
+                                        <span class="input-group-text"
+                                            >minutes</span
+                                        >
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <hr>
@@ -550,7 +572,7 @@
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="row mt-4">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="beacon.interval"
                                             class="form-label"
@@ -626,7 +648,7 @@
                                 </h5>
                                 <small>Add Callsigns with space between them to Blacklist them (* wild card allowed)</small>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-9 mt-2">
+                            <div class="col-9">
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <div class="col-12">
                                         <label
@@ -667,7 +689,7 @@
                                 </h5>
                                 <small>Define the Digipeater mode</small>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-9 mt-2">
+                            <div class="col-9">
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <div class="col-12">
                                         <label
@@ -706,13 +728,35 @@
                                             id="digi.ecoMode"
                                         >
                                             <option value="0">
-                                                OFF (Normal Mode - WiFiAP enabled)
+                                                OFF (Normal Mode - WiFiAP and Serial Output enabled)
                                             </option>
                                             <option value="1">
                                                 Ultra Eco Mode (Sleep till Packet Rx (WiFiAP/WebUI & Display disabled))
                                             </option>
                                             <option value="2">
-                                                OFF (Normal Mode - WiFiAP disabled)
+                                                OFF (Normal Mode - WiFiAP disabled but Serial Output still enabled)
+                                            </option>
+                                        </select>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="digi.beaconOnRxFreq"
+                                            class="form-label"
+                                            >Digipeater Beacon Frequency
+                                            <small
+                                                >(If Rx Freq different from Tx Freq).</small
+                                            ></label
+                                        >
+                                        <select
+                                            class="form-select form-select"
+                                            name="digi.beaconOnRxFreq"
+                                            id="digi.beaconOnRxFreq"
+                                        >
+                                            <option value="false">
+                                                Beacon on Tx Freq
+                                            </option>
+                                            <option value="true">
+                                                Beacon on Rx Freq
                                             </option>
                                         </select>
                                     </div>
@@ -744,21 +788,6 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
                                 <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                            <input
-                                                type="checkbox"
-                                                name="lora.txActive"
-                                                id="lora.txActive"
-                                                class="form-check-input"
-                                            />
-                                            <label
-                                                for="lora.txActive"
-                                                class="form-label"
-                                                >Enable LoRa TX</label
-                                            >
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <div class="form-check form-switch">
                                             <input
@@ -775,6 +804,40 @@
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                     <div class="col-6">
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="checkbox"
+                                                name="lora.txActive"
+                                                id="lora.txActive"
+                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                            />
+                                            <label
+                                                for="lora.txActive"
+                                                class="form-label"
+                                                >Enable LoRa TX</label
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-1">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="lora.rxFreq"
+                                            class="form-label">
+                                            Rx Frequency
+                                        </label>
+                                        <div class="input-group">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="text"
+                                                name="lora.rxFreq"
+                                                id="lora.rxFreq"
+                                                placeholder="433775000"
+                                                class="form-control"
+                                            />
+                                            <span class="input-group-text"
+                                                >Hz
+                                            </span>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>                                    
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-1">
                                         <label
                                             for="lora.txFreq"
                                             class="form-label"
@@ -802,136 +865,123 @@
                                             </span>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
                                         <label
-                                            for="lora.rxFreq"
+                                            for="lora.rxSpreadingFactor"
-                                            class="form-label">
-                                            Rx Frequency
-                                        </label>
-                                        <div class="input-group">
-                                            <input
-                                                type="text"
-                                                name="lora.rxFreq"
-                                                id="lora.rxFreq"
-                                                placeholder="433775000"
-                                                class="form-control"
-                                            />
-                                            <span class="input-group-text"
-                                                >Hz
-                                            </span>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="row mt-4">
-                                    <div class="col-12 mb-4">
-                                        <label
-                                            for="action.speed"
                                             class="form-label"
-                                            >Predefined speeds
+                                            >Rx Spreading Factor
                                         </label>
                                         <select
                                             class="form-select form-select"
-                                            name="action.speed"
+                                            name="lora.rxSpreadingFactor"
-                                            id="action.speed"
+                                            id="lora.rxSpreadingFactor"
-                                        >
-                                            <option value="300">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:5 SF 12 (Slow
-                                                Standard, 300bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="244">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:6 SF 12 (244bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="209">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:7 SF 12 (209bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="183">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:8 SF 12 (183bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="610">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:8 SF 10 (610bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="1200">
-                                                BW 125khz CR 4:7 SF 9 (Fast
-                                                Standard, 1200bps)
-                                            </option>
-                                            <option value="">
-                                                User defined
-                                            </option>
-                                        </select>
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="col-5">
-                                        <label
-                                            for="lora.signalBandwidth"
-                                            class="form-label"
-                                            >Bandwidth
-                                        </label>
-                                        <div class="input-group">
-                                            <select
-                                                class="form-select form-select"
-                                                name="lora.signalBandwidth"
-                                                id="lora.signalBandwidth"
-                                                required=""
-                                            >   
-                                                <option value="62500" selected>
-                                                    62.5 kHz
-                                                </option>
-                                                <option value="125000" selected>
-                                                    125 kHz
-                                                </option>
-                                                <option value="250000">
-                                                    250 kHz
-                                                </option>
-                                                <option value="500000">
-                                                    500 kHz
-                                                </option>
-                                            </select>
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="col-7">
-                                        <label
-                                            for="lora.spreadingFactor"
-                                            class="form-label"
-                                            >Spreading Factor
-                                        </label>
-                                        <select
-                                            class="form-select form-select"
-                                            name="lora.spreadingFactor"
-                                            id="lora.spreadingFactor"
                                             required=""
                                         >
-                                            <option value="7">
+                                            <option value="7">SF7 - Lowest battery usage</option>
-                                                SF7 - Lowest battery usage
-                                            </option>
                                             <option value="8">SF8</option>
                                             <option value="9">SF9</option>
                                             <option value="10">SF10</option>
                                             <option value="11">SF11</option>
-                                            <option value="12" selected>
+                                            <option value="12" selected>SF12 - Highest sensitivity</option>
-                                                SF12 - Highest sensitivity
-                                            </option>
                                         </select>
                                     </div>
-                                </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
-                                <div class="row mt-3">
-                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
-                                            for="lora.codingRate4"
+                                            for="lora.txSpreadingFactor"
-                                            class="form-label">
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                            Coding Rate
+                                            >Tx Spreading Factor
                                         </label>
                                         <select
                                             class="form-select form-select"
-                                            name="lora.codingRate4"
+                                            name="lora.txSpreadingFactor"
-                                            id="lora.codingRate4"
+                                            id="lora.txSpreadingFactor"
                                             required=""
                                         >
-                                            <option value="5">5</option>
+                                            <option value="7">SF7 - Lowest battery usage</option>
+                                            <option value="8">SF8</option>
+                                            <option value="9">SF9</option>
+                                            <option value="10">SF10</option>
+                                            <option value="11">SF11</option>
+                                            <option value="12" selected>SF12 - Highest sensitivity</option>
+                                        </select>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="lora.rxCodingRate4"
+                                            class="form-label">
+                                            Rx Coding Rate
+                                        </label>
+                                        <select
+                                            class="form-select form-select"
+                                            name="lora.rxCodingRate4"
+                                            id="lora.rxCodingRate4"
+                                            required=""
+                                        >
+                                            <option value="5" selected>5</option>
                                             <option value="6">6</option>
                                             <option value="7">7</option>
                                             <option value="8">8</option>
                                         </select>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="lora.txCodingRate4"
+                                            class="form-label">
+                                            Tx Coding Rate
+                                        </label>
+                                        <select
+                                            class="form-select form-select"
+                                            name="lora.txCodingRate4"
+                                            id="lora.txCodingRate4"
+                                            required=""
+                                        >
+                                            <option value="5" selected>5</option>
+                                            <option value="6">6</option>
+                                            <option value="7">7</option>
+                                            <option value="8">8</option>
+                                        </select>
+                                    </div>                                    
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="lora.rxSignalBandwidth"
+                                            class="form-label"
+                                            >Rx Signal Bandwidth
+                                        </label>
+                                        <div class="input-group">
+                                            <select
+                                                class="form-select form-select"
+                                                name="lora.rxSignalBandwidth"
+                                                id="lora.rxSignalBandwidth"
+                                                required=""
+                                            >   
+                                                <option value="62500">62.5 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="125000" selected>125 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="250000">250 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="500000">500 kHz</option>
+                                            </select>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="lora.txSignalBandwidth"
+                                            class="form-label"
+                                            >Tx Signal Bandwidth
+                                        </label>
+                                        <div class="input-group">
+                                            <select
+                                                class="form-select form-select"
+                                                name="lora.txSignalBandwidth"
+                                                id="lora.txSignalBandwidth"
+                                                required=""
+                                            >   
+                                                <option value="62500">62.5 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="125000" selected>125 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="250000">250 kHz</option>
+                                                <option value="500000">500 kHz</option>
+                                            </select>
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6 mt-3">
                                         <label
                                             for="lora.power"
                                             class="form-label">
@@ -953,7 +1003,7 @@
                                                 >dBm</span
                                             >
                                         </div>
-                                    </div>
+                                    </div>                                    
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -1013,7 +1063,7 @@
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <div class="row mt-2">
+                                <div class="row mt-1">
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="display.timeout"
@@ -1092,8 +1142,8 @@
                                     Calculate voltage divider accordingly.
                                 </small>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-9 mt-2">
+                            <div class="col-9">
-                                <div class="row mt-2">
+                                <div class="row">
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <div class="form-check form-switch">
                                             <input
@@ -1122,7 +1172,7 @@
                                                 >(Send Voltage As Telemetry)</label   
                                             >
                                         </div>
-                                        <div class="form-check form-switch mt-3">
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
                                             <input
                                                 type="checkbox"
                                                 name="battery.monitorInternalVoltage"
@@ -1274,7 +1324,7 @@
                                 </h5>
                                 <small>Define Wx telemetry</small>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-9 mt-2">
+                            <div class="col-9">
                                 <div class="row">
                                     <div class="col-12">
                                         <div class="form-check form-switch">
@@ -1295,7 +1345,7 @@
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <div class="row mt-3">
+                                <div class="row mt-2">
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <label for="wxsensor.heightCorrection" class="form-label"
                                             >Height Correction (Above Sea-Level)</label
@@ -1363,18 +1413,37 @@
                                 >
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
-                                <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                <div class="row">
-                                    <input
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        type="checkbox"
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                        name="syslog.active"
+                                            <input
-                                        id="syslog.active"
+                                                type="checkbox"
-                                        class="form-check-input"
+                                                name="syslog.active"
-                                    />
+                                                id="syslog.active"
-                                    <label
+                                                class="form-check-input"
-                                        for="syslog.active"
+                                            />
-                                        class="form-label"
+                                            <label
-                                        >Enable syslog</label
+                                                for="syslog.active"
-                                    >
+                                                class="form-label"
+                                                >Enable syslog</label
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="checkbox"
+                                                name="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
+                                                id="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
+                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                            />
+                                            <label
+                                                for="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
+                                                class="form-label"
+                                                >Log Beacon over TCP/IP</label
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="row mt-3">
                                     <div class="col-6">
@@ -1405,21 +1474,7 @@
                                             class="form-control"
                                         />
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                    
-                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                            <input
-                                                type="checkbox"
-                                                name="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
-                                                id="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
-                                                class="form-check-input"
-                                            />
-                                            <label
-                                                for="syslog.logBeaconOverTCPIP"
-                                                class="form-label"
-                                                >Log Beacon over TCP/IP</label
-                                            >
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -1540,7 +1595,7 @@
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
                                 <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <div class="form-check form-switch">
                                             <input
                                                 type="checkbox"
@@ -1555,7 +1610,24 @@
                                             >
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="checkbox"
+                                                name="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                id="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                            />
+                                            <label
+                                                for="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"
+                                                class="form-label"
+                                                >Send (also) iGate Beacon</label
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="row mt-3">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="mqtt.server"
                                             class="form-label"
@@ -1570,11 +1642,11 @@
                                             />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="mqtt.topic"
                                             class="form-label"
-                                            >Topic</label
+                                            >Topic <small>(Default is <strong>aprs-igate</strong>)</small></label
                                         >
                                         <div class="input-group">
                                             <input
@@ -1585,11 +1657,10 @@
                                                 placeholder="aprs-igate"
                                             />
                                         </div>
-                                        <div class="form-text">
-                                            Default is <strong>aprs-igate</strong>
-                                        </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="row mt-3">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="mqtt.username"
                                             class="form-label"
@@ -1604,7 +1675,7 @@
                                             />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="mqtt.password"
                                             class="form-label"
@@ -1619,11 +1690,13 @@
                                             />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                    <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                </div>
+                                <div class="row mt-3">                                    
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="mqtt.port"
                                             class="form-label"
-                                            >Port</label
+                                            >Port <small>(Default is <strong>1883</strong>)</small></label
                                         >
                                         <div class="input-group">
                                             <input
@@ -1637,9 +1710,6 @@
                                                 min="0"
                                             />
                                         </div>
-                                        <div class="form-text">
-                                            Default is <strong>1883</strong>
-                                        </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -1667,9 +1737,9 @@
                                     Reboot Time
                                 </h5>
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-9 mt-2">
+                            <div class="col-9">
                                 <div class="row">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="col-6">
                                         <div class="form-check form-switch">
                                             <input
                                                 type="checkbox"
@@ -1684,8 +1754,6 @@
                                             >
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="row mt-3">
                                     <div class="col-6">
                                         <label
                                             for="other.rebootModeTime"
@@ -1740,49 +1808,55 @@
                                     WiFi Auto AP
                                 </h5>
                                 <small
-                                    >Add your password and WiFi AP timeout to
+                                    >WiFi AP will start if there is no WiFi
-                                    auto access point. Auto AP will start if
+                                    connection available. Timeout will count from 
-                                    there is no WiFi connection. Timeout will
+                                    startup or last client disconnected.</small
-                                    count from startup or last client
-                                    disconnected.</small
                                 >
                             </div>
-                            <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
+                            <div class="col-9">
-                                <div class="col-12">
+                                <div class="row">
-                                    <label
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        for="wifi.autoAP.password"
+                                        <label
-                                        class="form-label"
+                                            for="wifi.autoAP.password"
-                                        >Password</label
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >Password</label
-                                    <input
+                                        >
-                                        type="password"
+                                        <div class="input-group">
-                                        name="wifi.autoAP.password"
+                                            <input
-                                        id="wifi.autoAP.password"
+                                                type="password"
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                                name="wifi.autoAP.password"
-                                        placeholder="1234567890"
+                                                id="wifi.autoAP.password"
-                                        required=""
+                                                class="form-control"
-                                    />
+                                                placeholder="1234567890"
-                                </div>
+                                                required=""
-                                <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                            />
-                                    <label
+                                        </div>
-                                        for="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
+                                    </div>
-                                        class="form-label"
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        >WiFi AP timeout to search again for available WiFi's
+                                        <label
-                                        <small>(in minutes)</small></label
+                                            for="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
-                                    >
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                    <input
+                                            >WiFiAP timeout (to search again)</label
-                                        type="number"
+                                        >
-                                        name="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
+                                        <div class="input-group">
-                                        id="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
+                                            <input
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                                type="number"
-                                        placeholder="10"
+                                                name="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
-                                        required=""
+                                                id="wifi.autoAP.timeout"
-                                        step="1"
+                                                class="form-control"
-                                        min="0"
+                                                placeholder="10"
-                                    />
+                                                required=""
-                                    <div class="form-text">
+                                                step="1"
-                                        Set to <strong>0</strong> if you don't
+                                                min="0"
-                                        want WiFi AP to stop.
+                                            />
+                                            <span class="input-group-text"
+                                                >minutes</span
+                                            >
+                                            <div class="form-text">
+                                                Set to <strong>0</strong> if you don't
+                                                want WiFi AP to stop.
+                                            </div>
+                                        </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -1813,27 +1887,29 @@
                                 >
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
-                                <div class="col-12">
+                                <div class="row">
-                                    <label for="ota.username" class="form-label"
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        >Username</label
+                                        <label for="ota.username" class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >Username</label
-                                    <input
+                                        >
-                                        type="text"
+                                        <input
-                                        name="ota.username"
+                                            type="text"
-                                        id="ota.username"
+                                            name="ota.username"
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                            id="ota.username"
-                                    />
+                                            class="form-control"
-                                </div>
+                                        />
-                                <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                    </div>
-                                    <label for="ota.password" class="form-label"
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        >Password</label
+                                        <label for="ota.password" class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >Password</label
-                                    <input
+                                        >
-                                        type="password"
+                                        <input
-                                        name="ota.password"
+                                            type="password"
-                                        id="ota.password"
+                                            name="ota.password"
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                            id="ota.password"
-                                    />
+                                            class="form-control"
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -1863,46 +1939,46 @@
                                 >
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
-                                <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col-6">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                        <input
-                                            <input
+                                            type="checkbox"
-                                                type="checkbox"
+                                            name="webadmin.active"
-                                                name="webadmin.active"
+                                            id="webadmin.active"
-                                                id="webadmin.active"
+                                            class="form-check-input"
-                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                        />
-                                            />
+                                        <label
-                                            <label
+                                            for="webadmin.active"
-                                                for="webadmin.active"
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                                class="form-label"
+                                            >Web interface authentication</label
-                                                >Web interface authentication</label
+                                        >
-                                            >
-                                        </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <div class="col-12">
+                                <div class="row">
-                                    <label for="webadmin.username" class="form-label"
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        >Username</label
+                                        <label for="webadmin.username" class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >Username</label
-                                    <input
+                                        >
-                                        type="text"
+                                        <input
-                                        name="webadmin.username"
+                                            type="text"
-                                        id="webadmin.username"
+                                            name="webadmin.username"
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                            id="webadmin.username"
-                                        value="admin"
+                                            class="form-control"
-                                        required=""
+                                            value="admin"
-                                    />
+                                            required=""
-                                </div>
+                                        />
-                                <div class="col-12 mt-3">
+                                    </div>
-                                    <label for="webadmin.password" class="form-label"
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        >Password</label
+                                        <label for="webadmin.password" class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >Password</label
-                                    <input
+                                        >
-                                        type="password"
+                                        <input
-                                        name="webadmin.password"
+                                            type="password"
-                                        id="webadmin.password"
+                                            name="webadmin.password"
-                                        class="form-control"
+                                            id="webadmin.password"
-                                    />
+                                            class="form-control"
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
@@ -1946,21 +2022,19 @@
                                         />
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
-                                <div class="row">
+                                <div class="col-12 mt-3">
-                                    <div class="col-12">
+                                    <div class="form-check form-switch">
-                                        <div class="form-check form-switch">
+                                        <input
-                                            <input
+                                            type="checkbox"
-                                                type="checkbox"
+                                            name="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
-                                                name="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
+                                            id="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
-                                                id="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
+                                            class="form-check-input"
-                                                class="form-check-input"
+                                        />
-                                            />
+                                        <label
-                                            <label
+                                            for="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
-                                                for="remoteManagement.rfOnly"
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                                class="form-label"
+                                            >Managers commands only via RF (not APRS-IS)</label
-                                                >Managers commands only via RF (not APRS-IS)</label
+                                        >
-                                            >
-                                        </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -1990,41 +2064,43 @@
                                 </small>
                             </div>
                             <div class="col-lg-9 col-sm-12">
-                                <div class="col-12">
+                                <div class="row">
-                                    <label
+                                    <div class="col-6">
-                                        for="ntp.server"
+                                        <label
-                                        class="form-label"
+                                            for="ntp.server"
-                                        >NTP Server hostname</label
+                                            class="form-label"
-                                    >
+                                            >NTP Server hostname</label
-                                    <div class="input-group">
-                                        <input
-                                            type="text"
-                                            name="ntp.server"
-                                            id="ntp.server"
-                                            class="form-control"
-                                        />
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                                <div class="col-12">
-                                    <label
-                                        for="ntp.gmtCorrection"
-                                        class="form-label"
-                                        >GMT Time Correction for accurate Local Time</label
-                                    >
-                                    <div class="input-group">
-                                        <input
-                                            type="number"
-                                            name="ntp.gmtCorrection"
-                                            id="ntp.gmtCorrection"
-                                            placeholder="0"
-                                            class="form-control"
-                                            step="0.25"
-                                            min="-23.75"
-                                            max="23.75"
-                                        />
-                                        <span class="input-group-text"
-                                            >hours</span
                                         >
+                                        <div class="input-group">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="text"
+                                                name="ntp.server"
+                                                id="ntp.server"
+                                                class="form-control"
+                                            />
+                                        </div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div class="col-6">
+                                        <label
+                                            for="ntp.gmtCorrection"
+                                            class="form-label"
+                                            >GMT Time Correction Offset</label
+                                        >
+                                        <div class="input-group">
+                                            <input
+                                                type="number"
+                                                name="ntp.gmtCorrection"
+                                                id="ntp.gmtCorrection"
+                                                placeholder="0"
+                                                class="form-control"
+                                                step="0.25"
+                                                min="-23.75"
+                                                max="23.75"
+                                            />
+                                            <span class="input-group-text"
+                                                >hours</span
+                                            >
+                                        </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </div>
                             </div>

data_embed/script.js

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function loadSettings(settings) {
         networksContainer.appendChild(networkElement);
         networkCount++;
     });
+    document.getElementById("startupDelay").value                       = settings.startupDelay;
 
     // APRS-IS
     document.getElementById("aprs_is.active").checked                   = settings.aprs_is.active;
@@ -134,15 +135,19 @@ function loadSettings(settings) {
     // Digi
     document.getElementById("digi.mode").value                          = settings.digi.mode;
     document.getElementById("digi.ecoMode").value                       = settings.digi.ecoMode;
+    document.getElementById("digi.beaconOnRxFreq").value                = settings.digi.beaconOnRxFreq;
 
     // LoRa
-    document.getElementById("lora.txFreq").value                        = settings.lora.txFreq;
-    document.getElementById("lora.rxFreq").value                        = settings.lora.rxFreq;
-    document.getElementById("lora.txActive").checked                    = settings.lora.txActive;
     document.getElementById("lora.rxActive").checked                    = settings.lora.rxActive;
-    document.getElementById("lora.spreadingFactor").value               = settings.lora.spreadingFactor;
+    document.getElementById("lora.rxFreq").value                        = settings.lora.rxFreq;
-    document.getElementById("lora.signalBandwidth").value               = settings.lora.signalBandwidth;
+    document.getElementById("lora.rxSpreadingFactor").value             = settings.lora.rxSpreadingFactor;
-    document.getElementById("lora.codingRate4").value                   = settings.lora.codingRate4;
+    document.getElementById("lora.rxCodingRate4").value                 = settings.lora.rxCodingRate4;
+    document.getElementById("lora.rxSignalBandwidth").value             = settings.lora.rxSignalBandwidth;
+    document.getElementById("lora.txActive").checked                    = settings.lora.txActive;
+    document.getElementById("lora.txFreq").value                        = settings.lora.txFreq;
+    document.getElementById("lora.txSpreadingFactor").value             = settings.lora.txSpreadingFactor;
+    document.getElementById("lora.txCodingRate4").value                 = settings.lora.txCodingRate4;
+    document.getElementById("lora.txSignalBandwidth").value             = settings.lora.txSignalBandwidth;    
     document.getElementById("lora.power").value                         = settings.lora.power;
 
     // Display
@@ -207,12 +212,14 @@ function loadSettings(settings) {
     document.getElementById("mqtt.username").value                      = settings.mqtt.username;
     document.getElementById("mqtt.password").value                      = settings.mqtt.password;
     document.getElementById("mqtt.port").value                          = settings.mqtt.port;
-    MqttCheckbox.checked    = settings.mqtt.active;
+    document.getElementById("mqtt.beaconOverMqtt").value                = settings.mqtt.beaconOverMqtt;
-    MqttServer.disabled     = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttCheckbox.checked        = settings.mqtt.active;
-    MqttTopic.disabled      = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttServer.disabled         = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttUsername.disabled   = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttTopic.disabled          = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttPassword.disabled   = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttUsername.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
-    MqttPort.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttPassword.disabled       = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttPort.disabled           = !MqttCheckbox.check;
+    MqttBeaconOverMqtt.disabled = !MqttCheckbox.check;
 
     // Reboot
     document.getElementById("other.rebootMode").checked                 = settings.other.rebootMode;
@@ -248,7 +255,6 @@ function loadSettings(settings) {
     document.getElementById("other.backupDigiMode").checked             = settings.other.backupDigiMode;
 
     updateImage();
-    refreshSpeedStandard();
 }
 
 function showToast(message) {
@@ -380,12 +386,14 @@ const MqttTopic                 = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.topic
 const MqttUsername              = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.username"]');
 const MqttPassword              = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.password"]');
 const MqttPort                  = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.port"]');
+const MqttBeaconOverMqtt        = document.querySelector('input[name="mqtt.beaconOverMqtt"]');
 MqttCheckbox.addEventListener("change", function () {
     MqttServer.disabled         = !this.checked;
     MqttTopic.disabled          = !this.checked;
     MqttUsername.disabled       = !this.checked;
     MqttPassword.disabled       = !this.checked;
     MqttPort.disabled           = !this.checked;
+    MqttBeaconOverMqtt.disabled = !this.checked;
 });
 
 // Reboot Switches
@@ -452,65 +460,6 @@ document
         updateImage();
     });
 
-const speedStandards = {
-    300: [125, 5, 12],
-    244: [125, 6, 12],
-    209: [125, 7, 12],
-    183: [125, 8, 12],
-    610: [125, 8, 10],
-    1200: [125, 7, 9],
-};
-
-function refreshSpeedStandard() {
-    const bw = Number(document.getElementById("lora.signalBandwidth").value);
-    const cr4 = Number(document.getElementById("lora.codingRate4").value);
-    const sf = Number(document.getElementById("lora.spreadingFactor").value);
-
-    let found = false;
-
-    for (const speed in speedStandards) {
-        const standard = speedStandards[speed];
-
-        if (standard[0] !== bw / 1000) continue;
-        if (standard[1] !== cr4) continue;
-        if (standard[2] !== sf) continue;
-
-        document.getElementById("action.speed").value = speed;
-        found = true;
-
-        break;
-    }
-
-    if (!found) {
-        document.getElementById("action.speed").value = "";
-    }
-}
-
-document
-    .getElementById("lora.signalBandwidth")
-    .addEventListener("focusout", refreshSpeedStandard);
-document
-    .getElementById("lora.codingRate4")
-    .addEventListener("focusout", refreshSpeedStandard);
-document
-    .getElementById("lora.spreadingFactor")
-    .addEventListener("focusout", refreshSpeedStandard);
-
-document.getElementById("action.speed").addEventListener("change", function () {
-    const speed = document.getElementById("action.speed").value;
-
-    if (speed !== "") {
-        const value = speedStandards[Number(speed)];
-
-        const bw = value[0];
-        const cr4 = value[1];
-        const sf = value[2];
-
-        document.getElementById("lora.signalBandwidth").value = bw * 1000;
-        document.getElementById("lora.codingRate4").value = cr4;
-        document.getElementById("lora.spreadingFactor").value = sf;
-    }
-});
 
 const form = document.querySelector("form");
 

include/configuration.h

@@ -68,17 +68,21 @@ class DIGI {
 public:
     int     mode;
     int     ecoMode;        // 0 = Not Active | 1 = Ultra EcoMode | 2 = Not Active (WiFi OFF, Serial ON)
+    bool    beaconOnRxFreq;
 };
 
 class LoraModule {
 public:
-    long    txFreq;
-    long    rxFreq;
-    bool    txActive;
     bool    rxActive;
-    int     spreadingFactor;
+    long    rxFreq;
-    long    signalBandwidth;
+    int     rxSpreadingFactor;
-    int     codingRate4;
+    int     rxCodingRate4;
+    long    rxSignalBandwidth;    
+    bool    txActive;
+    long    txFreq;
+    int     txSpreadingFactor;
+    int     txCodingRate4;
+    long    txSignalBandwidth;
     int     power;
 };
 
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ public:
     String  username;
     String  password;
     int     port;
+    bool    beaconOverMqtt;
 };
 
 class Configuration {
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ public:
     bool                    backupDigiMode;
     bool                    rebootMode;
     int                     rebootModeTime;
+    int                     startupDelay;
     String                  personalNote;
     String                  blacklist;
     std::vector<WiFi_AP>    wifiAPs;

include/station_utils.h

@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 #include <Arduino.h>
 
 
-struct Packet25SegBuffer {
-    uint32_t    receivedTime;
-    String      station;
-    String      payload;
-};
-
 struct LastHeardStation {
     uint32_t    lastHeardTime;
     String      station;
@@ -47,7 +41,7 @@ namespace STATION_Utils {
     bool check25SegBuffer(const String& station, const String& textMessage);
     void processOutputPacketBufferUltraEcoMode();
     void processOutputPacketBuffer();
-    void addToOutputPacketBuffer(const String& packet);
+    void addToOutputPacketBuffer(const String& packet, bool flag = false);
 
 }
 

include/utils.h

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Utils {
     void    processStatus();
     String  getLocalIP();
     void    setupDisplay();
-    void    activeStations();
+    void    showActiveStations();
     void    checkBeaconInterval();
     void    checkDisplayInterval();
     void    validateFreqs();
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace Utils {
     void    checkRebootTime();
     void    checkSleepByLowBatteryVoltage(uint8_t mode);
     bool    checkValidCallsign(const String& callsign);
+    void    startupDelay();
 
 }
 

src/LoRa_APRS_iGate.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝   ╚═╝   ╚══════╝
 
 
-                       Ricardo Guzman - CA2RXU 
+                       Ricardo Guzman - CA2RXU
            https://github.com/richonguzman/LoRa_APRS_iGate
              (donations : http://paypal.me/richonguzman)
 ___________________________________________________________________*/
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ ___________________________________________________________________*/
 #endif
 
 
-String              versionDate             = "2025-10-11";
+String              versionDate             = "2025-10-13";
 String              versionNumber           = "3.1.3";
 Configuration       Config;
 WiFiClient          aprsIsClient;
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ bool                modemLoggedToAPRSIS     = false;
 std::vector<ReceivedPacket> receivedPackets;
 
 String firstLine, secondLine, thirdLine, fourthLine, fifthLine, sixthLine, seventhLine;
-//#define STARTUP_DELAY 5 //min
 
 
 void setup() {
@@ -108,12 +107,7 @@ void setup() {
     Utils::validateFreqs();
     GPS_Utils::setup();
     STATION_Utils::loadBlacklistAndManagers();
-
+    Utils::startupDelay();
-    #ifdef STARTUP_DELAY    // (TEST) just to wait for WiFi init of Routers
-        displayShow("", "  STARTUP DELAY ...", "", "", 0);
-        delay(STARTUP_DELAY * 60 * 1000);
-    #endif
-
     SLEEP_Utils::setup();
     WIFI_Utils::setup();
     NTP_Utils::setup();

src/configuration.cpp

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ bool Configuration::writeFile() {
             }
         }
 
+        data["other"]["startupDelay"]               = startupDelay;
+
         data["wifi"]["autoAP"]["password"]          = wifiAutoAP.password;
         data["wifi"]["autoAP"]["timeout"]           = wifiAutoAP.timeout;
 
@@ -85,15 +87,19 @@ bool Configuration::writeFile() {
         #if defined(HAS_A7670)
             if (digi.ecoMode == 1) data["digi"]["ecoMode"] = 2;
         #endif
+        data["digi"]["beaconOnRxFreq"]              = digi.beaconOnRxFreq;
 
-        data["lora"]["rxFreq"]                      = loramodule.rxFreq;
-        data["lora"]["txFreq"]                      = loramodule.txFreq;
-        data["lora"]["spreadingFactor"]             = loramodule.spreadingFactor;
-        data["lora"]["signalBandwidth"]             = loramodule.signalBandwidth;
-        data["lora"]["codingRate4"]                 = loramodule.codingRate4;
-        data["lora"]["power"]                       = loramodule.power;
-        data["lora"]["txActive"]                    = loramodule.txActive;
         data["lora"]["rxActive"]                    = loramodule.rxActive;
+        data["lora"]["rxFreq"]                      = loramodule.rxFreq;
+        data["lora"]["rxSpreadingFactor"]           = loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor;
+        data["lora"]["rxCodingRate4"]               = loramodule.rxCodingRate4;
+        data["lora"]["rxSignalBandwidth"]           = loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth;
+        data["lora"]["txActive"]                    = loramodule.txActive;      
+        data["lora"]["txFreq"]                      = loramodule.txFreq;
+        data["lora"]["txSpreadingFactor"]           = loramodule.txSpreadingFactor;
+        data["lora"]["txCodingRate4"]               = loramodule.txCodingRate4;
+        data["lora"]["txSignalBandwidth"]           = loramodule.txSignalBandwidth;        
+        data["lora"]["power"]                       = loramodule.power;        
 
         data["display"]["alwaysOn"]                 = display.alwaysOn;
         data["display"]["timeout"]                  = display.timeout;
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ bool Configuration::writeFile() {
         data["mqtt"]["username"]                    = mqtt.username;
         data["mqtt"]["password"]                    = mqtt.password;
         data["mqtt"]["port"]                        = mqtt.port;
+        data["mqtt"]["beaconOverMqtt"]              = mqtt.beaconOverMqtt;
 
         data["ota"]["username"]                     = ota.username;
         data["ota"]["password"]                     = ota.password;
@@ -184,6 +191,9 @@ bool Configuration::readFile() {
             wifiAPs.push_back(wifiap);
         }
 
+        if (!data["other"].containsKey("startupDelay")) needsRewrite = true;
+        startupDelay                    = data["other"]["startupDelay"] | 0;
+
         if (!data["wifi"]["autoAP"].containsKey("password") ||
             !data["wifi"]["autoAP"].containsKey("timeout")) needsRewrite = true;
         wifiAutoAP.password             = data["wifi"]["autoAP"]["password"] | "1234567890";
@@ -241,32 +251,40 @@ bool Configuration::readFile() {
         blacklist                       = data["blacklist"] | "station callsign";
 
         if (!data["digi"].containsKey("mode") ||
-            !data["digi"].containsKey("ecoMode")) needsRewrite = true;
+            !data["digi"].containsKey("ecoMode") ||
+            !data["digi"].containsKey("beaconOnRxFreq")) needsRewrite = true;
         digi.mode                       = data["digi"]["mode"] | 0;
         digi.ecoMode                    = data["digi"]["ecoMode"] | 0;
         if (digi.ecoMode == 1) shouldSleepStop = false;
+        digi.beaconOnRxFreq             = data["digi"]["beaconOnRxFreq"] | false;
 
         #if defined(HAS_A7670)
             if (digi.ecoMode == 1) digi.ecoMode = 2;
         #endif
 
-        if (!data["lora"].containsKey("txFreq") ||
+        if (!data["lora"].containsKey("rxActive") ||
             !data["lora"].containsKey("rxFreq") ||
-            !data["lora"].containsKey("spreadingFactor") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("rxSpreadingFactor") ||
-            !data["lora"].containsKey("signalBandwidth") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("rxCodingRate4") ||
-            !data["lora"].containsKey("codingRate4") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("rxSignalBandwidth") ||
-            !data["lora"].containsKey("power") ||
             !data["lora"].containsKey("txActive") ||
-            !data["lora"].containsKey("rxActive")) needsRewrite = true;
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("txFreq") ||
-        loramodule.txFreq               = data["lora"]["txFreq"] | 433775000;
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("txSpreadingFactor") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("txCodingRate4") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("txSignalBandwidth") ||
+            !data["lora"].containsKey("power")) needsRewrite = true;
+        loramodule.rxActive             = data["lora"]["rxActive"] | true;
         loramodule.rxFreq               = data["lora"]["rxFreq"] | 433775000;
-        loramodule.spreadingFactor      = data["lora"]["spreadingFactor"] | 12;
+        loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor    = data["lora"]["rxSpreadingFactor"] | 12;
-        loramodule.signalBandwidth      = data["lora"]["signalBandwidth"] | 125000;
+        loramodule.rxCodingRate4        = data["lora"]["rxCodingRate4"] | 5;
-        loramodule.codingRate4          = data["lora"]["codingRate4"] | 5;
+        loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth    = data["lora"]["rxSignalBandwidth"] | 125000;        
-        loramodule.power                = data["lora"]["power"] | 20;
         loramodule.txActive             = data["lora"]["txActive"] | false;
-        loramodule.rxActive             = data["lora"]["rxActive"] | false;
+        loramodule.txFreq               = data["lora"]["txFreq"] | 433775000;
-
+        loramodule.txSpreadingFactor    = data["lora"]["txSpreadingFactor"] | 12;
+        loramodule.txCodingRate4        = data["lora"]["txCodingRate4"] | 5;
+        loramodule.txSignalBandwidth    = data["lora"]["txSignalBandwidth"] | 125000;
+        loramodule.power                = data["lora"]["power"] | 20;
+        
         if (!data["display"].containsKey("alwaysOn") ||
             !data["display"].containsKey("timeout") ||
             !data["display"].containsKey("turn180")) needsRewrite = true;
@@ -323,13 +341,15 @@ bool Configuration::readFile() {
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("topic") ||
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("username") ||
             !data["mqtt"].containsKey("password") ||
-            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("port")) needsRewrite = true;
+            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("port") ||
+            !data["mqtt"].containsKey("beaconOverMqtt")) needsRewrite = true;
         mqtt.active                     = data["mqtt"]["active"] | false;
         mqtt.server                     = data["mqtt"]["server"] | "";
         mqtt.topic                      = data["mqtt"]["topic"] | "aprs-igate";
         mqtt.username                   = data["mqtt"]["username"] | "";
         mqtt.password                   = data["mqtt"]["password"] | "";
         mqtt.port                       = data["mqtt"]["port"] | 1883;
+        mqtt.beaconOverMqtt             = data["mqtt"]["beaconOverMqtt"] | false;
         
         if (!data["ota"].containsKey("username") ||
             !data["ota"].containsKey("password")) needsRewrite = true;
@@ -395,6 +415,8 @@ void Configuration::setDefaultValues() {
 
     wifiAPs.push_back(wifiap);
 
+    startupDelay                    = 0;
+
     wifiAutoAP.password             = "1234567890";
     wifiAutoAP.timeout              = 10;
 
@@ -430,15 +452,19 @@ void Configuration::setDefaultValues() {
 
     digi.mode                       = 0;
     digi.ecoMode                    = 0;
+    digi.beaconOnRxFreq             = false;
 
-    loramodule.txFreq               = 433775000;
-    loramodule.rxFreq               = 433775000;
-    loramodule.spreadingFactor      = 12;
-    loramodule.signalBandwidth      = 125000;
-    loramodule.codingRate4          = 5;
-    loramodule.power                = 20;
-    loramodule.txActive             = false;
     loramodule.rxActive             = true;
+    loramodule.rxFreq               = 433775000;
+    loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor    = 12;
+    loramodule.rxCodingRate4        = 5;
+    loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth    = 125000;
+    loramodule.txActive             = false;
+    loramodule.txFreq               = 433775000;
+    loramodule.txSpreadingFactor    = 12;
+    loramodule.txCodingRate4        = 5;
+    loramodule.txSignalBandwidth    = 125000;
+    loramodule.power                = 20;
 
     display.alwaysOn                = true;
     display.timeout                 = 4;
@@ -476,6 +502,7 @@ void Configuration::setDefaultValues() {
     mqtt.username                   = "";
     mqtt.password                   = "";
     mqtt.port                       = 1883;
+    mqtt.beaconOverMqtt             = false;
 
     ota.username                    = "";
     ota.password                    = "";

src/lora_utils.cpp

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 extern Configuration    Config;
 extern uint32_t         lastRxTime;
+extern bool             packetIsBeacon;
 
 extern std::vector<ReceivedPacket> receivedPackets;
 
@@ -92,10 +93,10 @@ namespace LoRa_Utils {
         #if defined(HAS_SX1278) || defined(HAS_SX1276)
             radio.setDio0Action(setFlag, RISING);
         #endif
-        radio.setSpreadingFactor(Config.loramodule.spreadingFactor);
+        radio.setSpreadingFactor(Config.loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor);
-        float signalBandwidth = Config.loramodule.signalBandwidth/1000;
+        radio.setCodingRate(Config.loramodule.rxCodingRate4);
-        radio.setBandwidth(signalBandwidth);
+        float signalBandwidth = Config.loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth/1000;
-        radio.setCodingRate(Config.loramodule.codingRate4);
+        radio.setBandwidth(signalBandwidth);        
         radio.setCRC(true);
 
         #if (defined(RADIO_RXEN) && defined(RADIO_TXEN))    // QRP Labs LightGateway has 400M22S (SX1268)
@@ -131,19 +132,27 @@ namespace LoRa_Utils {
         delay(500);
         float freq = (float)Config.loramodule.txFreq / 1000000;
         radio.setFrequency(freq);
+        radio.setSpreadingFactor(Config.loramodule.txSpreadingFactor);
+        radio.setCodingRate(Config.loramodule.txCodingRate4);
+        radio.setBandwidth(Config.loramodule.txSignalBandwidth);
     }
 
     void changeFreqRx() {
         delay(500);
         float freq = (float)Config.loramodule.rxFreq / 1000000;
         radio.setFrequency(freq);
+        radio.setSpreadingFactor(Config.loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor);
+        radio.setCodingRate(Config.loramodule.rxCodingRate4);
+        radio.setBandwidth(Config.loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth);
     }
 
     void sendNewPacket(const String& newPacket) {
         if (!Config.loramodule.txActive) return;
 
         if (Config.loramodule.txFreq != Config.loramodule.rxFreq) {
-            changeFreqTx();
+            if (!packetIsBeacon || (packetIsBeacon && !Config.digi.beaconOnRxFreq)) {
+                changeFreqTx();
+            }
         }
         
         #ifdef INTERNAL_LED_PIN
@@ -165,7 +174,9 @@ namespace LoRa_Utils {
             if (Config.digi.ecoMode != 1) digitalWrite(INTERNAL_LED_PIN, LOW);      // disabled in Ultra Eco Mode
         #endif
         if (Config.loramodule.txFreq != Config.loramodule.rxFreq) {
-            changeFreqRx();
+            if (!packetIsBeacon || (packetIsBeacon && !Config.digi.beaconOnRxFreq)) {
+                changeFreqRx();
+            }
         }
     }
 

src/station_utils.cpp

@@ -33,13 +33,26 @@ extern bool                     shouldSleepLowVoltage;
 
 uint32_t lastTxTime             = millis();
 std::vector<LastHeardStation>   lastHeardStations;
-std::vector<String>             outputPacketBuffer;
-std::vector<Packet25SegBuffer>  packet25SegBuffer;
 std::vector<String>             blacklist;
 std::vector<String>             managers;
 std::vector<LastHeardStation>   lastHeardObjects;
 
+struct OutputPacketBuffer {
+    String      packet;
+    bool        isBeacon;
+};
+std::vector<OutputPacketBuffer> outputPacketBuffer;
+
+struct Packet25SegBuffer {
+    uint32_t    receivedTime;
+    String      station;
+    String      payload;
+};
+std::vector<Packet25SegBuffer>  packet25SegBuffer;
+
+
 bool saveNewDigiEcoModeConfig   = false;
+bool packetIsBeacon             = false;
 
 
 namespace STATION_Utils {
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ namespace STATION_Utils {
             }
         }
         if (!stationHeard) lastHeardStations.emplace_back(LastHeardStation{millis(), station});
-        Utils::activeStations();
+        Utils::showActiveStations();
     }
 
     bool wasHeard(const String& station) {
@@ -171,7 +184,9 @@ namespace STATION_Utils {
         size_t currentIndex = 0;
         while (currentIndex < outputPacketBuffer.size()) {                  // this sends all packets from output buffer
             delay(3000);                                                    // and cleans buffer to avoid sending packets with time offset
-            LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[currentIndex]);    // next time it wakes up
+            if (outputPacketBuffer[currentIndex].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = true;
+            LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[currentIndex].packet);    // next time it wakes up
+            if (outputPacketBuffer[currentIndex].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = false;
             currentIndex++;
         }
         outputPacketBuffer.clear();
@@ -190,13 +205,17 @@ namespace STATION_Utils {
         uint32_t lastRx                 = millis() - lastRxTime;
         uint32_t lastTx                 = millis() - lastTxTime;
         if (outputPacketBuffer.size() > 0 && lastTx > timeToWait && lastRx > timeToWait) {
-            LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[0]);
+            if (outputPacketBuffer[0].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = true;
+            LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[0].packet);
+            if (outputPacketBuffer[0].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = false;
             outputPacketBuffer.erase(outputPacketBuffer.begin());
             lastTxTime = millis();
         }
         if (shouldSleepLowVoltage) {
             while (outputPacketBuffer.size() > 0) {
-                LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[0]);
+                if (outputPacketBuffer[0].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = true;
+                LoRa_Utils::sendNewPacket(outputPacketBuffer[0].packet);
+                if (outputPacketBuffer[0].isBeacon) packetIsBeacon = false;
                 outputPacketBuffer.erase(outputPacketBuffer.begin());
                 delay(4000);
             }
@@ -209,8 +228,12 @@ namespace STATION_Utils {
         }
     }
 
-    void addToOutputPacketBuffer(const String& packet) {
+    void addToOutputPacketBuffer(const String& packet, bool flag) {
-        outputPacketBuffer.push_back(packet);
+        OutputPacketBuffer entry;
+        entry.packet    = packet;
+        entry.isBeacon  = flag;
+
+        outputPacketBuffer.push_back(entry);
     }
 
 }

src/utils.cpp

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace Utils {
         if (statusAfterBoot && !Config.beacon.sendViaAPRSIS && Config.beacon.sendViaRF) {
             status.concat(":>");
             status.concat(Config.beacon.statusPacket);
-            STATION_Utils::addToOutputPacketBuffer(status);
+            STATION_Utils::addToOutputPacketBuffer(status, true);   // treated also as beacon on Tx Freq
             statusAfterBoot = false;
         }
     }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace Utils {
         seventhLine = "     listening...";
     }
 
-    void activeStations() {
+    void showActiveStations() {
         char buffer[30]; // Adjust size as needed
         sprintf(buffer, "Stations (%dmin) = %2d", Config.rememberStationTime, lastHeardStations.size());
         fourthLine = buffer;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Utils {
 
             STATION_Utils::deleteNotHeard();
 
-            activeStations();
+            showActiveStations();
 
             beaconPacket            = iGateBeaconPacket;
             secondaryBeaconPacket   = iGateLoRaBeaconPacket;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace Utils {
                 Utils::println("-- Sending Beacon to RF --");
                 displayShow(firstLine, secondLine, thirdLine, fourthLine, fifthLine, sixthLine, "SENDING DIGI BEACON", 0);
                 seventhLine = "     listening...";
-                STATION_Utils::addToOutputPacketBuffer(secondaryBeaconPacket);
+                STATION_Utils::addToOutputPacketBuffer(secondaryBeaconPacket, true);
             }
 
             lastBeaconTx = millis();
@@ -436,4 +436,11 @@ namespace Utils {
         return true;
     }
 
+    void startupDelay() {
+        if (Config.startupDelay > 0) {
+            displayShow("", "  STARTUP DELAY ...", "", "", 0);
+            delay(Config.startupDelay * 60 * 1000);
+        }
+    }
+
 }

src/web_utils.cpp

@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ namespace WEB_Utils {
             Config.wifiAPs.push_back(wifiap);
         }
 
+        Config.startupDelay                 = getParamIntSafe("startupDelay", Config.startupDelay);
+
         Config.callsign                     = getParamStringSafe("callsign", Config.callsign);
         
         Config.wifiAutoAP.password          = getParamStringSafe("wifi.autoAP.password", Config.wifiAutoAP.password);
@@ -196,15 +198,20 @@ namespace WEB_Utils {
 
         Config.digi.mode                    = getParamIntSafe("digi.mode", Config.digi.mode);
         Config.digi.ecoMode                 = getParamIntSafe("digi.ecoMode", Config.digi.ecoMode);
+        Config.digi.beaconOnRxFreq          = request->hasParam("digi.beaconOnRxFreq", true);
 
-        Config.loramodule.txFreq            = getParamIntSafe("lora.txFreq", Config.loramodule.txFreq);
+        
-        Config.loramodule.rxFreq            = getParamIntSafe("lora.rxFreq", Config.loramodule.rxFreq);
-        Config.loramodule.spreadingFactor   = getParamIntSafe("lora.spreadingFactor", Config.loramodule.spreadingFactor);
-        Config.loramodule.signalBandwidth   = getParamIntSafe("lora.signalBandwidth", Config.loramodule.signalBandwidth);
-        Config.loramodule.codingRate4       = getParamIntSafe("lora.codingRate4", Config.loramodule.codingRate4);
-        Config.loramodule.power             = getParamIntSafe("lora.power", Config.loramodule.power);
-        Config.loramodule.txActive          = request->hasParam("lora.txActive", true);
         Config.loramodule.rxActive          = request->hasParam("lora.rxActive", true);
+        Config.loramodule.rxFreq            = getParamIntSafe("lora.rxFreq", Config.loramodule.rxFreq);
+        Config.loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor = getParamIntSafe("lora.rxSpreadingFactor", Config.loramodule.rxSpreadingFactor);
+        Config.loramodule.rxCodingRate4     = getParamIntSafe("lora.rxCodingRate4", Config.loramodule.rxCodingRate4);
+        Config.loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth = getParamIntSafe("lora.rxSignalBandwidth", Config.loramodule.rxSignalBandwidth);
+        Config.loramodule.txActive          = request->hasParam("lora.txActive", true);
+        Config.loramodule.txFreq            = getParamIntSafe("lora.txFreq", Config.loramodule.txFreq);
+        Config.loramodule.txSpreadingFactor = getParamIntSafe("lora.txSpreadingFactor", Config.loramodule.txSpreadingFactor);
+        Config.loramodule.txCodingRate4     = getParamIntSafe("lora.txCodingRate4", Config.loramodule.txCodingRate4);
+        Config.loramodule.txSignalBandwidth = getParamIntSafe("lora.txSignalBandwidth", Config.loramodule.txSignalBandwidth);
+        Config.loramodule.power             = getParamIntSafe("lora.power", Config.loramodule.power);
 
 
         Config.display.alwaysOn             = request->hasParam("display.alwaysOn", true);
@@ -261,6 +268,7 @@ namespace WEB_Utils {
             Config.mqtt.username            = getParamStringSafe("mqtt.username", Config.mqtt.username);
             Config.mqtt.password            = getParamStringSafe("mqtt.password", Config.mqtt.password);
             Config.mqtt.port                = getParamIntSafe("mqtt.port", Config.mqtt.port);
+            Config.mqtt.beaconOverMqtt      = request->hasParam("mqtt.beaconOverMqtt", true);
         }