ERROR: [main] failed to start the concentrator

[kersing (Jac Kersing)]

RPi3 + IC880A-SPI + MP Packet Forwarder = Failed to start concentrator?

It is not a secret, the SPI interface of the RPi3 has some issues and from time to time the MP Packet Forwarder from @kersing is is not too happy and spits out the infamous “failed to start the concentrator” message. I have now 2 RPi3/IC880A and I was observing different behaviour: one of them could almost never start the Packet Forwarder from the first time, while the other had usually no problem. The funny thing is that the one having more problem was the one with the frequency locked at 250…

Also, make sure to have SPI enabled (You wouldn’t be the first to forget that step)