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Mouser Parts – 2×6 PCB
Mouser Parts – 2×8 PCB
Mouser Parts – Dual Decoder / Controller PCB
Mouser substitute Relays for 2×6 & 2×8
FreqEZ by K8UT
FreqEZ v2.2.0 Windows Console – software to be installed on each computer accessing the FreqEZ

Standard Windows setup program:
Download and unzip this ZIP archive. Then run the setup executable:

FreqEZ Windows Console: FreqEZ WinConsole_v2.2.0.zip

FreqEZ v2.2.0 Raspberry Pi Controller – software to be installed on the Raspberry Pi connected to the FreqEZ
  • Raspberry Pi Imager – for creating the Raspbian operating system image to the microSD card. Follow instructions below
  • Launch Raspberry Pi Imager
  • Click the APP OPTIONS button at bottom of the window (the white button with the red outline)
  • Under Content Repository choose Use custom URL
    • enter: https://freqez.kk1l.com/imager.json
    • press APPLY & RESTART
  • Choose the Device Setup step (should be already selected on left)
    • Scroll to the very bottom and double-click No filtering
      (or select and press NEXT)
  • Double-click FreqEZ Trixie Headless or Desktop at the top of the list
    (or select and press NEXT)
  • Choose the storage device (microSD) to write
  • For Customisation steps enter a hostname, locale, username, password, WiFi SSID, passphrase
    • hostname of ezcontroller-1 is not a bad choice
    • Leave “Capital city” as is…it does not matter
    • username = ez, password=freqez is not a bad choice. Don’t choose “pi”
    • ENABLE SSH!
  • Proceed to write the image to your SD card
  • The IMG file will be automatically downloaded and burnt to the micro SD card

Manual File Copy Method (ALTERNATE for “experts”):

  • The files in this FreqEZ RPi Controller ZIP archive can be downloaded and manually copied to specific locations within the Raspberry Pi file structure.
  • Step-by-step instructions can be found in the “APPENDIX: Alternative Method for Preparing the microSD Card” section of the documentation by clicking on Help in the v2.2.0 Windows Console or opening the on-line Help file FreqEZhelp.pdf.
  • FreqEZ Raspberry Pi Controller FOR BULLSEYE or earlier!!: FreqEZ_RPiController_v2.2.0.zip
  • FreqEZ Raspberry Pi Controller FOR BOOKWORM or later!!: FreqEZ_RPiController_v2.3.0.zip
    • Note there is a “freqezrpi” executable for either 32 bit or 64 bit. You must choose the correct version.
FreqEZ v2.2.0 Help PDF file

FreqEZ Documentation / Help file: FreqEZhelp.pdf