Curt,
Scott at ArgentData tells me that the OT3m/Tracker3 stays
in KISS mode, once set, unless it receives a command otherwise.
I just shut everything down then powered on the Tracker 3,
powered on the DR-135T (in digital mode), connected the USB cable,
then opened Xastir.
Xastir works fine and toggles Transmit - but - I do not
hear the telltail "packet chatter" tones on my TH-D72A - I only
hear the DR-135T breaking squelch.
The good news is that the Tracker 3 stays in KISS mode
even through a power cycle.
Bad news:
1. The Tracker 3 does not appear to want to power on when the
USB cable is connected to the laptop (at least the LED's
refuse to light - which means power interruption takes
down the APRS).
2. There does not appear to be an packet modulation on the signal
in Transmit from Xastir, just a carrier.
3. I tried to send message text but only hear the carrier toggled,
no packet chatter each time. (I am hearing other packet/APRS
chatter, so I know the TH-D72a is working OK.)
Where do I go from here, please?
Thanks!
David
echo -ne '\xC0\xFF\xC0' > /dev/ttyACM0
Unless you're needing to send commands to the TNC like "USBKISS on"
below, you don't need to set up ANY serial port parameters. Xastir will
do that when it starts up. If the TNC can be left in KISS mode all the
time, you're golden.
# In manual gui mode one has to hit "Enter" to get to
# the "cmd:" prompt - would that be necessary in command
# line mode? If so, how would that be accomplished?
If you're sending "echo" commands you'll get the line end in there
automatically. See "man echo". If you add a "-n" option to it then you
don't send the newline. In normal operation it will send it automatically.
Basically you need no script unless you need to go in and out of KISS
mode all the time, or do some special setup like I do for AX.25.
--
Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
David Colburn nevils-station.com
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