On Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:16:38 -0700
"Joseph Brault, KC9LFP via groups.io" <kc9lfp@...>
wrote:
Hello,
I'm in the process of setting my shack back up and want to use Linux.
Years ago I used a singalink USB and cat cable that runs to an
Edgeport USB converter to connect to my pc.? This worked fine in
Windows, but i'm not sure how to get everything talking in Linux.
I've tried searching for a "get started" guide but i'm not having any
luck / a bit out of my depth here.? Can anyone recommend a good
tutorial to set up an FT-950 in linux to use rig control and digital
modes?? Any helpful tips appreciated!
With the Signalink you basically have an external modem in there,
a TI PCM290x series chip. Linux will recognise it (probably shown as
TI or Texas Instruments but may also be called Burr-Brown) and it will
probably appear as /dev/ttyUSB0, although the 0 could be another
number. You should be able to see it appear and disappear as you plug
it in and out by using ls -al /dev/ttyUSB* in a console window.
Note that your Linux user ID will need to be a member of the dialout
group or you won't have access to these devices from a non-root account.
Then you select the radio type and modem path in your programs and it
should just work. Quite a while since I used an FT-950, I sold mine
several years ago.
--
Brian G8SEZ
