YAAC should do it. The \r in the command string says to send a carriage return (Enter key if you hand-typed it to the TNC), and the \w says to wait for the next command prompt. Note that specifying the command sequence only does something if you save the configuration change; then it closes the port and reopens it according to the updated configuration.
Also, when YAAC shuts down, if it automatically put the TNC into KISS mode, it takes it out automatically too (as it also does when you use the Test Port window).
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Well, I thought YAAC would do it, but it apparently did not. I initially
selected TNC2:KISS ON\r\wRESTART\r but that does not seem to do
anything. I can't find anything in the TAPR Command Reference to give
multiple commands at one time.
This leads me to another question, how do I get the TNC out of KISS mode
when I am done with YAAC? In our area, we have increasing conventional
non-APRS packet operation with BBSs, etc. I have to be in regular mode
to use these, but it seems that now my TNC is in KISS mode, it is there
forever. The TAPR Command Reference does not really say a lot about
this, except that to manually restore from KISS mode, I must open the
TNC, remove power, and remove the battery for several minutes, then
start from scratch. Seems to me there must be a better way. I know with
Xastir, the interface configuration can specify start-up and shut-down
files with command sequences.
Michael WA7SKG
Andrew P. wrote on 12/18/19 9:04 AM:
Re: being in KISS mode: that's why I recommend letting YAAC do it instead of doing manually. Tht way, you don't forget to issue one of the commands. :-)
Re: moving the map: you can also move it with the cursor (arrow) keys and the Page Up/Down keys. And it can move itself for a mobile station with GPS.
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Oops. Actually, it wasn't all the way in KISS mode. At the cmd: prompt I
got KISS ON. I missed the restart. I closed everything and accessed the
TNC with minicom and gave (another, I know I did it previously) the
RESTART command and started seeing strange things instead of the
readable text I saw before. Fired up YAAC again and now the Raw Packet
Sniffer is cranking out packets and stuff is starting to populate the map.
Thanks for your help.
This map is so much easier to navigate than Xastir. I can drag it around
and zoom in and out with the scroll wheel.
Michael WA7SKG
Michael WA7SKG wrote on 12/18/19 7:58 AM:
Yes, it is in KISS mode. The weird thing I don't understand is why do I
see good information in the TEST PORT window, but nothing in the Raw
Packet Sniffer?
Michael WA7SKG
Andrew P. wrote on 12/18/19 4:04 AM:
Did you remember to put the TNC into KISS mode (either manually, or
using YAAC's automatic command sending in the Serial_TNC port driver)?
The weird characters were probably the ones with parity bit set while
receiving packets in command mode.
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Changed the TNC to 8N1 on the COM port. Now the data shown in the Test
Port button now shows the normal readable traffic seen in Xastir or
minicom. But still nothing shows in the Raw Packet Sniffer, nor does
anything show on the map.
Still confused.
Michael WA7SKG
Michael WA7SKG wrote on 12/17/19 6:18 PM:
Got it loaded in a Linux Mint computer. Using an MFJ-1274 TNC with RAM
upgrade and latest (1.1.9) TNC-2 firmware. I went through the
configuration wizard and set everything up, proper serial port, speed,
etc. With the Serial_TNC port page, I hit the TEST PORT button and see
the data coming from the TNC. The text is somewhat garbled and each line
overwrites the previous line, making it hard to read. I see callsigns,
site aliases, and seemingly random characters. But I get no data showing
on the map. I check View > Raw Packets and nothing shows on the window.
Xastir shows all kinds of data, so I know the TNC and radio
configurations should be right.
Any ideas where to check?
tnx es 73,
Michael WA7SKG
