Re: [Hamlib-developer] hamlib and TS870

[Stephane F. <f4...@fr...>]

On Sun, Dec 09, 2001, Joop Stakenborg wrote:
> Hello Stephane and others,
> 

Hi Joop,

> I have tried to use rigctl with my TS-870. According to the menu on
> the TS-870, communication is set to 9600 bps with 1 stopbit. I have
> tried with the default com-port settings on my linux-box and with
> 'setserial /dev/ttyS0 baud_base 9600'. Both with the same results:
> 
> aba@pc3:~$ rigctl -m 210
> fread_block: timedout after 0 chars
> 

Can you run rigctl with "-vvvvv" option and report the traces please?
This will tell us what's Hamlib is doing, and what characters are
exchanged on the serial line. 

Eventually, if you suspect a problem with the serial cable, you may try to
talk directly to the rig with minicom, and issue simple commands like 
'ID'.

> [ctrl led on the rig switches on]
> 
This is a goood sign anyway.

> Do I need to dive into the source code? Did I overlook something?

Not necessarily. This is just this backend has never been tested :-)

Cheers,

Stephane F8CFE