rigctld - TCP radio control daemon
rigctld |
[-hlLouV] [-m
id] [-r device]
[-p device]
[-d device]
[-P type]
[-D type]
[-s baud]
[-c id] [-T
IPADDR] [-t number]
[-C parm=val]
[-v[-Z]] |
The rigctld program is a radio control daemon that handles
client requests via TCP sockets. This allows multiple user programs to share
one radio (this needs more development). Multiple radios can be controlled
on different TCP ports by use of multiple rigctld processes. Note
that multiple processes/ports are also necessary if some clients use
extended responses and/or vfo mode. So up to 4 processes/ports may be needed
for each combination of extended response/vfo mode. The syntax of the
commands are the same as rigctl(1). It is hoped that rigctld
will be especially useful for client authors using languages such as Perl,
Python, PHP, and others.
rigctld communicates to a client through a TCP socket using
text commands shared with rigctl. The protocol is simple, commands
are sent to rigctld on one line and rigctld responds to
“get” commands with the requested values, one per line, when
successful, otherwise, it responds with one line “RPRT x”,
where ‘x’ is a negative number indicating the error code.
Commands that do not return values respond with the line “RPRT
x”, where ‘x’ is ‘0’ when successful,
otherwise is a regative number indicating the error code. Each line is
terminated with a newline ‘\n’ character. This protocol is
primarily for use by the NET rigctl (radio model 2) backend.
A separate Extended Response Protocol extends the above
behavior by echoing the received command string as a header, any returned
values as a key: value pair, and the “RPRT x” string as the
end of response marker which includes the Hamlib success or failure
value. See the PROTOCOL section for details. Consider using this
protocol for clients that will interact with rigctld directly through
a TCP socket.
Keep in mind that Hamlib is BETA level software. While a lot of
backend libraries lack complete rotator support, the basic functions are
usually well supported.
Please report bugs and provide feedback at the e-mail address
given in the BUGS section below. Patches and code enhancements sent
to the same address are welcome.
This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax. Short
options that take an argument may have the value follow immediately or be
separated by a space. Long options starting with two dashes
(‘-’) require an ‘=’ between the option and any
argument.
Here is a summary of the supported options:
- -m,
--model=id
- Select radio model number.
- See model list (use “rigctl -l”).
- Note: rigctl (or third party software using the C API) will
use radio model 2 for NET rigctl (this model number is not used for
rigctld even though it shows in the model list).
- -r,
--rig-file=device
- Use device as the file name of the port connected to the
radio.
- Often a serial port, but could be a USB to serial adapter. Typically
/dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, /dev/ttyUSB0, etc. on Linux,
COM1, COM2, etc. on MS Windows. The BSD flavors and Mac OS/X
have their own designations. See your system's documentation.
- The special string “uh-rig” may be given to enable micro-ham
device support.
- -p,
--ptt-file=device
- Use device as the file name of the Push-To-Talk device using a
device file as described above.
- -d,
--dcd-file=device
- Use device as the file name of the Data Carrier Detect device using
a device file as described above.
- -P,
--ptt-type=type
- Use type of Push-To-Talk device.
- Supported types are ‘RIG’ (CAT command),
‘DTR’, ‘RTS’, ‘PARALLEL’,
‘NONE’, overriding PTT type defined in the rig's
backend.
- Some side effects of this command are that when type is set to DTR, read
PTT state comes from the Hamlib frontend, not read from the radio.
When set to NONE, PTT state cannot be read or set even if rig backend
supports reading/setting PTT status from the rig.
- -D,
--dcd-type=type
- Use type of Data Carrier Detect device.
- Supported types are ‘RIG’ (CAT command),
‘DSR’, ‘CTS’, ‘CD’,
‘PARALLEL’, ‘NONE’.
- -s,
--serial-speed=baud
- Set serial speed to baud rate.
- Uses maximum serial speed from radio backend capabilities (set by
-m above) as the default.
- -c,
--civaddr=id
- Use id as the CI-V address to communicate with the rig.
- Only useful for Icom and some Ten-Tec rigs.
- Note: The id is in decimal notation, unless prefixed by
0x, in which case it is hexadecimal.
- -T,
--listen-addr=IPADDR
- Use IPADDR as the listening IP address.
- The default is ANY.
- -t,
--port=number
- Use number as the TCP listening port.
- The default is 4532.
- Note: As rotctld's default port is 4533, it is advisable to
use even numbered ports for rigctld, e.g. 4532, 4534, 4536,
etc.
- -L,
--show-conf
- List all config parameters for the radio defined with -m
above.
- -C,
--set-conf=parm=val[,parm=val]
- Set radio configuration parameter(s), e.g. stop_bits=2.
- Use the -L option above for a list of configuration parameters for
a given model number.
- -u,
--dump-caps
- Dump capabilities for the radio defined with -m above and
exit.
- -l, --list
- List all model numbers defined in Hamlib and exit.
- The list is sorted by model number.
- Note: In Linux the list can be scrolled back using
Shift-PageUp/Shift-PageDown, or using the scrollbars of a
virtual terminal in X or the cmd window in Windows. The output can be
piped to more(1) or less(1), e.g. “rigctl -l |
more”.
- -o, --vfo
- Enable vfo mode.
- An extra VFO argument will be required in front of each appropriate
command (except set_vfo). Otherwise, ‘currVFO’ is
used when this option is not set and an extra VFO argument is not
used.
- See chk_vfo below.
- -v, --verbose
- Set verbose mode, cumulative (see DIAGNOSTICS below).
- -Z,
--debug-time-stamps
- Enable time stamps for the debug messages.
- Use only in combination with the -v option as it generates no
output on its own.
- -h, --help
- Show a summary of these options and exit.
- -V, --version
- Show version of rigctl and exit.
Note: Some options may not be implemented by a given
backend and will return an error. This is most likely to occur with the
--set-conf and --show-conf options.
Please note that the backend for the radio to be controlled, or
the radio itself may not support some commands. In that case, the operation
will fail with a Hamlib error code.
Commands can be sent over the TCP socket either as a single char,
or as a long command name plus the value(s) space separated on one
‘\n’ terminated line. See PROTOCOL.
Since most of the Hamlib operations have a set and a
get method, an upper case letter will be used for set methods
whereas the corresponding lower case letter refers to the get method.
Each operation also has a long name; prepend a backslash, ‘\’,
to send a long command name.
Example (Perl): “print $socket
"\\dump_caps\n";” to see what the radio's backend can do
(Note: In Perl and many other languages a ‘\’ will need
to be escaped with a preceding ‘\’ so that even though two
backslash characters appear in the code, only one will be passed to
rigctld. This is a possible bug, beware!).
Note: The backend for the radio to be controlled, or the
radio itself may not support some commands. In that case, the operation will
fail with a Hamlib error message.
Here is a summary of the supported commands (In the case of
set commands the quoted italicized string is replaced by the value in
the description. In the case of get commands the quoted italicized
string is the key name of the value returned.):
- F, set_freq
'Frequency'
- Set 'Frequency', in Hz.
- Frequency may be a floating point or integer value.
- f, get_freq
- Get 'Frequency', in Hz.
- Returns an integer value.
- M, set_mode
'Mode' 'Passband'
- Set 'Mode' and 'Passband'.
- Mode is a token: ‘USB’, ‘LSB’,
‘CW’, ‘CWR’, ‘RTTY’,
‘RTTYR’, ‘AM’, ‘FM’,
‘WFM’, ‘AMS’, ‘PKTLSB’,
‘PKTUSB’, ‘PKTFM’, ‘ECSSUSB’,
‘ECSSLSB’, ‘FA’, ‘SAM’,
‘SAL’, ‘SAH’, ‘DSB’.
- Passband is in Hz as an integer, or ‘0’ for the radio
backend default.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Mode token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported Modes. Use this to determine the supported Modes of a
given radio backend.
- m,
get_mode
- Get 'Mode' and 'Passband'.
- Returns Mode as a token and Passband in Hz as in set_mode
above.
- V, set_vfo
'VFO'
- Set 'VFO'.
- VFO is a token: ‘VFOA’, ‘VFOB’,
‘VFOC’, ‘currVFO’, ‘VFO’,
‘MEM’, ‘Main’, ‘Sub’,
‘TX’, ‘RX’.
- In VFO mode (see --vfo option above) only a single VFO parameter is
required:
$ rigctl -m 229 -r /dev/rig -o
Rig command: V
VFO: VFOB
Rig command:
- v,
get_vfo
- Get current 'VFO'.
- Returns VFO as a token as in set_vfo above.
- J, set_rit
'RIT'
- Set 'RIT'.
- RIT is in Hz and can be + or -. A value of ‘0’ resets RIT
(Receiver Incremental Tuning) to match the VFO frequency.
- Note: RIT needs to be explicitly activated or deactivated with the
set_func command. This allows setting the RIT offset independently
of its activation and allows RIT to remain active while setting the offset
to ‘0’.
- j, get_rit
- Get 'RIT' in Hz.
- Returned value is an integer.
- Z, set_xit
'XIT'
- Set 'XIT'.
- XIT is in Hz and can be + or -. A value of ‘0’ resets XIT
(Transmitter Incremental Tuning) to match the VFO frequency.
- Note: XIT needs to be explicitly activated or deactivated with the
set_func command. This allows setting the XIT offset independently
of its activation and allows XIT to remain active while setting the offset
to ‘0’.
- z, get_xit
- Get 'XIT' in Hz.
- Returned value is an integer.
- T, set_ptt
'PTT'
- Set 'PTT'.
- PTT is a value: ‘0’ (RX), ‘1’ (TX),
‘2’ (TX mic), or ‘3’ (TX data).
- t,
get_ptt
- Get 'PTT' status.
- Returns PTT as a value in set_ptt above.
- S, set_split_vfo
'Split' 'TX VFO'
- Set 'Split' mode.
- Split is either ‘0’ = Normal or ‘1’ =
Split.
- Set 'TX VFO'.
- TX VFO is a token: ‘VFOA’, ‘VFOB’,
‘VFOC’, ‘currVFO’, ‘VFO’,
‘MEM’, ‘Main’, ‘Sub’,
‘TX’, ‘RX’.
- s,
get_split_vfo
- Get 'Split' mode.
- Split is either ‘0’ = Normal or ‘1’ =
Split.
- Get 'TX VFO'.
- TX VFO is a token as in set_split_vfo above.
- I, set_split_freq
'Tx Frequency'
- Set 'TX Frequency', in Hz.
- Frequency may be a floating point or integer value.
- i,
get_split_freq
- Get 'TX Frequency', in Hz.
- Returns an integer value.
- X, set_split_mode
'TX Mode' 'TX Passband'
- Set 'TX Mode' and 'TX Passband'.
- TX Mode is a token: ‘USB’, ‘LSB’,
‘CW’, ‘CWR’, ‘RTTY’,
‘RTTYR’, ‘AM’, ‘FM’,
‘WFM’, ‘AMS’, ‘PKTLSB’,
‘PKTUSB’, ‘PKTFM’, ‘ECSSUSB’,
‘ECSSLSB’, ‘FA’, ‘SAM’,
‘SAL’, ‘SAH’, ‘DSB’.
- TX Passband is in Hz as an integer, or ‘0’ for the radio
backend default.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a TX Mode token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported TX Modes. Use this to determine the supported TX Modes
of a given radio backend.
- x,
get_split_mode
- Get 'TX Mode' and 'TX Passband'.
- Returns TX Mode as a token and TX Passband in Hz as in
set_split_mode above.
- Y, set_ant
'Antenna'
- Set 'Antenna' number (‘0’, ‘1’,
‘2’, ...).
- y, get_ant
- Get 'Antenna' number (‘0’, ‘1’,
‘2’, ...).
- b, send_morse
'Morse'
- Send 'Morse' symbols.
- 0x8b, get_dcd
- Get 'DCD' (squelch) status: ‘0’ (Closed) or
‘1’ (Open).
- R, set_rptr_shift
'Rptr Shift'
- Set 'Rptr Shift'.
- Rptr Shift is one of: ‘+’, ‘-’, or something
else for ‘None’.
- r,
get_rptr_shift
- Get 'Rptr Shift'.
- Returns ‘+’, ‘-’, or
‘None’.
- O, set_rptr_offs
'Rptr Offset'
- Set 'Rptr Offset', in Hz.
- o,
get_rptr_offs
- Get 'Rptr Offset', in Hz.
- C, set_ctcss_tone
'CTCSS Tone'
- Set 'CTCSS Tone', in tenths of Hz.
- c,
get_ctcss_tone
- Get 'CTCSS Tone', in tenths of Hz.
- D, set_dcs_code
'DCS Code'
- Set 'DCS Code'.
- d,
get_dcs_code
- Get 'DCS Code'.
- 0x90, set_ctcss_sql 'CTCSS Sql'
- Set 'CTCSS Sql' tone, in tenths of Hz.
- 0x91, get_ctcss_sql
- Get 'CTCSS Sql' tone, in tenths of Hz.
- 0x92, set_dcs_sql 'DCS Sql'
- Set 'DCS Sql' code.
- 0x93, get_dcs_sql
- Get 'DCS Sql'
code.
- N, set_ts
'Tuning Step'
- Set 'Tuning Step', in Hz.
- n, get_ts
- Get 'Tuning Step', in Hz.
- U, set_func
'Func' 'Func Status'
- Set 'Func' and 'Func Status'.
- Func is a token: ‘FAGC’, ‘NB’,
‘COMP’, ‘VOX’, ‘TONE’,
‘TSQL’, ‘SBKIN’, ‘FBKIN’,
‘ANF’, ‘NR’, ‘AIP’,
‘APF’, ‘MON’, ‘MN’,
‘RF’, ‘ARO’, ‘LOCK’,
‘MUTE’, ‘VSC’, ‘REV’,
‘SQL’, ‘ABM’, ‘BC’,
‘MBC’, ‘RIT’, ‘AFC’,
‘SATMODE’, ‘SCOPE’, ‘RESUME’,
‘TBURST’, ‘TUNER’, ‘XIT’.
- Func Status is a non null value for “activate” or
“de-activate” otherwise, much as TRUE/FALSE definitions in
the C language (true is non-zero and false is zero,
‘0’).
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Func token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported set function tokens. Use this to determine the supported
functions of a given radio backend.
- u, get_func
'Func'
- Get 'Func Status'.
- Returns Func Status as a non null value for the Func token given as in
set_func above.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Func token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported get function tokens. Use this to determine the supported
functions of a given radio backend.
- L, set_level
'Level' 'Level Value'
- Set 'Level' and 'Level Value'.
- Level is a token: ‘PREAMP’, ‘ATT’,
‘VOX’, ‘AF’, ‘RF’,
‘SQL’, ‘IF’, ‘APF’,
‘NR’, ‘PBT_IN’, ‘PBT_OUT’,
‘CWPITCH’, ‘RFPOWER’, ‘MICGAIN’,
‘KEYSPD’, ‘NOTCHF’, ‘COMP’,
‘AGC’, ‘BKINDL’, ‘BAL’,
‘METER’, ‘VOXGAIN’, ‘ANTIVOX’,
‘SLOPE_LOW’, ‘SLOPE_HIGH’,
‘RAWSTR’, ‘SWR’, ‘ALC’,
‘STRENGTH’.
- The Level Value can be a float or an integer value. For the AGC token the
value is one of ‘0’ = OFF, ‘1’ = SUPERFAST,
‘2’ = FAST, ‘3’ = SLOW, ‘4’ =
USER, ‘5’ = MEDIUM, ‘6’ = AUTO.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Level token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported set level tokens. Use this to determine the supported
levels of a given radio backend.
- l, get_level
'Level'
- Get 'Level Value'.
- Returns Level Value as a float or integer for the Level token given as in
set_level above.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Level token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported get level tokens. Use this to determine the supported
levels of a given radio backend.
- P, set_parm
'Parm' 'Parm Value'
- Set 'Parm' and 'Parm Value'.
- Parm is a token: ‘ANN’, ‘APO’,
‘BACKLIGHT’, ‘BEEP’, ‘TIME’,
‘BAT’, ‘KEYLIGHT’.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Parm token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported set parameter tokens. Use this to determine the
supported parameters of a given radio backend.
- p, get_parm
'Parm'
- Get 'Parm Value'.
- Returns Parm Value as a float or integer for the Parm token given as in
set_parm above.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Parm token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported get parameter tokens. Use this to determine the
supported parameters of a given radio backend.
- B, set_bank
'Bank'
- Set 'Bank'.
- Sets the current memory bank number.
- E, set_mem
'Memory#'
- Set 'Memory#' channel number.
- e, get_mem
- Get 'Memory#' channel number.
- G, vfo_op
'Mem/VFO Op'
- Perform a 'Mem/VFO Op'.
- Mem/VFO Operation is a token: ‘CPY’, ‘XCHG’,
‘FROM_VFO’, ‘TO_VFO’, ‘MCL’,
‘UP’, ‘DOWN’, ‘BAND_UP’,
‘BAND_DOWN’, ‘LEFT’, ‘RIGHT’,
‘TUNE’, ‘TOGGLE’.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Mem/VFO Op token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported Set Mem/VFO Op tokens. Use this to determine the
supported Mem/VFO Ops of a given radio backend.
- g, scan 'Scan
Fct' 'Scan Channel'
- Perform a 'Scan Fct' on a 'Scan Channel'.
- Scan Function is a token: ‘STOP’, ‘MEM’,
‘SLCT’, ‘PRIO’, ‘PROG’,
‘DELTA’, ‘VFO’, ‘PLT’.
- Scan Channel is an integer (maybe?).
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Scan Fct token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported Scan Function tokens. Use this to determine the
supported Scan Functions of a given radio backend.
- H, set_channel
'Channel'
- Set memory 'Channel' data.
- Not implemented yet.
- h,
get_channel
- Get memory 'Channel' data.
- Not implemented yet.
- A, set_trn
'Transceive'
- Set 'Transceive' mode.
- Transcieve is a token: ‘OFF’, ‘RIG’,
‘POLL’.
- Transceive is a mechanism for radios to report events without a specific
call for information.
- Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument
instead of a Transceive token will return a space separated list of radio
backend supported Transceive mode tokens. Use this to determine the
supported Transceive modes of a given radio backend.
- a, get_trn
- Get 'Transceive' mode.
- Transceive mode (reporting event) as in set_trn above.
- *, reset 'Reset'
- Perform rig 'Reset'.
- Reset is a value: ‘0’ = None, ‘1’ = Software
reset, ‘2’ = VFO reset, ‘4’ = Memory Clear
reset, ‘8’ = Master reset.
- Since these values are defined as a bitmask in
include/hamlib/rig.h, it should be possible to AND these values
together to do multiple resets at once, if the backend supports it or
supports a reset action via rig control at all.
- 0x87, set_powerstat 'Power Status'
- Set 'Power Status'.
- Power Status is a value: ‘0’ = Power Off, ‘1’
= Power On, ‘2’ = Power Standby.
- 0x88, get_powerstat
- Get 'Power Status' as in set_powerstat above.
- 0x89, send_dtmf 'Digits'
- Set DTMF 'Digits'.
- 0x8a, recv_dtmf
- Get DTMF 'Digits'.
- _, get_info
- Get misc information about the rig (no VFO in 'VFO mode' or value is
passed).
- 1, dump_caps
- Not a real rig remote command, it just dumps capabilities, i.e. what the
backend knows about this model, and what it can do.
- TODO: Ensure this is in a consistent format so it can be read into a hash,
dictionary, etc. Bug reports requested.
- Note: This command will produce many lines of output so be very
careful if using a fixed length array! For example, running this command
against the Dummy backend results in over 5kB of text output.
- VFO parameter not used in 'VFO mode'.
- 2, power2mW 'Power [0.0..1.0]'
'Frequency' 'Mode'
- Returns 'Power mW'.
- Converts a Power value in a range of 0.0...1.0 to the real
transmit power in milli-Watts (integer).
- 'Frequency' and 'Mode' also need to be provided as output
power may vary according to these values.
- VFO parameter is not used in VFO mode.
- 4, mW2power 'Power mW'
'Frequency' 'Mode'
- Returns 'Power [0.0..1.0]'.
- Converts the real transmit power in milli-Watts (integer) to a Power value
in a range of 0.0 ... 1.0.
- 'Frequency' and 'Mode' also need to be provided as output
power may vary according to these values.
- VFO parameter is not used in VFO mode.
- chk_vfo
- Returns “CHKVFO 1\n” (single line only) if rigctld
was invoked with the -o/--vfo option and “CHKVFO
0\n” if not.
- When in VFO mode the client will need to pass 'VFO' as the first
parameter to set or get commands. VFO is one of the strings
defined in set_vfo above.
There are two protocols in use by rigctld, the Default
Protocol and the Extended Response Protocol.
The Default Protocol is intended primarily for the
communication between Hamlib library functions and rigctld
(“NET rigctl”, available using radio model
‘2’).
The Extended Response Protocol is intended to be used with
scripts or other programs interacting directly with rigctld as
consistent feedback is provided.
The Default Protocol is intentionally simple. Commands are
entered on a single line with any needed values. In practice, reliable
results are obtained by terminating each command string with a newline
character, ‘\n’.
Example set frequency and mode commands (Perl code):
print $socket "F 14250000\n";
print $socket "\\set_mode LSB 2400\n"; # escape leading '\'
A one line response will be sent as a reply to set
commands, “RPRT x\n” where x is the Hamlib error
code with ‘0’ indicating success of the command.
Responses from rigctld get commands are text values
and match the same tokens used in the set commands. Each value is
returned on its own line. On error the string “RPRT
x\n” is returned where x is the Hamlib error code.
Example get frequency (Perl code):
print $socket "f\n";
"14250000\n"
Most get functions return one to three values. A notable
exception is the dump_caps command which returns many lines of
key:value pairs.
This protocol is primarily used by the “NET rigctl”
(rigctl model 2) backend which allows applications already written for
Hamlib's C API to take advantage of rigctld without the need of
rewriting application code. An application's user can select rotator model 2
(“NET rigctl”) and then set rig_pathname to
“localhost:4532” or other network host:port (set
by the -T/-t options, respectively, above).
The Extended Response protocol adds several rules to the strings
returned by rigctld and adds a rule for the command syntax.
1. The command received by rigctld is echoed with its long
command name followed by the value(s) (if any) received from the client
terminated by the specified response separator as the first record of the
response.
2. The last record of each block is the string “RPRT
x\n” where x is the numeric return value of the Hamlib
backend function that was called by the command.
3. Any records consisting of data values returned by the radio
backend are prepended by a string immediately followed by a colon then a
space and then the value terminated by the response separator. e.g.
“Frequency: 14250000\n” when the command was prepended by
‘+’.
4. All commands received will be acknowledged by rigctld
with records from rules 1 and 2. Records from rule 3 are only returned when
data values must be returned to the client.
An example response to a set_mode command sent from the
shell prompt (note the prepended ‘+’):
$ echo "+M USB 2400" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532
set_mode: USB 2400
RPRT 0
In this case the long command name and values are returned on the
first line and the second line contains the end of block marker and the
numeric radio backend return value indicating success.
An example response to a get_mode query:
$ echo "+\get_mode" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532
get_mode:
Mode: USB
Passband: 2400
RPRT 0
- Note: The ‘\’ is still required for the long command
name even with the ERP character.
In this case, as no value is passed to rigctld, the first
line consists only of the long command name. The final line shows that the
command was processed successfully by the radio backend.
Invoking the Extended Response Protocol requires prepending a
command with a punctuation character. As shown in the examples above,
prepending a ‘+’ character to the command results in the
responses being separated by a newline character (‘\n’). Any
other punctuation character recognized by the C ispunct() function
except ‘\’, ‘?’, or ‘_’ will cause
that character to become the response separator and the entire response will
be on one line.
Separator character summary:
- ‘+’
- Each record of the response is appended with a newline
(‘\n’).
- ‘;’, ‘|’, or,
‘,’
- Each record of the response is appended by the given character resulting
in entire response on one line.
- These are common record separators for text representations of spreadsheet
data, etc.
- ‘?’
- Reserved for help in rigctl.
- ‘_’
- Reserved for get_info short command
- ‘#’
- Reserved for comments when reading a command file script.
- Note: Other punctuation characters have not been tested! Use at
your own risk.
For example, invoking a get_mode query with a leading
‘;’ returns:
get_mode:;Mode: USB;Passband: 2400;RPRT 0
Or, using the pipe character ‘|’ returns:
get_mode:|Mode: USB|Passband: 2400|RPRT 0
And a set_mode command prepended with a ‘|’
returns:
set_mode: USB 2400|RPRT 0
Such a format will allow reading a response as a single event
using a preferred response separator. Other punctuation characters have not
been tested!
The following commands have been tested with the Extended Response
protocol and the included testctld.pl Perl script:
- set_freq, get_freq, set_split_freq,
get_split_freq, set_mode, get_mode,
set_split_mode, get_split_mode, set_vfo,
get_vfo, set_split_vfo, get_split_vfo,
set_rit, get_rit, set_xit, get_xit,
set_ptt, get_ptt, power2mW, mW2power,
dump_caps.
The -v, --verbose option allows different levels of
diagnostics to be output to stderr and correspond to -v for
BUG, -vv for ERR, -vvv for WARN, -vvvv for
VERBOSE, or -vvvvv for TRACE.
A given verbose level is useful for providing needed debugging
information to the email address below. For example, TRACE output shows all
of the values sent to and received from the radio which is very useful for
radio backend library development and may be requested by the
developers.
Start rigctld for a Yaesu FT-920 using a USB-to-serial
adapter and backgrounding:
$ rigctld -m 114 -r /dev/ttyUSB1 &
Start rigctld for a Yaesu FT-920 using a USB-to-serial
adapter while setting baud rate and stop bits, and backgrounding:
$ rigctld -m 114 -r /dev/ttyUSB1 -s 4800 -C stop_bits=2 &
Start rigctld for an Elecraft K3 using COM2 on MS
Windows:
Connect to the already running rigctld and set the
frequency to 14.266 MHz with a 1 second read timeout using the default
protocol from the shell prompt:
$ echo "\set_freq 14266000" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532
Connect to a running rigctld with rigctl on the
local host:
No authentication whatsoever; DO NOT leave this TCP port open wide
to the Internet. Please ask if stronger security is needed or consider using
a Secure Shell (ssh(1)) tunnel.
As rigctld does not need any greater permissions than
rigctl, it is advisable to not start rigctld as
“root” or another system user account in order to limit any
vulnerability.
The daemon is not detaching and backgrounding itself.
No method to exit the daemon so the kill(1) command must be
used to terminate it.
Multiple clients using the daemon may experience contention with
the connected rotator.
Report bugs to:
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This file is part of Hamlib, a project to develop a library that
simplifies radio and rotator control functions for developers of software
primarily of interest to radio amateurs and those interested in radio
communications.
Copyright © 2000-2010 Stephane Fillod
Copyright © 2000-2018 the Hamlib Group (various contributors)
Copyright © 2011-2018 Nate Bargmann
This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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daily snapshot archives:
- hamlib.org.