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\page rig_control_page Rig Control
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\tableofcontents
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\image html init-rig-setup.png "Basic Rig Control"
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\image latex init-rig-setup.png "Basic Rig Control" width=2.0in
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<br>
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The same control is used for both manual entry of the
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transceiver frequency or with full CAT control. When no CAT is available
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the control is simply a convenient way of keeping track of the transceiver
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USB/LSB suppressed carrier frequency, the mode and the audio tracking
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point. If fldigi is being used with an FM transceiver you probably should
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enter the simplex frequency or the input frequency of a repeater being
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used. This frequency value is used with the waterfall audio frequency to
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compute the logged frequency. The logged frequency value will only be
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correct for LSB and USB operation.
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The combo box on the left will allow the selection and control of the
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operating mode of the transceiver.
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The combo box on the right will allow the selection and control of the
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transceiver bandwidth.
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The frequency display is in fact a set of special buttons. Each
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digit may be increment by clicking/pressing on the upper half of the digit and
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decrement by clicking/pressing the lower half of the digit. The leading
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digits will follow suit if a decade rollover occurs. You can also place the
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mouse cursor on a digit and then use the mouse wheel to roll the frequency
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up and down.
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Manual entry of frequency can be accomplished by hovering the mouse pointer
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over the frequency display and entering the desired frequency (in Khz) via
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the keyboard. Pressing \<return\> or \<enter\> on completion sets the
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frequency to an active state, effecting rig control and future log entires.
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Don't forget the decimal point if you are entering a fractional KHz value.
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<br>
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The Smeter / Power-meter display is only active if fldigi is configured for xmlrpc
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control with flrig. The transceiver must support the smeter and power out CAT query.
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fldigi does not try to estimate the smeter reading based on the audio stream.
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You can toggle viewing the Smeter / Power-meter display using the button just to
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the right of the shared space used by the "Smeter/Power-meter" and the "Mode/Bandwidth"
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controls. Be sure to save the configuration for this to persist the next
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time fldigi is executed.
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The mode combobox, the bandwidth combobox and the frequency display
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also annunciate the current transceiver status. If you change
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operating mode on the transceiver, that will be annunciated in the
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respective combobox and FLDigi will adjust any internal parameters
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accordingly. FLDigi queries the transceiver 10 times per second
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to maintain a lock step with the transceiver.
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\section frequencies_list Frequency List
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The frequency/mode pick list is displayed when the book button is
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pressed. Pressing the book button a second time will restore the
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original logging panel.
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\image html view_frequencies.png "Frequency Pick List"
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\image latex view_frequencies.png "Frequency Pick List" width=3.0in
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The pick list buttons control selecting, adding and deleting entries in
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the frequency/mode list.
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<ul>
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<li>add the current frequency / mode / audio track point to the list</li>
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<li>select the current list entry</li>
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<li>delete the highlighted entry from the list</li>
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<li>delete all entries from the list (a warning prompt will appear)</li>
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<li>show active frequencies based on either the entry field to the
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right or the stations locator,
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see \ref psk_reporter_page "pskreporter/spotter".</li>
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<li>entry field for active frequencies search, for example "EM."</li>
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</ul>
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The browser list contains frequency, sideband, modem type, audio
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frequency, and a text describing usage. To edit the usage string:
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<ul>
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<li>highlight the entry to be edited</li>
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<li>press the combination of SHIFT and right arrow while pointing to the line</li>
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</ul>
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This will hide the frequencies browser and display the data relative to that line
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\image html edit_freq_entry.png "Edit frequency list entry"
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\image latex edit_freq_entry.png "Edit frequency list entry" width=3.0in
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Edit the text entry and press the "Enter" button when finished.
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The list is saved when fldigi is shut down.
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\section rig_config Rig Configuration
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<b>Hardware PTT control</b>
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\image html config-rig-hardware.png "Hardware PTT control"
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\image latex config-rig-hardware.png "Hardware PTT control" width=5.0in
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<br>
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<b>Right Channel VOX Signal</b>
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Fldigi can generate a 1000 Hz tone for the duration of the PTT keydown period.
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A simple tone detector/filter and transistor switch can be used to generate
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a PTT signal from this sound card output. Jim, W5ZIT, has provided
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details on building an \ref w5zit_rt_channel_page "interface" for this
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type of PTT control.
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<br>
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<b>Serial Port using DTR or RTS</b>
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<br>
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The simplest rig control is just being able to control the push to talk via
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an external transistor switch. You set this type of control on the first
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configuration tab for rig control.
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You select this operation by checking the "Use serial port PTT".
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Select the serial port from the list (fldigi will have searched
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for available ports). Then specify whether the h/w uses RTS or
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DTR and whether a + or - voltage is required to toggle PTT on.
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You can use a serial port for control with the RTS and DTR pins
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configured for you particular interface.
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The program allows you to use RTS, DTR or BOTH for the PTT
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signal. Press the Initialize button to start the serial port.
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<b>Parallel Port (Linux and Free BSD only)</b>
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<br>
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Fldigi sets and clears the parallel port pin, PARPORT_CONTROL_INIT, pin 16 on
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the 25 pin parallel port connector. Keydown sets Pin 16 to +5
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volts and keyup sets the voltage to zero.
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<br>
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<b>μH Router (MacOS X)</b>
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<br>
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Simular functionality can be achieved on the Macintosh operating system using
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'μH Router' by Kok Chen, W7AY. See
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<a href="http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/Router/index.html">μH Router Website</a>
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for specific details and requirements. A selectable (check box) option will be
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available on the Rig->Hardware PTT Configuration panel.
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<br>
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<b>PTT delays</b>
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<br>
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You can accommodate delays in transceiver switching between
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receive and transmit by adjusting the PTT delays. The control
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values are in milliseconds. These controls have no effect on
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external PTT circuits such as those implemented in the SignaLink
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interfaces. They rely on detecting the audio data stream.
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You can use a combination of macro tags in a macro key definition to
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achieve a resolution. For example try a macro definition similar
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to this to insure that the RSID is sent via a slow FM xcvr (or via a
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VHF repeater)
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<br>
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\verbatim
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<TX><MODEM:NULL><IDLE:2.5>
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<!MODEM:MT63-500>
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<TXRSID:on>
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\endverbatim
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<br>
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Change the idle time value (in fractional seconds) to suit your needs.
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<br>
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\section rig_cat_control RigCAT control
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\image html config-rig-rigcat.png "RigCAT control"
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\image latex config-rig-rigcat.png "RigCAT control" width=5.0in
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<br>
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RigCAT is a rig control system similar to hamlib that was developed
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specifically for fldigi. It uses command / response definitions that
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are found in various \ref rig_xml_page "rig.xml"
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files. You can use a rig.xml file specific for your transceiver or
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write and test one yourself. The easiest way is to adapt an existing
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rig xml file for a rig that is similar to your own. ICOM almost
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identical command/response strings for all of its transceiver line.
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Yaesu rigs have nearly all used unique command/response structures
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until just recently. The TS-450, TS-950 and others share a similar set
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of commands and responses.
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RigCAT commands and responses are defined in a rig specific xml file which
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contains all of the required queries and responses in extended markup
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language format. Please read the specification
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document \ref rig_xml_page "rigxml" to learn more about this new way of
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building generic rig interface definitions and how they are used with
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fldigi. fldigi will look for a file in the $HOME/.fldigi/rigs directory for
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all files with extension ".xml". These contain definitions for the
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transceiver indicated by the file name, ie: FT-450.xml, IC-756PRO.xml,
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etc. You can download the appropriate xml files from the resource directory
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tree <a href="http://www.w1hkj.com/xmls">http://www.w1hkj.com/xmls</a>
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or from the
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archives <a href="http://www.w1hkj.com/xmlarchives.html">web page</a>. Place
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the file in your rigs directory and fldigi will find it.
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<br>
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You will need to specify how your PTT will be triggered. This can be
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using a CAT command, the RTS or DTR pins or none. None would be
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appropriate if you are using the rig's VOX or an outboard sound card
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interface such as the SignalLink SL-1+ which produces its own VOX type of
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PTT. In that case simply leave all of the PTT options unselected.
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<br>
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If you are using a transceiver or a rig interface such as CI-V that echos
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all serial data you check off the "Commands are echoed" box. That
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will suppress fldigi trying to respond to a command it just sent to the
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transceiver.
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<br>
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You may need to try various values of retries, retry interval, and command
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interval to achieve consistent rigcat control.
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<br>
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Press the Initialize button after setting all of the parameters. If the
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settings are all correct fldigi should start receiving frequency
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information from the rig and annunciating them on the rig control
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frequency display.
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\section hamlib_cat_control Hamlib CAT control
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Hamlib is a set of standard libraries for interfacing to a large number of
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transceivers. The hamlib library system consists of a front end
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which acts on behalf of all rigs and backends which are specific to
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each rig.
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\image html config-rig-hamlib.png "Hamlib CAT Control"
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\image latex config-rig-hamlib.png "Hamlib CAT Control" width=5.0in
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<br>
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Select your transceiver from the list of supported units. Then select
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the serial port and baud rate. If you are familiar with the
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hamlib library you can send various startup sequences to the rig using
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the advanced configuration. PTT control can be achieved using CAT
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commands or via DTR / RTS on the same port as the control comms.
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You might also need to specifiy whether RTS/CTS flow control is
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uses (Kenwood rigs use this quite often) or if Xon/Xoff flow control is
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used.
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<br>
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You may need to try various values of retries, retry interval, and command
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interval to achieve consistent hamlib control.
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<br>
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Press the Initialize button after setting all of the parameters. If the
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settings are all correct fldigi should start receiving frequency
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information from the rig and annunciating them on the rig control
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frequency display.
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<br>
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\section xml_rpc_cat Xml-Rpc CAT
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<br>
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\image html config-rig-xmlrpc.png "Xml-Rpc CAT Control"
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\image latex config-rig-xmlrpc.png "Xml-Rpc CAT Control" width=5.0in
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<br>
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Xml-Rpc allows third party software to control various aspects of fldigi
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operation including but not limited to rig control. This is the data
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interface that is also used by the program <b>flrig</b>, a fldigi
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companion transceiver control program.
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<br>
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If you are using a third party interface such as DxKeeper Bridge you might
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be instructed to select this method of CAT.
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\ref rig_control_page "Return to Top of Page"
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\ref main_page "Return to Main Page"
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*/
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