Re: tk2 v0.9 open source software for ICOM IC-R2 available

Thor Heglund <jmakrl-yBeKhBN/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.recreation.radio.hardware.icomr2
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hey Bob,

Bob Parnass, AJ9S wrote:

> 1) Are you sure that /dev/ttyS0 is the correct device for
> the serial port connector on you computer?

I'm pretty sure that's the one based on the dmesg logfile, it's the only 
one listed. It has the same irq/address as com2 in windows.

> 2) What cable/level converter are you using to connect
> the PC to the IC-R2?

I'm using a homemade interface based on the MAX232 chip.

> 3) Which distribution of Linux are you using?

Redhat 8 on a Thinkpad 600.

> 4) In a Linux command window, type:
> 
>    uname -a

Linux localhost.localdomain 2.4.18-24.8.0 #1 Fri Jan 31 06:51:30 EST 
2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

>    ls -l /dev/ttyS0

crw-rw-rw-    1 root     uucp       4,  64 Mar  5 15:04 /dev/ttyS0

> 5) Connect the radio to the PC and turn the radio on (use battery power).
> Remove the $HOME/.tk2rc file.
> Start tk2 and select the proper serial port.

I start the program with the command wish tk2.tcl, is that the correct 
way to start it?

> In tk2, use the "Radio -->  Interrogate Radio for Model Info"
> command.    After using this command, what is displayed
> in the Radio Version field in the Secondary Controls window?

The program hangs. I have to stop it with a control-c in the terminal.

Thanks for the help,

Thor


> On Wednesday 05 March 2003 04:06 pm, Thor Heglund wrote:
> 
>>... My serial
>>port is on ttyS0 (dmesg says: ttyS0 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A).
>>I've double checked the write permissions on ttyS0, they're correct. I'm
>>kind of new to linux so perhaps I'm missing something obvious. It works
>>fine in windows. I suspect it may be an issue with my serial port and
>>not your software but I was wondering if you might have any suggestions.
> 
> 
> 



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