TNC cmd: prompt and you should now have control of the TNC. Press once or twice if you do not get the Settings and then select Exit to enter minicom. The serial device and the Bps/par/bits (8/N/1 and whatever the speed Select "Serial port set up" from the list with the cursor keys and set Note that minicom requires root privileges. To start minicom then (assuming you have not configured it, but you In this case, the converter is attached to ttyUSB0, you when youĬonfigure minicom, you want to use /dev/ttyUSB0 as the serial port usb 2-2: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0 So, plug it in, give it a minute and then type at a console port: It is a serial terminal program that runs from the command line, but can sometimes be a little fussy to get working, and I will admit that I have not used minicom with a USB/Serial converter.įirst, you have to know what tty port your USB/Serial converter is The good news: it is in all the repositories, so you can pull it down and install it quickly. Minicom is an old school program that is available for most of the distributions but may not be installed by default. So, in the interest of helping save you some time, here is a quick write up on using minicom with a USB/Serial adapter to talk to your TNC, specifically, a KPC. It was at this point that I realized I had forgotten more about Linux (and minicom) than I had about the commands needed to control the TNC. Over the weekend, I was showing Linux and Packet radio and for some reason I could not talk to my TNC, a KPC 3+.
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