[FADCA] Clarification of TNC parameters DOS FPAC

[bud thompson]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hast" <wchast at gmail.com>
To: "Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association" 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 09:33
Subject: Re: [FADCA] Clarification of TNC parameters DOS FPAC


> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:28:38 -0500, bud thompson <budt at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> There are three ways I know of to set TXD in DOS FPAC
>>
>> in the nnnnnn.cfg file on the com= line the 7th field should be N*10=TXD 
>> in
>> milliseconds
>>
>> >From 407277.cfg
>> com=2 2F8  0008 0000 6  0 15 02 10 3 009C 0 0B # UHF Trunk to
>> DeLand-9.6kb)(KISS)
>>                                               ^^
>> in the setkiss line from nnnnnn.bat the TXD should = N*10 in 
>> milliseconds.
>> >From 407277.bat
>> setkiss 2F8 19200 txdelay=5 persist=250 slottime=10 txtail=3
>>                                            ^
>> At the sysop consul, typing PTn then TD should return the TXD in N*10
>> milliseconds for port n.
>> Typing TD n will change the value.
>>
>> The above two lines from 407277.cfg and 407277.bat result in a 15 being
>> returned to the screen from typing PT2 then TD.
>>
>> I thought that the setkiss values were supposed to override the cfg 
>> values..
>>
>> If from DOS I run 407277.bat, the STA LED on the TNC blinks, so it 
>> appears
>> the information is being sent.
>>
>> Anyone know for sure about this?
>>
>
>
>
> Bud,
> As far as I can rememeber you have to run the setkiss file first. The
> kiss params
> are not set from FPAC DOS. I do not remember why but that is the way it 
> is. If
> you need to change a KISS parameter you have to do so with the setkiss 
> file
> and run setkiss and restart DOS FPAC. Indeed your .bat file should always 
> run
> setkiss then start FPAC.
>
> If you all will grab the knoppix afu CD you can get started on getting
> fpac linux
> by learning how to set up the ax25 stuff. There is a setup tool in
> there that will
> do it for you. Learning how to setup the ax25 and netrom stuff is the
> biggest part
> and that CD will do most of it for you. Once you can make ax25 calls from 
> the
> console, you just load FPAC on top of it all setup the fpac.conf file
> and off it goes.
>
> I am hoping to get on a install CD but I have a lot to learn about
> setting up the
> configuration files that create the screens that walk you through the 
> process.
>
> I am manually setting up the files for the conversion of the Tampa County 
> Center
> switch, then from there I will do the EOC switch. We also have to set up 
> the
> MOSI switch again, and then I will have to look at the CLW switch and see 
> what
> I have to work with there.
>
>
> -- 
> Chuck Hast


John WB4MOZ has a batch file set up that is supposed to take care of the 
order in which the files are loaded/compiled.  He calls that runfpac.bat

I just took the 407277 FPAC down and ran the 407277.bat file for the setkiss 
stuff  from DOS.  It took, and I got the return messages on what was 
loaded.. including "50" for the TXDELAY=5 in the setkiss line for port 2.

Then I ran RUNFPAC and the whole thing came up... and TXD was "15" as in the 
com=2 line in the 407277.cft file.  Of course if RUNFPAC is also sending 
407277.bat and out of sequence I suppose that could be a conflict.

Maybe we can get John in here to comment.

> If you all will grab the knoppix afu CD you can get started on getting
> fpac linux

What, me study LINUX?

I'm depending on Charlie N3PPC getting us started on that pretty soon as he 
has had some previous LINUX experience, though often ends up with what he 
calls a 'LINUX' headache.

thanks,

bud

Yeah, Charlie and I work with three switches also (Orlando, DeLand, DAB 
ROSE), and are heads down in Mitrek 9.6kb conversion/tuning! Har.