[K3PZN-List] Dire wolf

[Steve Beckman]

Hi Kyle;

Here are the instructions for setting up Dire Wolf.

73, Steve, N3SB

How to set up Direwolf sound card packet in Windows


Downloading Direwolf:


Download the Direwolf application from 
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/releases . You will find development 
snapshots, as well as released versions. At the time of this writing 
(Jan 2016) the Development snapshot version “I” would crash for me 
whenever I attempted a packet connection. Development snapshot “F” has 
been working well. Select one of the Direwolf-x.x-win.zip files, or one 
of the development versions, and download it to a convenient location on 
your computer. I put the zip file on my desktop.


Create a Direwolf folder on your desktop. Open the zip file you 
downloaded, select all the files (Control-A) then copy them (Control-C). 
Go back to your Direwolf folder and paste the files into that folder 
(Control-V).


Configuring Direwolf:


Call Sign

Open the direwolf.conf file in notepad and look for the line starting 
with MYCALL. Change the N0CALL parameter to your call sign.


Sound Card

If you use a SignaLink USB interface, then look for the line #ADEVICE 
USB and delete the # to uncomment the line. You may find more than one 
line like this in the file. Only one entry needs to be uncommented.


PTT

Determine which serial port is being used to key your radio, and which 
handshake lines (RTS, or DTR) are keying the radio. Look for the line 
#PTT COM1 RTS, and delete the # to uncomment the line. Change the COM1 
to correspond to the COM port being used to key the radio, and include 
RTS, DTR, -RTS, or -DTR to select the handshake line(s) and handshake 
polarity needed to key your radio. Some experimentation may be required 
if you are not sure which handshake lines are correct,


Data Rate

1200 Baud:

Look for the line MODEM 1200 and make sure there is no # at the start of 
the line.


2400 Baud:

Look for the line MODEM 1200 and place a # in front of it to comment it 
out. Below that line create a new entry MODEM 2400 2165 3970. This will 
not only configure Direwolf for 2400 Baud, but also use the two tone 
frequencies of 2165 Hz and 3970 Hz. These two frequencies are used by 
AGWPE for 2400 Baud communications.


9600 Baud:

Look for the line MODEM 1200 and place a # in front of it to comment it 
out. Below that line create a new entry MODEM 9600.


Starting Direwolf:

Double click on the Direwolf.exe application. A window will open up, 
showing how Direwolf is configured. Confirm that your sound card has 
been found, and that the desired Baud rate has been configured. If your 
sound card is connected to a radio, tune for packet activity (try 
144.390 APRS frequency) and you should see received packet info in the 
Direwolf window when you hear packet transmissions on your radio.




Using RMS Express with Direwolf:

Start RMS Express. In the "Open Session" drop-down, select Packet 
Winlink. Then click on the Open Session box. Select the Setup menu item 
to open the Packet Winlink/P2P Setup window. In the Packet TNC Type 
dropdown, select KISS. Make sure the Packet TNC Model is set to Normal. 
In the Serial Port dropdown, select TCP. In the TCP Host/Port dropdown, 
set the address to 127.0.0.1. Set the Port to 8001. NOTE: The default 
port will probably not be correct. Click on Update at the bottom of the 
window. The configuration window should close, and you should see that 
the KISS TNC has been initialized.


You can now attempt a packet connection using your Direwolf Sound Card 
TNC. Enter a Winlink call sign, and click on Start.






On 2/10/2016 9:40 PM, Kyle Thornton wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've heard a lot about direwolf lately and would like to give it a try before the next Raspberry pi net which I am nicknaming Pi in the sky net curtesy of N3ZPC. Could someone send me directions of how to get it started and downloaded.
> Thanks
> Kyle
>
> 73
> KC3FMP
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