I'm used to seeing /dev/ttyUSB0, etc. in drop-down menus for port
selection.
If I add YAAC as a member of the group owning the 'serial port
device' /dev/ttyUSB0 - or whatever it turns out to be,
will /dev/ttyUSB0 be automatically added to the drop-down ports
menu?
Thanks.
On 4/18/24 09:55, Andrew P. wrote:
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That's
because USB isn't a type of TNC or remote sensor. You could have
your Argent Data Tracker connected through a motherboard COM
port (non-USB) if your computer was old enough to have one; the
TNC would behave the same regardless of the cable type.
What the YAAC
port types
specify is
what is on the
other end of
the
communications
cable, such as
a Serial_TNC
for a Terminal
Network
Controller
connected
through a
serial port.
Similarly,
Serial_GPS
specifies a
GPS receiver
connected
through a
serial port.
Note that the
Linux user
account
running YAAC
will have to
be a member of
the group
owning the
serial port
device (such
as
/dev/ttyUSB0),
or YAAC will
not have
permissions to
open the port.
Typically,
this will be
the "dialout"
group. Type
the "groups"
command at a
shell prompt
to see in
which groups
your account
is a member.
You can use
the "sudo
usermod"
command to
modify your
account's
supplemental
group
membership if
needed.
Hope this
helps.
Andrew, KA2DDO
author of YAAC
DavidC KD4E