Alinco has a serial port, no? --------------------
From: "DavidC KD4E" <qrv@...> Reply-To: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: April 18, 2024 at 7:57 AM EDT Subject: [yaac-users] YAAC - Installed on inovato Quadra but no USB to TNC option Can YAAC talk to USB?
I looked in File -> Configure -> Expert Mode -> Add Port but none of the drop-down options mention USB.
My rig is an ALinco DR-135T MkIII with an internal Argent Data Tracker TNC that's connected via USB.
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.
DavidC KD4E