[TenTec] Orion, *nix, and hamlib

[Martin, AA6E]

On Apr 7, 2005 12:38 PM, Steve Baron - KB3MM <SteveBaron at starlinx.com> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin, AA6E" <martin.ewing at gmail.com>
> To: "orion" <orion at contesting.com>; <tentec at contesting.com>;
> <orion565 at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 13:56
> Subject: [TenTec] Orion, *nix, and hamlib
> 
> > Any Linux / Orion programmers out there?
> >
> > I've been working on the Orion "backend"
> 
> How are they defining front end and back end?

The core routines make the interface that the application programmer
sees.  The "back-end" has the code that knows a particular rig's I/O
capabilities, like an I/O driver.  The actual code is pretty
straightforward.  The complicated part is configuration management --
deciding what capabilities a particular rig supports and making the
right connections.

> 
> > for Hamlib, the "universal"
> > free library that aims to provide a rig-independent programming
> > environment.
> 
> Really ?  Works with all rigs?

There are about 200 back-ends defined.  Many are not well tested.  If
you're into this stuff and your favorite rig doesn't have a
maintainer, you can "adopt" its back-end and make it sing.

> 
>   It is now working better with Orion, although as you
> > might expect, not all of Orion's features are available through the
> > standardized interface. It is still a work in progress, now available
> > at version 1.2.4.  This software runs best in a Linux environment,
> 
> Hmmm!?  Which one ?
> 
> > although there is work on MacOS and there are Windows strategies,
> 
> INcluding completion ports?

If you're interested, join the hamlib discussion group via
hamlib.sourceforge.net. Check the archives.

>  too.
> >
> > Hamlib is a software library to support programming in C, C++, TCL,
> > Python, Perl, etc.  The big advantage is that your applications
> > programs can work many different rigs. About 200 models are supported
> > at some level, from Bearcats to Orions.
> >
> > For those not rolling their own software, there are a number of free
> > applications that make use of Hamlib: gMFSK, Xlog, and others.  See
> > the hamlib website at http://hamlib.sourceforge.net .
> >
> > I'd be happy to hear from Orion programmers who want to work with Hamlib.
> >
> > 73, Martin AA6E
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