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NAME

       rigctld - TCP radio control daemon

SYNOPSIS

       rigctld [-hlLouV] [-m id] [-r device] [-p device] [-d device] [-P type] [-D type]
               [-s baud] [-c id] [-T IPADDR] [-t number] [-C parm=val] [-X seconds] [-v[-Z]]

DESCRIPTION

       The rigctld program is a radio  control  daemon  that  handles  client  requests  via  TCP
       sockets.   This  allows  multiple  user  programs  to  share  one  radio  (this needs more
       development).  Multiple radios can be controlled on different TCP ports by use of multiple
       rigctld  processes.  Note that multiple processes/ports are also necessary if some clients
       use extended responses and/or vfo mode.  So up to 4 processes/ports may be needed for each
       combination  of  extended  response/vfo  mode.  The syntax of the commands are the same as
       rigctl(1).  It is hoped that rigctld will be especially useful for  client  authors  using
       languages such as Perl, Python, PHP, and others.

       rigctld  communicates  to  a  client  through a TCP socket using text commands shared with
       rigctl.  The protocol is simple, commands are sent to rigctld  on  one  line  and  rigctld
       responds  to  get  commands  with  the  requested  values,  one per line, when successful,
       otherwise, it responds with one line “RPRT x”, where ‘x’ is a negative  number  indicating
       the  error code.  Commands that do not return values respond with the line “RPRT x”, where
       ‘x’ is ‘0’ when successful, otherwise is a regative  number  indicating  the  error  code.
       Each line is terminated with a newline ‘\n’ character.  This protocol is primarily for use
       by the NET rigctl (radio model 2) backend.

       A separate Extended Response Protocol extends the above behavior by echoing  the  received
       command  string  as  a  header, any returned values as a key: value pair, and the “RPRT x”
       string as the end of response marker which includes the Hamlib success or  failure  value.
       See  the PROTOCOL section for details.  Consider using this protocol for clients that will
       interact with rigctld directly through a TCP socket.

       Keep in mind that Hamlib is BETA level software.  While a lot of  backend  libraries  lack
       complete rotator support, the basic functions are usually well supported.

       Please  report  bugs  and provide feedback at the e-mail address given in the BUGS section
       below.  Patches and code enhancements sent to the same address are welcome.

OPTIONS

       This program follows the usual GNU command  line  syntax.   Short  options  that  take  an
       argument  may  have the value follow immediately or be separated by a space.  Long options
       starting with two dashes (‘-’) require an ‘=’ between the option and any argument.

       Here is a summary of the supported options:

       -m, --model=id
              Select radio model number.  Defaults to dummy device.

              See model list (use “rigctl -l”).

              Note: rigctl (or third party software using the C API) will use radio model  2  for
              NET  rigctl  (this model number is not used for rigctld even though it shows in the
              model list).

       -r, --rig-file=device
              Use device as the file name of the port connected to the radio.

              Often a serial port, but could be a USB to serial adapter.   Typically  /dev/ttyS0,
              /dev/ttyS1,  /dev/ttyUSB0,  etc. on Linux, COM1, COM2, etc. on MS Windows.  The BSD
              flavors and Mac OS/X have their own designations.  See your system's documentation.

              Can be a network address:port, e.g. 127.0.0.1:12345

              The special string “uh-rig” may be given to enable micro-ham device support.

       -p, --ptt-file=device
              Use device as the file name of the Push-To-Talk  device  using  a  device  file  as
              described above.

       -d, --dcd-file=device
              Use  device  as the file name of the Data Carrier Detect device using a device file
              as described above.

       -P, --ptt-type=type
              Use type of Push-To-Talk device.

              Supported  types  are  ‘RIG’  (CAT  command),  ‘DTR’,  ‘RTS’,  ‘PARALLEL’,  ‘NONE’,
              overriding PTT type defined in the rig's backend.

              Some  side effects of this command are that when type is set to DTR, read PTT state
              comes from the Hamlib frontend, not read from the radio.  When  set  to  NONE,  PTT
              state cannot be read or set even if rig backend supports reading/setting PTT status
              from the rig.

       -D, --dcd-type=type
              Use type of Data Carrier Detect device.

              Supported types are ‘RIG’ (CAT command), ‘DSR’, ‘CTS’, ‘CD’, ‘PARALLEL’, ‘NONE’.

       -s, --serial-speed=baud
              Set serial speed to baud rate.

              Uses maximum serial speed from radio backend capabilities (set by -m above) as  the
              default.

       -c, --civaddr=id
              Use id as the CI-V address to communicate with the rig.

              Only useful for Icom and some Ten-Tec rigs.

              Note:  The  id  is  in decimal notation, unless prefixed by 0x, in which case it is
              hexadecimal.

       -S, --separator=char
              Use char as separator instead of line feed

              The default is 0  Recommend using $ or @ as they work on both Unix and Windows

       -T, --listen-addr=IPADDR
              Use IPADDR as the listening IP address.

              The default is ANY (0.0.0.0).

              rigctld can be run and connected to like this:

              rigctld
                  rigctl -m 2
                  rigctl -m 2 -r 127.0.0.1
                  rigctl -m 2 -r localhost
                  rigctl -m 2 -r 192.168.1.1 (local IP address)
                  rigctl -m 2 -r ::1 (on Linux rigctld doesn't listen on IPV6 by default)

              rigctld -T 127.0.0.1
                  rigctl -m 2
                  rigctl -m 2 -r 127.0.0.1
                  Exceptions:
                  rigctl -m 2 -r localhost (only works if localhost is IPV4 address)

              rigctld -T localhost (will set up on IPV4 or IPV6 based on localhost)
                  rigctl -m 2
                  rigctl -m 2 -r localhost
                  rigctl -m 2 ip6-localhost
                  Exceptions:
                  rigctl -m 2 -r 127.0.0.1 (only works if localhost is IPV4 address)
                  rigctl -m 2 -r ::1 (only works localhost is IPV6 address)

              On Linux only where ip6-localhost is fe00::0:
              rigctld -T ip6-localhost
                  rigctl -m 2 -r ip6-localhost

       -t, --port=number
              Use number as the TCP listening port.

              The default is 4532.

              Note: As rotctld's default port is 4533, it is advisable to use even numbered ports
              for rigctld, e.g. 4532, 4534, 4536, etc.

       -L, --show-conf
              List all config parameters for the radio defined with -m above.

       -C, --set-conf=parm=val[,parm=val]
              Set radio configuration parameter(s), e.g.  stop_bits=2.

              Use  the  -L  option above for a list of configuration parameters for a given model
              number.

       -u, --dump-caps
              Dump capabilities for the radio defined with -m above and exit.

       -l, --list
              List all model numbers defined in Hamlib and exit.

              The list is sorted by model number.

              Note: In Linux the list can be scrolled back using Shift-PageUp/Shift-PageDown,  or
              using  the scrollbars of a virtual terminal in X or the cmd window in Windows.  The
              output can be piped to more(1) or less(1), e.g. “rigctl -l | more”.

       -o, --vfo
              Enable vfo mode.

              An extra VFO argument will be required in front of each appropriate command (except
              set_vfo).   Otherwise,  ‘currVFO’  is used when this option is not set and an extra
              VFO argument is not used.

              See chk_vfo below.

       -v, --verbose
              Set verbose mode, cumulative (see DIAGNOSTICS below).

       -W, --twiddle_timeout=seconds
              Enables timeout when VFO twiddling is detected.  Some functions will be ignored.

              Should only be needed when controlling software should be "paused" so you can  move
              the VFO.  Continuous movement extends the timeout.

       -x, --uplink=option
              1=Sub, 2=Main

              For GPredict use to ignore get_freq for Sub or Main uplink VFO.

              Should allow downlink VFO movement without confusing GPredict or the uplink

       -Z, --debug-time-stamps
              Enable time stamps for the debug messages.

              Use only in combination with the -v option as it generates no output on its own.

       -A, --password
              Sets  password  on rigctld which requires hamlib to use rig_set_password and rigctl
              to use \password to access rigctld.  A 32-char shared secret will be  displayed  to
              be used on the client side.

       -R, --rigctld_idle
              Will  make  rigctld  close the rig when no clients are connected.  Normally remains
              connected to speed up connects.

       -h, --help
              Show a summary of these options and exit.

       -V, --version
              Show version of rigctl and exit.

       Note: Some options may not be implemented by a given backend and  will  return  an  error.
       This is most likely to occur with the --set-conf and --show-conf options.

       Please  note  that the backend for the radio to be controlled, or the radio itself may not
       support some commands.  In that case, the operation will fail with a Hamlib error code.

COMMANDS

       Commands can be sent over the TCP socket either as a single char, or  as  a  long  command
       name plus the value(s) space separated on one ‘\n’ terminated line. See PROTOCOL.

       Since most of the Hamlib operations have a set and a get method, a single pper case letter
       will be used for set methods whereas the corresponding single lower case letter refers  to
       the  get method.  Each operation also has a long name; prepend a backslash, ‘\’, to send a
       long command name all in lower case.

       Example (Perl): “print $socket "\\dump_caps\n";” to see what the radio's  backend  can  do
       (Note: In Perl and many other languages a ‘\’ will need to be escaped with a preceding ‘\’
       so that even though two backslash characters appear in the code, only one will  be  passed
       to rigctld.  This is a possible bug, beware!).

       Note: The backend for the radio to be controlled, or the radio itself may not support some
       commands. In that case, the operation will fail with a Hamlib error message.

       Here is a summary of the supported commands (In  the  case  of  set  commands  the  quoted
       italicized  string  is  replaced  by  the  value  in  the description.  In the case of get
       commands the quoted italicized string is the key name of the value returned.):

       F, set_freq 'Frequency'
              Set 'Frequency', in Hz.

              Frequency may be a floating point or integer value.

       f, get_freq
              Get 'Frequency', in Hz.

              Returns an integer value and the VFO hamlib thinks is active.  Note that some  rigs
              (e.g.  all  Icoms)  cannot track current VFO so hamlib can get out of sync with the
              rig if the user presses rig buttons like the VFO.  rigctld  clients  should  ensure
              they set the intended VFO or use vfo mode.

       M, set_mode 'Mode' 'Passband'
              Set 'Mode' and 'Passband'.

              Mode  is  a  token:  ‘USB’, ‘LSB’, ‘CW’, ‘CWR’, ‘RTTY’, ‘RTTYR’, ‘AM’, ‘FM’, ‘WFM’,
              ‘AMS’, ‘PKTLSB’, ‘PKTUSB’,  ‘PKTFM’,  ‘ECSSUSB’,  ‘ECSSLSB’,  ‘FA’,  ‘SAM’,  ‘SAL’,
              ‘SAH’, ‘DSB’.

              Passband  is  in  Hz  as an integer, -1 for no change, or ‘0’ for the radio backend
              default.

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead  of  a  Mode  token  will
              return  a  space  separated  list  of  radio  backend supported Modes.  Use this to
              determine the supported Modes of a given radio backend.

       m, get_mode
              Get 'Mode' and 'Passband'.

              Returns Mode as a token and Passband in Hz as in set_mode above.

       V, set_vfo 'VFO'
              Set 'VFO'.

              VFO is a token: ‘VFOA’, ‘VFOB’, ‘VFOC’, ‘currVFO’,  ‘VFO’,  ‘MEM’,  ‘Main’,  ‘Sub’,
              ‘TX’, ‘RX’, ‘MainA’, ‘MainB’, ‘MainC’, ‘SubA’, ‘SubB’ ‘SubC’.

              In VFO mode (see --vfo option above) only a single VFO parameter is required:

                  $ rigctl -m 229 -r /dev/rig -o

                  Rig command: V
                  VFO: VFOB

                  Rig command:

       v, get_vfo
              Get current 'VFO'.

              Returns VFO as a token as in set_vfo above.

       J, set_rit 'RIT'
              Set 'RIT'.

              RIT  is  in  Hz and can be + or -.  A value of ‘0’ resets RIT (Receiver Incremental
              Tuning) to match the VFO frequency.

              Note: RIT needs to  be  explicitly  activated  or  deactivated  with  the  set_func
              command.   This  allows  setting the RIT offset independently of its activation and
              allows RIT to remain active while setting the offset to ‘0’.

       j, get_rit
              Get 'RIT' in Hz.

              Returned value is an integer.

       Z, set_xit 'XIT'
              Set 'XIT'.

              XIT is in Hz and can be + or -.  A value of ‘0’ resets XIT (Transmitter Incremental
              Tuning) to match the VFO frequency.

              Note:  XIT  needs  to  be  explicitly  activated  or  deactivated with the set_func
              command.  This allows setting the XIT offset independently of  its  activation  and
              allows XIT to remain active while setting the offset to ‘0’.

       z, get_xit
              Get 'XIT' in Hz.

              Returned value is an integer.

       T, set_ptt 'PTT'
              Set 'PTT'.

              PTT is a value: ‘0’ (RX), ‘1’ (TX), ‘2’ (TX mic), or ‘3’ (TX data).

       t, get_ptt
              Get 'PTT' status.

              Returns PTT as a value in set_ptt above.

       S, set_split_vfo 'Split' 'TX VFO'
              Set 'Split' mode.

              Split is either ‘0’ = Normal or ‘1’ = Split.

              Set 'TX VFO'.

              TX  VFO is a token: ‘VFOA’, ‘VFOB’, ‘VFOC’, ‘currVFO’, ‘VFO’, ‘MEM’, ‘Main’, ‘Sub’,
              ‘TX’, ‘RX’.

       s, get_split_vfo
              Get 'Split' mode.

              Split is either ‘0’ = Normal or ‘1’ = Split.

              Get 'TX VFO'.

              TX VFO is a token as in set_split_vfo above.

       I, set_split_freq 'Tx Frequency'
              Set 'TX Frequency', in Hz.

              Frequency may be a floating point or integer value.

       i, get_split_freq
              Get 'TX Frequency', in Hz.

              Returns an integer value.

       X, set_split_mode 'TX Mode' 'TX Passband'
              Set 'TX Mode' and 'TX Passband'.

              TX Mode is a token: ‘USB’, ‘LSB’, ‘CW’, ‘CWR’, ‘RTTY’, ‘RTTYR’, ‘AM’, ‘FM’,  ‘WFM’,
              ‘AMS’,  ‘PKTLSB’,  ‘PKTUSB’,  ‘PKTFM’,  ‘ECSSUSB’,  ‘ECSSLSB’,  ‘FA’, ‘SAM’, ‘SAL’,
              ‘SAH’, ‘DSB’.

              TX Passband is in Hz as an integer, or ‘0’ for the radio backend default.

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead of a TX Mode  token  will
              return  a  space  separated  list of radio backend supported TX Modes.  Use this to
              determine the supported TX Modes of a given radio backend.

       x, get_split_mode
              Get 'TX Mode' and 'TX Passband'.

              Returns TX Mode as a token and TX Passband in Hz as in set_split_mode above.

       Y, set_ant 'Antenna'
              Set 'Antenna' number (‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, ...).

              Option depends on rig..for Icom it probably sets the Tx & Rx  antennas  as  in  the
              IC-7851. See your manual for rig specific option values. Most rigs don't care about
              the option.

              For the IC-7851 (and perhaps others) it means this:

                  1 = TX/RX = ANT1
                  2 = TX/RX = ANT2
                  3 = TX/RX = ANT3
                  4 = TX/RX = ANT1/ANT4
                  5 = TX/RX = ANT2/ANT4
                  6 = TX/RX = ANT3/ANT4

       y, get_ant
              Get 'Antenna' number (‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, ...).

       b, send_morse 'Morse'
              Send 'Morse' symbols.

       0x8b, get_dcd
              Get 'DCD' (squelch) status: ‘0’ (Closed) or ‘1’ (Open).

       R, set_rptr_shift 'Rptr Shift'
              Set 'Rptr Shift'.

              Rptr Shift is one of: ‘+’, ‘-’, or something else for ‘None’.

       r, get_rptr_shift
              Get 'Rptr Shift'.

              Returns ‘+’, ‘-’, or ‘None’.

       O, set_rptr_offs 'Rptr Offset'
              Set 'Rptr Offset', in Hz.

       o, get_rptr_offs
              Get 'Rptr Offset', in Hz.

       C, set_ctcss_tone 'CTCSS Tone'
              Set 'CTCSS Tone', in tenths of Hz.

       c, get_ctcss_tone
              Get 'CTCSS Tone', in tenths of Hz.

       D, set_dcs_code 'DCS Code'
              Set 'DCS Code'.

       d, get_dcs_code
              Get 'DCS Code'.

       0x90, set_ctcss_sql 'CTCSS Sql'
              Set 'CTCSS Sql' tone, in tenths of Hz.

       0x91, get_ctcss_sql
              Get 'CTCSS Sql' tone, in tenths of Hz.

       0x92, set_dcs_sql 'DCS Sql'
              Set 'DCS Sql' code.

       0x93, get_dcs_sql
              Get 'DCS Sql'
               code.

       N, set_ts 'Tuning Step'
              Set 'Tuning Step', in Hz.

       n, get_ts
              Get 'Tuning Step', in Hz.

       U, set_func 'Func' 'Func Status'
              Set 'Func' and 'Func Status'.

              Func is a token: ‘FAGC’, ‘NB’, ‘COMP’, ‘VOX’,  ‘TONE’,  ‘TSQL’,  ‘SBKIN’,  ‘FBKIN’,
              ‘ANF’,  ‘NR’, ‘AIP’, ‘APF’, ‘MON’, ‘MN’, ‘RF’, ‘ARO’, ‘LOCK’, ‘MUTE’, ‘VSC’, ‘REV’,
              ‘SQL’, ‘ABM’, ‘BC’, ‘MBC’, ‘RIT’, ‘AFC’, ‘SATMODE’,  ‘SCOPE’,  ‘RESUME’,  ‘TBURST’,
              ‘TUNER’, ‘XIT’.

              Func  Status is a non null value for “activate” or “de-activate” otherwise, much as
              TRUE/FALSE definitions in the C language (true is non-zero and false is zero, ‘0’).

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead  of  a  Func  token  will
              return  a space separated list of radio backend supported set function tokens.  Use
              this to determine the supported functions of a given radio backend.

       u, get_func 'Func'
              Get 'Func Status'.

              Returns Func Status as a non null value for the Func token  given  as  in  set_func
              above.

              Note:  Passing  a  ‘?’  (query)  as the first argument instead of a Func token will
              return a space separated list of radio backend supported get function tokens.   Use
              this to determine the supported functions of a given radio backend.

       L, set_level 'Level' 'Level Value'
              Set 'Level' and 'Level Value'.

              evel is a token: ‘PREAMP’, ‘ATT’, ‘VOXDELAY’, ‘AF’, ‘RF’, ‘SQL’, ‘IF’, ‘APF’, ‘NR’,
              ‘PBT_IN’, ‘PBT_OUT’, ‘CWPITCH’, ‘RFPOWER’, ‘MICGAIN’, ‘KEYSPD’,  ‘NOTCHF’,  ‘COMP’,
              ‘AGC’,  ‘BKINDL’,  ‘BAL’, ‘METER’, ‘VOXGAIN’, ‘ANTIVOX’, ‘SLOPE_LOW’, ‘SLOPE_HIGH’,
              ‘BKIN_DLYMS’, ‘RAWSTR’, ‘SWR’,  ‘ALC’,  ‘STRENGTH’,  ‘RFPOWER_METER’,  ‘COMPMETER’,
              ‘VD_METER’,       ‘ID_METER’,       ‘NOTCHF_RAW’,       ‘MONITOR_GAIN’,       ‘NQ’,
              ‘RFPOWER_METER_WATTS‘SPECTRUM_SPAN’,   ‘SPECTRUM_EDGE_LOW’,   ‘SPECTRUM_EDGE_HIGH’,
              ‘SPECTRUM_SPEED‘SPECTRUM_REF’, (oqSPECTRUM_AVG’, ‘SPECTRUM_ATT‘USB_AF’.

              The Level Value can be a float or an integer value.  For the AGC token the value is
              one of ‘0’ = OFF, ‘1’ = SUPERFAST, ‘2’ = FAST, ‘3’  =  SLOW,  ‘4’  =  USER,  ‘5’  =
              MEDIUM,  ‘6’  =  AUTO.   Note that not all values work on all rigs.  To list usable
              values do 'rigctl -m [modelnum] -u | grep "AGC levels"' or for Windows  'rigctl  -m
              [modelnum] -u | find "AGC levels"'.

              Note:  Passing  a  ‘?’  (query) as the first argument instead of a Level token will
              return a space separated list of radio backend supported  set  level  tokens.   Use
              this to determine the supported levels of a given radio backend.

       l, get_level 'Level'
              Get 'Level Value'.

              Returns Level Value as a float or integer for the Level token given as in set_level
              above.

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead of  a  Level  token  will
              return  a  space  separated  list of radio backend supported get level tokens.  Use
              this to determine the supported levels of a given radio backend.

       P, set_parm 'Parm' 'Parm Value'
              Set 'Parm' and 'Parm Value'.

              Parm is a token: ‘ANN’, ‘APO’, ‘BACKLIGHT’, ‘BEEP’, ‘TIME’, ‘BAT’, ‘KEYLIGHT’.

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead  of  a  Parm  token  will
              return a space separated list of radio backend supported set parameter tokens.  Use
              this to determine the supported parameters of a given radio backend.

       p, get_parm 'Parm'
              Get 'Parm Value'.

              Returns Parm Value as a float or integer for the Parm token given  as  in  set_parm
              above.

              Note:  Passing  a  ‘?’  (query)  as the first argument instead of a Parm token will
              return a space separated list of radio backend supported get parameter tokens.  Use
              this to determine the supported parameters of a given radio backend.

       B, set_bank 'Bank'
              Set 'Bank'.

              Sets the current memory bank number.

       E, set_mem 'Memory#'
              Set 'Memory#' channel number.

       e, get_mem
              Get 'Memory#' channel number.

       G, vfo_op 'Mem/VFO Op'
              Perform a 'Mem/VFO Op'.

              Mem/VFO  Operation  is  a  token: ‘CPY’, ‘XCHG’, ‘FROM_VFO’, ‘TO_VFO’, ‘MCL’, ‘UP’,
              ‘DOWN’, ‘BAND_UP’, ‘BAND_DOWN’, ‘LEFT’, ‘RIGHT’, ‘TUNE’, ‘TOGGLE’.

              Note: Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead of  a  Mem/VFO  Op  token
              will  return  a  space  separated  list  of  radio backend supported Set Mem/VFO Op
              tokens.  Use this to determine the supported Mem/VFO Ops of a given radio backend.

       g, scan 'Scan Fct' 'Scan Channel'
              Perform a 'Scan Fct' on a 'Scan Channel'.

              Scan Function is a token: ‘STOP’, ‘MEM’, ‘SLCT’, ‘PRIO’,  ‘PROG’,  ‘DELTA’,  ‘VFO’,
              ‘PLT’.

              Scan Channel is an integer (maybe?).

              Note:  Passing a ‘?’ (query) as the first argument instead of a Scan Fct token will
              return a space separated list of radio backend supported Scan Function tokens.  Use
              this to determine the supported Scan Functions of a given radio backend.

       H, set_channel 'Channel'
              Set memory 'Channel' data.

              Not implemented yet.

       h, get_channel 'readonly'
              Get channel memory.

              If  readonly!=0  then  only channel data is returned and rig remains on the current
              channel.  If readonly=0 then rig will be set to the channel requested.  data.

       A, set_trn 'Transceive'
              Set 'Transceive' mode.

              Transcieve is a token: ‘OFF’, ‘RIG’, ‘POLL’.

              Transceive is a mechanism for radios to report events without a specific  call  for
              information.

              Note:  Passing  a  ‘?’  (query) as the first argument instead of a Transceive token
              will return a space separated list  of  radio  backend  supported  Transceive  mode
              tokens.   Use  this  to  determine  the supported Transceive modes of a given radio
              backend.

       a, get_trn
              Get 'Transceive' mode.

              Transceive mode (reporting event) as in set_trn above.

       *, reset 'Reset'
              Perform rig 'Reset'.

              Reset is a value: ‘0’ = None, ‘1’ = Software reset, ‘2’ = VFO reset, ‘4’  =  Memory
              Clear reset, ‘8’ = Master reset.

              Since  these  values are defined as a bitmask in include/hamlib/rig.h, it should be
              possible to AND these values together to do multiple resets at once, if the backend
              supports it or supports a reset action via rig control at all.

       0x87, set_powerstat 'Power Status'
              Set 'Power Status'.

              Power Status is a value: ‘0’ = Power Off, ‘1’ = Power On, ‘2’ = Power Standby.

       0x88, get_powerstat
              Get 'Power Status' as in set_powerstat above.

       0x89, send_dtmf 'Digits'
              Set DTMF 'Digits'.

       0x8a, recv_dtmf
              Get DTMF 'Digits'.

       _, get_info
              Get misc information about the rig.

       0xf5, get_rig_info
              Get misc information about the rig vfos and other info.

       0xf3, get_vfo_info 'VFO'
              Get misc information about a specific vfo.

       dump_state
              Return certain state information about the radio backend.

       1, dump_caps
              Not  a  real  rig remote command, it just dumps capabilities, i.e. what the backend
              knows about this model, and what it can do.

              TODO: Ensure this is in a consistent  format  so  it  can  be  read  into  a  hash,
              dictionary, etc.  Bug reports requested.

              Note:  This command will produce many lines of output so be very careful if using a
              fixed length array!  For example, running this command against  the  Dummy  backend
              results in over 5kB of text output.

              VFO parameter not used in 'VFO mode'.

       2, power2mW 'Power [0.0..1.0]' 'Frequency' 'Mode'
              Returns 'Power mW'.

              Converts a Power value in a range of 0.0...1.0 to the real transmit power in milli-
              Watts (integer).

              'Frequency' and 'Mode' also need to be provided as output power may vary  according
              to these values.

              VFO parameter is not used in VFO mode.

       4, mW2power 'Power mW' 'Frequency' 'Mode'
              Returns 'Power [0.0..1.0]'.

              Converts  the  real  transmit  power in milli-Watts (integer) to a Power value in a
              range of 0.0 ... 1.0.

              'Frequency' and 'Mode' also need to be provided as output power may vary  according
              to these values.

              VFO parameter is not used in VFO mode.

       set_clock 'DateTime'
              Set 'DateTime'

              Sets  rig  clock  -- note that some rigs do not handle seconds or milliseconds.  If
              you try to set that you will get a debug warning message.  Format is ISO8601.
              Formats accepted
              YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sss+ZZ (where +ZZ is either -/+ UTC offset)
              YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+ZZ
              YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM+ZZ
              YYYY-MM-DD (sets date only)

       get_clock
              Get 'RigTime'

              Gets rig clock -- note that some  rigs  do  not  handle  seconds  or  milliseconds.
              Format is ISO8601 YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.sss+ZZ where +ZZ is either -/+ UTC offset

       chk_vfo
              Returns  “1\n”  (single  line only) if rigctld was invoked with the -o/--vfo option
              and “0\n” if not.

              When in VFO mode the client will need to pass 'VFO' as the first parameter  to  set
              or get commands.  VFO is one of the strings defined in set_vfo above.

       set_vfo_opt 'Status'
              Set 'Status'

              Set  vfo  option  Status  1=on or 0=off This is the same as using the -o switch for
              rigctl and ritctld.  This can be dyamically changed while running.

       set_lock_mode 'Locked'
              Turns mode lock on(1) or off(0) (only when using rigctld).  Turning on will prevent
              all clients from changing the rig mode.  For example this is useful when running CW
              Skimmer in FM mode on an IC-7300.  Clicking spots in a spotting  program  will  not
              change  the  VFOA  mode  when  lock is on.  So "set_lock_mode 1" when CW Skimmer is
              started and "set_lock_mode 0" when CW Skimmer is stopped.

       get_lock_mode
              Returns current lock mode status 1=On, 2=Off (only useful with rigctld)

PROTOCOL

       There are two protocols in use by rigctld, the Default Protocol and the Extended  Response
       Protocol.

       The  Default  Protocol  is intended primarily for the communication between Hamlib library
       functions and rigctld (“NET rigctl”, available using radio model ‘2’).

       The Extended Response Protocol is intended to be  used  with  scripts  or  other  programs
       interacting directly with rigctld as consistent feedback is provided.

   Default Protocol
       The  Default Protocol is intentionally simple.  Commands are entered on a single line with
       any needed values.  In practice, reliable results are obtained by terminating each command
       string with a newline character, ‘\n’.

       Example set frequency and mode commands (Perl code (typed text shown in bold)):

           print $socket "F 14250000\n";
           print $socket "\\set_mode LSB 2400\n";   # escape leading '\'

       A  one  line  response  will be sent as a reply to set commands, “RPRT x\n” where x is the
       Hamlib error code with ‘0’ indicating success of the command.

       Responses from rigctld get commands are text values and match the same tokens used in  the
       set  commands.  Each value is returned on its own line.  On error the string “RPRT x\n” is
       returned where x is the Hamlib error code.

       Example get frequency (Perl code):

           print $socket "f\n";
           "14250000\n"

       Most get functions return one to three  values.  A  notable  exception  is  the  dump_caps
       command which returns many lines of key:value pairs.

       This  protocol is primarily used by the “NET rigctl” (rigctl model 2) backend which allows
       applications already written for Hamlib's C API to take advantage of rigctld  without  the
       need  of  rewriting  application  code.   An application's user can select rotator model 2
       (“NET rigctl”) and then set rig_pathname to “localhost:4532” or  other  network  host:port
       (set by the -T/-t options, respectively, above).

   Extended Response Protocol
       The  Extended  Response protocol adds several rules to the strings returned by rigctld and
       adds a rule for the command syntax.

       1. The command received by rigctld is echoed with its long command name  followed  by  the
       value(s)  (if any) received from the client terminated by the specified response separator
       as the first record of the response.

       2. The last record of each block is the string “RPRT x\n” where x is  the  numeric  return
       value of the Hamlib backend function that was called by the command.

       3.  Any records consisting of data values returned by the radio backend are prepended by a
       string immediately followed by a colon then a space and then the value terminated  by  the
       response separator. e.g. “Frequency: 14250000\n” when the command was prepended by ‘+’.

       4. All commands received will be acknowledged by rigctld
        with  records from rules 1 and 2.  Records from rule 3 are only returned when data values
       must be returned to the client.

       An example response to a set_mode command sent from the shell prompt (note  the  prepended
       ‘+’):

           $ echo "+M USB 2400" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532
           set_mode: USB 2400
           RPRT 0

       In  this  case  the  long  command  name and values are returned on the first line and the
       second line contains the end of block marker and the numeric radio  backend  return  value
       indicating success.

       An example response to a get_mode query:

           $ echo "+\get_mode" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532
           get_mode:
           Mode: USB
           Passband: 2400
           RPRT 0

              Note:  The  ‘\’  is  still  required  for  the  long command name even with the ERP
              character.

       In this case, as no value is passed to rigctld, the first line consists only of  the  long
       command  name.   The  final  line shows that the command was processed successfully by the
       radio backend.

       Invoking the Extended Response Protocol requires prepending a command with  a  punctuation
       character.   As  shown  in  the  examples above, prepending a ‘+’ character to the command
       results in the responses being  separated  by  a  newline  character  (‘\n’).   Any  other
       punctuation  character recognized by the C ispunct() function except ‘\’, ‘?’, or ‘_’ will
       cause that character to become the response separator and the entire response will  be  on
       one line.

       Separator character summary:

       ‘+’    Each record of the response is appended with a newline (‘\n’).

       ‘;’, ‘|’, or, ‘,’
              Each  record of the response is appended by the given character resulting in entire
              response on one line.

              These are common record separators for text representations  of  spreadsheet  data,
              etc.

       ‘?’    Reserved for help in rigctl.

       ‘_’    Reserved for get_info short command

       ‘#’    Reserved for comments when reading a command file script.

              Note: Other punctuation characters have not been tested!  Use at your own risk.

       For example, invoking a get_mode query with a leading ‘;’ returns:

           get_mode:;Mode: USB;Passband: 2400;RPRT 0

       Or, using the pipe character ‘|’ returns:

           get_mode:|Mode: USB|Passband: 2400|RPRT 0

       And a set_mode command prepended with a ‘|’ returns:

           set_mode: USB 2400|RPRT 0

       Such  a  format will allow reading a response as a single event using a preferred response
       separator.  Other punctuation characters have not been tested!

       The following commands have been tested  with  the  Extended  Response  protocol  and  the
       included testctld.pl Perl script:

              set_freq,    get_freq,    set_split_freq,   get_split_freq,   set_mode,   get_mode,
              set_split_mode, get_split_mode,  set_vfo,  get_vfo,  set_split_vfo,  get_split_vfo,
              set_rit,   get_rit,   set_xit,   get_xit,  set_ptt,  get_ptt,  power2mW,  mW2power,
              dump_caps.

DIAGNOSTICS

       The -v, --verbose option allows different levels of diagnostics to be output to stderr and
       correspond  to  -v  for  BUG, -vv for ERR, -vvv for WARN, -vvvv for VERBOSE, or -vvvvv for
       TRACE.

       A given verbose level is useful for providing needed debugging information  to  the  email
       address  below.   For  example,  TRACE output shows all of the values sent to and received
       from the radio which is very useful for radio  backend  library  development  and  may  be
       requested by the developers.

EXAMPLES

       Start rigctld for a Yaesu FT-920 using a USB-to-serial adapter and backgrounding:

           $ rigctld -m 1014 -r /dev/ttyUSB1 &

       Start rigctld for a Yaesu FT-920 using a USB-to-serial adapter while setting baud rate and
       stop bits, and backgrounding:

           $ rigctld -m 1014 -r /dev/ttyUSB1 -s 4800 -C stop_bits=2 &

       Start rigctld for an Elecraft K3 using COM2 on MS Windows:

           $ rigctld -m 2029 -r COM2

       Connect to the already running rigctld and set the frequency to 14.266 MHz with a 1 second
       read timeout using the default protocol from the shell prompt:

           $ echo "\set_freq 14266000" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532P

       Connect to a running rigctld with rigctl on the local host:

           $ rigctl -m2

SECURITY

       No  authentication  whatsoever;  DO  NOT  leave  this  TCP port open wide to the Internet.
       Please ask if stronger security is needed  or  consider  using  a  Secure  Shell  (ssh(1))
       tunnel.

       As rigctld does not need any greater permissions than rigctl, it is advisable to not start
       rigctld as “root” or another system user account in order to limit any vulnerability.

BUGS

       The daemon is not detaching and backgrounding itself.

       No method to exit the daemon so the kill(1) command must be used to terminate it.

       Multiple clients using the daemon may experience contention with the connected radio.

       Report bugs to:

              Hamlib Developer mailing list
              ⟨hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net

COPYING

       This file is part of Hamlib, a  project  to  develop  a  library  that  simplifies  radio,
       rotator,  and amplifier control functions for developers of software primarily of interest
       to radio amateurs and those interested in radio communications.

       Copyright © 2000-2010 Stephane Fillod
       Copyright © 2000-2018 the Hamlib Group (various contributors)
       Copyright © 2011-2020 Nate Bargmann

       This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty;
       not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       kill(1), rigctl(1), ssh(1), hamlib(7)

COLOPHON

       Links  to  the  Hamlib Wiki, Git repository, release archives, and daily snapshot archives
       are available via hamlib.org ⟨http://www.hamlib.org⟩.