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NAME

       grig - graphical user interface for the Ham Radio Control Libraries (hamlib)

SYNOPSIS

       grig [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       Grig is a simple Ham Radio control (CAT) program based on the Ham Radio Control Libraries.
       It is intended to be highly generic  presenting  the  user  to  the  same  graphical  user
       interface regardless of which radio is being controlled.

       Grig  does  not  store  any radio configuration, instead it takes a number of command line
       options.

       -m, --model=ID
              select radio model number; see --list

       -r, --rig-file=DEVICE
              set device of the radio, eg. /dev/ttyS0

       -s, --speed=BAUD
              set transfer rate (serial port only)

       -c, --civ-addr=ID
              set CI-V address (decimal, ICOM only)

       -C, --set-conf=par=val[,par2=val2]
              set additional configuration parameters

       -d, --debug=LEVEL
              set hamlib debug level (0..5)

       -D, --delay=VALUE
              set delay between commands in msec (see below)

       -n, --nothread
              use timeout calls instead of thread (see below)

       -l, --list
              list supported radios and exit

       -p, --enable-ptt
              enable ptt control

       -P, --enable-pwr
              enable power status control

       -h, --help
              show a brief help message and exit

       -v, --version
              show version information and exit

       Example: Start grig using YAESU FT-990 connected to the first serial port, using 4800 baud
       and debug level set to warning:

            grig -m 1016 -r /dev/ttyS0 -s 4800 -d 3

       or if you prefer the long options:

            grig --model=1016 --rig-file=/dev/ttyS0 --speed=4800 --debug=3

       It is usually enough to specify the model ID and the DEVICE.

       If  you  start  grig  without  any options it will use the Dummy backend and set the debug
       level to 0 (RIG_DEBUG_NONE). If you do not specify the transfer rate for the serial  port,
       the  default  serial speed will be used by the backend and even if you specify a value, it
       can be overridden by the backend. If you omit  the  radio  device  (port)  grig  will  use
       /dev/ttyS0 or localhost if the selected radio is RPC-rig.

DEBUG LEVELS

       0    No debug, keep quiet.
       1    Serious bug.
       2    Error case (e.g. protocol, memory allocation).
       3    Warnings.
       4    Verbose information.
       5    Trace.

       Grig  has  its own debug message handler, which will manage messages from hamlib too.  The
       messages are printed to STDERR by default but they can be redirected to a file.   In  bash
       shell you would write something like:

            grig [options] 2> grig.log

       You  can  then  use  the Message Window in the View menu to view these messages. The debug
       messages printed by grig is formatted in a structured way with each line  containing  both
       time,  source  and  level  of the message. Each field is separated with ;; so you can also
       import the log file into a spread sheet for further analysis.

FEATURES

       Grig 0.9.0 supports the most commonly  used  CAT  command  implemented  by  hamlib.  These
       include  frequency,  mode,  filter  and  various  level settings. Please note that not all
       features have been thoroughly tested since I don't have  access  to  any  modern  high-end
       radios.  Therefore,  comments  regarding  success  or failure in using grig will be highly
       appreciated.

KNOWN BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

       Buffer Overflow in Radio
              By default, grig tries to execute rig commands as fast  as  possible  in  order  to
              achieve an almost real-time remote control experience. This strategy has turned out
              to cause problems with some radios, probably because these radios  acknowledge  the
              reception of a command before executing them, whereby the next command will be sent
              before the previous one has terminated. To avoid any possible  buffer  overflow  in
              these  situations,  one  can  try to experiment with the -D or --delay command line
              argument, which will put the specified delay in between each executed command.  The
              default  value  is 10 milliseconds and the smallest possible value is 1 millisecond
              (if one specifies 0 millisecond on the command line,  the  default  value  will  be
              used).   If you find a value which is better for your radio than the default value,
              please let us know about it.

       Daemon Never Starts on FreeBSD
              There have been reports on that the  new,  thread-based  daemon  process  is  never
              started  on  FreeBSD,  while  the  old,  timeout-based  daemon  worked  fine. It is
              therefore possible to choose the two ways to run the daemon process. The default is
              the new thread based daemon, but if you use FreeBSD and nothing seems to work after
              start-up you can select the timeout-based daemon with the -n or --nothread  command
              line option.

       Connection Settings
              Once  you  have  started grig you can not change the radio settings (model, device,
              speed). You will have to restart the program if you want to  change  any  of  these
              settings.

       Multiple Radios
              Grig  can  control  only  one radio at the time. There are, however, no problems in
              starting several instances of grig as long as they do not try to control  the  same
              radio. An exception to this is the RPC-rig backend in which case the rpc rig daemon
              will act as a server while grig or  any  other  hamlib  frontends  will  act  as  a
              clients.

       Power OFF State
              On  some  radios,  grig does not cope very well with the power off state. It is yet
              not known whether this is a bug in the hamlib  backend  or  in  grig  and  we  will
              definitely  appreciate your input.  The situation gets even more complicated due to
              the fact that different radios behave in a different ways  when  they  are  powered
              OFF;  some  of  them will continue to respond to remote commands, while others will
              not. Even the same radio, like the FT-817,  can  behave  differently  depending  on
              whether it is powered from internal batteries or external power supply.  Grig tries
              to handle this mess by suspending all rig commands while in power OFF  state.  Only
              the power ON command will be sent to the rig.  By default, the power status control
              is disabled and must explicitly be enabled using the  -P  or  --enable-pwr  command
              line switch.

       PTT Control
              Similar  to  the  power state, the PTT has caused strange behaviour on some radios.
              Consequently, it has been disabled by default but can be enabled using  the  -p  or
              --enable-ptt command line arguments.

AUTHOR

       Written by Alexandru Csete, OZ9AEC.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <groundstation-developer@lists.sourcforge.net>.
       Bugs  related  to  hamlib  should  be  reported  directly  to  the  hamlib  developers  at
       <hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2001-2006 Alexandru Csete.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO  warranty;  not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       rigctl(1)