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NAME

       rigctld - Hamlib TCP rig control daemon

SYNOPSIS

       rigctld [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       The  rigctld  program  is  a  NEW Hamlib rig control daemon ready for testing that handles
       client requests via TCP sockets. This allows multiple user programs  to  share  one  radio
       (this  needs  testing),  except on Win32 where pthreads are not available. Multiple radios
       can be controlled on different TCP ports by use of multiple rigctld processes.  The syntax
       of the commands are the same as rigctl. 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
       zero 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 (rig 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 rig support, the basic functions are usually well supported.  The API may  change
       without publicized notice, while an advancement of the minor version (e.g. 1.1.x to 1.2.x)
       indicates such a change.

       Please report bugs and provide feedback at the e-mail address given in the REPORTING  BUGS
       section.  Patches and code enhancements are also welcome.

OPTIONS

       This  program  follows  the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with
       two dashes ('-').

       Here is a summary of the supported options:

       -m, --model=id
              Select radio model number. See the -l, --list option below.

       -r, --rig-file=device
              Use device as the file name of the port the radio is  connected.   Often  a  serial
              port,  but  could  be  a  USB  to  serial  adapter  or  USB port device.  Typically
              /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, /dev/ttyUSB0, etc. on Linux or COM1, COM2, etc. on Win32.

       -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.

       -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  rig  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 rigs.

              N.B.: The id is in decimal notation, unless prefixed by 0x for a hexadecimal value.

       -T, --listen-addr=IPADDR
              Use IPADDR as the listening IP address. The default is ANY.

              N.B.: This option seems mandatory on Win32, eg: -T 127.0.0.1

       -t, --port=number
              Use number as the TCP listening port. The default is 4532.

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

              N.B.: This option seems mandatory on Win32, eg: -t 4532

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

       -C, --set-conf=parm=val[,parm=val]*
              Set config parameter.  e.g. --set-conf=stop_bits=2

              Use -L option for a list.

       -l, --list
              List all model numbers defined in Hamlib and exit.  As  of  1.2.15.1  the  list  is
              sorted by model number.

              N.B.  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' or 'less', e.g. 'rigctld -l | more'.

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

       -o, --vfo
              Set  vfo mode, requiring an extra VFO argument in front of each appropriate command
              (except \set_vfo!). Otherwise, 'currVFO' is assumed when this option is not set and
              an extra VFO argument is not used.  See \chk_vfo below.

       -e, --end-marker
              Use END marker in rigctld protocol.

              N.B.:  This  option  should  be  considered  obsolete.   Please  consider using the
              Extended Response protocol instead (see  PROTOCOL  below).   This  option  will  be
              removed in a future Hamlib release.

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

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

       -V, --version
              Show the version of rigctld and exit.

       N.B.  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, an upper case letter will
       be  used  for  set  methods  whereas the corresponding lower case letter refers to the get
       method.  Each operation also has a long name; prepend a backslash to send a  long  command
       name.

       Example (Perl): `print $socket "\\dump_caps\n";' to see what the radio's backend can do
       (N.B.: 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!).

       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 message.

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

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

       f, get_freq
              Get 'Frequency', in Hz.

       M, set_mode 'Mode' 'Passband'
              Set 'Mode': USB, LSB, CW, CWR, RTTY, RTTYR,  AM,  FM,  WFM,  AMS,  PKTLSB,  PKTUSB,
              PKTFM, ECSSUSB, ECSSLSB, FAX, SAM, SAL, SAH, DSB.

              Set 'Passband' in Hz, or '0' for the Hamlib backend default.

       m, get_mode
              Get 'Mode' 'Passband'.

              Returns Mode as a string from set_mode above and Passband in Hz.

       V, set_vfo 'VFO'
              Set 'VFO': VFOA, VFOB, VFOC, currVFO, VFO, MEM, Main, Sub, TX, RX.

              In VFO mode only a single VFO parameter is required.

       v, get_vfo
              Get current 'VFO'.

              Returns VFO as a string from set_vfo above.

       J, set_rit 'RIT'
              Set 'RIT', in Hz, can be + or -.

              A  value  of  '0'  resets RIT and *should* turn RIT off.  If not, file a bug report
              against the Hamlib backend.

       j, get_rit
              Get 'RIT', in Hz.

       Z, set_xit 'XIT'
              Set 'XIT', in Hz can be + or -.

              A value of '0' resets RIT and *should* turn RIT off.  If not,  file  a  bug  report
              against the Hamlib backend.

       z, get_xit
              Get 'XIT', in Hz.

       T, set_ptt 'PTT'
              Set 'PTT', 0 (RX) or 1 (TX).

       t, get_ptt
              Get 'PTT' status.

       0x8b, get_dcd
              Get 'DCD' (squelch) status, 0 (Closed) or 1 (Open)

       R, set_rptr_shift 'Rptr Shift'
              Set 'Rptr Shift': "+", "-" 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.

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

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

       X, set_split_mode 'TX Mode' 'TX Passband'
              Set  'TX  Mode':  AM, FM, CW, CWR, USB, LSB, RTTY, RTTYR, WFM, AMS, PKTLSB, PKTUSB,
              PKTFM, ECSSUSB, ECSSLSB, FAX, SAM, SAL, SAH, DSB.

              The 'TX Passband' is the exact passband in  Hz,  or  '0'  for  the  Hamlib  backend
              default.

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

              Returns TX mode as a string from set_split_mode above and TX passband in Hz.

       S, set_split_vfo 'Split' 'TX VFO'
              Set 'Split' mode, '0' or '1', and 'TX VFO' from set_vfo above.

       s, get_split_vfo
              Get 'Split' mode, '0' or '1', and 'TX VFO'.

       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' 'Func Status'.

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

              Func  Status  argument is a non null value for "activate", "de-activate" otherwise,
              much as TRUE/FALSE definitions in C language.

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

              Returns Func as a string from set_func above and Func status as a non null value.

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

              Level is one of: PREAMP, ATT, VOX, 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, RAWSTR, SQLSTAT, SWR, ALC, STRENGTH.

              The Level Value can be a float or an integer.

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

              Returns Level as a string from set_level above  and  Level  value  as  a  float  or
              integer.

       P, set_parm 'Parm' 'Parm Value'
              Set 'Parm' 'Parm Value'

              Parm is one of: ANN, APO, BACKLIGHT, BEEP, TIME, BAT, KEYLIGHT.

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

              Returns Parm as a string from set_parm above and Parm Value as a float or integer.

       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 'Mem/VFO Op'.

              Mem  VFO  operation is one of: CPY, XCHG, FROM_VFO, TO_VFO, MCL, UP, DOWN, BAND_UP,
              BAND_DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, TUNE, TOGGLE.

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

              Scan function/channel is one of: STOP, MEM, SLCT, PRIO, PROG, DELTA, VFO, PLT.

       H, set_channel 'Channel'
              Set memory 'Channel' data. Not implemented yet.

       h, get_channel
              Get memory 'Channel' data. Not implemented yet.

       A, set_trn 'Transceive'
              Set 'Transceive' mode (reporting event): OFF, RIG, POLL.

       a, get_trn
              Get 'Transceive' mode (reporting event) as in set_trn above.

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

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

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

              0 = None, 1 = Software reset, 2 = VFO reset, 4 = Memory Clear  reset,  8  =  Master
              reset.  Since these values are defined as a bitmask in 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.

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

       0x87, set_powerstat 'Power Status'
              Set power On/Off/Standby 'Power Status'.

              0 = Power Off, 1 = Power On, 2 = Power Standby.  Defined as a bitmask in rig.h.

       0x88, get_powerstat
              Get power On/Off/Standby '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 (no VFO in 'VFO mode' or value is passed).

       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.

              N.B.:  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).  The frequency and mode also need to be provided  as  output
              power may vary according to these values.

              VFO parameter 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.  The frequency and mode also need to be  provided  as  output
              power may vary according to these values.

              VFO parameter not used in 'VFO mode'.

       w, send_cmd 'Cmd'
              Send raw command string to rig.

              For  binary  protocols enter values as \0xAA\0xBB.    Expect a 'Reply' from the rig
              which will likely be a binary block or an ASCII string.

       chk_vfo
              Returns "CHKVFO 1\n" (single line only) if rigctld was invoked with the -o or --vfo
              option, "CHKVFO 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 for \set_vfo above.

PROTOCOL

       Default Protocol

       The rigctld protocol is intentionally simple. Commands are entered on a single  line  with
       any  needed  values.  In  Perl,  reliable results are obtained by terminating each command
       string with a newline character, '\n'.

       Example set (Perl code):

       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 (Perl code):

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

       Most  get  functions  return  one  to  three values. A notable exception is the \dump_caps
       function 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 rig  model  2  ("NET
       rigctl")  and then set rig_pathname to "localhost:4532" or other network host:port (set by
       the -t option above).

       Extended Response Protocol

       An EXPERIMENTAL Extended Response protocol has been introduced into rigctld as of February
       16,  2010.  This 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 record line of the response.

       2. The last line 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 rig 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 lines from rules 1 and 2.
       Lines 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  rig  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

       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 rig
       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.

              Common record separators for text representations of spreadsheet data, etc.

       '?'
              Reserved for 'help' in rigctl short command

       '_'
              Reserved for \get_info short command

       '#'
              Reserved for comments when reading a command file script

              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 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

EXAMPLES

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

       $ rigctld -m 114 -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 114 -r /dev/ttyUSB1 -s 4800 -C stop_bits=2 &

       Start rigctld for an Elecraft K3 using COM2 on Win32 and specifying the listening  address
       and port:

       C:\> rigctld -m 229 -r COM2 -T 127.0.0.1 -t 4532

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

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

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

       $ rigctl -m 2

       and on Win32:

       C:\> rigctl -m 2 -r 127.0.0.1:4532

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.   See the README.betatester and README.developer files for
       more information.

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 an SSH 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.

       Much testing needs to be done.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <hamlib-developer@lists.sourceforge.net>.

       We are already aware of the bugs in the previous section :-)

AUTHORS

       Written by Stephane Fillod, Nate Bargmann, and the Hamlib Group

       <http://www.hamlib.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2000-2010 Stephane Fillod
       Copyright © 2011-2012 Nate Bargmann
       Copyright © 2000-2010 the Hamlib Group.

       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), hamlib(3)