[Xastir-dev] Closing AUX GPS port before shutdown / down of interface

[Curt Mills]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Tom Russo wrote:

> It could be that a similar combination of commands could prevent the "opening
> TNC" hang in the first place.  I briefly experimented with inserting some of
> these commands into a TNC stop file for Xastir (for example, 'tc 1' followed by
> 'gu 0' and 'tc 0' should shut down the gps port cleanly).
> But I've  never had it actually work --- if I watch the data from the
> "View->incoming data" window I see the radio saying "Eh?" a lot instead of
> accepting the commands.   I think a few of these commands cause a delay as the
> TNC switches modes, and there's no obvious way to enforce a delay between
> command lines in the start and stop files.

Yes there is.  Check out the File->Configure->Timing dialog...

If you get it to work, send me the file and I'll add a
tnc-stop.d700a file to the sources.

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