[Xastir] Config file for TM-D710A config script?

[Jarett DeAngelis]

All right then, still more confusion!

I thought TNCs operated in three modes:

KISS, which is "barebones" and allows application software to manage how the
TNC interprets bits,

Serial, which makes certain assumptions about how data is handled (kind of
like a modem for phones),

AX.25, which creates a protocol specific network adapter on the OS level
that many applications can access (useful for Xastir and IP applications)

Am I wrong here?

Thanks again.
On Jul 3, 2011 4:33 PM, "David A. Ranch" <xastir at trinnet.net> wrote:
>
> Hello Jarett,
>> Okay, I must be really confused, then. I have my TM-D710 connected via
>> serial-USB cable to my computer. This is "serial TNC," not KISS, isn't
it?
>>
> Other helpful Xastir people have posted Xastir specific setup scripts
> for the D710. I personally have a GreenLight Labs GPS receiver here
> that I'll try out with those scripts to confirm that they are 100%. One
> major benefit with this Xastir TNC command-mode approach is that you
> should be able to poll the D710 for GPS coordinates. I don't think this
> is possible in KISS mode. On the flip side, the benefit of the KISS
> setup approach is that the Linux kernel can be the AX.25 interface so
> that other applications beyond just Xastir can communicate with the
> TNC. One can question the value of running KISS while on a APRS
> frequency but you can use the "monitor", "mheard", and other cool tools
> that comes with the ax25-tools suite.
>
> --David
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