[Xastir] Xastir B/T expert?

[Ray Wells]

Hmmm, like some (cheap) DB25/DB9 adaptors with only three wires in them.

Ray vk2tv

On 20/03/11 12:53, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> Have you tried tying the handshaking wires back on the radio side of the
> bluetooth? I've had some adapaters that will not transmit data out the
> RS-232 side unless it sees the proper handshaking, DTR->DSR->CD,
> RTS->CTS. It's almost certain that the radio's interface cable doesn't
> provide the handshaking.
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>
> On 3/19/2011 9:28 PM, Kurt Savegnago wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> My first Bluetooth foray with Xastir has been pretty much a success but
>> I have a quick and simple question to ask of the cognescenti.
>> Heck it's my first try with the mode I'm embarrassed to say
>>
>> I plugged in a stubby (and cheap) USB Dongle, a Broadcom
>> BCM9204DG-CL1ROM into my Slack laptop and connected a serial cable
>> from the computer jack of a Kenwood D7A(g) and plugged the DB9 into an
>> IOGear GBS301 serial- to-B/T device. Ran it in packet mode.
>>
>> It pairs fine with the computer with BlueZ and the data packets come
>> in over Xastir (and APRSIS32 with WINE)just as plain as can be.
>> (Minicom too.)
>>
>> Only issue is that no commands get to the D7A(g) from Xastir to
>> transmit. I'm using the same initialization file that works with a
>> direct Serial-USB cable except with the B/T, Xastir sees it as
>> /dev/rfcomm0 instead of /dev/ttyUSB"X"
>>
>> I did a sudo chmod 777 /dev/rfcomm0 and like I said it receives just
>> fine.
>>
>> I am suspecting that maybe that stubby dongle is only a one way
>> connection device to the laptop/Xastir? The IOGear GBS301 is in Slave
>> mode.
>>
>> If that el cheapo ($12.00) Dongle on my laptop is the wrong device,
>> what would be a good Bluetooth/USB device I can plug into the laptop
>> for two-way communications via bluetooth to that IOgearGBS 301?
>>
>> A $12.00 mistake I can live with. :-)
>>
>> Kurt KC9LDH
>> http://aprs.fi/?call=PARS&mt=roadmap&z=11&timerange=3600
>>
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