Port types¶
A port is one endpoint RimuCAT exposes to other software. Each port has a protocol - the language it speaks - and a transport - how software reaches it.
Create as many ports as you need. They all run at the same time, and each one is configured from the same Add Port dialog.
| Port type | Transports | Slices |
|---|---|---|
| CAT | Virtual serial, hardware serial, TCP, UDP | One |
| Hamlib rigctld | TCP, virtual serial | One, or two in dual VFO mode |
| PTT | Virtual serial, hardware serial | One |
| Winkeyer | Virtual serial, TCP | None |
| OTRSP | Virtual serial, TCP | Two |
| N1MM+ spots | UDP | None |
| USB passthrough | Virtual serial, hardware serial | None |
| Wavelog / Cloudlog | HTTP API | None |
What each one is for¶
- CAT
- Kenwood-dialect CAT control for logging and digital-mode software - frequency, mode, PTT, S-meter, and filters.
- Hamlib rigctld
- The Hamlib
rigctldnetwork dialect, for software configured as Hamlib NET rigctl rather than a Kenwood rig. - PTT
- Transmit keying on its own port, driven by the RTS or DTR line rather than by CAT commands.
- Winkeyer
- CW keying from contest loggers that drive a WinKey keyer, such as N1MM+ and Win-Test. Keying goes to the radio's CW engine.
- OTRSP
- SO2R antenna and audio switching between two slices, for contest loggers that speak the Open Two Radio Switching Protocol.
- N1MM+ spots
- Receives N1MM+ bandmap spots and places them on the panadapter in RimuSDR.
- USB passthrough
- Relays raw bytes between a serial port on your computer and a FlexRadio USB cable, so software on the PC reaches hardware attached to the radio.
- Wavelog / Cloudlog
- Pushes live frequency, mode, and power into your Wavelog or Cloudlog logbook over its HTTP API, and accepts click-to-tune back.