TFX & TXPCX WA8DED emulators for KISS modems
Rob
TFPCX210 by DG0FT, TXPCX273 by PE1DNN. There is also a TFPCR??
There are so many versions with similar names by different people! To make
things worse, most of the documentation for these programs is in German!
TFX28, TFPCX210 and TFPCX273 appear to be "the Firmware" emulators which
allow Baycomm or TNC's with KISS mode to run with terminal programs that
support the WA8DED host mode (such as TstHost). These programs would appear
to allow such WA8DED host mode terminal programs to work with KAM's, KPC3's,
PK88's etc. It is a great idea! There are lots of good WA8DED host mode
programs out there!
Does anyone know the differences between these programs?? Which is the
best?? (I have heard that TFX28 implements some modems better than TFPCX)
More importantly, where can I get English documentation (especially for
TFX28 and TFPCX210)??
Are these the latest versions for these programs? If not where can I get
them?
Any help to us poor folks who can't read German would be greatly
appreciated! (Now I know how many Non-English speaking Hams must feel
trying to read English docs!)
One final thing, these programs are DOS based. Are there any Windows
drivers out there that perform the same function (i.e. WA8DED host mode
emulator for KISS modems)
73's
Rob
Rob
WA8DED emulator for KISS modems (such as KAM, KPC3 etc)
IS this the best DOS based emulator out there??
Is there a good windows based WA8DED host mode emulator for KISS modems??
Rob
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Hans-Peter Zorn
> I am trying to figure out which is the best program to use TFX28 by DB7KG,
> TFPCX210 by DG0FT, TXPCX273 by PE1DNN. There is also a TFPCR??
for the TNC2 to the PC platform.
They differ in the version of TF they are built on. You should use at
least TF 2.7. A short overview:
TFPCR has been the first port by DK4NB afaik. It is outdated (based
on TF 2.3 or something like that).
TFPCX v2.10 is based on TF2.6 I believe, also quite old
TFPCX 2.7x is based on TFPCX 2.1 and TF 2.7b. It seems actively developed
and complete.
TFX has been started when TFPCX 2.1 became outdated but there was no
source available, it is based on TF2.7b and works well. It is
split in several programs for modem, scc kiss etc, so it may
have a smaller memory foorprint than tfpcx.
TFKISS also based on tf2.7b i think.
> TFX28, TFPCX210 and TFPCX273 appear to be "the Firmware" emulators which
> allow Baycomm or TNC's with KISS mode to run with terminal programs that
> support the WA8DED host mode (such as TstHost).
Or SP, GP, GP85 (for windows), wingt, paxon, top, winstop, easypacket,
winpr, xpacket, mcut, ...
> to allow such WA8DED host mode terminal programs to work with KAM's, KPC3's,
> PK88's etc. It is a great idea!
For PK88 there is a native port of TheFirmware.
> Does anyone know the differences between these programs?? Which is the
> best?? (I have heard that TFX28 implements some modems better than TFPCX)
For some devices one program is better than the othher, but you can´t say
this in general. Important is the version of TF they are based on and then
you have to try out which woirks best for you.
> More importantly, where can I get English documentation (especially for
> TFX28 and TFPCX210)??
TFPCX273 has english docs.
> One final thing, these programs are DOS based. Are there any Windows
> drivers out there that perform the same function (i.e. WA8DED host mode
> emulator for KISS modems)
FlexNet can emulate TheFirmware using a special driver called "TFEMU". This
one is _not_ based on TheFirmware code. To use TNC with FlexNet you have
to use 6pack firmware, though. And if the only thing you want is TF Hostmode,
you can plug an original TF eprom in and need no emulator at all.
(doesn´t work with KAMs)
Hans-Peter
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Rob
Many thanks for the history of the TFX, TXPCX etc series of programs.
I just found Nord<>LINK home page at www.nordlink.org where they list many
of these programs. (But they don't give much of a history lesson)
I see that NORD LINK lists TXPCX271 but not the more recent version TXPCX273
which I found by accident elsewhere. Very strange - I sent an EMAIL to NORD
LINK informing them of the more recent version -- TXPCX273
It would appear that TFKISS3.0 may be the most recent version of an
AX.25/WA8DED emulator for KISS modems. TFKISS3.0 is still DOS based.
But I did find a windows driver similar to TFX, TFPCX etc -- It is
TFWIN32.DLL. You can find it at the TstHost home page. TFWIN32.DLL was
developed by F6FBB and works with WinTSTHost. I don't know if it works with
other programs.
I am starting to get back into packet radio. Was on packet in the very very
early days when there was only AX.25. Now there is lots of new protocols --
DAMA, INP, etc
To me even KISS is new - hi. But it would appear that 6PACK is better and
has replaced KISS.
But I have old Kantronics modem. I will need to buy another modem that can
use 6PACK EPROM (e.g. TNC2 clone like MFJ or Pacomm) for FLEXNET.
Do you now where I can find information to get back up to speed on Packet
radio. I just read NOS Intro but there is still lots more to learn (e.g the
new protocols DAMA, INP, TheNet etc).
73's
Rob
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