pk-232 dumb question
Scott Wilkerson
Like I said, dumb question - no flames please.
I'm trying to get my -232 to go into KISS mode. All the manual says
is to do a Kiss ON and that's it, whereas my MFJ says Kiss on then
restart. Anyone running a 232 in Kiss mode with Jnos?
Daniel Abranko
Direct from the pk-232 manual
KIss "n"
Mode:packet
Default: 0
Parameters:
"n" is a HEX number from $00 (KISS disabled) through) $FF that enables the
KISS mode selected from the table below.
The KISS mode must be entered to prepare the PK-232 for KISS operation,
TCP/IP and other special applications have been written that require the
KISS mode to be enabled to operate correctly. For normal AX.25 Packet
operation, this command should be left at 0 or OFF (default).
The KISS command, formerly ON/OFF, has now been expanded to a numerical
value from $00 - $FF. This expansion supports G8BPQ's multi-drop KISS
protocol. The table below describes available KISS options.
KISS $00: KISS disabled (formerly displayed as KISS OFF)
KISS $01: Standard KISS (same as KISS ON or KISS YES)
KISS $03: Extended KISS
KISS $07: Extended KISS + KISS polling enabled
KISS $0B: Extended KISS + KISS checksum enabled
KISS $0F: Extended KISS + KISS polling and checksum enabled
Note that KISS ON enables standard KISS operation for compatibility with
existing applications.
Extended KISS mode adds these commands to the standard commands ($x0-$x5):
$xC signifies data to be transmitted. Unlike the $x0 command, the $xC byte
is followed by two frame ID bytes, then the data; when the TNC transmits
the frame, it notifies the host application by echoing back FEND, the $xC
byte, the two frame ID bytes, and FEND.
$xE is a polling command, similar to HOST "GG" command existing in AEA
products. Polling makes multi-TNC KISS operation possible. If KISS polling
is enabled, the TNC holds received data until the host application sends
the poll command. If the TNC is holding no data, it echoes back FEND $xE
FEND. The "x" in "$xE" must match the number in the KISSADDR command for
the TNC to respond.
If KISS checksum is enabled, a checksum byte is added to the end (before
the final FEND) of all KISS blocks flowing between the TNC and the host
application. The checksum is the exclusive-OR of all other bytes between
the FEND bytes, taken before KISS escape transpositions. A checksum is
helpful when using multiple TNCs on a marginal RS-232 link. If the PK-232
receives a KISS block with a bad checksum, it does not transmit the data.
In KISS and Raw HDLC modes, communication activity of the rs-232 link is
shown by illuminating the STA and CON LEDs as follows:
Host to TNC communication: STA LED Illuminated.
TNC to host communication: CON LED Illuminated.
HOST OFF (3 <ctrl-c)s) will force KISS OFF. Details on the use of KISS TNC
protocol are contained in AEA's Technical Manual for the PK-232
Hope this info helps you.
73
Daniel
KC2BGZ
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Charles Brabham
Daniel Abranko wrote in message ...
>In article <3591b2a...@news.hsonline.net>, w9...@hsonline.net wrote:
>
>>Like I said, dumb question - no flames please.
>>I'm trying to get my -232 to go into KISS mode. All the manual says
>>is to do a Kiss ON and that's it, whereas my MFJ says Kiss on then
>>restart. Anyone running a 232 in Kiss mode with Jnos?
Your best bet is to run G8BPQ node software so that you can use the PK-232's
extended KISS mode, with polling and checksum.
Then, run JNOS off of 'BPQ.
Extended KISS is much more reliable than standard KISS mode. - It's worth
the extra trouble.
Standard KISS mode is pretty worthless. It works, but it's generally not
reliable, and sometimes messes up in way which are hard to detect but
nonetheless can still cause major headaches. Standard KISS TNC's sometimes
lock up or go out of KISS mode for no particular reason. - Who needs it?
In Germany, the authors of FlexNet have purposely avoided making a standard
KISS driver for FlexNet, siting the unreliability and slowness of KISS. It's
just not good enough for serious use with Amateur Packet Radio. ( The same
is true of JNOS, but that's another story. )
Hope this helps!
73 DE Charles, N5PVL @ N5PVL.#NTX.TX.USA.NOAM
Mr.Fikle
w9...@hsonline.net (Scott Wilkerson) wrote:
>Like I said, dumb question - no flames please.
>I'm trying to get my -232 to go into KISS mode. All the manual says
>is to do a Kiss ON and that's it, whereas my MFJ says Kiss on then
>restart. Anyone running a 232 in Kiss mode with Jnos?
Hello.. To put the PK232 into KISS mode by giving the following
commands:
XFLOW OFF
AWLEN 8
PARITY 0
RESTART
CONMODE TRANS
TRACE OFF
HID OFF
BEACON EVERY 0
PACKET
RAWHDLC ON
HPOLL OFF
PPERSIST ON
KISS ON
HOST ON
This settings works well for me :-)....
73s de LA6YIA (Rune)
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