diff --git a/Protocol-and-compatibility.md b/Protocol-and-compatibility.md index 8a13f9d..038022b 100644 --- a/Protocol-and-compatibility.md +++ b/Protocol-and-compatibility.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # Protocol compatibility - Make sure LoRa sync word and other LoRa parameters match - **Normal/Client mode** should be interoperable with other clients, which transmit raw text APRS messages if KISS client sends them in this format to the modem - - NB! For interoperability with other APRS LoRa implementations, which do not use AX.25 frames, but use text based messages, need to use **TNC (plaintext TNC2)** APRSDroid connection protocol and set `cfg.EnableTextPackets/CFG_TEXT_PACKETS` to `true`, this way KISS will be disabled and TNC2 compatible mode will be activated + - NB! For interoperability with other APRS LoRa implementations, which do not use AX.25 frames, but use text based messages, need to use **TNC (plaintext TNC2)** APRSDroid connection protocol and set `cfg.EnableTextPackets/CFG_TEXT_PACKETS` to `true`, this way KISS will be disabled and TNC2 compatible mode will be activated. This option should be activated if you want to use modem with Bluetooth terminal applications. - **Server iGate** by default supports only classical `AX25` frames over LoRa (as defined in http://www.aprs.org/doc/APRS101.PDF page 12, see section below). It should enable interoperability with classical Linux APRS software, such as Xastir with `kissattach`. - NB! Some popular LoRa ARPS implementations transfer plain text APRS messages over LoRa, for this mode operation need to set `cfg.EnableTextPackets/CFG_TEXT_PACKETS` to `true`, in this case iGate will transmit, receive and digirepeat text based APRS messages instead of classical AX25 frames. @@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ At the link level, APRS uses the AX.25 protocol, as defined in AmateurPacket-Rad - Frame Check Sequence — The FCS is a sequence of 16 bits used for checking the integrity of a received frame. # APRS TNC2 text protocol -TNC2 protocol does not use KISS, it sends text based APRS messages, multiple messages are separated by using new line character `\n`. \ No newline at end of file +TNC2 protocol does not use KISS, it sends text based APRS messages, multiple messages are separated by using new line character `\n`. + +# Bluetooth terminal applications +Set `cfg.EnableTextPackets/CFG_TEXT_PACKETS` to `true` to use modem for sending text based messages through Bluetooth terminal applications. \ No newline at end of file