apt install -y wine winetricks
dpkg --add-architecture i386
apt-get update
old way:
from https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=35865
wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/winntsrv40/update/5.0.2195.2668/nt4/en-us/nt4pdhdll.exe
# unzip into .wine/drive_c/VARA
unzip nt4pdhdll.exe
probably better way:
winetricks vb6run
winetricks nt4phd
wget https://mega.nz/file/rbQyGKyT#Iozk2snFU95hijjNkLtgvXrvwkp4F1j5LHtmuB1-OIA
unzip 'VARA HF v4.7.7 Setup.zip'
export WINEARCH=w32
wine 'VARA setup (Run as Administrator).exe'
When you connect the rig to your USB port, the kernel will load the UART driver, Ch341 I think.
You can confirm with dmesg where you shold see it loaded.
The driver will connect to this port, and split the stream into an audio stream going to the sink and
the CAT command stream going to /dev/pts/x.
sudo apt install pulseaudio pavucontrol portaudio19-dev python3 python3-pip libasound2-plugins:i386
git clone https://github.com/threeme3/trusdx-audio.git
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -U pip
pip install pyserial pyaudio
This is a temporary change. Need to lookup how to make this permanent.
sudo modprobe snd-aloop
pactl load-module module-null-sink sink_name=TRUSDX sink_properties=device.description="TRUSDX"
NOTE It's helpful to use pavcontrol to assign the new dummy audio sink, TRUSDX as the default.
NOTE You MUST assign the TRUSDX virtual input and virtual outputs as DEFAULT. PyAudio cannot interrogate
these loop back devices and they must always be indexed as -1.
You can also check with:
pactl list | grep 'Monitor of Sink'
source venv/bin/activate
python trusdx-audio-1.01/trusdx-txrx.py
Note the output from trusdx-txrx.py it will be something like /dev/pts/1.
Use that port as the connection for the radio. The audio will routed to the new sink created above.
apt-get install libhamlib-utils
https://github.com/la5nta/pat/wiki/Rig-control
The (tr)uSDX uses the CAT commands for the Kenwood TS-480. The integer code for that rig is 202
taken from:
rigctl -l | grep Kenwood
rigctld -m 202 r /dev/pts/1 -s 115200 &
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/VARA/VARA.exe &
https://github.com/la5nta/pat/releases/download/v0.15.0/pat_0.15.0_linux_amd64.deb
Edit the config file for Pat with your call sign and a few other details.`
pat http
To get the (tr)uSDX serial number, you'll need to flash the boot loader.
https://www.arduino.cc/en/software
Use the example code as-is to flash the Uno as an ISP programmer.
Use the 6 pin programming connector on the (tr)uSDX. I take VCC from the Uno.
apt install -y libmono-system-windows-forms4.0-cil avrdude binutils-avr
wget https://github.com/ZakKemble/AVRDUDESS/releases/download/v2.14/AVRDUDESS-2.14-portable.zip
Use AVRDudess and USB connection to load firmware 2.00u onto (tr)uSDX.
DL2MAN web page with instructions for getting your (tr)uSDX serial number and bootloader.
https://dl2man.de/3b-trusdx-firmware/
Get the 2.00u firmware:
https://dl2man.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/wp.php/beta.html
These commands need to be tested, then can be made into a start script. You'll want to parse out the exact port that the audio driver connects to.
In general it will look something like this. I assume you have already created the new
dummy audio sinks that the driver uses. You may also want to capture the PID of each daemonized program so you can kill
it later on exit.
# Plug rig USB cable into computer USB port.
python trusdx-audio-1.01/trusdx-txrx.py &
rigctld -m 202 -r /dev/pts/1 -s 115200 &
wine ~/.wine/drive_c/VARA/VARA.exe &
pat http
Get the PIDS and using a trap kill the PIDS on exit signal.