General Information
Introduction
Features
Supported TNCs
User Interface
Registration
Copyright
Program Setup
Radio Port Mgr
. Edit TNC/modem Port
. Edit Sound Card Port
- Tuning Aid
- Volume Settings
. Edit Parameters
New Port Setup
Network TCP/IP Settings
Radioport Sharing
Auto Start Clients
Other Settings
Views
Program Status
Port Activity Status
Shared Radio Ports
AX.25 Status (Stations)
Connected Programs
Heard Stations List
Monitor
Other Features
TCP/IP Over Radio
. Driver Install
. PE Pro Settings
. Windows Settings
Registration
HTTP Interface
Live Update
Launch IE Browser
Go to AGWsoft web site
Send Error Report
Tips, Tricks, & Trouble
Tips and Tricks
Problems?
Sound Card Use
. Sound Card Interface
. HF Operations
. 9600 Operations
. Receive Problems
. Transmit
Problems
Help Date:
21 June 2004
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Supported Devices
TNCs (Terminal
Node Connectors), External Modems & Sound Cards
Note:
For simplicity, the program and
Help files may
use the term 'TNC' to refer to TNCs, external
packet
modems (modems), and sound cards.
A TNC is the more
full-featured device. It takes a data string to
be sent, adds in addressing and error correction
symbols per the AX.25 packet protocol (packet
assembly), and then coverts
this expanded string -- a packet -- into
tones to be sent by the radio. It does the
reverse for a received packet, decoding the
tones and stripping out any AX.25 symbols to
leave the original data string (packet
disassembly). A TNC also
handles other functions, such as the timing of
the radio
transmissions and negotiating any error corrections
with the TNC at the distant radio station.
PE Pro works with TNCs in KISS
mode. It uses just the TNC's modem, packet
assembler/dis-assembler (PAD), and some channel access
and timing functions. PE Pro handles all
other processing of the data, including routing,
error correction, control decisions, and other
aspects of the AX.25 protocol.
An
External modem (or packet modem or
modem) is simpler device that can only
convert packet characters into radio tones and vice
versa. It needs a companion computer program,
such as PE Pro, to
handle the other functions of a TNC.
The
computer's sound card can also be used as
if it were an external modem. As with an
external modem, Packet Engine Pro handles the other functions
of a TNC.
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Packet Engine Pro is compatible with the TNCs and modems below. It also should be compatible with sound
cards listed as Sound Blaster©–compatible
(most 16 bit or higher sound cards).
On WIN2000/XP Systems
Kantronics©: all models
AEA
/Time Wave©: all
models
TNC-2
compatibles with a TAPR eprom.
TNC-2 with TF by Nord-Link eprom.
MCB512
external TNC.
Any
External TNC with a KISS mode.
G4XYW 9600b
serial modem.
YAM serial modem
Baycom, BP-2/M, but only for non-ACPI / legacy serial ports.
(Note: ACPI, a power management protocol, has been the
standard on computers for many years now. If you have a
ACPI-compliant motherboard/serial port, one possible
workaround is to install an additional serial port
card. Any ISA card should work because it will be non-ACPI
compliant.)
If you want to run Windows 2000/XP and your TNC/modem is
not listed above (not supported), consider using PE
Pro's sound card modem option as
an inexpensive alternative. The only additional cost
will be for a sound card-to-radio interface cable.
On WIN98/ME Systems
All
of the models listed above for Windows 2000/XP
plus:
Baycom
serial port dummy modem.
Picpar & BP96 9600b parallel port modem
OE5DXL 9600b serial port modem
DRSI
ISA
cards: all models
USCC
ISA
cards: all models
PetScc ISA card
OSCC
ISA card
Copyright 2004 SV2AGW George Rossopoulos
. All rights reserved.
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