Connect Raspberry Pi to Flex 6K

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• AE0MW Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited June 2018

  I started on a project like this a year or so ago, but it got pushed by the wayside. There's no FlexLib but the Ethernet API worked quite well.
  
  My suggestion would be to skip discovery packets and hard code your IP to get things going quickly (I remember discovery frustrating me).
  

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• Steve - K5FR Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited April 2019

  Thanks for the reply. I want to do the discovery just for the challenge as this whole project is for learning/playing, not trying to accomplish anything in particular (yet).

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• Mark WS7M Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited April 2019

  Steve,
  
  You did not mention what OS you plan to run on your Pi?   I have several Pi doing various things.  All run the Raspian Linux.   
  
  I have another Linux box that I am currently writing a flex connect system using standard ol C and C++.
  
  I have a friend Linux pro who bought my flex 6500.  He will be writing some python stuff.
  
  I do have some C stuff given to me by another ham that I have not extracted the pieces from but it was designed to read flex frequency an control some antennas and tuners.  I could probably get a zip of that to you.  Again it is destined for C and Linux

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• AE0MW Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited June 2018

  Mark, I'd be very interested in that last part. What I did was just some perl scripts but it would be nice to get back into good ole C.
  

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• Mark WS7M Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited June 2018

  Ok let me package it up and I'll get it put somewhere and post a download link

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• Steve - K5FR Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited June 2018

  Using Raspian with the Pixel desktop. I would also be interested in any sample code.

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• Wayne Member ✭✭

  June 2018 edited June 2018

  Mark, Id be interested also I have an unused Pi3 sitting in the drawer just waiting to do something ....

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