I'm going to post this request on the developer's list instead, as that's probably the better place for it...
Steve On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:46 PM Stephen Hersey <[email protected]> wrote: > I've used Chirp for my HTs now for many years (thanks, developers!), and > recently bought a Yaesu FTM6000 dual-band mobile. Its primary deficiency > from my point of view is that it isn't supported by Chirp, for which reason > I bought a third-party programming program and serial cable made by RT > Systems. > > I'm not a fan of their business model of "Spend another $60 for a > different (but actually near-identical) programming utility for every one > of your different radios," so I view this as a one-time thing, and a way to > give back by achieving Chirp support for this model. > > I would be delighted to use this equipment and my embedded > hardware/software development skills to bring about Chirp support for this > radio, but I would need some help from someone familiar with Chirp > internals. In particular, my Python skills are rudimentary; I can write > Python, but it's not my best language. Implementing this support on my own > seems rather daunting. > > Here's what I can do well: > > - Run test cases for reading/writing configurations from and to the > radio with the third-party software > - Intercept the serial data streams at either the USB driver level or > the RS-232 serial link level (it's my understanding that this radio does > indeed use RS-232 levels and async serial communications). Wireshark and > logic analyzers are my friends! > - Analyze the serial data streams for this radio and compare them to > samples of known Yaesu programming protocols for other models (I believe > they tend to re-use the same protocol for many models) > - Compile and run test builds of a modified Chirp build from a Git > repo and test them > > Here's what I would need help with: > > - Someone familiar with Python, the Chirp drivers, and ideally Yaesu's > programming protocols, to work on the Python code to adapt an existing > Chirp driver for the FTM6000. > > Is there someone on the list who would be interested in working with me on > adding support for this radio to Chirp? > > Regards, > Steve Hersey > > -- > Steve Hersey N1XNX > [email protected] > ----- > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- > Clarke's Third Law > "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- > Benford's Corollary > "Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." -- > Charles Stross, *Dead Lies Dreaming* > “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” -- Terry Pratchett > -- Steve Hersey N1XNX [email protected] ----- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Clarke's Third Law "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Benford's Corollary "Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." -- Charles Stross, *Dead Lies Dreaming* “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” -- Terry Pratchett
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