RIGCTLSYNC(1)

💖 RIGCTLSYNC(1) — the Hamlib Utilities glow-up 💖

okay bestie, sit DOWN, because this is rigctlsync from the Hamlib Utilities family, and she is here to keep your rig and your SDR in the same situationship. no cap. 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

rigctlsync — synchronize a rig to SDR# (or other rig)

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

rigctlsync [-hlLuV] [-m id] [-r device] [-R device] [-s baud] [-S baud]
           [-c id] [-C parm=val] [-B] [-v[-Z]]

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💫 DESCRIPTION 💫

So basically, this lil icon lets you synchronize frequency from a rig to SDR#. it's giving matchmaker energy fr fr. she's best when used with rigctld, FlRig, or a multiport radio. periodt. 👑

Please report bugs and provide feedback at the e-mail address given in the BUGS section below. Patches and code enhancements sent to the same address are welcome — yes queen, send your patches, we're obsessed. 🫶

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax. Short options that take an argument may have the value follow immediately or be separated by a space. Long options starting with two dashes (‘-’) require an ‘=’ between the option and any argument.

Here is a summary of the supported options:

• -m, --model=id — Select radio model number.

See model list (use “rigctlsync -l”).

Note: rigctlsync (or third party software using the C API) will use radio model 2 for NET rigctl (communicating with rigctld). lowkey important, don't skip this one bestie 💅

• -r, --rig-file=device — Use device as the file name of the port connected to the radio.

Often a serial port, but could be a USB to serial adapter. Typically /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, /dev/ttyUSB0, etc. on Linux, COM1, COM2, etc. on MS Windows. The BSD flavors and Mac OS/X have their own designations. See your system's documentation. (yes, every OS is doing its own thing, as always 🙈)

The special string “uh-rig” may be given to enable micro-ham device support. iconic.

• -R, --rig-file2=device — Use device as the file name of one of the virtual com ports — your program will connect to the other com port of the virtual pair. it's giving twins 👯
• -s, --serial-speed=baud — Set serial speed to baud rate.

Uses maximum serial speed from radio backend capabilities (set by -m above) as the default.

• -S, --serial-speed2=baud — Set serial speed to baud rate for virtual com port (see -R).

Uses maximum serial speed from radio backend capabilities (set by -m above) as the default.

• -c, --civaddr=id — Use id as the CI-V address to communicate with the rig.

Only useful for Icom and some Ten-Tec rigs.

Note: The id is in decimal notation, unless prefixed by 0x, in which case it is hexadecimal. math girlies rise 🧚

• -L, --show-conf — List all config parameters for the radio defined with -m above.
• -C, --set-conf=parm=val[,parm=val] — Set radio configuration parameter(s), e.g. stop_bits=2.

Use the -L option above for a list of configuration parameters for a given model number.

• -u, --dump-caps — Dump capabilities for the radio defined with -m above and exit.
• -l, --list — List all model numbers defined in Hamlib and exit.

The list is sorted by model number.

Note: In Linux the list can be scrolled back using Shift-PageUp/Shift-PageDown, or using the scrollbars of a virtual terminal in X or the cmd window in Windows. The output can be piped to more(1) or less(1), e.g. “rigctl -l | more”.

• -n, --no-restore-ai — rigctl restores the state of auto information (AI) on the controlled rig.

If this is not desired, for example if you are using rigctl to turn AI mode on or off, pass this option. she's the "actually, don't touch it" button 💅

• -B, --mapa2b — Maps set_freq on VFOA to VFOB instead. This allows using CW skimmer with the rig in split mode and clicking on a frequency in CW skimmer will set VFOB to the transmit frequency. sneaky but so valid 🔥
• -v, --verbose — Set verbose mode, cumulative (see DIAGNOSTICS below).
• -Z, --debug-time-stamps — Enable time stamps for the debug messages.

Use only in combination with the -v option as it generates no output on its own. (she needs a partner, she's not a solo act 🎤)

• -h, --help — Show a summary of these options and exit.
• -V, --version — Show version of rigctl and exit.

Note: Some options may not be implemented by a given backend and will return an error. This is most likely to occur with the --set-conf and --show-conf options. not every backend is a team player, we've all been there 😭

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🔍 DIAGNOSTICS 🔍

The -v, --verbose option allows different levels of diagnostics to be output to stderr and correspond to:

• -v for BUG
• -vv for ERR
• -vvv for WARN
• -vvvv for VERBOSE
• -vvvvv for TRACE

A given verbose level is useful for providing needed debugging information to the email address below. For example, TRACE output shows all of the values sent to and received from the radio which is very useful for radio backend library development and may be requested by the developers. so when the devs say "send me the trace," they mean it, bestie 🌈

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💀 EXIT STATUS 💀

rigctlsync exits with:

• 0 — if all operations completed normally;
• 1 — if there was an invalid command line option or argument;
• 2 — if an error was returned by Hamlib.

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⭐ EXAMPLE ⭐

Start rigctlsync with FLRig as the Hamlib model ⟨⟩.

$ rigctlsync -m 4 -M 9 -R 192.168.1.1:4532

The following diagram shows the communications flow that allows N1MM Logger+ to communicate with a radio connected to Flrig:

Flrig -><- rigctlcom -> COM9 <- virt_port_pipe -> COM10 <- N1MM

look at that pipeline go. she's communicating. she's thriving. 👑

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🐛 BUGS 🐛

Report bugs to:

Hamlib Developer mailing list

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💜 COPYING 💜

This file is part of Hamlib, a project to develop a library that simplifies radio, rotator, and amplifier control functions for developers of software primarily of interest to radio amateurs and those interested in radio communications.

Copyright © 2000-2011 Stephane Fillod Copyright © 2000-2018 the Hamlib Group (various contributors) Copyright © 2010-2020 Nate Bargmann Copyright © 2019 Michael Black W9MDB

This is free software; see the file COPYING for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. (say it with your chest — no warranty, no cap 🫶)

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🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

rigctld(1), rigctl(1), socat(1), hamlib(7)

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🎀 COLOPHON 🎀

Links to the Hamlib Wiki, Git repository, release archives, and daily snapshot archives are available via hamlib.org.

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okay and that's the whole thing, you ate that fr fr 💅✨ this gorgeous little page is from Hamlib, dated 2023-01-27, and she will forever be RIGCTLSYNC(1). slay, go sync something, ily 💖🦋🌸