kiss3 8.0.0

Versions

• 8.x branch from python-aprs as kiss3, supports python 3.6+

Previous versions were released by ampledata as kiss:

• 7.x.x branch and-on will be Python 3.x ONLY.

• 6.5.x branch will be the last version of this Module that supports Python 2.7.x

Installation

Install from pypi using pip: pip install kiss3

Usage Examples

Read & print frames from a TNC connected to ‘/dev/ttyUSB0’ at 1200 baud:

import kiss

def p(x): print(x)  # prints whatever is passed in.

k = kiss.SerialKISS('/dev/ttyUSB0', 1200)
k.start()  # inits the TNC, optionally passes KISS config flags.
k.read(callback=p)  # reads frames and passes them to `p`.

See also: examples/ directory.

Testing

Run tox:

tox

See Also

• Python APRS Module Library for sending, receiving and parsing APRS Frames to and from multiple Interfaces

• Python KISS Module Handles interfacing-to and encoding-for various KISS Interfaces.

• Python APRS Gateway Uses Redis PubSub to run a multi-interface APRS Gateway.

• Python APRS Tracker TK.

• dirus Dirus is a daemon for managing a SDR to Dire Wolf interface. Manifests that interface as a KISS TCP port.

Similar Projects

• apex by Jeffrey Phillips Freeman (WI2ARD). Next-Gen APRS Protocol. (based on this Module! :)

• aprslib by Rossen Georgiev. A Python APRS Library with build-in parsers for several Frame types.

• aprx by Matti & Kenneth. A C-based Digi/IGate Software for POSIX platforms.

• dixprs by HA5DI. A Python APRS project with KISS, digipeater, et al., support.

• APRSDroid by GE0RG. A Java/Scala Android APRS App.

• YAAC by KA2DDO. A Java APRS Client.

• Ham-APRS-FAP by aprs.fi: A Perl APRS Parser.

• Dire Wolf by WB2OSZ. A C-Based Soft-TNC for interfacing with sound cards. Can present as a KISS interface!

Source

Github: https://github.com/ampledata/kiss

Authors

Greg Albrecht W2GMD oss@undef.net

http://ampledata.org/

Masen Furer KF7HVM kf7hvm@0x26.net

Copyright

Copyright 2022 Masen Furer and Contributors

Copyright 2017 Greg Albrecht and Contributors

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR wb4apr@amsat.org

License

Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.