kiss3 8.0.0a3

A pure-Python implementation of serial KISS and KISS-over-TCP protocols for communicating with TNC devices

kiss3 is a Python Module that implements the KISS Protocol for communicating with KISS-enabled devices (such as Serial or TCP TNCs) and provides support for encoding and decoding AX.25 frames.

Versions

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

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

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

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 kiss3

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

k = kiss3.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!

Build Status

Master:

Develop:

Source

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

Author

Greg Albrecht W2GMD [e-mail]

http://ampledata.org/

Copyright

Copyright 2017 Greg Albrecht and Contributors

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR [e-mail]

License

Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.