Simultaneous use of the leop-client and the MCC

[crespum]

At this moment, it is not possible to use both the leop-client and the MCC at the same time. The problem is that only one process at a time can read data from the serial port.
One possible solution may include creating a virtual port from the OS and forwarding the received data from the TNC to that port. This forwarding could be done either from the client or from the OS.

[rtubio]

Take a look at this application, it permits creating virtual serial ports exactly the way we need them:

http://com0com.sourceforge.net/

[rtubio]

In the following README, they explain perfectly what we can do with that application:

http://com0com.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/com0com/com0com/ReadMe.txt?revision=RELEASED

[rtubio]

Even for Linux?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23867143/null-modem-emulator-com0com-for-linux

[crespum]

I tried the following command under Debian (ttyACM1 corresponds to the TNC):

sudo socat -d -d /dev/ttyUSB0 pty,link=/dev/ttyS0

Then I opened two minicom terminals but the messages could only be read from one of them at a time. Sometimes they were shown under the terminal reading /dev/ttyS0 and sometimes under the other terminal, for no apparent reason to select one or another.