kiss3

kiss3 - Python KISS Module

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kiss3 is a Python Module that implements the KISS Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_(TNC)>_ for communicating with KISS-enabled devices (such as Serial or TCP TNCs) and provides support for encoding and decoding AX.25 frames.

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 <https://github.com/python-aprs/aprs3>_ Library for sending, receiving and parsing APRS Frames to and from multiple Interfaces
• Python KISS Module <https://github.com/python-aprs/kiss3>_ Handles interfacing-to and encoding-for various KISS Interfaces.
• Python APRS Gateway <https://github.com/ampledata/aprsgate>_ Uses Redis PubSub to run a multi-interface APRS Gateway.
• Python APRS Tracker <https://github.com/ampledata/aprstracker>_ TK.
• dirus <https://github.com/ampledata/dirus>_ Dirus is a daemon for managing a SDR to Dire Wolf interface. Manifests that interface as a KISS TCP port.

Similar Projects

• apex <https://github.com/Syncleus/apex>_ by Jeffrey Phillips Freeman (WI2ARD). Next-Gen APRS Protocol. (based on this Module! :)
• aprslib <https://github.com/rossengeorgiev/aprs-python>_ by Rossen Georgiev. A Python APRS Library with build-in parsers for several Frame types.
• aprx <http://thelifeofkenneth.com/aprx/>_ by Matti & Kenneth. A C-based Digi/IGate Software for POSIX platforms.
• dixprs <https://sites.google.com/site/dixprs/>_ by HA5DI. A Python APRS project with KISS, digipeater, et al., support.
• APRSDroid <http://aprsdroid.org/>_ by GE0RG. A Java/Scala Android APRS App.
• YAAC <http://www.ka2ddo.org/ka2ddo/YAAC.html>_ by KA2DDO. A Java APRS Client.
• Ham-APRS-FAP <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Ham-APRS-FAP/>_ by aprs.fi: A Perl APRS Parser.
• Dire Wolf <https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf>_ 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 [e-mail]

http://ampledata.org/

Masen Furer KF7HVM [e-mail]

Copyright

Copyright 2022 Masen Furer and Contributors

Copyright 2017 Greg Albrecht and Contributors

Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) <http://www.aprs.org/>_ is Copyright Bob Bruninga WB4APR [e-mail]

License

Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for details.