[chirp_users] Linux CHIRP, ICOM 7100, "unicode strings" error

[Cinaed Simson]

Hi Michael - plug the cable into the radio and computer, turn on the 
radio then in a terminal window on Linux type

   dmesg

On Linux you may need to have root privileges.

At the bottom of the output you should see either a USB device - or 
possibly a serial device - and the port you need to use assuming you 
have the right cable.

-- Cinaed


On 7/26/22 16:45, Michael Nadler KI7QIB wrote:
> I understand about "live mode" programming".  I also have a Kenwood 
> D710G that programs that way.  Whatever the case, one has to start by 
> downloading the radio's current programming prior to editing it.  
> Downloading isn't working, either with the Linux or the Windows version.
>
> I see in the FAQ that ICOM 7100 is a supported radio (since 2017).
>
> So, why am I getting the error?
>
> Does CHIRP not work via the USB Port?
>
> I've seen a number of YouTube videos where folks use RT Systems 
> software to program the ICOM 7100 via the USB port.
>
> I'd like to use CHIRP...
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 1:34 PM Tony Ling <tonyg7txu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     My initial thoughts on this, although I am by no means an expert,
>     is that FLRIG is a rig control application, whereas CHIRP is a
>     programming tool, unless used in 'live mode'.
>     G7TXU
>
>     On Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 21:03, Michael Nadler KI7QIB
>     <michael.nadler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         ICOM 7100 connected to Linux system via the mini-USB port.
>         FLRIG can control the radio through that interface.
>
>         Running CHIRP 0.3.0dev, when I try to download from the radio
>         via /dev/ttyUSB0, I get a pop-up error message: unicode
>         strings are not supported, please encode to bytes: <<gibberish
>         characters>>>".
>
>         Are there specific settings I need to have set on the ICOM?
>
>         Is CHIRP able to interact with the ICOM-7100 via the mini-USB
>         port?  Do I have to use the RT-Systems FTDI cable into the
>         audio port?
>
>
>         P.S. I also tried running Windows CHIRP daily-20220408.
>         Download from radio gets "error" in every entry.
>
>
>         -- 
>         Michael Nadler
>         KI7QIB
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