Table of Contents

Installing trx-control

Prerequisites

Install Using Prebuilt Binary Packages

Debian Based Systems

Red Hat Based Systems

SUSE Based Systems

Manual Package Download

Build From Source

The trxd(8) Configuration file

Connecting To Transceivers

Example configuration

Installing trx-control

Prerequisites

Whether you install trx-control from prebuilt binary packages or build it from source codes, you must first install the PostgreSQL repository as PostgreSQL is used for all database uses (e.g. the logbook or memory system).

For Debian based systems, please install the PostgreSQL repository by following the instructions found on https://apt.postgresql.org.

For Red Hat based systems, please install the PostgreSQL repository by following the instructions found on https://yum.postgresql.org.

Install Using Prebuilt Binary Packages

The easiest and fastest way to install trx-control is by installing a prebuilt binary package for your Linux distribution.

Debian Based Systems

First install the GPG public key that is used to sign the repository:

# curl -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/trx-control.asc \
        https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos/trx-control.asc

Then add a repository file, substitute <codename> by the codename of your Linux distribution (e.g. jammy, bookworm etc.):

# echo deb https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos/apt/ <codename> stable > \
        /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trx-control.list

Distribution
Repository name
 Available architectures

Debian 13 (Sid, Unstable)

trixie

x86_64, aarch64

Debian 12

bookworm

x86_64, aarch64

Debian 11

bullseye

x86_64, aarch64

Debian 10

buster

x86_64, aarch64

Ubuntu 24.04

noble

x86_64, aarch64

Ubuntu 23.10

mantic

x86_64

Ubuntu 23.04

lunar

x86_64

Ubuntu 22.04

jammy

x86_64, aarch64

Ubuntu 20.04

focal

x86_64, aarch64

Your are now all set, update the package cache and install trx-control:

# apt update
# apt install trx-control

Red Hat Based Systems

Install the trx-control repository package using dnf for your system from https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos/yum/<distribution>/noarch/trx-control-repo-latest.noarch.rpm, e.g. for AlmaLinux 9 use:

# dnf install https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos/yum/alma-9/noarch/trx-control-repo-latest.noarch.rpm

Distribution
Repository name
 Available architectures

Fedora 40

fedora-40

x86_64, aarch64

Fedora 39

fedora-39

x86_64, aarch64

Fedora 38

fedora-38

x86_64, aarch64

AlmaLinux 9

alma-9

x86_64, aarch64

AlmaLinux 8

alma-8

x86_64, aarch64

Rocky Linux 9

rocky-9

x86_64, aarch64

Rocky Linux 8

rocky-8

x86_64, aarch64

CentOS 7

centos-7

x86_64, aarch64

Then install trx-control:

# dnf install trx-control --refresh

SUSE Based Systems

Install the trx-control repository package using zypper for your system from https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos/yum/<distribution>/noarch/trx-control-repo-latest.noarch.rpm

Distribution
Repository name
 Available architectures

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

opensuse-tumbleweed

x86_64, aarch64

OpenSUSE Leap 15.5

opensuse-leap-15.5

x86_64, aarch64

Then install trx-control:

# zypper install trx-control

Manual Package Download

The packages can be downloaded from https://trx-control.msys.ch/pub/repos

There are three repositories:

apt/

Debian based systems

yum/

Red Hat based systems

zypp/

SUSE based systems

Build From Source

To build trx-control from source code, you need to have gcc and make installed on your system as well some development packages. In general, any linux system set up for development purposes should do it.

Install the PostgreSQL repository first as some PostgreSQL related packages are needed to build trx-control. For Debian based systems, see https://apt.postgresql.org, for Red Hat based systems, see https://yum.postgresql.org for instructions.

Build Dependencies

The following build dependencies must be installed before trx-control can be compiled:

 Red Hat Based Systems
Debian Based Systems
Suse Based Systems
Purpose / Comments

avahi-devel

libavahi-client-dev

libavahi-devel

Avahi (mDNS) client

bluez-libs-devel

libbluetooth-dev

bluez-devel

Bluetooth communication

libbsd-devel

libbsd-dev

libbsd-devel

general use

motif-devel

libmotif-dev

motif-devel

xqrg

openssl-devel

libssl-dev

libopenssl-devel

trxd

readline-devel

libreadline-dev

readline-devel

trxctl

libyaml-devel

libyaml-dev

libyaml-devel

YAML Lua module

libcurl-devel

libcurl4-openssl-dev

libcurl-devel

cURL Lua module

expat-devel

libexpat1-dev

libexpat-devel

Expat Lua module

postgresql16-devel

libpq-dev
postgresql-server-dev-16

postgresql16-devel

PostgreSQL Lua module

sqlite-devel

libsqlite3-dev

sqlite3-devel

SQLite Lua module

After installing the build dependencies, clone the source code using git:

$ git clone https://github.com/hb9ssb/trx-control.git

Then build trx-control using make:

$ cd trx-control
$ make
$ sudo make install

This will build all of trx-control, install the binaries and support files as well as the manual pages trxctl(1), xqrg(1), trxd(8), and, trx-control(7).

The trxd(8) Configuration file

trxd(8) reads its configuration from the file /etc/trxd.yaml by default. A different path can be specified with the -c option on the command line. The configuration file must be in YAML-format (see https://yaml.org for details).

A sample configuration file can be found in /usr/share/trxd/trxd.yaml.

In the configuration file you can set global defaults like the address and port where trxd(8) should listen for incoming client connections. Transceivers are listed in the configuration by choosing an arbitrary name and specifying the correct driver. One transceiver can be designated as the default transceiver.

This configuration file will be processed using the yaml Lua module, so the local tags mentioned in https://lua.msys.ch/lua-module-reference.html#_a_note_on_yaml_tags can be used.

Connecting To Transceivers

Transceivers can be connected either over a serial line or via Bluetooth. Whether a serial line or Bluetooth is used makes a difference in device naming:

Serial line device names are an absolute path to a device, e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0, and they have the optional speed setting to indicate the bit rate.

Bluetooth device names, however, are six pairs of hex digits separated by a colon, e.g. 01:23:45:67:89:AB, and they have the optional channel setting to indicate the RFCOMM channel to be used.

Example configuration

# Example trxd(8) config file.  Note this in YAML-format.

# Run in the background
no-daemon: false

# Listen on localhost for incoming plain socket connections
bind-address: localhost
listen-port: 14285

# Listen on all interfaces for WebSocket connections
websocket:
  bind-address: 0.0.0.0
  listen-port: 14290
  path: trx-control

  # If a certificate path is defined, wss is used instead of ws
  # certificate: server.pem

  # If you don't want to announce the trx-control service using Avahi (mDNS),
  # set announce to false.  The default is to announce the service as
  # _trx-control._tcp:
  announce: true

# Log incoming connection using syslog
log-connections: true

# trxd shall run as trxd:trxd
user: trxd
group: trxd

# Store the PID of the running trxd process in trxd.pid
pid-file: trxd.pid

# Decode NMEA sentences from a GPS/Glonass/Baidu etc. receiver
nmea:
  device: /dev/ic-705-nmea
  speed: 9600

# The list of our transceivers
trx:
  ft-897:
    device: /dev/ttyUSB2
    speed: 38400
    driver: yaesu-ft-897

    # This is the default transceiver in case the client does not explicitely
    # select a transceiver by name.
    default: true

  dummy:
    device: /dev/null
    driver: dummy-trx

  # An ICOM IC-705 connected over Bluetooth serial (must be paired first)
  ic-705:
    device: 01:23:45:67:89:AB
    channel: 3
    driver: icom-ic-705
    # Optionally set the controller and transceiver address.
    configuration:
      controllerAddress: 0xe0
      transceiverAddress: 0xa4

  ft-710:
    device: /dev/ttyUSB0
    speed: 38400
    driver: yaesu-ft-710

extensions:
  ping:
    script: ping

 keepalive:
    script: keepalive
    callable: false
    configuration:
      timeout: 300

  memory:
    script: memory
    configuration:
      connStr: dbname=trx-contol
      datestyle: German

  logbook:
    script: logbook
    configuration:
      connStr: dbname=trx-contol
      datestyle: German

  cloudlog:
    script: cloudlog
    configuration:
      url: https://cloudlog.xyz.com/index.php/api
      apiKey: xxxxxxxxxxxx

  dxcluster:
    script: dxcluster
    configuration:
      host: wr3d.dxcluster.net
      port: 7300
      callsign: MYCALLSIGN

  sotacluster:
    script: dxcluster
    configuration:
      host: cluster.sota.co.uk
      port: 7300
      callsign: MYCALLSIGN
      source: sotacluster

  hamqth:
    script: hamqth
    configuration:
      username: MYCALLSIGN
      password: sicrit

  qrz:
    script: qrz
    configuration:
      username: MYCALLSIGN
      password: sicrit

  tasmota:
    script: tasmota
    configuration:
      address: 192.168.4.1