Skip to content

CAT/TCP Connection #2538

Description

@dd5md

Report preparation

  • I used the AI-assisted bug report tool (Help → Support → File an Issue)
  • I have attached a support bundle or log file

What happened?

I am running an application on Windows that automates my antenna tuner. The connection is established via TCP/IP. AetherSDR (or SmartSDR) is installed on my MacBook Pro.

Consequently, due to the different computers involved, I enter the MacBook's IP address—rather than "localhost" (127.0.0.1)—into the tuner application settings. Port 60010 is configured for VFO1 (SO1R), and Port 60012 is configured for VFO2 (SO2R).

When I use xCAD by DL3LSM [Link: https://dl3lsm.blogspot.com/p/downloads.html], the connection establishes immediately and works flawlessly. However, when I attempt to use the CAT/TCP function within AetherSDR, no connection can be established.

Nevertheless, within AetherSDR, as soon as I launch the tuner application on Windows, the software does detect the connection attempts; specifically, it displays "(1 Client)" in parentheses next to both Port 60010 and Port 60012.

Thank you in advance!

Mathias, DD5MD

What did you expect?

No response

Steps to reproduce

I have tested this scenario using AetherSDR on the same Windows machine where the tuner application is installed (in which case I used "localhost" as the IP address), as well as with AetherSDR installed on Linux. A connection remains impossible across all three operating systems: macOS, Windows, and Linux.

AetherSDR version

0.9.8

Radio model & firmware

FLEX-8600M & v3.8.23 (stable Firmware, newer firmware where SmartSignal has already been implemented cannot be used )

Operating system

macOS

OS version and hardware

MacBook Pro, 16″, Nov. 2024, Apple M4 Pro, 48GB RAM, macOS 26.4.1 (Tahoe)

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    New FeatureNew feature requestexternal devicesFlexControl, MIDI, serial port, USB peripheralsmaintainer-reviewRequires maintainer review before any action is takenprotocolSmartSDR protocol

    Type

    No type

    Fields

    No fields configured for issues without a type.

    Projects

    No projects

    Milestone

    No milestone

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions