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participant KISSClient
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KISSClient->>RawModem: Send KISS frame
RawModem->>RadioLibInterface: startSendRaw(frame)
RadioLibInterface->>RawModem: onTxDone(transmitted)
RadioLibInterface->>RawModem: onReceive(frame, snr, rssi)
RawModem->>KISSClient: Return KISS response or received frame
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In `@src/platform/portduino/ConfigCheck.cpp`:
- Around line 970-971: Update the port validation in ConfigCheck to reject
configurations where portduino_config.raw_modem_port equals the configured
Webserver.Port, preventing the RawModem and PiWebServerThread listeners from
sharing a port; retain the existing invalid-port checks and use the established
webserver port symbol.
In `@src/platform/portduino/KissFraming.h`:
- Around line 43-45: Update the escape handling in the framing parser so an
already-set escaped state is processed before recognizing a new FESC; for FESC
FESC TFEND, discard the invalid escaped byte and do not translate the following
TFEND into FEND. Add a regression test covering this consecutive-FESC sequence.
In `@src/platform/portduino/RawModem.cpp`:
- Around line 203-210: Update the KISS_DATA handling branch in RawModem so
invalid lengths, including zero or values exceeding the transmit buffer limit,
call writeError(HW_ERR_INVALID_LENGTH) instead of silently exiting; preserve the
existing transmission flow for valid lengths.
- Around line 368-371: Update RawModem::runTx to handle use_simradio correctly:
either add the required raw-send operations to RadioInterface and implement them
in SimRadio, or explicitly reject raw modem mode during initialization when
SimRadio is selected. Ensure queued raw frames are not unconditionally failed
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In `@src/platform/portduino/RawModem.cpp`:
- Around line 118-120: Update the haveClient branch in the raw modem connection
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- Line 406: Update the transmission lifecycle around runOnce(), dropClient(),
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… over TCP Adds an opt-in mode for meshtasticd (General.RawModemPort in config.yaml, or --raw-modem PORT) that detaches the mesh stack from the radio and serves the radio to one TCP client as a dumb LoRa modem over a KISS modem protocol (KISS framing, SetHardware commands; GetVersion reports 2). A host application then gets every raw on-air frame with SNR/RSSI on any hardware meshtasticd drives: SPI HATs and CH341 USB sticks, every RadioLib chip family. - RadioLibInterface::handleReceiveInterrupt(): in raw mode the whole frame goes to RawModem::onReceive() with iface->getSNR()/getRSSI(); nothing reaches the Router. - RadioLibInterface::startSendRaw(): transmits a client frame as-is. A pool placeholder in sendingPacket keeps every existing busy/sleep/missed-IRQ check working; completeSending() reports TxDone (success only from the TX-done IRQ). - RadioLibInterface::send() / SimRadio::send(): mesh traffic is dropped. - RadioInterface::applyModemConfig(): once the client has sent SetRadio, the PHY (frequency, bandwidth, SF, CR, power, sync word, preamble) comes from the client and is programmed by each driver's normal reconfigure(). The sync word moves from a RadioLibInterface constant to a RadioInterface member for this. Regional power limits and PA gain still apply via limitPower(). - RawModem (src/platform/portduino): the TCP server, protocol and TX sequencing. A new connection replaces the current one; with no client, received frames are dropped. Off unless configured; Portduino only. - KissFraming.h: the KISS deframer and encoder, pinned by test/test_kiss_framing. - --check validates RawModemPort (bin/test-config-check.sh covers it); config-dist.yaml documents it. Tested on an SX1262 over CH341 (EU_868 LongFast): receive with RSSI/SNR, transmit decoded by a distant repeater, and a host application running on it for an hour. SimRadio covers the protocol paths. rak4631 and heltec-v3 build. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01SJZ75CWob1eMXeTa8Q2nLc
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…ial port by name experimental.meshtasticd_raw_modem gates radio.device tcp://…, the setup probe and the meshtasticd choice in the modem pickers, until raw modem mode lands upstream (meshtastic/firmware#11863). The setup wizard gets a card for typing a serial port that isn't listed, and Windows COM ports pass the serial-path check. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01SJZ75CWob1eMXeTa8Q2nLc
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…ial port by name experimental.meshtasticd_raw_modem gates radio.device tcp://…, the setup probe and the meshtasticd choice in the modem pickers, until raw modem mode lands upstream (meshtastic/firmware#11863). The setup wizard gets a card for typing a serial port that isn't listed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01SJZ75CWob1eMXeTa8Q2nLc
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What
An opt-in raw modem mode for meshtasticd. It takes the mesh stack off the radio and serves the radio to one TCP client as a dumb LoRa modem:
Enable it in
config.yaml:or with
--raw-modem 4405. Off by default, Portduino only.Why
Host-side LoRa software that needs every on-air frame (a repeater or packet tool running on the Linux box itself) currently has to bring its own MCU board flashed as a KISS modem, while the SPI HAT or CH341 stick that meshtasticd already drives sits unused. With this mode, that software uses the radio meshtasticd has, on every chip meshtasticd supports.
Protocol
A KISS modem protocol over TCP: KISS framing (
0xC0frame ends,0xDBescapes), type0x00for data frames and type0x06forSetHardwarecommands, with each reply carrying the command code with the top bit set.GetVersionreports protocol version 2.Commands:
SetRadio(frequency, bandwidth, SF, CR),SetTxPower,SetSyncWord,SetPreamble,GetRadio,GetTxPower,GetPhyExtra(sync word and preamble),IsChannelBusy,GetAirtime,GetNoiseFloor,GetStats,GetVersion,GetDeviceName,Ping. Data frames go both ways: a received frame is followed byRxMeta(SNR, RSSI); a transmitted one is answered withTxDone. Errors:InvalidLength,InvalidParam,UnknownCmd,TxBusy. Unknown commands answerUnknownCmd. The full byte-level reference is in meshtastic/meshtastic#2702.How it hooks in
src/platform/portduino/RawModem.{h,cpp}(new)OSThreadowning the TCP server, protocol handling and TX sequencing. One client at a time; a new connection replaces the current one, as the API port does. With no client, received frames are dropped.src/platform/portduino/KissFraming.h(new)test/test_kiss_framingcan pin them.RadioLibInterface::handleReceiveInterrupt()RawModem::onReceive()withgetSNR()/getRSSI(); nothing reaches the Router.RadioLibInterface::startSendRaw()(new)sendingPacketfor the duration, so every existing busy/sleep/missed-IRQ check keeps working.completeSending()reports TxDone; only the TX-done IRQ counts as success.lora.tx_enabledis honoured.RadioLibInterface::send(),SimRadio::send()ERRNO_DISABLED) while the mode is on.RadioInterface::applyModemConfig()SetRadio, the PHY comes from the client and each driver's normalreconfigure()programs it, so SX126x, SX127x, SX128x, LR11x0, LR2021 and the CH341 HAL are all covered.limitPower()still applies the regional cap and PA gain.syncWordmoves from aRadioLibInterfaceconstant to aRadioInterfacemember for this, same value.PortduinoGlue,ConfigCheck,config-dist.yamlGeneral.RawModemPort(YAML and--output-yaml), the--raw-modemoption,--checkvalidation, a commented example. A port outside 1024–65535 or equal to the API or web server port stops meshtasticd rather than letting it mesh on a radio it was asked to serve raw.Nothing changes for non-Portduino builds beyond the
syncWordmember move.Tests
test/test_kiss_framing(new): escapes, resync after leading bytes, empty and oversize frames, encode/decode round trip.bin/test-config-check.shgains theRawModemPortcases (raw-modem-port.yaml,raw-modem-port-webserver.yaml).Testing done
On air (SX1262 module behind a CH341 USB-SPI bridge, EU_868 LongFast): a KISS client received NodeInfo and telemetry from the local mesh with plausible RSSI/SNR over 12 minutes; a transmitted frame was decoded by a repeater 2 km away; a full host application ran on the mode for an hour.
SimRadio: handshake, every Get/Set command and its error replies, client replacement, mesh traffic dropped,
--checkon a bad port. SimRadio has no RadioLib radio, so a transmit request on it answersTxDonefailure andinitRawModem()warns about it at start.Builds:
pio run -e nativeclean;rak4631builds.heltec-v3is left to CI (this host's ESP-IDF toolchain is broken).Not tested: SPI HATs through spidev, SX127x/SX128x/LR11x0 under this mode, and the Windows and WASM Portduino targets.
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SetPreamble 0selects a spreading-factor-dependent default (32 symbols at SF ≤ 8, otherwise 16) rather than Meshtastic's fixed 16, so a client that wants 16 sends 16.RawModemPortand the protocol: meshtasticd: document raw modem mode meshtastic#2702 (nothing is documented in this repo).🤝 Attestations
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