The Digirg and Signalink are OBSOLETE | The AIOC: All In One Interface Cable

Very interesting. Version 2.0 should / could / might be flipped so that the USB plug is at the bottom. Better for weather resitance.

The form factor of it very nice, I am thinking about trying to install it inside a mono band mobile (i.e. FT-2980). That way it is just a USB from the radio to the controller (i.e. Pi zero running direwolf)

Would make for a really nice remote digipeater. Any thoughts?

Can it be used with allstar link to make a node?

Hope you discharged your personal static charge before handling that bare board!!

Is this unit available for Yaesu HT's?

Any line isolation?

I'm confussed. I am not aware that I can program my ht with my Signalink USB. I use the Signalink with my HF radio for doing WSJT-X. AF6MC

Any chance you could do videos on using it for Winlink and FT-8 or similar? I am trying to figure out digital stuff.

Looks great, does it ship overseas?

I think the LED should be mounted to the side facing the user! And maybe have a little snap on case, to protect everything. I am sure someone could crank one out with a plastics prototyper machine! (3d printer)

Is this able to handle any digital mode or is it limited like the QDX? I.e. can you use it for VarAC and Winlink.

That's ruddy neat, do you know if it will work on Mac OS and with Chirp?

Interesting. Thermals?

Are there a list of rigs that this can CAT control the frequency of?

please make more videos on CAT control for older HF Radios .example: Kenwood TS450S

Yeah, it was funny that it took you longer to fat-finger the frequency into your radio than to get it going. 😁

Hi, wonder if it is compatible with Baofend 8w model. Thanks!

So the CATless is the way to order? Im mainly wanting this for APRSdroid or some winlink..

will this work conected to raspberri pi for a node

This is interesting, after building digipeaters for several years this is what is needed. It looks like its aimed at HTs and thats fine. I use higher powered radios for most of my work and I would need to make cables for these with packet ports. So do you have a schematic so I can work that out.

What Windows OS you running? I’m running Win 7 and have three Drivers Exception Yellow Markers. I’m sure I’ve firmware them correctly. Any info be appreciated

Will this work on Fldigi?

Could you set this up to work with a Baofeng to serve as a repeater identifier?

My issue is that I have a pair of radios that I'm using as a repeater, but I have to get a second device to do the CW identification at this rate unless I want to start soldering on the boards. There are versions of arduino fox hunt transmitters that nearly fit the use case, but this is much more compact if we can make it work.

Example : 10 seconds after hearing anything, send PTT and CW, start 10 minute timer, if during that 10 minute timer, more audio is heard, repeat CW transmission and restart 10 min time, else terminate loop.

Yaesu adapter would be great!

@thetechprepper

This with mini din would be great

Very Cool - The Fact that you have mentioned Linux more than once has me very excited. I wish more of the HAM mfg's would get on the Linux wagon instead of assuming everyone has or even wants the latest version of Winbloat.

Very cool, but your website link isn’t working…

I always love a new rig, antenna, or accessory. I certainly would not want to discourage anyone from a project!

However, I do not understand some of the comments about Digirig. I have been using Digirig for years and they continually come up with improvements and new rig support. They support a variety of CAT schemes and PTT capability. With Digirig, you plug it into the radio and your can set the frequency and make the QSO all through the interface. Digirig also works well from Linux and a Mac, since both of these professional systems know how to talk to the CP2102 interface out-of-the-box.

This AIOC interface is just starting, so to catch up there is a lot of work to be done. The Digirig can already program a Baofeng and similar radios via CHIRP, but it takes a different cable from the Digirig box to the rig that plugs into a separate port on the Digirig. The AIOC can have the advantage of not having the extra cables, but the way it looks, it loses the flexibility of having one electronic part that handles a bunch of radios by just swapping cables. If you use adapter cables to support different rigs, then that is the route Digirig took and that would make this AIOC the same, so I hope it does not go that route. I would like to see the USB connector turned to face away from the radio, then a plastic overmould of the PCB and plug attachments can make this whole thing a rig-specific adapter, similar to Digirig's rig-specific cables. However, for many rigs, I suspect that you will need flexible cables anyway, such as to connect to the TX500 or a Xiegu. For this kind of radio, maybe you can just mould short rig cables right to the PCB. Be prepared for a lot of inventory, because there are a lot of rigs to support. Customers might appreciate that there are fewer connectors, so less to fail, and nothing to plug and unplug if they only have one radio for digital modes that needs rig control and programming.

The K connector is very limiting. Using something generic like a DIN or DB9 with interface cables to various radios would make it much more useful and attractive. Just a line lump with the USB on one end and a mini-DIN or DB9 on the other end would be ideal.

This is really cool.

What PTT settings do you use for your AIOC in Direwolf? I’ve followed the instructions on the AIOC GitHub page, but no luck. I’ve tried both CM108 on a RPi4 w/ Linux and COM port on a Windows laptop.

Hate to say it, but this is completely and totally inaccurate of a statement. The Digirig and Signalink both perform way better than the AIOC in my situations due to the lack of RF protection of the interface. RF near the AIOC causes it to lock up with the PTT active. This device also fails to work properly under MacOSX due to the USB driver / audio driver lacking proper support. I've not tested with Windows yet (I will) but it does work fairly well with Linux. Sadly the developer doesn't have the proper equipment to test the device under anything but Linux (seemingly) and has no seeming motivation to address the driver issues. That being said, the G1LRO Universal Radio Controller which is based on the AIOC addresses the RF issue for the most part, he recommends (rightly) to remove the antenna from the HT and use an external antenna to prevent the radio locking up.

Link to buy?

Have you tried it with Winlink Packet/Vara FM?

Should this work for upgrading the firmware on the UVK5? Using the web loader for the firmware. It failed that random spots. I unplugged the AIOC and used a FTDI cable and it worked immediately.

I wonder if this could be used to make a small portable Allstar Node. For Allstar you need PTT, COS, Ground, and Audio in and out.

I’m trying to make a cable
From iphone with rattlegram app to uvk6 or similar twoway radio
To key up the radio transmitter would this aioc be made to work for something like this?

What about adding bluetooth. I have a vision of doing more digital modes on android. Software is not available yet but I know someone will port other modes like Vara and Olivia to android one day.

What cable is that and where do you get one???? usb-c to usb don't work

Does either version of the firmware avoid having to use the VOX function on radios like the Baofengs, and, if so, which does that? If both, which is better for this application? Thanks.

I love the idea, but unless it is in a somewhat waterproof...protected from elements housing I can't see it

Id love 2 see a vid with uv5r and linking to android

On the schematic, what is the purpose of the signal RADIO_VP_PTT2? This pin is normally 5V (or 3.3V) on a K-connector.

Has anyone had a solution to the RF issue causing the AIOC to lock up? I've read that this is only an issue on stock antenna and that an external antenna connected via coax is good. Also the developer states audio extension cables with ferrite filters may work.

So the issue of the USB-C port pointing upwards and RF from the antenna causing data issues, could the device be programmed to change the io pins so the plugs can be wired in reverse so the usb-c port points down? Would that be easy to implement???

There is a 3d file for printing a case on the AIOC board. I think I will make mine work with my Xeigu G-90 for FT8. Thanks for the video! 73

Can you show how to update the firmware (Windows)

I'd like to try your piece, but Id want it complete with cable for my FT897. and an enclosure of some type