X-Digi!

A Digipeater Daughter Board for the TNC-X

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The X-Digi Daughter Board (Connector on Bottom)	TNC-X with the X-Digi Installed

X-Digi is a TNC-X Daughter Board that will turn your TNC-X into a Digipeater. The X-Digi firmware is based on the popular UIDigi firmware and fully supports the new WIDEN-n paradigm. It supports UITrace, UIFlood and UICall parameters. It supports dupe checking (based on the source, destination, and payload of each packet) at a user-settable timeout interval. It has provision for 4 different text beacons, each with it's own path. It allows you to specify a maximum value for UITrace and UIFlood parameters to, for example, prevent users from specifying a WIDE7-7 path. You can read the full details of the X-Digi's capabilities in the user manual.

X-Digi can be configured using any standard terminal program on any computer that has a serial port. Even an older Palm Pilot running SimpleTerm can be used to reconfigure the device in the field.

X-Digi is a trivially simple kit to build. This is not a "one evening kit." It's more like a half hour kit. There are only six parts plus the printed circuit board. There's only one IC, and it is socketed. X-Digi plugs right into the expansion header on the TNC-X and fits entirely within the standard TNC-X box. It will also fit older revision TNC-X's that were designed to fit in the HP9VB plastic box. X-Digi is field upgradable. When future software revisions are made, you will be able to flash your X-Digi with the new firmware using your PC.

X-Digi is available for only $20 plus shipping and handling in the United States, and $23 in the rest of the world. For mail orders contact John Hansen, W2FS. Or order on line via PayPal.