---
name: "piconfig"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ax25-utils"
version: "2.1.42a-6"
release: "Debian 2.1 (Slink)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/piconfig"
---

# piconfig(1)

configure an Ottawa PI2 card.

## NAME

piconfig - configure an Ottawa PI2 card.

## SYNOPSIS

**piconfig \[-a\] \[-i\] \[-v\] interface \[speed NN\] \[clockmode NN\] \[txdelay NN\] \[persist NN\] \[slot NN\] \[squelch NN\] \[irq NN\] \[dma NN\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**Piconfig** allows you to configure certain parameters that govern the way an Ottawa PI2 card operate.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  not yet implemented.

- **-i**

  not yet implemented.

- **-v**

  not yet implemented.

- **interface**

  is the name of the PI network device to be configured.

- **dma NN**

  sets the hardware dma channel for the port to NN.

- **irq NN**

  sets the hardware irq for the port to NN.

- **speed NN**

  sets the data bit clock to NN bits per second.

- **clockmode NN**

  sets the clockmode for the port. **0** for internally clocked. **1** for externally clocked.

- **txdelay NN**

  sets the transmit delay for the port, in units of 10 mS.

- **slot NN**

  sets the slottime timer for the port, in units of 10 mS.

- **squelch NN**

  sets the squelch timer for the port, in units of 10 mS.

- **persist NN**

  sets the persistence parameters to NN. (0 \<- NN \<- 255).

## SEE ALSO

[**ax25**(4)](/ax25/4.md), [**axports**(5)](/axports/5.md), [**ifconfig**(8)](/ifconfig/8.md), [**kissparms**(8)](/kissparms/8.md).

## AUTHORS

```
John Paul Morrison VE7JPM <jmorriso@bogomips.com>
```