Channel import and export tool for the Uniden BC125AT, UBC125XLT and UBC126AT.
bc125csv provides a simple command-line interface for importing and exporting the channels on your Uniden Bearcat scanner in CSV file format.
This application is not intended to provide full control of all features on your scanner; if you want to turn off the backlight in your scanner, just turn the knob and press some buttons. This application does however aim to lessen the amount of work needed for entering channels considerably, especially for those on Linux or UNIX-like systems.
If you do feel the need to change the backlight setting on your scanner using the command-line, the shell action will allow you to do so (see Examples).
Both pyudev and pySerial will be automatically installed on installation.
You can use this application without a connected scanner by enabling the virtual
scanner device using the --no-scanner option.
On most UNIX-like systems, you can install bc125csv by running one of the following install commands with root privileges.
git clone git://github.com/fdev/bc125csv.git
cd bc125csv
python setup.py install
or
pip install git+http://github.com/fdev/bc125csv
This application aims to cover 100% of its code with tests, though some parts that require a physical device to be attached are skipped.
To run the tests, you can run the following command:
nosetests --with-coverage --cover-package=bc125csv
Continuous integration is done by Travis.
Usage: bc125csv ACTION [OPTIONS]
-b, --banks BANKS Only process given banks.
Separate multiple banks with spaces.
-e, --include-empty Include empty channels in export.
-h, --help Display this help and exit.
Use command help for detailed instructions.
-i, --input FILE Read from file when importing.
-n, --no-scanner Use a virtual scanner device.
-o, --output FILE Write to file when exporting.
-r, --rate Baud rate (default 9600).
-s, --sparse Omit 'no' and 'none' values in export.
-v, --verbose Be more verbose.
-V, --version Output version information and exit.
Available actions are:
verify - Verify csv data (no device needed).
import - Import channels to the scanner in csv format.
export - Export channels from the scanner in csv format.
shell - Start an interactive shell with the device.
help - Display detailed help.
Exporting banks 1, 2 and 3
bc125csv export -s -b 1 2 3 > banks-123.csv
Importing from csv file
bc125csv import < channels.csv
Verify a csv file
bc125csv verify -v -i channels.csv
Enable backlight using the shell
echo -en "PRG\nBLT,AO\nEPG" | bc125csv shell
The export format is a comma separated values file with header,
comments and empty lines to improve readability. Empty channels
are omitted by default, but can be included using the --include-empty
option. Any 'no' and 'none' values in the CTCSS/DCS, Lockout and
Priority columns can be omitted by using the --sparse option.
Channel,Name,Frequency,Modulation,CTCSS/DCS,Delay,Lockout,Priority
# Bank 1
1,PMR Channel 1,446.0062,FM,none,2,no,no
2,PMR Channel 2,446.0187,FM,no tone,2,no,no
3,Private channel,446.0187,FM,DCS 155,3,no,yes
# Bank 2
51,PMR Channel 3,446.0312,FM,no tone,3,no,no
52,Construction,446.0312,FM,114.8 Hz,1,no,yes
56,Hot Air Balloons,122.2500,AM,none,2,no,no
The import format is the same as the export format, but forgiving:
- CTCSS/DCS, Delay, Lockout and Priority values may be left empty,
- no, false, 0 and may be used interchangeably,
- yes, true and 1 may be used interchangeably,
- CTCSS tones may be written as 114.8, 114.8Hz, CTCSS 114.8 Hz, etc,
- DCS codes may be written as 26, 026, DCS026, DCS 026,
- lines beginning with a
#(comment line) or,(no channel) and the first line (containing the header) are ignored, - additional columns are ignored,
- frequencies are automatically rounded down to 4 decimal places.
You can start an interactive shell to send commands to your scanner. See the BC125AT Operation Specification for all available commands.
$ bc125csv shell
> MDL
< MDL,UBC125XLT
> VER
< VER,Version 1.00.06
You can also pipe commands into your scanner. The following example enters programming mode, enables the backlight, and then exits programming mode.
echo -en "PRG\nBLT,AO\nEPG" | bc125csv shell
The wary reader might have noticed the Operation Specification dictates commands be terminated by a carriage return. This application automatically appends the carriage return to each command it sends to the scanner. There's no need to include a carriage return yourself.
This application is compatible with the Uniden Bearcat models BC125AT, UBC125XLT and UBC126AT.
Copyright (c) 2020, Folkert de Vries [email protected]
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