SW_ConfigParams

This is a (mostly) complete list of configuration parameters for telex.json, grouped by modules. Entries without module spec are global.

Module	Parameter	Default	Type or range	Comment
(Global)	devices	{}	dict	Dictionary of device-node-IDs (modules)
(Global)	errorlog_path	error_log	string	Directory path for error log
(Global)	errorlog_level	"INFO"	"NOTSET", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARN", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"	verbosity of error log (see python manual)
(Global)	wru_id	[none]	string	Software-WRU-ID
(Global)	wru_replace_always	false	false / true	if true, always replace Hardware-WRU by Software-WRU
(Global)	continue_with_no_printer	true	false / true	if true, ignore missing / faulty printer device; if false, abort connections if teleprinter fails to start up
(Global)	power_off_delay	20	non-neg. int	time in seconds from end-of-conection until switching off TTY power
(Global)	power_button_timeout	300	non-neg. int	time in seconds from switching on TTY power by means of button PT until switch off PWR
(Global)	dial_timeout	2.0	'+‘ / float (0.0...55.0)	idle time after last dialled digit to start dial process; if ‚+‘, „plus-dialling“ selected, if ‚0‘, instant dialling is used (see Configuration File )
(Global)	welcome_msg	true	false/true	if true, print the welcome msg (DateTime stamp) at connection start
Archive	path	"archive"	string	path to archive directory
CH340TTY	mode	"TW39"	"TW39", "TWM", "V10", "EDS"	"TW39": Number Switch Dial "TWM" : keypad Dial, "V10" : FS200/Fs220 mode "EDS" :
CH340TTY	portname	"/dev/ttyUSB0"	string	serial port used
CH340TTY	baudrate	50	50, 75, 100	Baud rate
CH340TTY	bytesize	5	5 … 8	# of Databits
CH340TTY	stopbits	1.5	1, 1.5, 2	# of stopbits
CH340TTY	coding	0	0,1,2,3	0:ITA2=CCITT2, 1:US, 2:MKT2, 3:ZUSE (see txCode.md)
CH340TTY	loopback	true	false / true	if true, sent characters are removed from receive buffer
CH340TTY	loc_echo	false	false / true	if true, echo back all characters received from teleprinter
CH340TTY	inverse_dtr	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal
CH340TTY	inverse_rts	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal
ED1000SC	recv_squelch	100	positive integer	Defines the power threshold below which the filter output for A/Z level is ignored; if needed, can be determined experimentally using helper script ED1000/squelch_check.py (see docstring inside).
ED1000SC	recv_debug	false	false / true	If true, output recv_debug.log file inside which the repective filter power output levels for every sample are recorded. Use only for debugging (file will grow quickly).
ED1000SC	send_WB_pulse	false	false / true	If true, send pulse to signal ready-to-dial condition like with the current interface.
ED1000SC	unres_threshold	100	positive integer	Duration in ms that piTelex waits for the teleprinter, after it started sending Z level, until the teleprinter returns the Z level to signal readiness state. Raise if the teleprinter needs more time to start up for special setups, e.g. when switching mains using ESC-TP0/TP1 commands.
ED1000SC	recv_f0	2250	number	RX frequency 0 in Hz (A level)
ED1000SC	recv_f1	3150	number	RX frequency 1 in Hz (Z level)
ED1000SC	devindex	null	null or positive integer (0 included)	pyaudio‘s device index for the intended audio device; use ED1000/audiotest.py to list currently available devices (0=auto, 1=1st device, 2=2nd ...).
ED1000SC	baudrate	50	50, 75, 100	Baud rate
ED1000SC	send_f0	500	number	TX frequency 0 in Hz (A level)
ED1000SC	send_f1	700	number	TX frequency 1 in Hz (Z level)
ED1000SC	zcarrier	false	false / true	If true, piTelex will send continous A level in idle state. Most teleprinters don‘t need this.
IRC	directed_only	false	false / true	?
IRC	irc_server	"irc.nerd2nerd.org"	string	Name or IPV4 address of IRC server
IRC	irc_port	6697	1024 ... 65535	IP port of IRC server
IRC	irc_nick	"telextest"	string	Nick name
IRC	irc_channel	"#tctesting"	string	IRC Channel to use
ITelex	tns_srv	defaults	list of FQDNs,IPV4-addresses	specify tns-hosts to use, should normally be left at the built in values, use for debugging purposes only
ITelexClient	tns_port	11811	number	TCP port number of tns_host (tns=“TeilNehmerServer“)
ITelexClient	userlist	"userlist.csv"	string	filename of file containing speed dials, syntax see userlist_example.csv
ITelexSrv	port	2342	1024 ... 65535	TCP port number (ports <1024 are privileged and not accessible for normal users)
ITelexSrv	tns_dynip_number	0	positive integer	Initially 0 (disable dynamic IP update). Set to own i-Telex calling number to enable dynamic IP update – must be agreed on with i-Telex administrators.
ITelexSrv	number	0	positive integer	alias for tns-dynip-number, deprecated
ITelexSrv	tns_pin	None	positive integer < 65536	PIN for dynamic IP update; set according to i-Telex administrator‘s instructions
ITelexSrv	block_ascii	true	false/true	if true, block non-I-Telex connections (ASCII, PortScans,...) (from Rel 2023-07 on)
Log	filename	"log.txt"	string	path to logfile
News	newspath	"./news"	string	path to news file
News	print_path	false	false / true	If true, reformat newspath suitable for printing; no functionality by now due to internal affairs…
RPiCtrl	pin_number_switch	0	number	GPIO# of pin connected to number switch of CCU; if 0, use kbd dialling
RPiCtrl	inv_number_switch	true	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiCtrl	pin_button_AT	0	number	GPIO# of button AT (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	pin_button_ST	0	number	GPIO# of button ST (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	pin_button_LT	0	number	GPIO# of button LT (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	pin_button_1T	0	number	GPIO# of Single button (optional), press button 1T repeatedly to cycle through states Offline, Active, WB
RPiCtrl	pin_button_PT	0	number	GPIO# of power button PT (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	delay_AT	0	non-neg. int	delay in seconds before reacting on button AT pressed
RPiCtrl	delay_ST	0	non-neg. int	delay in seconds before reacting on button ST pressed
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_A	0	number	GPIO# of LED indicating status „A“ ; LED connects to GND (1kOhm in series!)
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_WB	0	number	GPIO# of LED indicating status „WB“ ; LED connects to GND
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_WB_A	0	number	GPIO# of LED indicating status „WB" or status „A“ ; LED connects to GND (1kOhm in series!)
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_LT	0	number	GPIO# of LED indicating Local Mode ; LED connects to GND (1kOhm in series!)
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_status_R	0	number	GPIO# of RED status LED ; LED connects to GND (330Ohm in series!)
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_status_G	0	number	GPIO# of GREEN status LED ; LED connects to GND (330Ohm in series!)
RPiCtrl	pin_LED_Z	0	number	GPIO# of LED indicating status "Z" and "ZZ"; LED connects to GND (1kOhm in series!)
RPiCtrl	LED_Z_heartbeat	6	number	defines heartbeat duty cycle for LED_Z, off if set to 0 (=> LED_Z always on), otherwise LED_Z is turned off for (LED_Z_heartbeat * 500ms) and on for 500ms
RPiCtrl	pin_power	0	number	GPIO# of pin for power (save) relay / SSR
RPiCtrl	inv_power	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiCtrl	pin_button_U1	0	number	GPIO# of button user1 (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	text_button_U1	"RY"	string	text to print if button user1 is pressed
RPiCtrl	pin_button_U2	0	number	GPIO# of button user2 (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	text_button_U2	"RYRY ... RY"	string	Text associated with button user2
RPiCtrl	pin_button_U3	0	number	GPIO# of button user3 (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	text_button_U3	"#"	string	Text associated with button user3
RPiCtrl	pin_button_U4	0	number	GPIO# of button user4 (optional) Button connects to GND
RPiCtrl	text_button_U4	"@"	string	Text associated with button user4
RPiTTY	mode	"TW39"	string	"TW39" for TTY‘s with current loop and number switch, "TW39H" if using H-bridge hardware, "TWM" for keyboard dialling, "V10" for machines with V.10 interface (mainly TeKaDe FS200 / FS220), "AGT" , "AGT-TWM", "AGT-TW39" for use with austrian AGT and SEU-M
RPiTTY	baudrate	50	38 ... 50 … 200	Baud rate
RPiTTY	bytesize	5	5 … 8	# of databits
RPiTTY	stopbits	1.5	1 / 1.5 / 2	# of stopbits
RPiTTY	pin_txd	17	number	GPIO# of TX-Data pin
RPiTTY	inv_txd	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on TX-Data pin, not possible with PIGPIO
RPiTTY	pin_dir	0	number	GPIO# of DIR pin. This pin is set to 1 on transmitting each byte for hardware loopback supression
RPiTTY	pin_rxd	27	number	GPIO# of RX-Data pin
RPiTTY	inv_rxd	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on RX-Data pin
RPiTTY	pin_relay	22	number	GPIO# of relay coil pin; in non-FSG mode used to switch the line power of the teletype; in FSG mode, relay is used to invert the polarity of the current loop when a connection is established; see corresponding hardware description
RPiTTY	inv_relay	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiTTY	pin_power	0	number	GPIO# of pin used to switch power relay/SSR
RPiTTY	inv_power	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiTTY	pin_number_switch	6	number	GPIO# of pin connected to the number switch; often wired to pin_rxd. Set to -1 to enable pin_number_switch in module RPiCtrl Set to 0 to select keyboard dialling
RPiTTY	inv_number_switch	false	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiTTY	use_observe_line	true	false / true	If true, monitor pin_observe_line for state changes of >0,5s
RPiTTY	pin_observe_line	[pin_rxd]	number	GPIO# of pin to observe
RPiTTY	inv_observe_line	[inv_rxd]	false / true	If true, use inverted signal on pin
RPiTTY	nZZ_observe_line	false	false / true	(For TeKaDE FS2X0): Observe LIN button in deep sleep mode, should be true if power relay is used
RPiTTY	coding	0	0,1,2,3	0:ITA2=CCITT2, 1:US, 2:MKT2, 3:ZUSE (see txCode.md)
RPiTTY	loopback	true	false / true	if true, sent characters are removed from receive buffer
RPiTTY	timing_rxd	false	false / true	?
RPiTTY	WB_pulse_length	40	number	set length of WB pulse in milliseconds
RPiTTY	double_WR	false	false / true	if true, add an extra <CR> to give the old machines more time to move to the start of the line
RPiTTY	txd_powersave	false	false/true	If true, switch off the loop current in "ZZ" status. Should be used together with pin_power option of device RPiCtrl (from Rel 2024-08 on)
Screen	show_BuZi	true	false / true	If true, show special characters for Bu / Zi on Screen
Screen	show_capital	false	false / true	if true, use capital letters on screen
Screen	show_ctrl	true	false / true	if true, show control sequences on screen
Screen	show_info	false	false / true	if true, show additional info on screen
Screen	show_line	true	false / true	if true, show vertical border line „|“ on screen
ShellCmd	LUT	{}	dict	Look-up table of user defined commands to be executed in response to piTelex ESC commands; form: {„key1“: „cmd1“, „key2“: „cmd2“,..,..}. „cmd1“ will be executed after typing key1 a.s.o.. example: {„quick“: „echo the quick brown fox jumps“}; quick gives the output „the quick brown fox jumps“; can be used for predefined commands like TP0/TP1 (turn off/on power for teleprinter)
Terminal	portname	"/dev/ttyUSB0"	string	serial port used
Terminal	baudrate	300	number	Baud rate
Terminal	bytesize	8	number	# of Databits
Terminal	stopbits	1	1, 1.5, 2	# of stopbits
Terminal	parity	"NONE"	"NONE" / "ODD" / "EVEN"	parity bit
Terminal	loc_echo	true	false / true	if true, echo back all characters
Terminal	dsrdtr	false	false / true	if true, use DSR/DTR handshake
Terminal	rtscts	false	false / true	if true, use RTS/CTS handshake
Terminal	xonxoff	false	false / true	if true, use XON/XOFF handshake
Terminal	RS485	false	false / true	if true, use RS485 protocol
Terminal	send_only	false	false / true	if true, receiving is inhibited
Terminal	auto_CRLF	0	0..N	if >0, insert CR/LF after N characters
Terminal	replace_char	{}	dict	Translation table for special characters, structure see "ShellCmd"
Terminal	replace_esc	{}	char	Sequence to use as ESC character
Terminal	show_BuZi	true	false / true	If true, show special characters for Bu / Zi on terminal
Terminal	show_ctrl	true	false / true	if true, show control sequences on terminal
Terminal	show_info	false	false / true	if true, show additional info on terminal
Twitter	consumer_key			?
Twitter	consumer_secret			?
Twitter	access_token_key			?
Twitter	access_token_secret			?
Twitter	follow			?
Twitter	track			?
Twitter	languages			?
Twitter	url			?
Twitter	host			?
Twitter	port			?
TwitterV2	consumer_key	none	string
TwitterV2	consumer_secret	none	string
TwitterV2	access_token	none	string
TwitterV2	access_token_secret	none	string
TwitterV2	bearer_token	none	string
TwitterV2	user_mentions	none	string