KISS

C implementation of the Keep-It-Simple-Stupid Terminal-Node-Controller (KISS-TNC) protocol

Build

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ make

Run Tests

$ make test

Example

There is an example that communicates two executables using the stdout -> Named Pipe -> stdin. After building, run the scripts/run_example.sh

Transmitting

kiss_init(&kiss);
uint8_t msg[] = "Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)";
kiss_send(&kiss, CMD_DATA, msg, sizeof(msg));

Receiving

kiss_init(&kiss);
while (!done) {
    uint8_t byte = getc(stdin);
    kiss_ingest_byte(&kiss, byte);
}

Intended Use

The main use-case for this library is communication via some sort of streaming serial interface, where there is no defined "frame". Be it simple UART or radio.

Diferences from the Original KISS

The original KISS protocol is an adaptation of the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), adding special commands to configure TNCs. This version, removes all predefined commands, but keeps the "command" field. So that you can still differentiate plain-old-data from a configuration command. What the configuration does is up to the user.

Reference

Description of the KISS-TNC Protocol

Wikipedia KISS Wikipedia SLIP

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