Xiegu G90 - Logic Levels or CI-V for CAT control?

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I purchased a Digirig Mobile, along with a cable for connecting it to my ICOM IC-208H. All worked great. Now I want to use it with my Xiegu G90 instead.

When I purchased the Digirig Mobile, I purchased the model with “Logic Levels”. It states on the Digirig Store that this is the default configuration and should be used for “Yaesu FT-8xx, Xiegu, HTs or any radio without CAT support”. According to what I have read, the Xiegu G90 has CAT support and uses the CI-V protocol.

So, should I be using “Logic Levels” which states it works with Xiegus or should I adjust the Digirig Mobile, by adding some solder, to use CI-V?

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Xiegu G90 using CI-V port is not correct. The confusion may be stemming from the fact that originally G90 used ICOM’s transceiver profile (command set) for CAT control. The physical connection was always separate TX/RX serial lines with 3.3V logic levels.

Anyway, you can use your unmodified Digirig Mobile in logic levels configuration with your Xiegu G90 by just adding the correct cables.

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