RigPlane and the Xiegu X6100: current support status.

X6100 status in RigPlane: profile only, no control backend

The Xiegu X6100 is a portable QRP transceiver covering HF + 6 m with a built-in ATU, internal battery, WiFi, and an 8 W transmit. RigPlane ships an X6100 rig profile (x6100.toml) that records the radio's CI-V address (0x70) and its IC-705-compatible CI-V command subset. The profile is data only: RigPlane's serial backends refuse the X6100, so there is no supported X6100 control path today.

• Profile only. The x6100 rig profile lives in rigplane-core as plain TOML. It documents the radio's CI-V surface; it does not add a working control path.
• No serial backend. RigPlane's serial backends refuse the X6100. USB CI-V control — frequency, mode, PTT — is not available today.
• Hamlib assisted-discovery candidate. The X6100 is a candidate for Hamlib-backed assisted discovery through an external rigctld process; nothing ships for it today.
• Radio facts, not support claims. HF + 6 m, 8 W, and a built-in ATU describe the radio's capability surface as recorded in the profile — not a statement of what RigPlane controls today.

X6100 support level, stated honestly: the rig profile is in the rigplane-core repo, but the X6100 has no working control path in RigPlane today — no frequency, mode, or PTT control, and no panadapter path. The radio has not been hardware-validated in our lab, and we do not publish a date for that. Field reports from X6100 operators are welcome via the GitHub repo. The open core is free to install and try today with the radios RigPlane does support.

No X6100 setup path today

RigPlane does not offer a setup path for the X6100 right now — its serial backends refuse the radio, so there is nothing to connect or configure.

1. The x6100 rig profile exists in rigplane-core and records the radio's CI-V surface (address 0x70).
2. Check the supported-radios guide for the list of radios RigPlane actually controls today.
3. Operate an X6100 and want to help change this status? Field reports are welcome via the GitHub repo.

There is no X6100-specific setup guide yet — this page is the current status. The IC-705 USB setup guide on rigplane.dev applies to the IC-705 only, not to the X6100.

Where RigPlane stands on the X6100

• No X6100 control on any platform. RigPlane itself runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows, but none of these platforms can control the X6100 today — the serial backend refuses it everywhere.
• Supported radios are a separate list. RigPlane drives supported Icom and Yaesu rigs through the same UI conventions — IC-7610, IC-7300, community-validated IC-705, and Yaesu FTX-1 today. The X6100 is not on that list.
• Open core you can audit. The X6100 profile lives in rigplane-core as plain TOML. You can read it, fork it, or contribute a fix without touching closed firmware.
• Honest licensing. The open core is MIT-licensed and free on PyPI. RigPlane Pro is planned as a one-time desktop purchase at the launch price, with one year of updates included. Checkout is paused during the open beta; see Pricing for details.

If you're comparing X6100 control options today: most Xiegu-focused tooling is hobbyist Windows builds or community Python scripts driving raw CI-V. RigPlane cannot control the X6100 today; what it offers X6100 owners today is an open, auditable rig profile and this honest status page. For the radios RigPlane does support, the packaged desktop app puts IC-7610, IC-7300, IC-705, and Yaesu FTX-1 in the same operator console.

Where to check current status

This page reflects what RigPlane supports for the X6100 right now. The supported-radios guide in the RigPlane docs is the source of truth for radio support; pricing and renewal details remain on the Pricing page.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01. Xiegu and X6100 are trademarks of Chongqing Xiegu Technology Co., Ltd. RigPlane is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Chongqing Xiegu Technology Co., Ltd.