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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-05-26 04:36:42 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2005-05-26 04:36:42 +0000
commit3483978a4490cff1e289353af4ce1fb1b7b85173 (patch)
tree05d157e19223c8b2f508a5c47f8d7b27af7da375
parentde4319ccf2e56d78b27e090447429b4a2074b1d2 (diff)
downloadgpsd-3483978a4490cff1e289353af4ce1fb1b7b85173.tar.gz
Document new B response correctly.
-rw-r--r--gpsd.xml13
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gpsd.xml b/gpsd.xml
index 8f2ee5fb..d6534aa0 100644
--- a/gpsd.xml
+++ b/gpsd.xml
@@ -168,15 +168,14 @@ decimal float numeral and %d for decimal integer numeral:</para>
<varlistentry>
<term>b</term>
-
<listitem><para>The B command with no argument returns four fields
giving the parameters of the serial link to the GPS as "B=%d %d %c
-%d"; baud rate, byte size, parity, (currently always N) and stop bits
-(1 or 2). The command "B=%d" sets the baud rate, not changing parity
-or stop bits; watch the response, because it is possible for this to
-fail if the GPS does not support a speed-switching command. In case
-of failure, the daemon and GPS will continue to communicate at the
-old speed.</para></listitem>
+%d"; baud rate, byte size, parity, (N, O or E for no parity, odd, or
+even) and stop bits (1 or 2). The command "B=%d" sets the baud rate,
+not changing parity or stop bits; watch the response, because it is
+possible for this to fail if the GPS does not support a
+speed-switching command. In case of failure, the daemon and GPS will
+continue to communicate at the old speed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>