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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-01-21 06:06:14 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-01-21 06:06:14 +0000
commit3321ac6ff78202fce7bf5bb88e796f1d8de856f4 (patch)
tree182d3a7cc8de39633a0e9758a0716ddc5bdc810e /gpsctl.xml
parent55d6ba312ce16ae1b926769dc70cc2a7ece3e85f (diff)
downloadgpsd-3321ac6ff78202fce7bf5bb88e796f1d8de856f4.tar.gz
Teach gpsctl to ship control strings to a UBX device, and eliminate ubxsend.
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@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ the new speed.</para>
<application>gpsctl</application> will provide packet headers and
trailers and checksum as appropriate for binary packet types, and
whatever checksum and trailer is required for text packet types. (You
-must include the leading $ for NMEA packets.) C-style backslash
+must include the leading $ for NMEA packets.) When sending to a UBX
+device, the first two bytes of the string supplied will become the
+message class and type, and the remainder the payload. C-style backslash
escapes in the string, notably \xNN for hex, will be interpreted;
additionally, \e will be replaced with ESC. This switch implies
<option>-f</option>.</para>