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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-02-19 08:32:26 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-02-19 08:32:26 +0000
commit9ae53e370187ecee0a91e6ddea363ead23fe0b22 (patch)
tree4778bfed69e3bd73392bc145d4149bf343c15ef7 /gpsctl.xml
parent7e681688743498ac91773cc5fbb451882d5f7eb2 (diff)
downloadgpsd-9ae53e370187ecee0a91e6ddea363ead23fe0b22.tar.gz
A control-send method for the Zodiac driver (untested).
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@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ 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. When sending to
a Navcom NCT or Trimble TSIP device, the first byte is interpreted as
-the command ID and the rest as 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
+the command ID and the rest as payload. When sending to a Zodiac
+device, the first two bytes are used as a message ID of type
+little-endian short, and the remainder as payload in byte pairs
+interpreted as little-endian short. 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>
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