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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-01-09 02:49:09 +0000
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2009-01-09 02:49:09 +0000
commit7e855354b7794090e27a7056d465677e9aa688c9 (patch)
tree7fdb4d1cb736830873c1b6ee2efd61455f229e3a /gpsd.xml
parent67f9dd1352082c4dac3c68e59bcfb519efb97f5f (diff)
downloadgpsd-7e855354b7794090e27a7056d465677e9aa688c9.tar.gz
Experimental code for sending hexified binary over the control channel.
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@@ -709,6 +709,10 @@ list. send "-/dev/foo\n".</para>
control socket a '!', followed by the device name, followed by '=',
followed by the control string.</para>
+<para>To send a binary control string to a specified device, write to the
+control socket a '&', followed by the device name, followed by '=',
+followed by the control string in paired hex digits.</para>
+
<para>Your client may await a response, which will be a line beginning
with either "OK" or "ERROR". An ERROR reponse to an add command means
the device did not emit data recognizable as GPS packets; an ERROR