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author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2009-09-10 13:56:43 +0000 |
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committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2009-09-10 13:56:43 +0000 |
commit | 966620dc6b1da27fad1e4ac97fd8f3e444cc579a (patch) | |
tree | c95702c24c4de32ef2fe6503a15f0b491dd03476 /gpsd.xml | |
parent | 3fed6fec34a6b550e1b7ebb6391fae1411552f71 (diff) | |
download | gpsd-966620dc6b1da27fad1e4ac97fd8f3e444cc579a.tar.gz |
Note that we handle AIS receivers.
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ <para><application>gpsd</application> is a monitor daemon that watches a TCP/IP port (2947 by default), waiting for applications to request -information from GPSes or differential-GPS radios attached to the host -machine. Each GPS or radio is expected to be direct-connected to the -host via a USB or RS232C serial port. The port may be specified to +information from GPSes, differential-GPS radios, or AIS receivers +attached to the host machine. Each GPS, DGPS radio, or AIS receiver +is expected to be direct-connected to the host via a USB or RS232C +serial port. The port may be specified to <application>gpsd</application> at startup, or it may be set via a command shipped down a local control socket (e.g. by a USB hotplug script). Given a GPS device by either means, @@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ which the daemon may expect GPS data.</para> network GNSS service (GPSD server, DGPSIP server or Ntrip broadcaster). If the URI starts with "ntrip://" Ntrip will be used; if the URI starts with "dgpsip://", DGPSIP will be used; if the URI starts with "gpsd://", -gps protocols will be used. <application>Gpsd</application> defaults to +GPS protocols will be used. <application>gpsd</application> defaults to DGPSIP if no protocol is defined. GPSD URIs take an optional argument to select the wire protocol: raw, nmea or gpsd - these correspond to "R=2", "R=1" and "W=1" modes. For Ntrip services that require authentication, a |