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authorEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2013-11-09 04:58:08 -0500
committerEric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>2013-11-09 04:58:08 -0500
commit563edcdf1073540a5fd9dedc9c2f2c626c9bcb19 (patch)
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downloadgpsd-563edcdf1073540a5fd9dedc9c2f2c626c9bcb19.tar.gz
Minor improvements for the UBX monitor.
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+++ b/gpsmon.xml
@@ -115,11 +115,15 @@ packet type is NMEA but the device is known to have a binary mode,
such as SiRF binary.</para>
<para>After startup, the top part of the screen reports the contents
-of several especially interesting packet types. The bottom half of
-the screen is a scrolling hex dump of all packets the GPS is issuing.
-Dump lines beginning &gt;&gt;&gt; represent control packets sent to the
-GPS. Lines consisting of "PPS" surrounded by dashes, if present,
-indicate 1PPS and ths start of the reporting cycle.</para>
+of several especially interesting packet types. The "PPS offset"
+field, if nonempty, is the delta between the last 1PPS top of second
+and the system clock at that time.</para>
+
+<para>The bottom half of the screen is a scrolling hex dump of all
+packets the GPS is issuing. Dump lines beginning &gt;&gt;&gt;
+represent control packets sent to the GPS. Lines consisting of "PPS"
+surrounded by dashes, if present, indicate 1PPS and ths start of the
+reporting cycle.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='commands'><title>COMMANDS</title>
@@ -266,8 +270,9 @@ These will be shipped to the device.</para>
but all extended NMEA devices for which
<application>gpsmon</application> presently has support.)</para>
-<para>All fields are raw data from the GPS except the "Cooked PVT"
-window near top of screen, provided as a sheck.</para>
+<para>All fields are raw data from the GPS except (a) the "Cooked PVT"
+window near top of screen, provided as a check and (b) the "PPS
+offset" field.</para>
<para>There are no device-specific commands. Which generic
commands are available may vary by type: examine the output
@@ -277,7 +282,8 @@ of <command>gpsmon -l</command> to learn more.</para>
<refsect2><title>SiRF support</title>
<para>Most information is raw from the GPS. Underlined fields are
derived by translation from ECEF coordinates or application of
-leap-second and local time-zone offsets.</para>
+leap-second and local time-zone offsets. 1PPS is the clock lag as
+usual.</para>
<para>The following commands are supported for SiRF GPSes only:</para>
@@ -323,6 +329,12 @@ the 'M' command.</para>
<citetitle>SiRF Binary Protocol Reference Manual</citetitle>.</para>
</refsect2>
+<refsect2><title>u-blox support</title>
+<para>Most information is raw from the GPS. Underlined fields are
+derived by translation from ECEF coordinates. 1PPS is the clock lag as
+usual. There are no per-type special commands.</para>
+
+</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='bugs'><title>BUGS AND LIMITATIONS</title>