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author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2013-11-09 04:58:08 -0500 |
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committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2013-11-09 04:58:08 -0500 |
commit | 563edcdf1073540a5fd9dedc9c2f2c626c9bcb19 (patch) | |
tree | 9fc6ad6076aa7c27284c2f91b44c50cdababc6a7 /gpsmon.xml | |
parent | 61c92113d57f6a12af08c64c45f784296c2c88ad (diff) | |
download | gpsd-563edcdf1073540a5fd9dedc9c2f2c626c9bcb19.tar.gz |
Minor improvements for the UBX monitor.
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -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 >>> 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 >>> +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> |