From 1f595480d90b87b71e4eb057eca64f518fb2fb1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Eric S. Raymond" Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:31:19 -0400 Subject: Add some clarifying notes to the gpsmon documentation. --- gpsmon.xml | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/gpsmon.xml b/gpsmon.xml index 1dc50464..dce57e90 100644 --- a/gpsmon.xml +++ b/gpsmon.xml @@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ probes will begin to be issued immediately. mode; in particular, it will flip a SiRF chip into binary mode as if you had used the n command. This is due to a limitation in the SiRF firmware that we can't fix. + +This command will generally do nothing after the first time you +use it, because the device type will already have been discovered. @@ -219,6 +222,11 @@ correctly. mode at current speed; with an argument of 1, change to binary (native) mode. With no argument, toggle the setting. Will show an error if the device doesn't have such modes. + +After you switch a dual-protocol GPS to NMEA mode wityh this +command, it retains the information about the original type and its +control capabilities. That is why the device type listed before the +prompt doesn't change. -- cgit v1.2.1