gpssubframe - tool to dump subframe sentences from gpsd
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Arguments
By default, clients collect data from the local gpsd daemon running on localhost, using the default GPSD
port 2947. The optional argument to any client may override this behavior: [server[:port[:device]]]
For further explanation, and examples, see the ARGUMENTS section in the gps(1) man page
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This file is Copyright 2020 by the GPSD project
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-clause
Description
gpssubframe is a tool to connect to gpsd and dump decoded subframe data to stdout. This is only useful if
your GNSS receiver can output GPS subframe messages, and is configured to do so. A working knowledge of
IS-GPS-200 is also required. Keep your copy close at hand.
gpssubframe does not require root privileges, but will run fine as root. It can be run concurrently with
other tools connecting to the local gpsd without causing problems.
The program will accumulate subframe messages and output them by GPS satellite number on exit. By default
the program never exits unless the user selects the number of seconds to run or number of messages to
capture.
By default gpssubframe connects to a gpsd running on the local host. Optionally a host, TCP/IP port
number and remote device can be given.
Examples
First configure a u-blox 9-series to output subframe messages. Then have gpssubframe gather one complete
set of subframes, then print the data organized by GPS satellite number. Be sure to replace -P22 with
the correct protocol version for your receiver. Then calculate and print the known satellite positions as
well as the azimuth, elevation, and range from the current position:
ubxtool -P 22 -e SFRBX
gpssubframe -x 750 --satpos
If staring at a blank screen for 12.5 minutes is too stressful, then enable progress messages:
gpssubframe -x 750 --satpos --progress
Name
gpssubframe - tool to dump subframe sentences from gpsd
Options
-?, -h, --help
-Print a usage message and exit.
-cCOUNT, --countCOUNT
Exit after COUNT subframe messages.
-DDEBUG, --debugDEBUG
Set level of debug. Must be integer. Default 0.
--desc
Print long descriptions.
--deviceDEVICE
Connect to device DEVICE on gpsd host.
-DLVL, --debugLVL
Set debug level to LVL.
--fileFILE
Read gpsd JSON from FILE instead of from gpsd..
--hostHOST
Connect to gpsd on host HOST.
--loadLOADFILE
Load saved JSON Subframe, TPV, and RAW data trom LOADFILE.
-nCOUNT, --countCOUNT
Count of messages to parse. 0 to disable.
--portPORT
Connect to gpsd on port PORT.
--progress
Print progress reports as messages are received.
--satpos
Compute GPS satellite positions before exit. If --time is given, the positions will be calculated at
the time. Otherwise if a RAW message was received, the measurement time in that message will be used.
The last resort is to use the time from the last TPV message is used.
--saveSAVEFILE
Save decoded Subframe data in SAVEFILE as JSON. If present, the last TPV and RAW JSON records will
also be saved.
--test
Run --satpos selftest code.
--timeSEC
Compute satellite position at time SEC in POSIX seconds.
-V, --version
Print the program version, then exit.
-xSEC, --secondsSEC
Seconds of messages to parse. 0 to disable.
Resources
Projectwebsite: https://gpsd.io/
Return Values
0
on success.
1
on failure
See Also
gpsd(8), gps(1), gpsprof(1), gpsfake(1). IS-GPS-200 "NAVSTAR GPS Space Segment/Navigation User Segment Interfaces"
Synopsis
gpssubframe [OPTIONS] [server[:port[:device]]]
gpssubframe -h
gpssubframe -V
