A+ GPS Recorder, i-Blue GPS 747 A+, Linux (Re: [Qgis-user] GPS tracking tool)

[Noli Sicad]

I found this GPS Reviews by OSM[1], has good technical reviews of the
GPS. The prices of the various gadget and GPS are mentioned too.

[1] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews

Noli

On 11/27/10, Knut Sübert <knut.suebert at ewetel.net> wrote:
> Am 24.11.2010 schrieb "John C. Tull" <jctull at gmail.com>:
>
>> There are also units without displays if you won't be needing that.
>
> I tried the "A+ GPS Recorder", which seems similar to the "i-Blue GPS
> 747 A+". A nice little box.
>
> Connected by USB to Linux, the "A+" version appears as unusual named
> device "/dev/ttyACM0". So a very small patch is needed for the tracking
> tool:
>
> --- src/core/gps/qgsgpsdetector.cpp	(revision 14518)
> +++ src/core/gps/qgsgpsdetector.cpp	(working copy)
> @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
>
>  #ifdef linux
>    // look for linux serial devices
> -  foreach( QString linuxDev, QStringList() << "/dev/ttyS%1" <<
> "/dev/ttyUSB%1" << "/dev/rfcomm%1" )
> +  foreach( QString linuxDev, QStringList() << "/dev/ttyS%1" <<
> "/dev/ttyUSB%1" << "/dev/rfcomm%1" << "/dev/ttyACM%1" )
>    {
>      for ( int i = 0; i < 10; ++i )
>      {
>
> _______________________________________________
> Qgis-user mailing list
> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>