[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #2786: Live GPS tracking: add support for USB devices and nmea format (was: Live GPS tracking does not detect GPS)

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#2786: Live GPS  tracking: add support for USB devices and nmea format
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   Reporter:  dr                                |              Owner:  mhugent      
       Type:  bug                               |             Status:  new          
   Priority:  major: does not work as expected  |          Milestone:  Version 1.6.0
  Component:  C++ Plugins                       |            Version:  Trunk        
   Keywords:  gps,tracking                      |   Platform_version:               
   Platform:  Windows                           |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  1                                 |  
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Comment(by lutra):

 It seems that usb devices are not supported by design(?) Nevertheless the
 usb devices work fine (out of the box) with the standard QGIS gps tools,
 under both Linux (at least Ubuntu) and Windows.

 Can the code be reused to support USB devices in the "live gps tracking"
 tool?

 A nmea device can be simulated with the "gpsfake" tool (together with
 "gpspipe"):

 https://www.rigacci.org/wiki/doku.php/tecnica/gps_cartografia_gis/fake_gps

 The trick works, tested with the Bob Bruce's GPS tracking plugin.


 By the way, Bob Bruce's GPS tracking plugin works also under Linux,
 regardless it is announced to work just under Windows.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2786#comment:7>
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