[QGIS-trac] Re: [Quantum GIS] #2786: Live GPS tracking: add support for garmin USB devices

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#2786: Live GPS  tracking: add support for garmin USB devices
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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:  All                               |           Must_fix:  No           
Status_info:  1                                 |  
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Comment(by lutra):

 > Getting the hcx to work with ''GPSD'' was relatively easy.  Loading the
 {{{garmin_gps}}} kernel module with {{{modprobe}}} created a
 {{{/dev/ttyUSB}}}''n'', which could be accessed with ''gpsd''.   Both
 ''xgps'' and ''qgis'' could in turn access ''gpsd'' on host
 {{{localhost}}} on port {{{2947}}}.


 ok, got it finally. Thanks a lot for the hint.

 Just one question: I cannot see any info about the position of the
 satellites and the intensity of the signal. Is this supposed to work or it
 will not work in any case with Garmins?



 > The ''gps tools'' also only interfaces with {{{gpsbabel}}} and doesn't
 directly access any GPS devices.  I don't think we should duplicate the
 efforts of ''GPSD'' and/or ''gpsbabel''.

 Well depends. See above. If the lack of info about signal and sat position
 is because of Garmin units then forget about it. If with gpsbabel this
 features will work then maybe will be worth the effort.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/2786#comment:21>
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