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

[Knut Sübert]

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 )
     {