--- In Bas Schulte <> wrote:
>
>
> On 31-jan-2007, at 0:37, cspin_2001 wrote:
>
> > If anyone has some code that could help me get stsrted would be
great
> > help. Especially capturing NMEA GPS from a serial port.
>
> Check out gpsd: gpsd.berlios.de
>
> I haven't had it running on a ts board yet but it worked great on
a
> regular linux box.
>
> It handles serial communications as well as parsing NMEA for you;
> just connect to it using tcp/ip, feed it simple commands and it
gives
> you simple answers. Or just use gpspipe (comes with it) and dump
the
> NMEA output to a file. When you're done flying (and still alive;
I
> checked out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_VariViggen and I'm
not
> so sure ;)), parse the file. There's quite a bit of info on the
net
> on parsing NMEA. Lots of tools too (e.g. gpsbabel).
>
I checked out the sight and looks like some good stuff there. I'll
take alook at the code and see what I can use. Thanks for the quick
reply.
Looks like you found the right plane there's only about 4 still
flying. It's really easy and fun to fly but unforgiving if you don't
know what you are doing. I've got about 760 hours in it so far.
Thanks again
Charlie
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