[kismac] Re: 0.2 new GPS engine?
- From: Robin L Darroch <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:20:03 +0800
Having built 0.2, it stuck me that the GPS position is way off once
the unit is getting a fix after having lost sight to the sats. There
is a long list of text appearing rather than (x,y) coordinates as I
used to have. Is there a complete new engine, and if so, is there a
link to a place where the text is explained?
Since I wrote most of the new GPS code, I'll have a go at explaining
it. I wrote it mostly for my own interest, but it seemed to me
having written it that other people might like the extra info to.
As far as your position is concerned, nothing in the new code will
change that. It shows the coordinates your GPS reports, without any
kind of translation or modification. If the position shown is way
off, then that's what your GPS reported.
Anyway, here's an explanation of what you could see with the new code:
Position: {Latitude} {Longitude}
Elevation: {GPS Altitude in metres/feet}
Velocity: {Speed in km/h} ({Speed in kt}) [MAX]|[PEAK]|[peak: {peak
speed}, max: {max speed}]
Track: {GPS track in degrees true}
Sector: {distance travelled since last stopped, average speed since stopped}
Total: {total distance travelled since KisMAC started}
Time: {time reported by GPS}
After the position, it may show
-- NO FIX
which means that the GPS is not returning a positive fix at this
point in time (many GPS units will tell you where they *think* you
are, even when they can't say for sure. Naturally, such information
has to be flagged as suspect, and this is the way KisMAC shows it.)
If it hasn't received any information from the GPS unit (or GPSD),
although it is connected, then you will see:
GPS subsystem works, but there is no data.
If you are using gpsd, there may be no GPS connected.
Otherwise, your GPS is probably connected but not yet reporting a position.
Then there are self-explanatory messages such as "GPS not working" or
"GPS disabled".
The idea is that you can see all kinds of information about your
driving while using it, and afterwards - how far you've gone (actual
track distance travelled - not distance from starting point), how
fast you've been driving, etc. I think the terms that might need
explanation are "MAX", "PEAK" and "Sector"
MAX is your overall maximum speed - the highest speed reported by the
GPS since KisMAC started ([MAX] displays after your speed if you are
currently at your maximum speed since starting KisMAC).
PEAK is your maximum speed since the last time you stopped moving (or
the second-last time, if you are currently stopped) ([PEAK] displays
if you are currently travelling at your fastest speed since the last
time you stopped).
Sector is since you last stopped (or the second-last time, if you are
currently stopped), and your average speed is reported over that
sector (any other average speed would be meaningless, since it would
include all time not moving, including at the beginning and end of
the journey).
Hopefully once I sort out where I'm living, I'll actually write this
up in some properly documented form. In the mean time, feel free to
ask if you need anything clarified!
Oh... and if you'd like any *other* information from the GPS, let me
know that too!
Cheers,
Robin
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