X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/EVA-2020-02.git/blobdiff_plain/2d61e0ec29e21386608cc446e6dc5a5ba01d5a6d..4cdb687f73f850cdbc3f77b93f7e8cf1dde267bb:/doc/location/README.org?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/location/README.org b/doc/location/README.org index 4bbecfd..3676e32 100644 --- a/doc/location/README.org +++ b/doc/location/README.org @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ** About This document was created by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on ~2020-06-29T12:14Z~ under a [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/][Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license]]. It -was updated by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on ~2020-10-08T18:14Z~ +was updated by Steven Baltakatei Sandoval on ~2020-10-16T22:33Z~ ** Narrative Ninfacyzga-01 records (logs) its position in time and space using a @@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ file may be compressed by ~gzip~ and encrypted by ~age~. It is an executable file contained within this repository at ~exec/bklog~. It should be copied to ~$HOME/.local/bin~. -~bkgpslog~ : A legacy bash script similar to ~bklog~ but narrower in -scope in that it only records output from ~gpspipe~. - -~gpsd~ : A background daemon app capable of interfacing with the -Ozzmaker BerryGPS-IMU's GPS submodule. Installed and initialized by -~apt~. +[[https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gpsd][~gpsd~]] : A background daemon app capable of interfacing with the +[[https://ozzmaker.com/berrygps-berrygps-imu-quick-start-guide/][Ozzmaker BerryGPS-IMU]]'s GPS submodule. Installed and initialized by +~apt~. Should be installed along with the ~gpsd-clients~ package. ~gpspipe~ : A command line app that polls ~gpsd~ and produces a stream stdout consisting of GPS data lines in NMEA format. Installed via @@ -121,20 +118,37 @@ serial?", answer ~No~. When prompted "Would you like the serial port hardware to be enabled?", answer ~Yes~. -***** Configure ~gpsd~ +***** Setup ~gpsd~ ~gpsd~ needs to know which serial port to look at for NMEA location data generated by the GPS unit. This can be done by modifying the ~gpsd~ configuration file at ~/etc/default/gpsd~. : sudo nano /etc/default/gpsd -Change +Make sure the following lines are present: + +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE +START_DAEMON="true" +USBAUTO="false" +DEVICES="/dev/ttyAMA0" +GPSD_OPTIONS="-n" +#+END_EXAMPLE + +NOTE: The ~DEVICES=~ line must be adjusted if the the ~ninfacyzga~ +device is configured to also track time. + +NOTE: The ~-n~ option causes ~gpsd~ to begin polling GPS devices +without waiting for a client to connect. This is important if ~gpsd~ +provides data to other applications (ex: ~gpspipe~, ~ntpsec~, +~chrony~). + +Restart ~gpsd~ via: -: DEVICES="" +: $ sudo systemctl restart gpsd.service -to +Run ~gpsmon~ to verify that location data is being recorded. -: DEVICES="/dev/serial0" +: $ gpsmon ***** Automatic Start Configuration It is recommended to create a daily ~cron~ job that executes a bash