X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/EVA-2020-02.git/blobdiff_plain/ef3c23a1b64a4aa1e3ba1cfa6b5e3650046aec86..997c1c4c6d81a20d4cce9f0356992d10e0fc19dc:/doc/location/README.org diff --git a/doc/location/README.org b/doc/location/README.org index 06860d2..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 ~2020-10-08T00:18Z~ +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 @@ -103,9 +100,55 @@ possible. Follow the [[file:../setup/README.org][Main Setup]] procedures to obtain required files from this repository. -Install ~gpsd~, ~gpsd-clients~. +Install ~gpsd~, ~gpsd-clients~, and ~gpsbabel~. + +: $ sudo apt install gpsd gpsd-clients gpsbabel + +***** Setup Serial for BerryGPS +The Ozzmaker BerryGPS-IMU unit requires that the serial console be +disabled and the serial port enabled. (see [[https://ozzmaker.com/berrygps-setup-guide-raspberry-pi/][ref]]). + +: $ sudo raspi-config + +Navigate to ~5 Interfacing Options~, then ~P6 Serial~. + +When prompted "Would you like a login shell to be accessible over +serial?", answer ~No~. + +When prompted "Would you like the serial port hardware to be +enabled?", answer ~Yes~. + +***** 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 + +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: + +: $ sudo systemctl restart gpsd.service + +Run ~gpsmon~ to verify that location data is being recorded. -: $ sudo apt install gpsd gpsd-clients +: $ gpsmon ***** Automatic Start Configuration It is recommended to create a daily ~cron~ job that executes a bash