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        GPSLog
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     By J.CARTIER
jean_cartier@yahoo.com
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  V1.0 - 2004/08/13
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Purpose
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You can use your PC to monitor what's going on your GPS (COM or USB redirected to COM).
Written in RapidQ (Free basic for Windows(R))

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Installation
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Unpack in a directory, configure the software using gpslog.ini and use it in the command line :

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Usage
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c:\gpslog\>gpslog
shows what send your GPS in a DOS window

c:\gpslog\>gpslog >mylog.txt
redirects your GPS sentences in the file mylog.txt

Use q to quit the software.

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Configuration
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There is 3 main sections in gpslog.ini
GPSConf, GPSActivate, GPSLogs
In GPSConf, you configure the transmission of the GPS
In GPSActivate, you can send special sentences to your GPS
IN GPSLog, you can specify how is the log format, if the software starts automatically, and the minimum distance between 2 displayed points.

Example of gpslog.ini
[GPSConf]
; #--- port ---#
; Port value for the transmission
; can be COM1, COM2,...
; Default : COM4
port=COM4
; #--- bps ---#
; Bits per second, it depends on the GPS capability
; can be 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, ..., 115200
; Default : 4800
bps=4800
; #--- parity ---#
; Parity of transmission
; can be NOPARITY, ODDPARITY, EVENPARITY, MARKPARITY or SPACEPARITY
; Default : ODDPARITY
parity=ODDPARITY
; #--- databits ---#
; Number of data bits
; Default : 8
databits=8
; #--- stopbit ---#
; Number of stop bits
; can be ONESTOPBIT, ONE5STOPBITS, TWOSTOPBITS
; Default : ONESTOPBIT
stopbit=ONESTOPBIT

[GPSActivate]
; #--- SentenceX ---#
; Send sentences (up to 5) to the GPS and wait for datas
; Note : adds <CR> and <LF> after each sentence
; Note : the software sends a $PSRF before each grab
; Note : Please refer to the GPS protocol for correct sentences
; Default : nothing
; sentence1=$PSRF103,05,00,01,01*20

[GPSLogs]
; #--- autostart ---#
; Asks the software to start when it's launched
; can be : true or false (waits for a keypressed)
; default : true
autostart=true
; #--- type ---#
; Type of the log file
; can be 1 : NMEA sentences send by the GPS
; can be 2 : latitude , longitude , altitude <return>
; can be 3 : latitude , longitude , distance to previous point <return>
; Default : 1
typelog=1