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Re: [gpsd-users] gpxlogger daemon mode is not working?
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Beat Bolli |
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Re: [gpsd-users] gpxlogger daemon mode is not working? |
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Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:20:21 +0100 |
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On 04.02.16 19:20, Free.man wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using Raspbian Jessie with GPSD 3.17-dev manually compiled. The GPS
> data runs through the serial port.
>
> Everything works fine so far.
>
> I start gpsd and gpxlogger via rc.local at startup and if my GPS chip
> has a fix on startup the gpxlogger starts logging.
>
> I use the following options:
>
> #Rc.local:
>
> gpsd /dev/ttyAMA0 -F /var/run/gpsd.sock
>
> gpxlogger -d -i 30 -m 5 -f /home/pi/trip_log_`date
> +"%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S"`.gpx /dev/ttyAMA0
Actually, the -f argument is already passed through strftime(3) to
insert date/time parts, so you can simplify this argument to
-f /home/pi/trip_log_%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S.gpx.
> The idea ist hat if gpxlogger loses the fix for more than 30 seconds it
> starts a new fileā¦ I read it in a forum that that was the way
>
> Its meant to be and of course my understanding of a daemon.
>
> My problem is that it exits without error if it loses the fix.
Please note that the next release of gpxlogger will support the option
-r to reconnect after losing the fix.
Regards,
Beat
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