Hi Fred, I don't fully understand either. When I specified "text\r\n", the serial port analyzer showed I was actually sending "text\r\r\n" from unix. When I changed this to "text\n" then the output was "text\r\n". So someplace, the \n is getting expanded to \r\n under unix at least ... strange ...
Curt. Frederic Bouvier wrote: > I managed to make it work under Windows with my Garmin GPS III Pilot. > For that, I had to restore the \r you removed from each sub messages. > > I don't understand why you removed them because the CVS comment implies > they are needed, or the stream is opened in text mode under Linux, > adding an undesired one. > > Under Windows the stream is opened in binary mode so \r is needed in the > code. I won't commit my change before knowing your thought about that. > > When the line ending issue is cleared, transmission has to be done at > 9600 bauds, 8 data bits, no parity. The channel parameters only set the > baud rate, so one has to enter the following command at the window > command prompt before starting fg : > > c:\> mode com1 data=8 parity=n > > that should display the new parameters. This command doesn't work when > the port is already opened. > > Then the GPS Unit has to be put in simulation mode ( menu in the > satellite page ), and the 'Aviation In' protocol must be activated in > the Interface page of the system setup. > > Finally start fgfs with the option > > --AV400=serial,out,5,com1,9600 > > > There is a handy freeware under windows to monitor serial ports : > http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Portmon.html > > -Fred > > -- Curtis Olson http://baron.flightgear.org/~curt HumanFIRST Program http://www.humanfirst.umn.edu/ FlightGear Project http://www.flightgear.org Unique text: 2f585eeea02e2c79d7b1d8c4963bae2d ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
