[gpsd-users] How to detect that GPS device on /dev/ttyS0 is off?

[Wielant, Ulrich]

Hi,

 

I am using gpsd 3.9 to receive data from a Garmin 17x HVS or 19x HVS receiver connected to the serial port /dev/ttyS0.

I am also using the gpsd4java lib to handle the JSON part of the protocol. This lib is still a bit prototype so I have started to adapt it to my needs.

 

My question is now:

How can I detect (in the gpsd JSON protocol) if a GPS device is switched off or disconnected from the serial device? All I can see is that no more new messages arrive when using the WATCH command.

POLL seems to return the same values (with PRN used=true entries!) forever while the GPS is disconnected.

 

Is there any chance to detect that the GPS is not alive?

 

Thanks!

Uli

 

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