Re: [gpsd-users] count of satellites_used is incorrect

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Ralph!

On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:31:04 +0200
Ralph Nemitz <address@hidden> wrote:

>                              fprintf ( stderr, "%s (%lu/%lu) fix: %d 
> lat/lon/alt: %f/%f/%f status: %d deviations: %f/%f satellites: %d\n",
>                                        __FILE__, outtimed, cycle,
>                                        gpsdata.fix.mode, 
> gpsdata.fix.latitude, gpsdata.fix.longitude, gpsdata.fix.altitude,
>                                        gpsdata.status,
> gpsdata.dop.pdop, gpsdata.dop.hdop, gpsdata.satellites_used );


Not a good way to handle the data.  Sometimes gpsd sends TPV data, in
a TPV JSON packet.  Sometimes it sends skyview data in a SKY JSON packet.
You are not separating the packet types.  You are printing TPV data
when you get SKY data, and view versa.

RGDS
GARY
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