gpsplot - Man Page

gpsplot [Options] [server[:port[:device]]]

gpsplot -h

gpsplot -V

gpsplot is a tool to connect to gpsd and dynamically plot data to the users screen. Plot types include scatterplots and stripcharts.

Plotting requires the Python Matplotlib module, and its many dependencies be installed on the display host. If the display host is not the gpsd host, then Matplotlib is not required to be on the gpsd host.

gpslot does not require root privileges, but can be run as root. Running under sudo will cause some loss of functionality. It can be run concurrently with other tools connecting to the local gpsd without causing problems.

-?,  -h,  --help

Print a usage message and exit.

-b BACKEND, --backend BACKEND

Set the Matplotlib interactive backend to BACKEND.

-B,  --backends

Print available Matplotlib interactive backends, then exit. The Matplotlib backends vary wildly in how fst they run and how good they look.  Try them all to see for yourself.

-d LVL, --debug LVL

Set debug level to LVL.

--device DEVICE

The DEVICE on the gpsd to connect to. Defaults to all.

--exit

Exit after --count, --file, or --file completes.

--fields FIELDS

The code for the fields to plot. FIELDS is one of: llh (lat/lon/altHAE) or llm (lat/lon/altMSL).

--file FILE

Read JSON from FILE instead of from gpsd..

--host HOST

Connect to the gpsd on HOST (server). Defaults to localhost.

--image IMAGE.EXT

Save plot as IMAGE.EXT. EXT determines image type (.jpg, .png, etc.). Which EXT are supported is installation dependent.

-n COUNT, --count COUNT

Stop after COUNT plot messages. 0 to disable. Default 0',

--plottype PLOTTYPE

The type of plot to make. PLOTTYPE is one of 'scatterplot' or 'stripchart'.

-p PORT, --port PORT

Use PORT to connect to gpsd. Defaults to 2947.

-V,  --version

Print the program version and exit.

-x SECONDS, --seconds SECONDS

Stop after SECONDS. 0 to disable. Default 0',

By default, clients collect data from the local gpsd daemon running on localhost, using the default GPSD port 2947. The optional argument to any client may override this behavior: [server[:port[:device]]]

For further explanation, and examples, see the ARGUMENTS section in the gps(1) man page

You can set the environment varable MPLBACKEND to your desired Matplotlib backend.  This save you from using -b BACKEND every time you run gpsplot.

Generate a scatterplot of Latitude, Longitude and the Altitude above Mean Sea Level (altMSL). Stop after 60 seconds:

gpsplot --seconds 60 --fields llm

Generate a scatterplot of Latitude, Longitude and the Height Above Ellipsoid (altHAE). Stop after 60 fixes:

gpsplot --count 60 --plottype stripchart

Use the WXAgg backend to repeat the last experiment to see if it is faster or looks better to you.

export MPLBACKEND=WX
gpsplot --count 60 --plottype stripchart

Generate a scatterplot locally of Latitude, Longitude and altMSL from a remote gpsd instance at host "example.com" and the remote device "/dev/ttyS0". Collect 60 fixes, Stop, save the plot as "save.jpg, and exit:

gpsplot --count 60 --exit --fields llm --image save.jpg example.com::/dev/ttyS0

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on success.

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on failure

gpsd(8), gpsprof(1), gpsfake(1).

Project web site: https://gpsd.io/

This file is Copyright 2020 by the GPSD project
SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-clause

Gary E. Miller