On Monday 23 February 2004 00:24, Roy Vegard Ovesen wrote:
> I've added some more funtionality to the GPS module (gps.cxx). I can
> define a waypoint as lon and lat values, or I can input the waypoint ID
> (this currently only works for airport IDs). Now the distance, bearing and
> time to the waypoint is calculated. I can also set the desired course to
> fly through the waypoint, and the course deviation is calculated in
> degrees and in nautical miles. I also have an odometer and a trip-odometer.
>
> I used the "Garmin GPS III Pilot - Owner's Manual & Reference" to find out
> what kind of functionality a GPS unit has. For now the GPS can only hold
> one waypoint, but I would like to extend that to a higher number in order
> to create a route (the GPS III Pilot can have 30 in each route). Routes
> could then be stored in plain text files, as could user waypoints.
>
> Comments?

I can see the gps entries in the tree but there're no values in them.  Do I 
need a specific gps instrument to get some data?

Some of the gps functions would be pretty useful when I'm working on an fdm.

LeeE


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