Serial Port
Serial Port¶
AIS-catcher
-e
port
-ge
[setting value]
...
AIS-catcher
-e
baudrate
port
-ge
[setting value]
...
Settings specific for reading NMEA lines from a serial port can all be set with the -ge switch, e.g. on Linux:
AIS-catcher -e 38400 /dev/serial1
To dump the raw input from the serial device on-screen use -ge dump on.
Summary Settings¶
| Setting (JSON key / CLI setting name) | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Options | |||
| sample_rate | integer | N/A | Sampling rate in Hz (0-20,000,000) |
| bandwidth | integer | 0 | Tuner bandwidth in Hz (0-1,000,000, 0=off) |
| freqoffset | integer | 0 | Frequency correction in PPM (-150 to +150) |
| Specific Options | |||
| baudrate | integer | 38400 | Serial port speed |
| port | string | - | Serial port device path/name (Windows COMx is auto-prefixed) |
| dump | boolean | false | Print raw bytes received from the serial device |
| dump_file | string | - | Write raw bytes to file (also enables dump) |
| init_seq | string | - | Initialization commands sent to the device on open |
| flowcontrol | enum | NONE | Flow control (NONE, HARDWARE, or SOFTWARE) |
| boolean | false | Deprecated alias for dump |