55 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
55 lines
1.6 KiB
Python
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# Simple program to read gpsd and return the APRS formatted position string including the APRS symbol.
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# Can be used to generate position beacons
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#
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# (C)2025 M.T. Konstapel https://meezenest.nl/mees
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#
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# get_position.oy is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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# (at your option) any later version.
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#
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# PE1RXF-APRS-server is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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# GNU General Public License for more details.
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#
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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# along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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#
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import gpsd2
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import geo_util
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# Define APRS symbol, camp ground = /;
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SymbolTableIdentifier = '/'
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SymbolCode = ';'
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try:
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# Connect to the local gpsd
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gpsd2.connect()
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# Connect somewhere else
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gpsd2.connect(host="127.0.0.1", port=2947)
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# Get gps position
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packet = gpsd2.get_current()
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# See the inline docs for GpsResponse for the available data
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aprs_position = packet.position()
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except:
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aprs_position = (0,0)
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# Translate the gps location data to the APRS location standard
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aprs_lat = geo_util.dec2dm_lat(aprs_position[0])
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aprs_lng = geo_util.dec2dm_lng(aprs_position[1])
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aprs_location='!'+aprs_lat+SymbolTableIdentifier+aprs_lng+SymbolCode
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aprs_beacon = aprs_location + 'Portable HAM station'
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print(aprs_location)
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#print(aprs_beacon)
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