gpsExample.cpp

Example program to connect to a GPS and read and display data on the terminal.

/*
MobileRobots Advanced Robotics Interface for Applications (ARIA)
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 ActivMedia Robotics LLC
Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 MobileRobots Inc.

     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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If you wish to redistribute ARIA under different terms, contact 
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*/


#include "Aria.h"
#include "ArGPS.h"
#include "ArGPSConnector.h"
#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  Aria::init();
  ArArgumentParser argParser(&argc, argv);
  ArGPSConnector gpsConnector(&argParser);
  if(!Aria::parseArgs() || !argParser.checkHelpAndWarnUnparsed())
  {
    Aria::logOptions();
    return -1;
  }

  ArLog::log(ArLog::Normal, "gpsExample: Connecting to GPS...");
  ArGPS *gps = gpsConnector.createGPS();
  if(!gps || !gpsConnector.connectGPS(gps)) 
  {
    ArLog::log(ArLog::Terse, "gpsExample: Error connecting to GPS device.  Try -gpsType, -gpsPort, and/or -gpsBaud command-line arguments. Use -help for help.");
    return -1;
  }

  ArLog::log(ArLog::Normal, "gpsExample: Reading data...");
  while(true)
  {
    gps->read();
    gps->printData();
    printf("\r");
    ArUtil::sleep(1000);
  }
  return 0;
}

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