3.9.7 VRS/NMEA - mandatory for VRS streams
This option concerns only 'Virtual Reference Stations' (VRS). Its setting is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations. -
--Select 'Auto' to automatically forward all NMEA-GGA messages (or any other message) coming from your serial connected device to the NTRIP broadcaster.
+3.9.7 NMEA - mandatory for VRS streams
+Select 'Auto' to automatically forward all NMEA-GGA messages (or any other message) coming from your serial connected device to the NTRIP broadcaster and/or save them in a file.
The alternative is a 'Manual' simulation of an initial NMEA-GGA message based on the approximate (editable) latitude/longitude from the broadcaster's source-table and a default height of 100 meters. @@ -604,10 +603,13 @@
-3.9.8 File - optional if 'Auto' VRS/NMEA is set
3.9.8 File - optional if 'Auto' NMEA is set
Specify the full path to a file where NMEA messages coming from your serial connected device are saved.
-3.9.9 Height - mandatory if 'Manual' VRS/NMEA is set
3.9.9 Height - mandatory if 'Manual' NMEA is set
Specify an approximate 'Height' above mean sea level in meter for your VRS to simulate an inital NMEA-GGA message. Latitude and longitude for that (editable) are taken from the broadcaster's source-table. +
++This option concerns only 'Virtual Reference Stations' (VRS). Its setting is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations.
@@ -761,5 +763,5 @@ - +3.12.1 Add Streams - Coming from Caster
Button 'Add Streams' opens a window that allows user to select data streams from an NTRIP broadcaster according to their mountpoints. @@ -839,4 +841,20 @@
No window mode: When operating BNC online in 'no window' mode (command line option -nw), you force BNC to reread its 'mountPoints' configuration option from disk at pre-defined intervals. Select '1 min', '1 hour', or '1 day' as 'Reread configuration' option to reread the 'mountPoints' option every full minute, hour, or day. This lets a 'mountPoints' option edited in between in the configuration file become effective without terminating uninvolved threads. See annexed section 'Configuration Example' for a configuration file example and a list of other on-the-fly changeable options. +
+ +3.12.10 Add Streams - Coming from TCP/IP Port
+BNC allows to retrieve streams via TCP directly from an IP address without using the NTRIP transport protocol. For that you: +
+Streams directly received via TCP/IP port show up with an 'N' for 'No NTRIP' in the 'Streams' canvas section on BNC's main window . Latitude and longitude are to be entered just for informal reasons.
@@ -981,5 +999,5 @@Select the number of 'Data bits' for the serial link.
Note that your selection must equal the number of data bits configured to the serial connected device. Note further that often 8 data bits are used.
")); _serialStopBitsComboBox->setWhatsThis(tr("Select the number of 'Stop bits' for the serial link.
Note that your selection must equal the number of stop bits configured to the serial connected device. Note further that often 1 stop bit is used.
")); - _serialAutoNMEAComboBox->setWhatsThis(tr("Concerning virtual reference stations (VRS):
Select 'Auto' to automatically forward NMEA GGA messages coming from your serial connected device to the NTRIP broadcaster.The alternative is a 'Manual' simulation of an initial NMEA GGA message based on the approximate (editable) VRS latitude/longitude from the broadcaster's sourcetable and an approximate VRS height to be specified.
The setting of this option is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations.
")); - _serialFileNMEALineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("Concerning virtual reference stations (VRS):
Specify the full path to a file where NMEA messages coming from your serial connected device are saved.
The setting of this option is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations.
")); - _serialHeightNMEALineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("Concerning virtual reference stations (VRS):
Specify an approximate 'Height' above mean sea level in meter for your VRS to simulate an inital NMEA GGA message.The setting of this option is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations.
")); + _serialAutoNMEAComboBox->setWhatsThis(tr("Select 'Auto' to automatically forward NMEA-GGA messages coming from your serial connected device to the NTRIP broadcaster and/or save them in a file.
The alternative is a 'Manual' simulation of an initial NMEA-GGA message based on the approximate (editable) VRS latitude/longitude from the broadcaster's sourcetable and an approximate VRS height to be specified.
")); + _serialFileNMEALineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("Specify the full path to a file where NMEA messages coming from your serial connected device are saved.
")); + _serialHeightNMEALineEdit->setWhatsThis(tr("Specify an approximate 'Height' above mean sea level in meter for your VRS to simulate an inital NMEA-GGA message.
The setting of this option is ignored in case of streams coming from physical reference stations.
")); // Canvas with Editable Fields @@ -614,5 +614,5 @@ serLayout->addWidget(new QLabel(" Stop bits "), 3,2, Qt::AlignRight); serLayout->addWidget(_serialStopBitsComboBox, 3,3); - serLayout->addWidget(new QLabel("VRS/NMEA"), 4,0); + serLayout->addWidget(new QLabel("NMEA"), 4,0); serLayout->addWidget(_serialAutoNMEAComboBox, 4,1); serLayout->addWidget(new QLabel("File (full path)"), 4,2, Qt::AlignRight);