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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 e switch fow now, e.g. on Linux:

AIS-catcher -e 368400 /dev/serial1

To dump the raw input from the serial device on-screen use -ge print on`.

Summary Settings

Key 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)
FORMAT string TXT Data type for input source
Specific Options
BAUDRATE integer 38400 Serial port speed
PORT string 0 Serial port device path/name
PRINT boolean false Enable debug printing of received data