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=head1 NAME

gps - Documentation of collectd's C<gps plugin>

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  # See collectd.conf(5)
  LoadPlugin gps
  <Plugin "gps">
    Host "localhost"
    Port "2947"
    Timeout 1000
  </Plugin>

=head1 DESCRIPTION

The C<gps plugin> connects to gpsd on the host machine.
The port and the timeout are configurable. 


=head1 OPTIONS

=over 4

=item B<Host>

The host on which gpsd runs.

=item B<Port>

Port to connect to gpsd on the host machine.

=item B<Timeout>

Timeout in ms.

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=head1 NOTIFICATION DATA FORMAT

=over 4

=item B<gps_sat>

Number of satelites in view.
0 means no GPS are visible.

=item B<gps_hdop>

Horizontal dilution.
It should be between 0 and 3.
Look at the documentaiton of your GPS.

=item B<gps_vdop>

Vertical dilution.
Same as above.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<collectd(1)>,
L<collectd.conf(5)>,
gpsd

=head1 AUTHOR

Nicolas Jourden E<lt>nicolas.jourden@laposte.netE<gt>

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