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SignalK Source Priority - TVR - 2023-06-29

I have 2 GPS devices attached to OpenPlotter, each of them outputs 13 SignalK fields (position, COG, SOG etc).

Is there a simple way to set one device as the default (or higher priority) device in SignalK?

I can go into "Server / Data Connections / Source Priorities Settings", but then I need to assign priorities for all 13 fields separately. Am I missing anything obvious?

Simple use case : if Maiana is powered on, I want to use its internal GPS since this is up on the pushpit. Otherwise I want to automatically fall back to the USB dongle in the cabin.


RE: SignalK Source Priority - tkurki - 2023-06-29

Sorry, no shortcut. Doing it by source would make sense, but nobody has implemented that yet.


RE: SignalK Source Priority - TVR - 2023-06-29

Thanks for confirming tkurki. Should I raise an improvement suggestion somewhere?


RE: SignalK Source Priority - tkurki - 2023-06-30

https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/issues


RE: SignalK Source Priority - TVR - 2023-06-30

Done : https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-server/issues/1571