semuconsulting · semuadmin · Oct 7, 2025 · Oct 7, 2025 · Oct 7, 2025 · Oct 7, 2025
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pygnssutils
 
 [Current Status](#currentstatus) |
 [Installation](#installation) |
+[gnssreader](#gnssreader) |
 [gnssstreamer CLI](#gnssstreamer) |
 [gnssserver CLI](#gnssserver) |
 [gnssntripclient CLI](#gnssntripclient) |
@@ -16,12 +17,14 @@ pygnssutils is an original series of Python GNSS utility classes and CLI tools b
 
 - [pyubx2](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pyubx2) - UBX parsing and generation library
 - [pysbf2](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pysbf2) - SBF parsing and generation library
+- [pyqgc](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pyqgc) - QGC parsing and generation library
 - [pynmeagps](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pynmeagps) - NMEA parsing and generation library
 - [pyrtcm](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pyrtcm) - RTCM3 parsing library
 - [pyspartn](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pyspartn) - SPARTN parsing library
 
 Originally developed in support of the [PyGPSClient](https://github.com/semuconsulting/PyGPSClient) GUI GNSS application, the utilities provided by pygnssutils can also be used in their own right:
 
+1. `GNSSReader` class. This is essentially an amalgamation of the `*Reader` classes in all the subsidiary parsers listed above, allowing the user to seamlessly stream any of NMEA, UBX, SBF, QGC, RTCM3 and SPARTN message protocols concurrently from a single stream.
 1. `GNSSStreamer` class and its associated [`gnssstreamer`](#gnssstreamer) (*formerly `gnssdump`*) CLI utility. This is essentially a configurable bidirectional input/output wrapper around the [`pyubx2.UBXReader`](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pyubx2#reading) class with flexible message formatting, filtering and output handling options for NMEA, UBX, SBF and RTCM3 protocols (**NB:** UBX and SBF protocols are mutually exclusive).
 1. `GNSSSocketServer` class and its associated [`gnssserver`](#gnssserver) CLI utility. This implements a TCP Socket Server for GNSS data streams which is also capable of being run as a simple NTRIP Server/Caster.
 1. `GNSSNTRIPClient` class and its associated [`gnssntripclient`](#gnssntripclient) CLI utility. This implements
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ Contributions welcome - please refer to [CONTRIBUTING.MD](https://github.com/sem
 [![PyPI version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pygnssutils.svg?style=flat)](https://pypi.org/project/pygnssutils/)
 [![PyPI downloads](https://github.com/semuconsulting/pygpsclient/blob/master/images/clickpy_top10.svg?raw=true)](https://clickpy.clickhouse.com/dashboard/pygnssutils)
 
-`pygnssutils` is compatible with Python 3.9-3.13.
+`pygnssutils` is compatible with Python>=3.10.
 
 In the following, `python3` & `pip` refer to the Python 3 executables. You may need to substitute `python` for `python3`, depending on your particular environment (*on Windows it's generally `python`*). **It is strongly recommended that** the Python 3 binaries (\Scripts or /bin) and site_packages directories are included in your PATH (*most standard Python 3 installation packages will do this automatically if you select the 'Add to PATH' option during installation*).
 
@@ -85,16 +88,25 @@ For [Conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/) users, `pygnssutils` is also avail
 conda install -c conda-forge pygnssutils
 ```
 
+---
+## <a name="gnssreader">GNSSReader class</a>
+
+```
+class pygnssutils.gnssreader.GNSSReader(**kwargs)
+```
+
+`GNSSReader` is an amalgamation of the individual `*Reader` classes from the parser libraries listed above, utilising the same input arguments (`protfilter`, `quitonerror`, etc). It allows the user to seamlessly stream any of NMEA, UBX, SBF, QGC, RTCM3 and SPARTN message protocols concurrently from a single GNSS binary data stream.
+
+Refer to the [Sphinx API documentation](https://www.semuconsulting.com/pygnssutils/pygnssutils.html#module-pygnssutils.gnssreader) for further details.
+
 ---
 ## <a name="gnssstreamer">GNSSStreamer and gnssstreamer CLI (*formerly gnssdump*)</a>
 
 ```
 class pygnssutils.gnssstreamer.GNSSStreamer(**kwargs)
 ```
 
-`gnssstreamer` (*formerly `gnssdump`*) is a command line utility for concurrent bidirectional communication with a GNSS datastream - typically a GNSS receiver. It supports NMEA, UBX, SBF, RTCM3, SPARTN, NTRIP and MQTT protocols.
-
-**NB:** Currently, `gnsssstreamer` can parse data streams containing *either* UBX *or* SBF messages, but not both at the same time. If both are included in `protfilter`, UBX will take precedence over SBF.
+`gnssstreamer` (*formerly `gnssdump`*) is a command line utility for concurrent bidirectional communication with a GNSS datastream - typically a GNSS receiver. It supports NMEA, UBX, SBF, QGC, RTCM3, SPARTN, NTRIP and MQTT protocols - individual protocols can be filtered via the `protfilter` arguments.
 
 - The CLI utility can acquire data from any one of the following sources:
    - `port`: serial port e.g. `COM3` or `/dev/ttyACM1` (can specify `--baudrate` and `--timeout`)

diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # pygnssutils
 
-### RELEASE 1.1.17
+### RELEASE 1.1.18
 
-CHANGES:
+ENHANCEMENTS:
+
+1. Add support for Quectel QGC protocol.
+
+### RELEASE 1.1.17
 
-1. Min pyubx2 ver updated to 1.2.58 - incorporates several minor fixes and additional support for proprietary Quectel NMEA message definitions.
+1. Update minimum versions of pyubx2 and pynmeagps to cater for various fixes and new message types.
 
 ### RELEASE 1.1.16
 

diff --git a/docs/pygnssutils.rst b/docs/pygnssutils.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ pygnssutils.gnssntripclient\_cli module
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+pygnssutils.gnssreader module
+-----------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: pygnssutils.gnssreader
+   :members:
+   :undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 pygnssutils.gnssserver module
 -----------------------------
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description = "GNSS Command Line Utilities"
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.9"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
     "Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyubx2>=1.2.58",
     "pysbf2>=1.0.0",
     "pyubxutils>=1.0.3",
+    "pyqgc>=0.1.1",
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ deploy = [{ include-group = "build" }, { include-group = "test" }]
 version = { attr = "pygnssutils._version.__version__" }
 
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ['py39']
+target-version = ['py310']
 
 [tool.isort]
-py_version = 39
+py_version = 310
 profile = "black"
 
 [tool.bandit]
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ skips = [
 jobs = 0
 recursive = "y"
 reports = "y"
-py-version = "3.9"
+py-version = "3.10"
 fail-under = "9.8"
 fail-on = "E,F"
 clear-cache-post-run = "y"

diff --git a/src/pygnssutils/_version.py b/src/pygnssutils/_version.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 :license: BSD 3-Clause
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.1.17"
+__version__ = "1.1.18"