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I have a Garmin GPSMap 60 CSX that I use for both Geocaching and as a Car navigation system.
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\\I have a Garmin GPSMap 60 CSX that I use for both Geocaching and as a Car navigation system.
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Some more info on [http://www.gpsbabel.org/os/Linux_Hotplug.html]
To allow the USB devices to be read and written by a non-privileged user, create a file called ''/etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules'' with the following contents:
{{{SYSFS{idVendor}=="091e", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666"}}}
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%%warning Since Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid) this is already the default %%
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\However, only when you're root, if you're not root, you get :
\\However, only when you're root, if you're not root, you get :
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So I first rebooted, to make sure that the garmin_gps driver is not loaded, and that the permissions for the usb device files are correct. After that I can also transfer waypoints to/from my Garmin device without the need to use root privileges.
!!A few examples
* Send (just downloaded) .loc file to usb device __gpsbabel -i geo -o garmin gcjpq0.loc usb:__
* Download (backup) all WP's from usb device to local file __gpsbabel -i garmin -o geo usb: allwaypoints.loc__
* Download (backup) all WP's, tracks and routes from usb device to local file (with some debugging) __gpsbabel -r -t -D1 -i garmin -o geo usb: allstuff.loc__
{{{
metskem@bismarck:~/gc$ gpsbabel -r -t -D1 -i garmin -o geo usb: allstuff.loc
GPSBabel Version: 1.3.3
Unit: GPSMap60CSX Software Version 3.30
ID: 292
Version: 3.30
Capability A10:
Capability A100: D110
Capability A201: D202 D110 D210
Capability A301: D312 D302
Capability A400: D110
Capability A500: D501
Capability A600: D600
Capability A601: D601
Capability A700: D700
Capability A800: D800
Capability A801: D801
Capability A900:
Capability A902:
Capability A903:
Capability A904:
Capability A907: D907 D908 D909 D910
Capability A908: D911
Capability A914:
Capability A916:
Capability A917: D917
Capability A918: D918
Capability A1010:
Capability A1011:
Link_type 1 Device_command 0
Waypoint: Transfer 100 Type 110
Route: Transfer 201 Header 202 Type 110
Track: Transfer 301 Type 302
Waypoint type: 110
Chosen waypoint length 14
cet_util: Converting from "CP1252" to "UTF-8", done.
}}}
* convert between different formats:
{{{
metskem@bismarck:~/gc/gc187cr$ gpsbabel -i garmin_txt -f gc187cr.txt -o gpx -F gc187cr.gpx
metskem@bismarck:~/gc/gc187cr$ gpsbabel -i gpx -f gc187cr.gpx -o geo -F gc187cr.loc
metskem@bismarck:~/gc/gc187cr$ gpsbabel -i gpx -f gc187cr.gpx -o kml -F gc187cr.kml
}}}
!! Man page GPSBabel
|[gpsbabel-manpage.txt]|[HTML Help|file:///usr/share/doc/gpsbabel/htmldoc-1.3.3/Usage.html]
!! How to quickly get WP's from cache to GPS device
First go to the cache page and scroll down to the section "Additional Waypoints", there should be all WP's in the correct format.
\\For each WP cut the coordinates and paste them into Google Earth search section "Fly To" and press enter. This should navigate you to the position. Then rename this location to the proper name, i.e. __GC15YBN 03__.
\\Repeat this for all WP's. Now you should see them all on your Google Earth, and you should get an idea of how your route will be like.
\\Now they have te be transferred to your GPS device, do the following:
* right click on WP and save them in My places, do this for every WP
* goto My places, and create a folder (by the name of the cache)
* drag all WP's to this Map
* right click on the Map and choose ''Save as'', choose the kml format and choose a file name like gc15ybn.kml
* now you have an xml file that containts all wp's that can be transferred to your GPS device by :
* ''gpsbabel -i kml -o garmin gc10vj0.kml usb:''
* all WP's should be in your GPS device now
* if you want your WP's to have the GeoCache icon, then use the extra __deficon option__: ''gpsbabel -i kml -o garmin,deficon='Geocache' gc10vj0.kml usb:''
!! How to quickly get model WP's in your GPS.
If you plan to do a Cache that has a lot of WP's but the coordinates are not known in advance, you normally have to enter them while walking the cache.
\\I always enter them with the name of the cache like ''GC15YBN 06'', but this takes quite some time to enter on your GPS 60.
\\To solve this mostly I have made a model.loc file with 15 dummy names and locations. Just edit this file :
* change all occurrences of ''-UNKNCACHE-'' with the cache name
* change all occurrences of ''--UNKNOWN CACHE--'' with the cache description
* delete or add entries if needed
* save the file as <''cachename''>.loc
* gpsbabel -i geo -o garmin ''<<cachename>>''.loc usb:
This way you already have the WP's in your gps, and only have to enter the coordinates once you have them.
The model file can be [downloaded here|model.loc].
!! Sizes of Garmin maps
||Map Name || Size (MB)
|Belgian Topo | 50
|Dutch Topo | 118
|Austria Topo | 150
|Spain Topo | 800
|Germany Topo | 494
|CityNav NT V9| 1280
|CityNav CN2008 | 1395
!! GPS coordinate conversions
[Portable GPX Converter|http://www.jeepreviews.com/wireless-gps-coordinates/]
\\[GPS Visualizer (convert files)|http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/gpsbabel]
!! Resources
[http://www.topografix.com/gpx_resources.asp]
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