Thread: [Gpsbabel-misc] GPSBabel on ARM processors?
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From: Walti <dat...@su...> - 2017-10-22 13:26:53
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Hello and thanks for maintaining this list I have the following GPS: GPSMAP 60CS (only the RS232 port is working!) This device doesn't have any SD card. I would like to download the log files to make space while being in the field. I have thought I could use a Raspberry to accomplish this task; small device and it doesn't need a monitor, just a 5V battery. Question: is there anything I can do with GPSBabel? Do you know any other app running on ARM I could use? Thanks for your help. Regards Walter |
From: Greg T. <gd...@le...> - 2017-10-22 19:15:42
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Walti <dat...@su...> writes: > Hello and thanks for maintaining this list > > I have the following GPS: > > GPSMAP 60CS (only the RS232 port is working!) > > This device doesn't have any SD card. I would like to download the log > files to make space while being in the field. I have thought I could use > a Raspberry to accomplish this task; small device and it doesn't need a > monitor, just a 5V battery. > > Question: is there anything I can do with GPSBabel? Do you know any > other app running on ARM I could use? Have you tried to compile it? What makes you think it won't work? |
From: Walti <dat...@su...> - 2017-10-22 20:36:55
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Hello Greg Thanks for your suggestion. I haven't and I was about to try it. I did some research for raspbian packages and found gpsbabel and a GUI. I am going to look at it. I have seen that it supports the gdb database from Mapsource. This is just what I need. Will keep you updated. Thanks Walter On 22.10.2017 21:15, Greg Troxel wrote: > Walti <dat...@su...> writes: > >> Hello and thanks for maintaining this list >> >> I have the following GPS: >> >> GPSMAP 60CS (only the RS232 port is working!) >> >> This device doesn't have any SD card. I would like to download the log >> files to make space while being in the field. I have thought I could use >> a Raspberry to accomplish this task; small device and it doesn't need a >> monitor, just a 5V battery. >> >> Question: is there anything I can do with GPSBabel? Do you know any >> other app running on ARM I could use? > Have you tried to compile it? What makes you think it won't work? |
From: Robert L. <rob...@gp...> - 2017-10-23 05:23:26
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Hi, and Welcome. I've been OOO for a couple of weeks, bracing to I can be off duty for a few months in a bit. More on that laster. I'd expect that building the QtCore would be dead easy if you're o a common UNIX. Building QtCore - and thus our Qt - depends a lot on what kind of display options you have, how it handles touch events, etc. We've really made no serious effort to make it headless, for example, though I'd bet it's possible. You mention the 60CS. the only thing it writes to the card is tracks. Once you move the saved dirs out of the top dir (where you're limited to like 204 os something) you can put over 3000 tracks on a single day. Garmin GDB support has been on death support for a long time. Garmin GPX is the way to move waypoint, track, and route data in and out of the discontinued Mapsource and the newer apps like Basecamp....and for that, you don't need GPSBabel at all; just let it read the tracks off the card unless you need GPS to simplify the routes or otherwise apply oour filters to it before lettig them pass IIRC that ARM can be configured in a system to be either endian. When I started this project 18 years ago, we heavily tested endianness issues. We still have some card in there that tries to deal with it, but I wouldn't be surpries if it's decayed. So before you do anything awesome with it, run testo on at least the formats you care most about; ./testo garmin_gdbb mapsource kml gpx may be the ticket. IU'm running the spelling for I'm aboutt fall aslee. Will cack up on more tomorrow. Good luck! On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Walti <dat...@su...> wrote: > Hello Greg > > Thanks for your suggestion. I haven't and I was about to try it. > > I did some research for raspbian packages and found gpsbabel and a GUI. I > am going to look at it. I have seen that it supports the gdb database from > Mapsource. This is just what I need. > > Will keep you updated. > > Thanks > > Walter > > On 22.10.2017 21:15, Greg Troxel wrote: > > Walti <dat...@su...> <dat...@su...> writes: > > > Hello and thanks for maintaining this list > > I have the following GPS: > > GPSMAP 60CS (only the RS232 port is working!) > > This device doesn't have any SD card. I would like to download the log > files to make space while being in the field. I have thought I could use > a Raspberry to accomplish this task; small device and it doesn't need a > monitor, just a 5V battery. > > Question: is there anything I can do with GPSBabel? Do you know any > other app running on ARM I could use? > > Have you tried to compile it? What makes you think it won't work? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Gpsbabel-misc mailing list http://www.gpsbabel.org > Gps...@li... > To unsubscribe, change list options, or see archives, visit: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gpsbabel-misc > > |
From: Walti <dat...@su...> - 2017-10-27 20:04:12
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Hi I have installed the distro on Raspbian. Works like a charm. Connected the GPS through a serial to USB converter, set the input format to "Garmin Serial/USB protocol", set the translation options to "Tracks and Waypoints", set the output to "Garmin Mapsource-gdb" et voilà and everything done via TeamViewer. Next step is to write a simple BASH script to automate that process. The generated gdb file can be open in Mapsource. You are right. GPX format is the way to go. One small correction: the 60CS does not have any SD card but can handle 10'000 trackpoints. Thanks again for this great app. Walter On 23.10.2017 07:23, Robert Lipe wrote: > Hi, and Welcome. I've been OOO for a couple of weeks, bracing to I can > be off duty for a few months in a bit. More on that laster. > > I'd expect that building the QtCore would be dead easy if you're o a > common UNIX. Building QtCore - and thus our Qt - depends a lot on what > kind of display options you have, how it handles touch events, etc. > We've really made no serious effort to make it headless, for example, > though I'd bet it's possible. > > You mention the 60CS. the only thing it writes to the card is tracks. > Once you move the saved dirs out of the top dir (where you're limited > to like 204 os something) you can put over 3000 tracks on a single day. > > Garmin GDB support has been on death support for a long time. Garmin > GPX is the way to move waypoint, track, and route data in and out of > the discontinued Mapsource and the newer apps like Basecamp....and for > that, you don't need GPSBabel at all; just let it read the tracks off > the card unless you need GPS to simplify the routes or otherwise apply > oour filters to it before lettig them pass > > IIRC that ARM can be configured in a system to be either endian. When > I started this project 18 years ago, we heavily tested endianness > issues. We still have some card in there that tries to deal with it, > but I wouldn't be surpries if it's decayed. So before you do anything > awesome with it, run testo on at least the formats you care most > about; ./testo garmin_gdbb mapsource kml gpx may be the ticket. > > IU'm running the spelling for I'm aboutt fall aslee. Will cack up on > more tomorrow. Good luck! > > On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Walti <dat...@su... > <mailto:dat...@su...>> wrote: > > Hello Greg > > Thanks for your suggestion. I haven't and I was about to try it. > > I did some research for raspbian packages and found gpsbabel and a > GUI. I am going to look at it. I have seen that it supports the > gdb database from Mapsource. This is just what I need. > > Will keep you updated. > > Thanks > > Walter > > > On 22.10.2017 21:15, Greg Troxel wrote: >> Walti <dat...@su...> <mailto:dat...@su...> writes: >> >>> Hello and thanks for maintaining this list >>> >>> I have the following GPS: >>> >>> GPSMAP 60CS (only the RS232 port is working!) >>> >>> This device doesn't have any SD card. I would like to download the log >>> files to make space while being in the field. I have thought I could use >>> a Raspberry to accomplish this task; small device and it doesn't need a >>> monitor, just a 5V battery. >>> >>> Question: is there anything I can do with GPSBabel? Do you know any >>> other app running on ARM I could use? >> Have you tried to compile it? What makes you think it won't work? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Gpsbabel-misc mailing list http://www.gpsbabel.org > Gps...@li... > <mailto:Gps...@li...> > To unsubscribe, change list options, or see archives, visit: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gpsbabel-misc > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gpsbabel-misc> > > |