From 515fe2b93193250aaf654cf60a26351e578df3ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robertl Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 21:34:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Baroq, gtm: bring in from "old" docbook. Garmin: start to overhaul. --- gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/baroiq.xml | 5 +++ gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/gtm.xml | 5 +++ 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+) diff --git a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/baroiq.xml b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/baroiq.xml index e69de29bb..72c21e4ad 100644 --- a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/baroiq.xml +++ b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/baroiq.xml @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +Serial download protocol for the Brauniger IQ series of +barograph recording flight instruments. This format creates a +track of altitude vs time which can be merged with a GPS track +of the same flight to create a three dimensional IGC file. + diff --git a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml index e69de29bb..224b359f3 100644 --- a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml +++ b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/garmin.xml @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ + + GPSBabel supports a wide variety of Garmin hardware via serial + on most operating systems and USB on Windows, Linux, and OS X. + + + + For serial models, be sure the GPS is set for "Garmin + mode" in setup and that nothing else (PDA hotsync programs, gpsd, + getty, pppd, etc.) is using the serial port. + + + + Supported models on USB include VistaC, SummitC, 60C, 60CS, 76C, + 76CS, 96C, Quest, 2610, 2620, 2650, 2720, 2730, 2820, Foretrex 201, + Foretrex 301, Forerunner 201, Forerunner 205, Forerunner 301, + Forerunner 305, Edge 205, Edge 305, and most serial units. + + + + To communicate with a unit serially, use the name of that + serial port such as "COM1" or "/dev/cu.serial". + + + To communicate via USB use "usb:" as the filename on all OSes. + Thus, to read the waypoints from a Garmin USB unit and write + them to a GPX file: + + gpsbabel -i garmin -f usb: -o gpx -F blah.gpx + + + + If you have multiple units attached via USB, you may provide + a unit number, with zero being the implied default. So if you + have three USB models on your system, they can be addressed as + "usb:0", "usb:1", and "usb:2". To get a list of recognized devices, + specifiy a negative number such as: + + gpsbabel -i garmin -f usb:-1 + + +When reporting problems with the Garmin format, be sure to include +the full unit model, firmware version, and be prepared to offer +debugging dumps by adding "-D9" to the command line, like: + + + gpsbabel -D9 -i garmin -f usb: -o gpx -F blah.gpx + + +Custom icons are supported on units that support that. +Neither GPSBabel nor your firmware know what is associated with any +given slot number. They don't know that the picture you placed in the +first slot is a happy face, they only know they're in the lowest +numbered slot. GPSBabel names the them consistently with Mapsource, +so they are named 'Custom 0' through 'Custom 511'. + + diff --git a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/gtm.xml b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/gtm.xml index e69de29bb..8b28f36e4 100644 --- a/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/gtm.xml +++ b/gpsbabel/xmldoc/formats/gtm.xml @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ + Input and output support for waypoints, tracks and routes in + the GPS TrackMaker + binary format. + Code implemented by Gustavo Niemeyer. + -- 2.30.2