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IntroI'm using a GPS logger GT-730FL-S. It is handy and was easy to get. But it doesn't bundle any utility tools for Mac OS X.The, a open source GPS data management tool, supports GT-730FL-S as a SkyTraq compatible device. It can manage the GPS data on the device, as well as the device configurations.This post explains how you can manage your GT-730FL-S device using GPSBabel.
Software versions. Mac OS X 10.10.
GPSBabel (built from source)Since the latest GPSBabel (1.5.3) has an issue, I needed to fix it and build the tool from the source code. This post is based on the locally modified code.
You'll need to wait for my patch would be merged into the latest release.Updated on 2019-12-29 has been merged into the branch, and the issue is no longer available on the latest binary. Now you don't need to build it from source code, instead you can get the pre-build binaries from the GPSBabel official page.
Install USB Serial driverThe GT-730FL-S has an USB connector, but its logical interface is a serial port. You need an USB serial driver to connect it to your Mac and communicate with.I'm using driver to connect my GT-730FL-S to my MacBook. Command samples Check the device fileIf you plug your GT-730FL-S into your Mac and turn the power on, it will be mounted as a device file. You can check the device file as follows./gpsbabel -i skytraq -f /dev/cu.Failed to open port (Resource busy )skytraq: Can 't open port '/dev/cu. 'If you won't see any device files with the ls /dev/cu., or all /dev/cu.
won't work, please check the followings. Please make sure you installed the USB driver correctly. You plugged your device into your Mac. You turned the power of the device on.In the following sections, let's assume /dev/cu.usbmodem1421 as the device file for your GT-730FL-S. Check the current status of the deviceYou can specify debug level as -D parameter. If you set it to 1, you can see the current status of the device./gpsbabel -D 1 -i skytraq -f /dev/cu.usbmodem1421 grep loggingGPSBabel Version: 1.5.3#logging: tmin=10, tmax=3600, dmin=0, dmax=10000, vmin=0, vmax=65535 How the tmin:tmax:dmin:dmax works?It specifies the interval of the logging.
The GT-730FL-S will record a new trackpoint if at least one of the following conditions would be satisfied:. More than tmax seconds passed after the last trackpoint.
You moved more than dmax meters in distance since the last trackpoint. More than tmin seconds passed after the last trackpoint, AND You moved more than dmin meters in distance since the last trackpoint.Download GPS data as a fileYou can download GPS data on the device as a file. In the following example, it will be downloaded as a GPX file (raw.gpx).
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