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howtos:hardware:gps_devices [2012/11/08 13:50 (UTC)] – [Further Reading] markushhowtos:hardware:gps_devices [2013/01/29 23:54 (UTC)] – Please use proper comment syntax. alienbob
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 ====== GPS-devices ====== ====== GPS-devices ======
  
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
-GPS stands for **G**lobal **P**ositioning **S**ystem. GPS-devices (also refered to as GPS-receiver) provide the user with his/her geographic coordinates. +GPS stands for **G**lobal **P**ositioning **S**ystem. GPS devices (also referred to as GPS receivers) provide the user with his/her geographic coordinates. 
-I'm using a Garmin Etrex Legend HCxmy expriences in this howto refer to this device, but it should also work at least for any Garmin-GPS-receiver.+I'm using a Garmin Etrex Legend HCxmy experiences in this HOWTO refer to this device, but it should also work at least for any Garmin GPS receiver.
  
 ===== Software ===== ===== Software =====
  
-I'm mostly using gpsbabelthis commandlinetool can retrieve and send data from/to a GPS-device. There's also qlandkartegt which can deal with the data provided by the GPS-receiver. Both are available via slackbuilds.org+I'm mostly using gpsbabelthis command line tool can retrieve and send data from/to a GPS device. \\ 
 +There's also qlandkartegt which can deal with the data provided by the GPS receiver.  \\ 
 +Both are available via [[http://www.slackbuilds.org|SlackBuilds.org]]
  
 ===== Connecting the Device ===== ===== Connecting the Device =====
  
-When the GPS-device is connected to the computer, it becomes recognized as an USB-device by udev and the module garmin_gps is loaded. In most cases the module will not work for us. Fortunately gpsbabel comes with it'own driversthe module garmin_gps is not needed. On my Computer I've blacklisted it in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf+When GPS device is connected to the computer, it becomes recognized as USB device by udev and the module garmin_gps is loaded. In most cases the module will not work for us. Fortunately gpsbabel comes with its own drivers so the module garmin_gps is not needed. On my computer I've blacklisted it in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
  
 ===== udev-rules ===== ===== udev-rules =====
  
-If you want to access the device as a non-root user, the following udev-rule allows users who are member of the //plugdev//-group to access the GPS-device.+If you want to access the device as a non-root user, the following udev rule allows users who are members of the //plugdev// group to access the GPS device.
 <code># /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules <code># /etc/udev/rules.d/51-garmin.rules
 ATTR{idVendor}=="091e", ATTR{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"</code> ATTR{idVendor}=="091e", ATTR{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="666", GROUP="plugdev"</code>
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 ===== Sending Data to the Device ===== ===== Sending Data to the Device =====
  
-As an example here the code which transfers a gpx waypoint-file to a Garmin-GPS-device.+As an example here is the code which transfers a gpx waypoint file to a Garmin GPS device.
 <code>gpsbabel -i gpx -f $file -o garmin -F usb:</code> <code>gpsbabel -i gpx -f $file -o garmin -F usb:</code>
  
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-* Originally written by [[wiki:user:markush | User Markus Hutmacher]] +* Originally written by [[wiki:user:markush | Markus Hutmacher]] 
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