#GPSBABEL WINDOWS BUILD HOW TO#
#GPSBABEL WINDOWS BUILD SERIAL#

Because the GPS determines your location by receiving signals from satellites, it won’t work indoors. On the right side of your GPS, press and hold the Power button. The GPS will start, and it will show you the Satellites page. You should see something like the image below. Your GPS is looking for satellite signals.

When it has connected to three or more satellites, it will have your location.

The GPS has different screens and menus that allow you to do different things.Once your location is determined, the Satellite screen will disappear and you will see the main menu. To switch between screens, press the button marked “X”, just above the power button on the right side of the device. By pressing the X button, you should be able to flip through different screens that will look something like this.If you press something by mistake and would like to cancel or go back, press the “X” button. If you return to the Satellites page, you can see that you are connected to three or more satellites. In the upper left corner are your coordinates, your latitude and longitude.įlip to the Map page, and you can see a map of where you are.

#GPSBABEL WINDOWS BUILD HOW TO#

Zoom in and out by pressing the up and down arrow buttons on the left side of the GPS.įurther information where to obtain OSM maps for Garmin devices and how to install them can be found in the OSM wiki If you have added OSM maps to your GPS, you may see roads and places. Your GPS records two kinds of information that are useful for creating maps or saving the coordinates of a place. First, it allows you to save your location in the memory of the GPS. When you save a location, the coordinates will be saved with a name. For example, your first saved point will be named 001, the second 002, and so on. If your GPS does not start at 001 and you would like to clear the previous points, go to the “Find” icon in the main menu. Using a Garmin plotter you will hear a 'beep' as each transfer is completed.Hit “waypoints” and then the submenu button on the right side to display the Waypoint submenu. You will see some screen activity as GPSBabel is started and does the work. A box will appear showing the options you have chosen. Use the checkboxes to select what you want to transfer. Right-Click again in the Clipboard area of the plugin and the KML text will appear. 'Right-Click' anywhere on the route and choose the option 'KML Standard'. In OpenCPN display the route you wish to transfer. In this first runthrough we will transfer a route using KML and the clipboard. The path to the file appears in the textbox on the left. Find the 'gpsbabel.exe' program file by pressing 'Locate GPSBabel'. The plugin uses the OpenSource GPSBabel program. The Garmin plotter communication configuration must be set to 'Garmin'. oBabel and OpenCPN cannot use the same comport.

#GPSBABEL WINDOWS BUILD SERIAL#

If you have been using this serial comport already as one of the connections in OpenCPN you will need to delete the connection using Tools/Connections in OpenCPN.

The plugin should detect the comport (COM2 in this case) that is being used for the connection to the plotter. Connect your chartplotter to the OpenCPN computer using a serial cable.Įnable the plugin by using Tools/Options and pressing the Enable button.

Gpsbabel windows build