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<p>New page: The Blumax 4044 is a GPS logger with which I intend to contribute to OpenStreetmap during my next visit to Georgia, where I hold the callsign &#039;&#039;&#039;4L9MH&#039;&#039;&#039;. This page serves as public memo...</p> <p><b>Neue Seite</b></p><div>The Blumax 4044 is a GPS logger with which I intend to contribute to OpenStreetmap during my next visit to Georgia, where I hold the callsign '''4L9MH'''. <br /> <br /> This page serves as public memory on how I interact with it using Linux (very recent Ubuntu , kernel 3.0.0-14-generic).<br /> <br /> == Install the client program ==<br /> <br /> There is a good commandline client for Ubuntu and other linux derivates calles '''mtkbabel'''<br /> <br /> sudo apt-get install mtkbabel<br /> <br /> It will also install missing dependencies such as the PERL module to handle serial connections. <br /> <br /> == Read tracks ==<br /> <br /> Read out tracks, store them in a converted format with the following command:<br /> <br /> mtkbabel -p /dev/ttyACM0 -f 2011-12-13_gpsdata -t -w<br /> <br /> which will produce the following files:<br /> <br /> 2011-12-13_gpsdata.bin<br /> 2011-12-13_gpsdata_wpt.gpx<br /> 2011-12-13_gpsdata_trk.gpx<br /> <br /> == Erase the Blumax memory ==<br /> <br /> It is possible to erase all the existing positions with the following command:<br /> <br /> mtkbabel -p /dev/ttyACM0 -E<br /> <br /> == Links ==<br /> <br /> * http://dokuwiki.nausch.org/doku.php/fun:gps-datenlogging_fuer_openstreetmap.org</div>

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