Import GPX data into Garmin Edge 305

[matthiaslink77]

Hi guys,

as this is the official support forum for tcx-Converter, I'm trying to find a solution to get my GPX data-files into the Edge 305.

Unfortunately I don't speak Italian, so I can't read all these posts and putting them all through a converter takes too much time.

So I am hoping to get a quick answer how to convert GPX to TCX files with a usable result in Training Center.

I am using the latest version of TCX-converter on Mac or PC. Both import my GPX-file and convert it to a TCX-file. But no matter what I do, when I import this TCX-file into the Training-Center (latest release), I have only ONE single point and no track information at all.

What am I doing wrong? Looking forward to your replys.

Thanks a lot and best regards,
Matt.

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[IK1TTD]

Hi guys,

as this is the official support forum for tcx-Converter, I'm trying to find a solution to get my GPX data-files into the Edge 305.

Unfortunately I don't speak Italian, so I can't read all these posts and putting them all through a converter takes too much time.

So I am hoping to get a quick answer how to convert GPX to TCX files with a usable result in Training Center.

I am using the latest version of TCX-converter on Mac or PC. Both import my GPX-file and convert it to a TCX-file. But no matter what I do, when I import this TCX-file into the Training-Center (latest release), I have only ONE single point and no track information at all.

What am I doing wrong? Looking forward to your replys.

Thanks a lot and best regards,
Matt.

Hell Matt... sound like very strange ....

The iter is very easy: File Import, Multi GPX, Add file, Load, Save into .tcx
That's it ! Are you goin to do in this way ?
Anyway, the best thng to do, it is to write directly to DDAAXX, you can find him on the search engine of members; he is a very disposal person, and will give you for sure the definitive reply.

Good luck !

 

[matthiaslink77]

Hell Matt... sound like very strange ....

The iter is very easy: File Import, Multi GPX, Add file, Load, Save into .tcx
That's it ! Are you goin to do in this way ?
Anyway, the best thng to do, it is to write directly to DDAAXX, you can find him on the search engine of members; he is a very disposal person, and will give you for sure the definitive reply.

Good luck !

Thanks a lot. I tried "File Import => GPX " and "Multi GPX", saved the results and then imported them into training center. But the result is always the same. The course has ONE single point and that's it.

I attached 2 screenshots in a ZIP-Archive, one from TCX-importer, the other one from Training-center to clarify this.

Obviously I am doing something wrong as nobody else seems to have these issues...

Best regards,
Matt.

 

[robyone]

Thanks a lot. I tried "File Import => GPX " and "Multi GPX", saved the results and then imported them into training center. But the result is always the same. The course has ONE single point and that's it.

I attached 2 screenshots in a ZIP-Archive, one from TCX-importer, the other one from Training-center to clarify this.

Obviously I am doing something wrong as nobody else seems to have these issues...

Best regards,
Matt.

Hi Matt,
it would have been better to zip also the gpx you start from, but your issue is anyway clear.
You must simply set an average speed to the gpx. file before saving the .tcx (go to Modify Track - Change average speed).
Every tcx file must in fact have an average speed in order to work correctly in Traning Center and on Edge.
Your current speed is "INF" (that I believe means Infinite or something like that, anyway wrong) as you can read in the center box and even on the right of the first line of your track points.
That usually happens when the gpx is manually modified, adding, changing or removing parts of track.

I will anyhow propose to the great DDAAXX a small improvement to his software in order to avoid this issue.

 

[DDAAXX]

Hi Matt,
robyone exlplain you the problem: you have to set the average speed.
If you can post here the GPX you used, I will examine it because I see another possible problem, but I have to have a look to the file.

 

[matthiaslink77]

Hi,

thanks for the advice. Now I tried to set the average speed. I entered "20.00", but TCX-Converter makes "1.14 km/h" out of it.

If I try to import the exported tcx-File into Training Center, TC tells me, that it is not a valid Training Center file and does not import the file.

I attached the GPX, tcx (converted) and 2 screenshots to clarify this.

Thanks a lot for your help

All the best,
Matt.

 

[robyone]

Hi,

thanks for the advice. Now I tried to set the average speed. I entered "20.00", but TCX-Converter makes "1.14 km/h" out of it.

If I try to import the exported tcx-File into Training Center, TC tells me, that it is not a valid Training Center file and does not import the file.

I attached the GPX, tcx (converted) and 2 screenshots to clarify this.

Thanks a lot for your help

All the best,
Matt.

DDAAXX, he has the same issue I had, it is due to the use of a different decimal divider in the operating system (dot instead of coma, or viceversa)... I think you should solve that definitely...
If you see the Converter screenshot, all changed timestamp are completely wrong in syntax.

Matt, you can find attached the right tcx.
If you want to have the Converter working, for the time being you should change the decimal divider in your operating system... in Windows you can go in Control Panel, International Options, Personalize, I don't know in Mac...
But pay then attention to the use of Excel or similar tool. I suggest you to switch the divider, use the Converter and then switch it back.

 

[DDAAXX]

Yes, but it's very strange... I don't think the problem is the same, because MacOS localization is different than the Windows localization... basically is not affected from the same problem as Windows with the decimal divider.
This night I'll try with my iMac at home, to see what can be the problem with macos.

But... the very strange things is the time format: 2006-09-08T13:29:11.359Z
The correct format is 2006-09-08T13:29:11Z w/o .359

What have you used to capture this track?

 

[DDAAXX]

I've just seen that Training Center import the track correctly also if this .359 is present.... so no mather... now I try to reproduce the problem of the decimal divisor

 

[matthiaslink77]

What have you used to capture this track?

I downloaded this track from another guy who wrote a book about La Palma, so I have no idea how they captured it.

The import of the modified TCX-file is working perfectly, but I still don't quite know how to modify my location settings to get the correct output.

Looking forward to your help.

All the best,
Matt.

 

[DDAAXX]

YES WE CAN!!!!!!
I found a trick to define what decimal divisor is in use and now my develop version works correctly!!!!
Now (when I'll release the 1.7.6) you are free from the decimal divisor and all goes correctly well

Thanks to give me a reason to study the problem (thanks also to Robyone that is the first with this problerm )

 

[matthiaslink77]

Now (when I'll release the 1.7.6) you are free from the decimal divisor and all goes correctly well

Thanks a lot - that sounds too good to be true
When will you release the new version? (Can't wait to test it )

All the best,
Matt.

 

[DDAAXX]

Have you tried the new release?