I finally got tired of booting up Windows to download data from my Garmin 910XT. I tried to get my old Ubuntu 15.04 system to recognise my ANT stick but failed. Now that I have a stable Ubuntu 16.04 system the time seems ripe.
openant
Install openant, a Python library for downloading and uploading files from ANT-FS compliant devices.
- Download the zip file from GitHub.
- Unpack the archive and install using
sudo python setup.py install
antfs-cli
Install antfs-cli, which implements a Command Line Interface to ANT-FS.
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Download the zip file from GitHub.
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Unpack the archive and install using
sudo python setup.py install -
This will automatically install
pyusbif necessary.
Connect Device
Connect your ANT stick and check that it is recognised by your system.
lsusb | grep Dynastream
Bus 003 Device 030: ID 0fcf:1008 Dynastream Innovations, Inc. ANTUSB2 Stick
The two hexadecimal numbers following ID in the output above are then used to load the appropriate kernel module.
sudo modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0fcf product=0x1008
Pair and Enjoy
If the above has gone smoothly then you are ready to grab data from your device. Turn it on and…
antfs-cli --pair
You should find the resulting FIT files under a path like ~/.config/antfs-cli/3860872045/activities. The numeric folder name is uniquely linked to your device, so that part of the path with differ.
If you’re like me then you’ll probably have a bunch of FIT files that need to be uploaded to Garmin Connect. Press the “Upload or Import Activity” link at the top/right of your profile then select the files and press the big blue Import Data button.
