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Direct FIT file download

I might be wrong about this, but the only way to download an activity or course right now is to use the 'Send to Device' on the activity or course.

While this works for many, there are a number of situations I can think of when it is not good:

1. You are using Linux or a tablet or some other device without the communicator plugin support, but that does have USB support to connect your device (I'm using an Edge 500).
2. You have internet connection, but don't have your device with you (and later when you know you'll pick up your device, a 'net connection might not be available).
3. You don't like storing many, many courses on your device and would like to stash a library of FIT files on a PC and swap them in/out of device at will without having to download each repeatedly.
4. etc, etc.

Now, if one could download a FIT file directly then one would be able to drop that in the 'newfiles' folder (well - this is how it's done on my Garmin Edge) at a later date and away you go.

Could you please, please implement this. I currently dual boot a laptop between Linux & Win7 and just about the only reason for going into Windows is to copy courses into my Edge. Note that uploading activities can be done from Linux, so why not the other way?

Thank you :)

0 idelve over 12 years ago

Sounds like a good idea to me.

I'd also be very very interested in an Agent (or just FIT-transfer) to get data off the device for either Linux or Android (or both). And less so to put data onto the device. When I go overseas I take a really bad old notbook that wuns Windows XP solely to transfer data off the device to avoid data loss, filling up history, etc.

0 celio1234 over 12 years ago

Try sportablet, have a look at the play store and the website sportablet.com its compatible with ant+

0 Former Member over 12 years ago

For activities, you can click on the "Export" button, then save as a TCX or GPX file.
A TCX or GPX file is usually more useful than a FIT file. I think you can copy a TCX or GPS file to the Edge in the NewFiles folder, and it will read it fine.

Though it seems its not possible to export a course.