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. Programs like GPSBabel or similar support many of these formats and thus should be able to help you with many GPS conversions, including kml to gdb conversion, i.e. Various GPS maps / navigation files can be usually converted between each other, provided they are not in some unique closed format.
KML TO GPX GPSBABEL 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. Conversion of kml files to gdb file format. 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.
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