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This is a small Windows utility that analyzes a run and calculates the appropriate recalibration for your Garmin Foot Pod. This software was tested with a Garmin 310XT and is released under [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GPL] ‘as is’.
To use this utility on Windows XP:
* Download the executable from http://fellrnr.com//Utilities/CalibrateFootPod/ParseTCX.exe
* Check the executable for viruses (trust no one!)
* Run with your Garmin 310XT and Foot Pod enabled. I ran with 'speed source' set to 'Foot Pod' rather than 'GPS'.
* Transfer the record of the run to Garmin Training Center.
* Export the record of the run from Garmin Training Center as a 'TCX' file.
* Run the executable ParseTCX.exe passing the full path to the TCX file as a parameter.
** Open a windows explorer window and navigate to the folder with the TCX file.
** Right click on the TCX file and select "Open With…" then "Choose Program…"
** Click on "Browse…" and navigate to where you downloaded ParseTCX.exe from.
** I would recommend checking the box “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" so that you can just double click on the TCX file in the future.
** Click OK
* A command window should open and print out a lot of data. At the end you should have a line that says "average scale N" where N is the scaling factor.
* On your Garmin, multiply your current calibration factor by this new scale. So if your scale is currently 990 and the average 0.94255403, the new scale will be 993.
As always [[Contact me]] if you have a problem and I will try to help, but this is provided ‘as is’.
You can also download the source code from http://fellrnr.com//Utilities/CalibrateFootPod/ParseTCX.zip
To use this utility on Windows XP:
* Download the executable from http://fellrnr.com//Utilities/CalibrateFootPod/ParseTCX.exe
* Check the executable for viruses (trust no one!)
* Run with your Garmin 310XT and Foot Pod enabled. I ran with 'speed source' set to 'Foot Pod' rather than 'GPS'.
* Transfer the record of the run to Garmin Training Center.
* Export the record of the run from Garmin Training Center as a 'TCX' file.
* Run the executable ParseTCX.exe passing the full path to the TCX file as a parameter.
** Open a windows explorer window and navigate to the folder with the TCX file.
** Right click on the TCX file and select "Open With…" then "Choose Program…"
** Click on "Browse…" and navigate to where you downloaded ParseTCX.exe from.
** I would recommend checking the box “Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" so that you can just double click on the TCX file in the future.
** Click OK
* A command window should open and print out a lot of data. At the end you should have a line that says "average scale N" where N is the scaling factor.
* On your Garmin, multiply your current calibration factor by this new scale. So if your scale is currently 990 and the average 0.94255403, the new scale will be 993.
As always [[Contact me]] if you have a problem and I will try to help, but this is provided ‘as is’.
You can also download the source code from http://fellrnr.com//Utilities/CalibrateFootPod/ParseTCX.zip