TP Conversion Options

CONVERT Possibilities by TP

The MENU Option CONVERT is intended to be used in case a GPS device is not supported direct by the TP code.
And one has some other software at hand which can download the track data and store it in Gardown or IGC format or other formats.

For a Magellan for example....

Use Gartrip, which supports Magellan
Download the track
store it in Gardown format
use TP Convert garden > csv
rename the new csv file to xxxTRK.csv and put it in the pilotdata directory of the task. xxx = Pilotnumber
then analyze and score it inside of TP

Make sure to announce in the comp specs that pilots have to provide that other piece of code and cable.

Another use for Convert is when you want to see the track or waypoint data which TP stores in csv, in some other program. Like OZI or Gartrip.

Data Conversion Options

Idea of Convert is to allow to convert from csv to Gardown ,Aircotec, OZI, CompeGPS and IGC format and vice versa.
Not all options are implemented. A matter of time and priorities.

Opted to use csv format initially to keep the GPS data as accurate as possible.
Using csv is easier from a MS Visual BASIC point of view and the data is not truncated.

Once converted to other formats there is always the possibility of loss of accuracy.

Gardown Format

CONVERT allows the user to convert from csv to Gardown format.
csv ( comma separated .. ) is a format that can be used also by MS Excel Spreadsheet or MS Access Database.
GARDOWN is popular within GPS communication software products.

TASK>GARDOWN

In case one wants to use GARTRIP to verify or check a track versus a turnpoint, use the TASK>GARDOWN option.
It converts the task definition into Gardown waypoints which can be read into Gartrip.
Then use the TRACK CSV>GARDOWN and read the track into Gartrip.

Aircotec Format

Used to convert from Aircotec to CSV and then process for Analysis
Code now also offers a direct Aircotec interface

IGC Data Format

International Gliding Commission data format .
Convert csv to IGC or IGC to csv.

OZI Data Format

OZI Explorer software data format .
Convert track data from and to OZI plt format.
Convert waypoint data from / to OZI txt format.

CompeGPS Data Format

Convert waypoint data from CompeGPS wpt file format to csv.

2D to 3D Track converter

If you got a Braeuniger Vario with a baro log and a 2D GPS track log, let's say from a GPS 12, then you can combine them together into a 3D track log.

Steps:

Download a track with TP , for example with the GARMIN for a GPS 12 into a whatever directory
Use a Braeuniger program like AVC or PCGraph and read the barogram info from the Vario
Save it the Baro info as a *.cmp file in the same directory where you track log is
Use the CONVERT/MERGE2D>3D menu option
Choose the 2D track file
Choose the barogram cmp file
In the left list window choose a reference altitude point
In the right list window choose a reference track point
The Merge button becomes active, Press it
A new track file gets created

The 2 reference points are the ones where you reckon your altitude matches a certain track point.

My Vario time never is exactly the same as the GPS time.
Also they get switched on at different times.
Let's assume you land and switch off your GPS and Vario around the same time.
Scroll down to the end of the Altimeter info list and choose the last entry, which should be your landing.
Also scroll down in the track log to the end and see where your GPS coordinates do not change anymore.
That is probably when you landed and stood still. select that entry.
The code will now map those 2 points, figure out the time difference to apply, and map all the other altitude points on the remaining track log points.
And since the Vario only collects every 15 seconds, while your GPS might have another sample rate, interpolate the altitude values in between track and altitude points.

Create HTML Track file collection

Convert/HTML scans all Tasks and all csv files in it for valid Pilot tracks and creates html files and IGC, KML and GPX files for a web site that hosts all the tracks

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