Holux M-1000C

Install driver

Windows

USB Connection (LOCOSYS driver)

1. Connect GPS Logger to computer USB port
2. Go to Windows Update
3. Click "View all optional updates"
4. Open Drivers section
5. Find and install LOCOSYS driver
6. Open Control Pannel
7. Find "Holux M-1000C" device
8. Open device properties Hardware tab. There you can find the COM port assigned to this device. This COM port will be used during the download/erase step.

Bluetooth connection

1. Pair Holux M-1000C GPS logger with Windows 10. The PIN is '0000'
2. Open Control Pannel
3. Find "Holux M-1000C" device
4. Open device properties Hardware tab. There you can find the COM port assigned to this device. This COM port will be used during the download/erase step.

Configure GPS Logger

To configure the Holux M-1000C GPS logger use BT474 Application.

1. Download and install Java Runtime
2. Download and extract the BT747 app
3. Run the BT747 app
4. On bottom select connection type.
   • On Windows if LOCOSYS driver is installed, use USB connection
   • On Windows if GPS logger is connected via bluetooth, select appropriate COM port
5. Click Connect button
6. Open Device settings tab
7. Find "Log by..." section
8. Modify settings and click "Set" button

Download data

Windows

To copy data from the Holux M-1000C GPS logger on Windows:

1. Install GPS Babel
2. Execute following command line

gpsbabel.exe -t -i m241 -f COM? -o gpx -F holux.gpx

This will download data from GPS logger into "holux.gpx" file. If log is large, that operation may take some time (depends on connection type: Bluetooth or USB). Replace "COM?" with valid COM port name.

Ubuntu

To copy data from the Holux M-1000C GPS logger on Ubuntu:

mtkbabel -p /dev/ttyACM0 -s 115200 -l off -f filename -w -t

or, with gpsbabel:

gpsbabel -t -w -i mtk -o gpx -f /dev/ttyACM0 -F filename.gpx

with GPSBabel Version 1.4.2. http://www.gpsbabel.org

gpsbabel -t -i m241 -f /dev/ttyACM0 -o gpx -F filename.gpx

Erase data

Windows

In order to erase data, execute the following GPS Babel command:

gpsbabel.exe -i m241,erase_only -f COM?

Replace "COM?" with valid COM port name.

Troubleshooting

Holux M-1000C does not log the data

Sometimes Holux M-1000C does not log the data. That happened when I removed the battery. In this case the firmware re-flashing helped. The latest known F/W version is 1.05