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In an earlier post I described my solution for using a Garmin Forerunner 305 under Linux and uploading to Garmin Connect. I lost my GPS, and had to replace it with the 405. This post documents the communication interface and other technical details I used to implement Linux support for the 405 and possibly other ANT devices. You can find my implementation of ‘ANT Agent’ for Linux and user documentation on github. Unless you’re curious of how the device works or want to write code, you can skip this post and read install instructions.
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I recently picked up a Garmin forerunner 305 to replace the broken Garmin Edge on my bike. While researching my options for a GPS and linux, I found Garmin Connect. Its Garmin’s online training software. For windows and mac there’s a plugin which links the website and GPS device, but for linux no direct support. This article covers what I did to get it working.

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