BT747 support for Holux M-241 on Mac over USB and Bluetooth

Thanks to some great and very fast work by Mario De Weerd, using files and feedback that I provided, the Holux M-241 GPS logger is now supported in BT747 version 1.28

The M-241 uses the exact same USB-to-serial driver as the Qstarz BT-Q1000, so you can just follow these instructions for the install.

BT747 is Java software that runs on several platforms, including the Mac, so this means the M-241 can be added to the list of Mac-compatible GPS loggers.

For serial support, just use

java -Djava.library.path=${ROOT_DIR}/rxtx/ -Dbt747_port="/dev/cu.SLAB_USBtoUART" waba.applet.Applet /w 400 /h 400 /scale 1 /bpp 8 BT747

once you have the device driver installed.
Note: Within BT747, just select port 0 for the serial connection.

Even better, unlike the BT-Q1000 which requires a hardware hack to support download over Bluetooth, the M-241 supports it out of the box.  This (case-sensitive) string will work the magic

java -Djava.library.path=${ROOT_DIR}/rxtx/ -Dbt747_port="/dev/tty.HOLUX_M-241-SPPSlave-1" waba.applet.Applet /w 400 /h 400 /scale 1 /bpp 8 BT747

Note: this is different from some other Bluetooth devices, that use a lowercase s on "slave".
Holux uses the usual "0000" pairing code.

No more cables!  Here is a track I downloaded on my Mac PowerBook G4 (Mac OS X 10.4.10) using Bluetooth.

Download Holux241-Ottawa-20080121.kmz

Here are a couple screenshots

A full review of the M-241 is coming soon.

In the meantime, check out the GPSpassion.com thread about it (note: GR-241 appears to have been the initial plan for the device, but Holux changed it to M-241).

Previously:
December 20, 2007  BT747 for Mac access to iBlue, iTrek and Qstarz GPS loggers

Comments

[Mathias Krämer]

Hello,

you wrote exactly about my problem, I can't use the Holux m-241 with my MacBook. Seems like the BT747 is the solution but I don't understand the linkt insallation instructions. I'm from germany and as you see my english is not really good. And I'm also not really long a mac user so maybe you can help me.

What does this sentence mean? I would be nice if you can write it for german dummies:

... create a lock-file directory, and make it world-writable. Open a shell, ...

What do I have to do?

And where do I get the programm?

It would be really nice if you can write me an Tutorial for german dummies... then I can write a german tutorial...

Kind reguards and tank you...

Mathias Krämer

[Jan]

Hello Richard & Mathias, I wrote a complete tutorial on how to connect the M-241 on the Mac using Bluetooth:

http://www.trick77.com/2008/03/16/how-to-use-the-holux-m-241-gps-logger-on-the-mac/