cydewaze

I have several courses that I created in my Garmin Edge 510. I'd like to upload them to Garmin Connect, but I can't seem to find a way to do it.

Does anyone know if it can be done?

velociraptor

I don't believe you can directly send a course that was created on the device (or saved on the device from another site like RWGPS) to the Connect site.

So you have to do it indirectly:

The easiest way to save a route (course) from your device on Connect is to first ride the route, save it, and then upload the ride file to Connect.

Then view the ride detail on Connect and click the tiny gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.

Select 'save as course' from the dropdown. At that point you can make modifications to the course; such as tweaking plot points, change the pace for Virtual Partner, etc...

cydewaze

THAT'S exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

On a side-note, do you know if it's possible to change the screen contrast. I can barely read the thing half the time, and I've been through the settings up, down, left, & right.

velociraptor

There isn't a contrast setting that I know of, but there are two settings you can mess with to try to make it easier to read.

1. Color Mode: This is in Settings > System > Display
   You can change the display colors between a 'day' & 'night' mode, perhaps helping visibility in certain lighting conditions.
   
   
2. Screen Brightness: Do a quick press on the power button to get to the 'Status' page, then press the + / – buttons to adjust the backlight.
   Obviously, the brighter the screen, the shorter the battery life.

cydewaze

BINGO! It was on the very lowest setting! Now it's perfect, thanks! Why I can't find these things in Google is beyond me. I guess I'm using the wrong search terms.

velociraptor

Here ya go: https://static.garmincdn.com/pumac/Edge_510_OM_EN.pdf

cydewaze

Sweet! Downloaded.

GatsbyGlen

You can also auto upload through Bluetooth if paired with a phone with the Garmin connect app. I've had issues with that though, and issues with the 510 not correctly saving ride data (becomes corrupt). Check the recording interval. If set to Smart, change it to 1 second. I had one ride of 25 miles that in the end was lost because the .fit file it produced was incorrect (bad data).

velociraptor

I've had this happen once as well.

It's actually pretty easy to recover the damaged file.

I'll post how later today...

GatsbyGlen

Thanks. Are you using the Fit File repair tool? In my case, it did not work for me for this one particular file. I find it odd that there is this sophisticated repair tool out there for Garmin files (for purchase). Perhaps Garmin needs to higher the guy that put the tool together.

fit file repair tool - Home

velociraptor

No, not the FIT file repair tool referenced above.

Use https://garmin.kiesewetter.nl

Upload the file and click on the '_autofix.fit' repair option.

However, it's a 50/50 chance whether Connect will be able to import the repaired file.

If it doesn't:

1. Import the repaired FIT file into Strava.
2. Then export it from Strava as a GPX file.
3. Then import the GPX file into Connect.

GatsbyGlen

Thanks, I've seen that before. When using the other repair tool, it's clear that it can't be repaired. What happened was that it stopped recording records 90 seconds into the ride, but recorded the over all time and distance. No big deal, that's lost. I just hope that some of the setting changes I made will help. I'll also be using without bluetooth on to see if that helps.