Ambit and desktop software

[jkm00]

Yep, it works to have moveslink on many computers. You install it and then you have to log into movescount.com to allow the application to sync to movescount.com, so you need to allow one application from each computer.

[u123]

I don't have a computer with windows or MacOS as I'm using Linux. So I'm wondering if you plugin the ambit into USB will it appear as a USB storage device where you can copy files from? If that's the case what's the file format? I'm uploading my data to another training website.

[dosenfisch]

It's not detected as an USB storage device, instead it's some kind of HID (human interface device).
You could install a copy of windows within a virtual machine (e.g. Virtualbox). When running as root, it's detecting the Ambit as a redirectable USB device.
With Wine, the Moveslink2 setup seems not to work.

[DocRunner]

The Mac only app rubiTrack syncs directly from the Suunto folder in your library. The developer is very responsive and is planning on adding Ambit support soon. I have been using this to sync my t6c data for years. The program is excellent and will export a .tcx or .gpx file allowing you to do what you want with it. So this is one option for now for those that have Macs. The app is available on the Mac app store. Let me know if you have more questions.

Since today I have the chance to test an early version of rubiTrack which can handle Ambit data. Direct synchronization and import of .xml files work fine and include the whole gps data. Export as .gpx and .tcx is possible. I will report in the next days, when I have more experience with the app

[joelc]

For those who would be interested, I wrote a small python script converting one xml file generated by moveslink from a suunto ambit to a GPX file.
This free script can be found here: https://code.google.com/p/ambit2gpx/...c/ambit2gpx.py

Enjoy it.

[zwillingsbike]

Since today I have the chance to test an early version of rubiTrack which can handle Ambit data. Direct synchronization and import of .xml files work fine and include the whole gps data. Export as .gpx and .tcx is possible. I will report in the next days, when I have more experience with the app

Sounds good, please keep us informed! Is it a preview of the next rT version?

[DocRunner]

Sounds good, please keep us informed! Is it a preview of the next rT version?

I donīt know, think itīs a preview, Markus has sent it to me to test the Ambit with it, perhaps it will be published in the next days.

[twelveone]

For those who would be interested, I wrote a small python script converting one xml file generated by moveslink from a suunto ambit to a GPX file.
This free script can be found here: https://code.google.com/p/ambit2gpx/...c/ambit2gpx.py

Enjoy it.

Thanks for creating this joelc, it's a real help for me, as I want to continue logging my runs on a different website to movescount, that only supports gpx uploads. Works perfectly.

[Lost-again]

For those who would be interested, I wrote a small python script converting one xml file generated by moveslink from a suunto ambit to a GPX file.
This free script can be found here: https://code.google.com/p/ambit2gpx/...c/ambit2gpx.py

Enjoy it.

Hi joelc, his sounds great but I currently have no idea ho to run a python script in my mac? I looked at the python v2 software and downloaded it and the script but not sure if I install it how you execute the script?

[twelveone]

Should be similar to my windows instructions on the other thread Lost-again, i.e. run from the command prompt: python ambit2gpx.py *path to your xml file*