This script is designed to automatically synchronise your Bryton (Rider 40) device with Strava.
It makes uses of 3 key libraries to do all the clever stuff:
- https://github.com/hozn/stravalib
- https://github.com/Pitmairen/bryton-gps-linux
- https://github.com/dtcooper/python-fitparse
It will monitor for Bryton devices, when a device is detected it will extract the track data (using bryton-gps-linux) and store locally as FIT files (using python-fitparse). Finally the files will be automatically uploaded to Strava (using stravalib).
I've chosen to use the FIT format, rather than TCX, since it is more expressive and allows for extra metadata such as temperature (the Bryton Rider 40 includes a temperature sensor). FIT is also the current default format used by Garmin Edge devices. The file metadata will list the device as Garmin Edge 500 this is to ensure that Strava will use the Altimeter readings from the device.
- sudo apt-get install python-pip python-inotifyx python-dateutil python-tz
- sudo pip install py_sg units
I do not use Windows, nor do I have any desire to do so! Therefore this script is Linux only. Should someone wish to add support for Windows, I'm more than happy to integrate, just don't ask me to test it!
This script needs direct access to the USB device presented when the Bryton is plugged in. To avoid requiring root priviledges (or permanent sudo) we create a new group that will have access to the Bryton device, add yourself to that group and install a udev rule to change the permissions on insertion.
- Create bryton group $ sudo groupadd -r bryton
- Add yourself to the group $ sudo usermod -a -G bryton $(whoami)
- Add udev rule $ echo 'SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Bryton", GROUP="bryton", MODE="0660"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-bryton.rules