Suunto and Concept 2 indoor rowing

vlado

Just tried app, i used a inder rowing as a sport and added app via suunto plus…is that the way to go?
Connected quickly and it was in sync with machine all the time

Martin Lillepuu

Hi,

I just uploaded version 0.4 of ErgSync to SuuntoPlus store:

3 screens with all stats from PM5 (use bottom button to switch)
added logging of 4 main stats
switched to using icons
fixed distance display (4 > 5 digits), please test
display wrist HR

TODO

update graphics and descriptions in SuuntoPlus store for new version
improve the readability of data (restore text descriptions instead of icons - please give feedback)
looking into options of how to send the activity along with 4 logged stats to Concept2 LogBook (ErgData)

Martin Lillepuu

said in Suunto and Concept 2 indoor rowing:

Hi,

I just uploaded version 0.4 of ErgSync to SuuntoPlus store:

3 screens with all stats from PM5 (use bottom button to switch)

added logging of 4 main stats

switched to using icons

fixed distance display (4 > 5 digits), please test

TODO: update graphics in SuuntoPlus store for new look

Here are some photos of ErgSync v0.4 https://photos.app.goo.gl/LRGEyvKZCFhAu9oA7

peringmar

@Martin-Lillepuu Tested the update, and it is fantastic,
connecting/ data stream is still rock solid and now that the main stats are visible in the graphs on the mobile app, the app is pretty complete (at least for me), I appreciate the work you have put into it!

I will be testing how the app works when switching between different rowing machines at the rowing club.

Also, don’t know how the speed in the graph is logged in apps like Erglog but if it would be possible to show the speed/500m as the rowing machine shows it on the mobile app graph, as it currently looks like to be in seconds/500m.

Sportsfreund

In my case, I absolutely need a connection between the ErgData app and my smartphone to have my data in the C2 logbook. Therefore, there’s no way to connect the Suunto watch to the PM5. What I’m requesting is a connection between the C2 account and the Suunto account so that the data can be synchronized with the Suunto app after each race. Only then would the Suunto app be able to properly evaluate the rowing sessions.

Sportsfreund

I just tested it at 10k. It works well. It’s just a mirror of the PM5, though. Unfortunately, the values themselves aren’t transferred to Suunto. My 10k reading became 10.5k and had to be corrected before saving.

John Hellerstedt

Gave it a shot on suunto vertical yesterday really pleased to get the actual power data pulled in with HR

The automatic detection/ connection to the PM5 is nice, but potentially not nice if you can’t confirm which unit you’re connecting to in a room with a dozen ergs being used at once.

Jurjen

It’s a bit of a crafty solution, but you could use an app like boatcoachapp with USB cable support to track and upload to the Concept2 logbook. But also hoping there will be a better option. And thanks for your developments!

peringmar

@Martin-Lillepuu

Did some intervals the other day, and when in recovery between the intervals the last recorded power and stroke rate seems to be continuously logged until the next interval starts. Assuming this is a PM5 thing as its data also looks to be locked, but maybe the data is on a different data stream or those values can be set to zero for the Suunto logging during recovery time?

peringmar

Oh yea, and another thing, when switching between PM5 workouts, the distance always reflects the last distance from the PM5,

Example, warm up row in “just row” shows distance for that, then switching to intervals, there is a new distance, then cool down row in “Just row” will be the last logged distance that then gets sent to the mobile app.

A solution could be to have a dedicated distance variable on the watch app that continuously adds the distances during the whole workout for later sending.

raven

@peringmar I assume you’re not active during the rest portion of intervals? When I do interval workouts, during rest periods I continue to take light strokes at low power. Screenshot from intervals.icu

I consider a session as having continuous movement without stopping so if I were to do several 100m sprints and racking the handle in between, I’d record them as distinct sessions.

I’m similar with cycling and running. If I do intervals in cycling, I keep spinning during recoveries at low power, etc.