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Check external heart rate monitor data?

Zettt
over 2 years ago

Hello,

I recently bought an external HRM. Is it possible to check/see whether the heart rate was recorded by the HRM or the watch somewhere? I'd like to verify it's working correctly.

Thank you.

  • +1 over 2 years ago

    If you use a Garmin HRM, it will be shown directly on the activity page, on the right side:

    Not sure whether it is the case with 3rd party HRMs, but you can also check the sensors in the background JSON data with the help of browser's DevTools. Detailed instructions for example in this thread: Connect not showing hrm strap or pod used - Instinct 2 series - Wearables - Garmin Forums

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to trux

    Thank you. So going through the list of data I found a bit that is just labelled "sensors". In there I can see that it knows that I own a Polar sensor. I haven't found the actual info, whether the sensor was used for the activity though. 

    Edit: Think I found it. As you explain in the linked post, it's one of the files with the 12 or so numbers. Inside it has something like this:

    "sensors": [
     {
     "manufacturer": "POLAR_ELECTRO",
     "serialNumber": 11111,
     "sourceType": "ANTPLUS",
     "antplusDeviceType": "HEART_RATE",
     "softwareVersion": 1,
     "batteryStatus": "OK"
     }
     ],