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Footpod pace with GPS on. Idea please confirm if it would be possible

Semi666
over 9 years ago
Hello,

I am getting mad with current stat of pace reading from GPS even after all FW upgrades. Ive already posted this idea before but I was thinking about it little more. Since we are not able to get pacereading from footpod sensor directly would it be possible to get at least cadence reading (cadence info is pulled from footpod or watch it self).

Maybe we could get pace from cadence per minute.

1000/(Get cadence)*(stride length)=X(roundon minutes and seconds)
1000/(165*1,1)=5,50= 5,30 min/km

Problem is that stride length is variable on every user but I think it would be possible to get more versions of this datafield with coded stride length.

If it would be possible to work this out please let me know
  • over 9 years ago
    Yes, you could do this. As it currently stands, you'd need to have some way to set the stride length. Supposedly there is going to be a feature of Garmin Express and Garmin Connect Mobile that lets the user set application/watchface/datafield settings from a PC/Mac/Mobile. This would make it possible to have one app and still allow the user to control the settings.

    Of course another way to do this would be to determine the speed given the distance traveled and the time elapsed since the last check. Instead of an average pace that isn't updating very often, you could write something a little more to your liking. MoxyRoger did something similar in this post.

    Travis
  • over 9 years ago
    The cadence you see is a mixture of the cadence the device knows (the watch itself, a FP, etc), and that would be the same value the std data field uses.

    You can't even tell if a FP is sending any data in CIQ, much less what that specific data is... And stride length will vary during the same event (up hill, down hill, flat, etc)
  • over 9 years ago
    I _think_ there was another post about this prev.. I remember vividly me trying to look this but it wasn't so straightforward..
    If you can find the post - I even looked at some previous calculation from activities..