How to connect antplus sensor to the simulator?

With a tempe on windows, I don't see anything in manage ANT+ sensors, but my app connects to the tempe just fine using Ant calls. How are you expecting to connect to the Varia?  Does your app see it on a real device?

Code to connect:

class RadarPowerView extends WatchUi.SimpleDataField {

	private var _value;
	private var _myRadar;

    function initialize() {
        SimpleDataField.initialize();

    	label = "My Label";
        
    	_myRadar = new AntPlus.BikeRadar(null);
    	_value = "X";
    	
    }

    function compute(info as Activity.Info) as Numeric or Duration or String or Null {
    
    	var battStatus = _myRadar.getBatteryStatus(null);
    	
    	_value = ( battStatus == null ) ? _value : battStatus.batteryVoltage ;

        return _value;
    }

}

In the simulator it only shows 'X', which implies  getBatteryStatus() returns null values. When an active Varia is connected I would not expect  null values as a result. Code compiles fine and there are no run-time errors.

On the Edge you connect to the ant+ sensors in the System menu. I expected the simulator to work the same way as the real device, but I can't find the System menu on the simulator. I assumed the 'Manage ant+' menu on the sensor would be the equivalent. But it does nothing. So I have no clue how to proceed.

I have not tried the app on the Edge.

I quickly tried the App on my Edge and it gives a reading! So the code is correct, apparently. However I still would prefer to have it working on the simulator too. The app is supposed to be more complex and I am not looking forward to debugging on the physical device.

Have you ever figured out a solution? I'm facing the same problem.

No I could not make it work on the simulator but the app works fine.

There was a post a few days ago that explained: 

1. Start simulator

2. Kill the running app

3. Wait for 1-2 minutes

4. Look in the ant manager

BUT! I didn't know this for 2 years and I regularly work with ant HRM in the simulator. Not as AntPlus, just General channel. I read all the messages, works like on real device.

I tried, not working with varia this solution.

I bought ANT+ sensor and BT 5.3 sensor, non of them every realized the varia is on. Yes, the varia is in the pairing mode (purple led blinking). It working with garmin Edge and also with the android phone "Varia" app from Garmin. I have no idea what I missing, why not working with a PC dongle that is working with android BT.

I don't know about ANT+ (only have ANT HRM) but I'm not sure what does pairing mode mean. I only know devices in pairing mode when they are connecting via Bluetooth, not with ANT. This might be different with ANT+, just saying it looks like it's not even trying to connect in ANT but rather in BT.

As I wrote, I tried BT5.3, too without success.

bunny.hu said:

why not working with a PC dongle

Are you on WIN or Mac?

(…cause my ANT+ sensors window does not look like your‘s - and I can connect without problems on WIN)