iOS Companion App to feed data to Edge Datafield

Jan over 1 year ago

I am trying to build a Datafield for Garmin Edge bike computers to continuously display data supplied from a iOS companion app. I have a few questions:

1. I don't have a Garmin Edge yet. In the docs i found that simulation between Mobile app and Garmin IQ applications only works with Android devices. What would be the best way to test the interface? Does Monkey provide test cases for the communication stack?

2. The iOS app should continuously send data to the Edge to be displayed along the normal parameters on a Datafield. However, the docs state that communication module is available for API level 5.0.0 onwards but none of the edges is on this API level. Does this mean my idea won't work? Are there alternative ways to achieve it?

Thank you!

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flocsy🤠 over 1 year ago in reply to Jan +1

No, because I think you can only do 1 trigger in 5 minutes.

The device list isn't upgraded yet. Maybe for xmas they'll update it...

forums.garmin.com/.../connect-iq-sdk-7-1-0-is-now-available
jim_m_58 over 1 year ago in reply to Jan +1

A few days back, new device files were released with System 7/CIQ 5. The doc with these devices haven't been updated yet, but in the title line in the sim you will see this for devices like the fr965.…

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flocsy🤠 over 1 year ago

In datafields you could only use communications in the background until recently. In CIQ 5.0.0 you can use communications in datafields also in the foreground. And yes, this probably means that you'll need to find another way to communicate.

Jan over 1 year ago in reply to flocsy🤠

What is the difference between foreground and background communication in Datafields? Would background communication not work in my case? The device list doesn't show a single Garmin device with API 5.0.0. Am i missing something or are we talking about different API levels?

flocsy🤠 over 1 year ago in reply to Jan

No, because I think you can only do 1 trigger in 5 minutes.

The device list isn't upgraded yet. Maybe for xmas they'll update it...

forums.garmin.com/.../connect-iq-sdk-7-1-0-is-now-available

jim_m_58 over 1 year ago in reply to Jan

A few days back, new device files were released with System 7/CIQ 5. The doc with these devices haven't been updated yet, but in the title line in the sim you will see this for devices like the fr965. You may want to switch for the 7.1.0 SDK.