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Race Countdown

HannesLF
over 9 years ago
App:Sailing Race Countdown timer with a display of Current Speed/Direction and TOD/Duration/Distance/Max Speed after countdown finishes.
*** Please use with latest version of the firmware for your watch ***
Supports:
Fenix3, Fenix3 HR, 920xt, Epix
Can only test on a Fenix 3, all other models are tested on the Simulator - if there is a problem with these please post in this thread.
Features:
- 0/1/2/3/4/5/10/20/30/40/50/60 minutes Countdown times can be selected
- Set default Display after countdown and Units
- Minute, Display and Units settings are saved for next time the app is started
- Sync Countdown to nearest minute or round down (except last min)
- Stop Countdown and Reset
- Distance and Time to Startline
- After the Countdown completes two displays can be toggled
- Display 1 - TOD/Race Duration/Total Distance (NM/System Default) and Max Speed (Knots/System Default)
- Display 2 - Current Speed (Knts/System Default) and Bearing (Degs)
- When Display 1/2 are shown - Min Jibe Speed & Max reach Speed can be set to display.
- Can Save or Discard activity data on exit
Usage:
- Press Menu (LONG PRESS +2sec) to change Countdown time/Default Display/Units/Enable-Disable Jibespeed & Startline etc
- If timer is counting down the Down button will sync to the nearest minute
- If timer is stopped the Down button will reset the timer
- If Distance to StartLine is enabled go to StartLine settings in Main Menu and set position of StartLine Marks. Mark positions are saved for next time the app is started. Mark positions can be cleared or reset.
- After the Countdown completes use the UP button to toggle between the two displays
- After the Countdown completes press Stop and then the Down button to reset Countdown
- If JibeSpeed is enabled a display of min jibe speed & max rerach speed (for last reach) will display for 10sec. If no jibe is detected or if stop moving the max reach speed will only display. NOTE: The Alert sound can be disabled.
- Long press the Down button to access main watchface/widgets
- Press Back to exit and save/discard
Changelog:
1.62 3/Oct/2016
- Sync options added nearest/Round Down (60sec-30sec rounds to 60sec even for Round Down)
- D2 Bravo/FR235/FR230/Fenix Chronos support added
- Adjusted Layout
1.61 25/April/2016
- Epix support added
1.6 22/April/2016
- Distance and Time to Startline
1.5 07/April/2016
- 10/20/30/40/50/60min countdown added
- Min Jibe Speed & Max reach Speed
1.4 04/April/2016
- 0min countdown added so app can be used without countdown
- Vibration & Backlight enable/disable settings
- modified Main & Exit menu
1.3 12/Feb/2016
- Seconds display added to current time
1.2 13/Jan/2016
- 1 and 2 minute timer added
- After the Countdown completes use the UP button to toggle between the two displays (was the DOWN Key). Can toggle now when timer is stopped
- Set which Display defaults after countdown completes
- Set weather to display distance and speed in Knots or System Default
- Added current time to Countdown screen before Start is pressed
1.1 23/Oct/2015
- 10min countdown
- Second display with Current Speed (Knts) and Bearing (Degs). After the countdown completes use the down button to toggle between the two screens
  • over 7 years ago
    Should run on the Forerunner935 and Fenix 5,5S,5X now. Let us know if there are any problems. Thanks
  • over 7 years ago
    - V?voactive/V?voactive HR/Forerunner630 support added
    - For V?voactive/V?voactive HR/Forerunner630 Tap the upper 1/4 of the screen for UP (Toggle Screens) and the lower 1/4 of the screen for DOWN (Reset & Stop)
  • over 7 years ago
    Great app that I use many times a summer. Thanks for developing this. A couple thoughts.. (Fenix 5)
    1) The option to sync down, as opposed up/down to nearest, has been removed? I liked the sync down. (in general, lots of menu options are great by me)
    2) It would be nice to have the time of day to stay at the bottom of the display both before (as it is) and during the countdown, with H:M:S. Always useful, especially useful since our RC is dead-on GPS time.
    3) The rolling sequence is great for 5 minute rolling multiple fleet sequences. Thanks for including as an option.
    4) I'd like to turn vibrations off just for this app.
  • over 7 years ago
    I have moved the Sync Down setting to the Garmin App (along with a few of the others to keep the watch app memory usage down) - if you go to Garmin Devices in the "Garmin Connect" phone app, select your device/Connect IQ Apps/Applications/Race Countdown and go into settings. There is a setting for vibrations there also - mind you I did just check it and it only seems to turn off the vibs for the last 10sec of countdown (will change to all vibs next update).
    And will add time to the countdown screen - was thinking of that anyway. Cheers Hannes
  • over 7 years ago
    Hi Hannes. Subsequent to the latest update, I have been unable to activate the app on my Forerunner 920XT. I select the app and it just shows the IQ logo with a yellow exclamation mark next to it. Any ideas?
  • over 7 years ago
    I have tested it on the simulator and it runs fine for the 920xt - so I am not sure what the cause is.

    Anyone else with a 920XT install the latest version of the app, have a problem or runs fine let us know. Thanks
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 7 years ago
    I have a Fenix3 and I?m having the same problem as gigs67. Worked great all summer, went to use it today and nothing but the IQ logo and yellow exclamation mark.
  • over 7 years ago
    That is strange as I run it on a Fenix3 and has never given an error. If you could send on what software version is on the watch and also the log file on the watch in
    GARMIN/APPS/LOGS/CIQ_LOG.TXT
    That would help.
    Hannes
  • over 7 years ago
    Hi Hannes. With regards to the above:
    The software is version 9.40
    The log file:
    ERROR: Unexpected Type Error
    DETAILS:
    STORE_ID: 7B8881201CE042F598E1D788A462DD37
    CALLSTACK:

    Many thanks, Gareth.
  • over 7 years ago
    Hi Gareth, That looks like an old app setting is stored on the watch. As I changed how the settings are entered it might be giving a wrong value for the setting on start up. The best thing to try is uninstall the app and then try installing it again. Let us know if that works.
    Thanks,
    Hannes