Application - Minutes

Former Member over 8 years ago

Now available in the Garmin Connect IQ store .. Minutes and Minutes Gym

***** For the Vivoactive HR *****

See how your Intensity Minutes are given out.

Minutes (GPS Version) ... https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/2...d-7b8d517f7767
Minutes Gym (No GPS Version) ... https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/92d03cc6-20c8-4d47-b0a4-1cca93cf79ff

See your Moderate, Vigorous (worth 2x) and Total intensity minutes for your activity and for the day.

VivoactiveHRGuy

Note .. screen shots are subject to change, see full change log below for updated details. Screen shots may be simulated to show application operation.

Full Version Log

[Version 3.00] October 24 / 2016

- Improved vibration alert when you start to receive intensity minutes. It should now be quite evident.

[Version 2.90] September 25 / 2016

- Improved vibration alert when you start to receive intensity minutes.

[Version 2.80] September 16 / 2016

- Added 10 Minute Warmup Notice to activity side of application which will display before you have earned any Intensity Minutes. This is on the activity side and will not effect the display of the daily minutes.

- Added a single vibration when you start to get intensity minutes after the warmup period is over.

- Improved application startup display.

[Version 2.70] September 15 / 2016

- improved error handling to help prevent application crashes[Version 2.60] September 11 / 2016

- reverting back to version 2.30, but due to Garmin rules I need a new version number.
This is to fix a bug with the last version.
[Version 2.30] September 9 / 2016

- Added 2 items to data logging. See post 15 for details.[Version 2.20] September 7 / 2016

- Improved Data logging (see post 15 for details)
- Synchronized Minutes and Minutes Gym versions. [Version 2.17 (Minutes) / 1.11 (Minutes Gym)] September 6 / 2016

- Added Weekly Moderate, Weekly Vigorous and Weekly Total display. Just press and hold on screen and set Alternate Week Data in Garmin Connect Mobile / Garmin Express to enabled. To go back to time / max HR display just press and hold screen again. If you just want to see weekly total on screen press .. do not set Alternate Week Data to enabled.

- Added ability to see intensity minutes for the previous minute on the screen (top left corner). Enable Display Added Min setting in Garmin Connect / Garmin Express to view.

- Changed data log time to 0 second mark right after update of intensity minutes.

[Version 2.16 (Minutes) / 1.10 (Minutes Gym)] - September 4 / 2016

- Maintenance for my use only. No changes from previous version.

[Version 2.15 (Minutes) /1.09 (Minutes Gym)] - September 3 /2016
- Tap and Hold screen to see your Weekly Intensity Minutes Total. Hold again to get back to Time or max HR display.
[Version 2.14 (Minutes)/1.08 (Minutes Gym)] - September 2/2016

- added percentage of max HR to data logging. (rounded up or down as needed to nearest 1%)

[Initial Version] - September 2/2016

- Heart Rate Display
- Zone display for Zones 1-5 (50-100% of your Maximum HR)
- Maximum HR value can be set in Garmin Connect Mobile / Garmin Express. Default 180 bpm.
- Moderate, Vigorous and Total intensity minutes for your activity and all day are displayed.
- FIT file recording.
- Tap to turn on back light.
- Data logging if desired. See below for configuration details. You need to ensure that Data Log is checked in Garmin Connect Mobile / Garmin Express settings for it to work as well at doing the configuration described below. It will retain your selection.
- Toggle time display or max HR display with setting in Garmin Connect Mobile or Garmin Express.

Requirements ..

Minutes .. HR reading and GPS
Minutes Gym .. HR reading only. No GPS needed.

Former Member over 8 years ago

Just some information in regards to how to set up data logging .. To do data logging with Minutes you need to do the following .. - Ensure Data Log is checked in settings for Minutes in Garmin Connect Mobile / Garmin Express. It will retain your setting.
- Connect your Vivoactive HR to your computer via your USB charging cable. Sorry, it must be a computer, smartphones will not work.
- Navigate to the Garmin\Apps\Logs folder
- Create a text file named the same as your MINUTES program file. See details below.
- Exit .. and enjoy.

- Your Minutes intensity minutes data will now be logged when you start the application and at the 0 second mark during your activity, right after your intensity minutes are awarded.

Re data logging,

--- see post 15 below for data logging file format ---

Re the data log text file, DO NOT delete the file, as the Vivoactive will not recreate it, but will skip the data logging if it is not there. You should not have to recreate it if the Minutes version changes as the program name should remain the same.

Re the minutes file .. when you connect to your Vivoactive HR, it may look like this. The photo below is the Garmin\Apps folder.
Note the NAME of the Minutes prg file as you will need this for your data logging.

You need to name the text file the same as the PRG file for Minutes.

So for the above .. if the above was your 'Minutes program file', you would need to name your data logging text file as 68QN3328.txt

This text file goes into the GARMIN\APPS\LOGS folder

If you want to be really sure you have the right file .. you can open the file in Notepad and search for "data_log" .. as below. If you find it .. you have the right file. Both Minutes and Minutes Gym are the same in this regard.

Do not edit the file as you will need to install it again if you do. Sorry .. there is no way around this. The steps we need to go through for our data. :)

Enjoy

Former Member over 8 years ago

I gave minutes a try at work today. I am at work so didn't have my usb cable so no log setup yet.

I like how it tracks during an activity but we can't view other data during a walk, run, etc. Would be great to view other data screens and get lap notifications too.

Also set the activity type!
Maybe future updates?

Thanks it seems to work well. Cant wait to setup a log file and give it another try.

Former Member over 8 years ago

Ok that fine...it is still a cool app I agree. Does the job so far. I need to get the log file setup. Fun app to experiment with...nice job!

Ron

Former Member over 8 years ago

I am not saying that it is not possible .. but likely by then I will have some other weird and wacky project to spend my time on. :)

The thing about this one .. finding how Garmin does it (assigns the intensity minutes). The only thing that is a pain .. waiting the 10 min before you get data in most cases.
Later today I am going to make a template .. with my HR readings and start logging if I get No, Moderate or Vigorous minutes at that bpm level. At least we know that after a certain level they will all be vigorous.

Oh I was going to say feel free to post anything you have as far as data on this thread .. the more data we have the better. A lot better than in the VAHR forum where the thread is going to get lost in the mess. I still think that we will find it something like .. less than 50% is no minutes, 50-59% is likely going to be moderate, 60% and above vigorous.

Actually I am going to do a new version .. and add the percentage of maxHR to the data logging for the HR value indicated in the data log. That will help things. I have no room on the screen .. but in the data logging will work. (percentage of max HR is now added to both Minutes and Minutes Gym in the data logging)

LOL...I can see your mind working on the next project. Its great you are creating these tools. I am out of town the next few days but will be using your app...post when I get back. Holiday in the states this weekend.

Cheers. Ron

Former Member over 8 years ago

I really don't think changing RHR or max HR does anything for intensity minutes. I still think they use your age. Try changing your age to 15 years old. I don't think they want people to be able to edit intensity minutes or modify it by setting unrealistic HR values. Same thing they do with steps. You can't edit it! I hope I.am wrong but I came to that conclusion back running on 2.60.

Was away a few days so hope to get back to trying these apps this week.

Ron

Former Member over 8 years ago

EDIT .... GARMIN does have a bug in Intensity Minutes. Your Moderate and Vigorous Minutes for the week may be wrong, although the weekly total will be correct.

I am sending Garmin a bug report.

New version today. Improved data logging, no other changes.

The data logging will now be as follows .. as of Version 2.60 - Sept 11/2016

Year/Month/Day Hour:Min:Sec AMPM
Moderate Activity Minutes for Day
Vigorous Activity Minutes for Day
Activity Minutes Total for Day
Maximum HR
HR at Start of Previous Minute
HR at End of Previous Minute
Zone of HR at Start of Previous Minute
Percent of max HR of Start of Previous Minute
Zone of HR for End of Previous Minute
Percent of max HR for End of Previous Minute

Remember the data is ALWAYS at the end of the minute where Intensity Minutes are awarded (they are awarded at the 0 second mark. It is also at this time when data logging happens). So the data log shows what happened in the previous minute.

Some sample data ..

2016/09/07 3:42:03 PM,0,0,0,180,0,56,Zone 0,0,Zone 0,0 // Program start here, note 0 starting HR.
2016/09/07 3:43:00 PM,0,0,0,180,56,53,Zone 0,29,Zone 0,29
2016/09/07 3:44:00 PM,0,0,0,180,53,59,Zone 0,33,Zone 0,33
2016/09/07 3:45:00 PM,0,0,0,180,59,57,Zone 0,32,Zone 0,33

Former Member over 8 years ago

Finally had a chance to boot my pc since last week. Add txt files for both apps in my log folder. Will start logging on the next activity.

Ron

Former Member over 8 years ago

Do I need to delete the contents of the txt file after each activity or does it keep recording every activity?

I ended up selecting and reinstalling the apps so that I knew which files they are based on install date.

Doesn't seem like apps are updating lately when we sync.

Thanks, Ron

Former Member over 8 years ago

Reason I asked about the app update was that one of my apps does not appear to be updating when I use the download button. Your apps do!

Simple heart watch face seems to need an update every time I use express. Not sure why that happens it doesn't appear to need an update. I should probably tell Jim about that one.

jim_m_58 over 8 years ago

Simple heart watch face seems to need an update every time I use express. Not sure why that happens it doesn't appear to need an update. I should probably tell Jim about that one.

There's likely something screwy going on with the app store or maybe GE or the FW (I've only heard of this with the va-hr). But the way it works is you should not do a new download to get an update. Garmin Express will do the update (if you're set for auto update). If you use GCM/iOS, there is an "update Available" button when you look at the app. On GCM/Android (and you can't use Garmin Express), the best is to uninstall and reinstall.

In fact, downloading something that's already installed may be why this happens. GE knows it's got an update for something on the watch, and also thinks it's got something new.

If you use GE, the updates should come through fine on their own. GCM, it's manual.