Connecting Concept2 SkiErg to get distance and power

Hi,

Was anyone able to connect the Concept2 SkiErg with PM5 to Fenix 6? I was hoping that this will simply connect like the rower but ... Even though the SkiErg is recognized as a trainer (the same way as is the rower) and I have the PM5 connected to my watch and I see the little icon of a smart trainer to pop up .. i get no meters and no power recorded using the Indoor Rowing app. Anyone else has tried? Do I do something wrong?

Best,

Marek

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Marbuel over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member +2

I fear that the PM5 on SkiErg sends the data in some other way (maybe annotated different way) ... so it is not recognized as "rowing" and thus not recorded!

We might need a separate app from…
frnkr over 1 year ago +1 suggested

Hi,

I spoke with concept2 and they said that Garmin will implement Skierg activity if there's demand for it.

Pls submit the request via this form: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/ we need more…

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0 brookes2622 over 4 years ago

Marek, I would suggest you will need a SkiERG specific app. Kinda makes sense if you think about it. You want to try and prevent the rower next to you connecting with your watch and messing with you recording your SkiERG workout. Anyhow I believe there is an app called ERGIQ https://apps.garmin.com/en-US/apps/2fc7c56b-f7f8-4fc4-b92e-8d3bde99f693 that may help you.

0 Marbuel over 4 years ago in reply to brookes2622

I know about this app but it does not record distance into Garmin's native fields.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago

Same here, I get strokes, but not power and not distance

0 MAGNUS_tm over 4 years ago

Following.

0 Marbuel over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

I fear that the PM5 on SkiErg sends the data in some other way (maybe annotated different way) ... so it is not recognized as "rowing" and thus not recorded!

We might need a separate app from Garmin! I wrote them during beta testing but no response.

BikeErg works, rowing now works too ... so no just SkiErg! It would be so nice, if that was recorded as separate activity in Garmin Connect.

For now, I'm using ErgIQ .. it is also not great because it also does not record distance into native fields but at least I have it then in Garmin connect as a separate activity and I can see the distance in ConnectIQ fields if I want.

If any of you out there using SkiErg want to have this working please write to Garmin and request a separate app for SkiErg!!

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Marbuel

I will write! Where did you send your request, Marbuel?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago

I think there is something unstable on the connection/communication with the PM5 on the Skierg and the f6xp on 13:10:

1. If I open the indoor rowing app and connect to the PM5 I get the strokes (maybe those are calculated by the f6xp itself and NOT transmitted by the PM5?), but no data on power and distance.

2. If I close the Indoor rowing app and open the SkiErgIQ app it will NOT recognize the PM5, and hence no data will be recorded by the app. I've reproduced this behaviour quite a few times.

0 Marbuel over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

I also had issues with the ErgIQ lately .. but .. usually I got it work at some point. Maybe try to disconnect and reconnect the PM5 on the watch.

0 Marbuel over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/forms/ideas/

and also [email protected] when PM5 connectivity was announced on the beta.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Marbuel

I finally got the ErgIQ app to work consistently again. What solved it for me was in the sensor settings on the f6XP to select the PM5 and disconnect it, then delete it. When I opened the ErgIQ app next time it asket if I wanted to pair with the PM5. Now it works again (but of course, still no data from the PM5 to the indoor rowing app. Request for a skierg app has been submitted to Garmin.