Which fields are supported for Extended Display? (And can we please have PacePro and workout fields?)

ak6i 7 days ago

Having managed to get hold of a Varia Vision, I now want to use it with my Fenix 7S during training and races.

For training, I want to use it to help me pace my workouts correctly. However, it seems like the workout fields (step pace; target pace; step distance remaining; step time) do not work, they show up as "---".

For races, I want to use it to help me stay on track with my PacePro plans. However, it seems like the PacePro fields (actual pace; target pace; distance remaining; overall ahead/behind) do not work, they also show up as "---".

I'm aware of the limitation that Extended Display will only show what's on the watch screens and there's no more advanced configuration.

Does anyone have the full list of supported fields so I can see if there are other fields that might help me? Currently the only thing I know of that vaguely helps me is lap pace.

Also, does anyone know if newer models such as the Fenix 8 support the workout and PacePro fields in Extended Display?

Garmin-Laurie I saw that some Extended Display fields were added in the notes for release 8.13, so I guess support for this feature is being tracked. Could you please fill in the remaining details?

0 DR 6 days ago

I'm not sure if this is up to date, but the Fenix 7 isn't listed as a compatible device for the Varia Vision: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/530536/#devices.

0 ak6i 6 days ago in reply to DR

That shouldn’t matter - they’re both based on the ANT+ Extended Display profile (like how the Edge extended display works). I wanted to research this but the profile spec isn’t available on thisisant.com.

Anyway, given it’s sending the field names to the Varia Vision, it suggests that it’s the Fenix not sending the values correctly, and these fields may not work for anyone. I don’t have a new enough Edge to test my theory with, sadly.

0 dsquad 6 days ago

In edge, as long it is not graph and as long the data shown in the Fenix, it will be showing in the extended display

0 ak6i 6 days ago in reply to dsquad

Have you tested it on the Edge with either workout fields or PacePro fields, the ones that aren't working for me?

0 dsquad 5 days ago in reply to ak6i

the extended display did not works in custom data fields, only works with default 4 df, I think PacePro field is considered as custom

https://www.reddit.com/r/Garmin/comments/r4ucmc/comment/jxw9knx/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

if you want more you can add several data screen with 4 df each

0 ak6i 5 days ago in reply to dsquad

The PacePro fields are standard Garmin fields. I know custom fields won’t show up and, being a developer, I know why.

Anyway, since the PacePro screen that gets added when you’re running a PacePro plan didn’t show up, I added four PacePro fields to a new data screen. The fields and field names show up, but with blank values. So the Fenix 7 has a bug in how it sends these values to extended displays.

If someone with an Edge that supports Extended Display could test this out, I’d really appreciate it.