ANT+ treadmill software

TR needs to do this. Have you emailed them?

maybe here. http://www.thisisant.com/forum/ this is the ANT+ developers stuff. If I get some time I might look at it, I think garmin footpods are ant+, I know the HR is, so its just getting the signal and passing it to an application, maybe an addin to golden cheetah.

Golden Cheetah? Here is a writeup: http://hurtboxcycling.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/winter-training-turb...

It would seem like a better idea would be for the treadmill makers to allow people to program and collect data into their smart-phones or tablets. Setting up a laptop might be ok for the home treadmill user, but it wouldn't be convenient for all the gym treadmill runners-- to tap into that market they would be better off with mobile apps. There are apps that let you collect data on SOME treadmills, I'm pretty sure.

I use an app on my iPhone called iSmoothRun and it collects data via the phone's internal accelerometer as well as peripherals like BTLE heart rate monitors. Of course you can't use it to program the treadmill, but this might be a good interim solution for you if you can use BTLE instead of ANT+. I do find that the paces on from the accelerometer don't always match the treadmill, though.

Edited by jennifer_runs 2014-09-10 4:25 PM

that would be killer. All I really need is a basic heads up display. I wanted it on a PC as I use a projector for my "home theater of suffering" and just wanted it up there on the screen just like trainer road. I guess I can do it on my Iphone

This is ANT+ lists the Garmin footpod as being compatible; you now can get speed and steps to a computer. Pair that with HRM and can collect speed and HRM and time. If you have a tablet or laptop with an USB port you can go anywhere and have the capabilities. It wouldn’t be too difficult to write a module based on Golden Cheetah or something akin to that to receive the footpod data. Pair that with sufferfest steamroller and an erg file you can probably build a target HR and or pace for you to hit during the workout.