AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

Hi John I finally got the DFPM calibration completed although I could not pair the Assioma pedals to the Powerpod so I recorded a sperate ride file and merged them into Isaac. The was not much impact to the profiles which underlines the strength of the Velocomp calibration routine. I’ve enclosed the...

Unfortunately the test wasn't vey successful. I paired the PowerPod but it didn't pick up the pedals, the HR monitor cadence and speed sensor were picked up but not the pedals and yes they were awake. Unfortunately I didn't check the profile until after I did the calibration and the out and back rid...

Hi John I finally going to have a bit of time to do this DFPM calibration. In terms of pairing the Assioma pedals, do I actually need to do this via the PowerPod and then do a out and back ride. Before seeing your post I’d just downloaded the profile from the PowerPod and updated the DFPM 5 Chr ANT+...

Thanks John much appreciated.

I'll have play over the weekend.

I would like to try and calibrate my Powerpod against my Favero Assioma DFPM pedals. I'm using the power pod on my commuting bike only so would just swap over the pedal short term. I'm assuming this would yield the most accurate calibration assuming the Favero Assioma are correct. I have had a look ...

By way of an update for Polar Users Polar M460 does not work with PowerPod V5 - The Polar see the PowerPod and pairs but does not show any data. Polar V650 does work - John - You tested this some years ago. The above is nothing to do with the Bluetooth implementation of the PowerPod, Polar are notor...

Hi John My current PowerPod is a V2 ( first Bluetooth version) but it is dead, it cost take a charge and the rubber cover on the switch has gone. Time to buy a new one and the are some interesting prices in Europe. I just want to establish if it will work with my Polar m460 just for it to receive po...

Hi I’m thinking of getting a V5 PP for my commuting bike. I have had a couple of power pods through the years going back to the original Kickstarter model. On my commuting bike a use an old Polar M460 (yes I’m somewhat wed to the polar eco system and training peaks). I know the PP woks with the V650...

Hi I looking at upgrading my V2 PowerPod BLE ANT+ to the V3. Pobikekit in Europe have a excellent deal at the moment. Could you confirm that all V3's are BLE compatible and there is not a ANT+ only version. Is there anything you can to do swap over my powerstroke feature from my V2 before I factory ...

hoosier1981 you mention Garmin and unless I'm very much mistaken all Garmin head unit use ANT+ not BLE. The difference between ANT and BLE is that ANT+ supports one to many pairings and BLE doesn't. This means that you can pair your ANT+ head unit to the ANT speed and cadence sensors directly at the...

The may be a way the the BLE has been implemented on the head unit.. I have exactly the same issue on a Polar V650 see below for description: http://velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=93&t=4452&p=23674&hilit=polar+v650#p23674 I've turned the GPS off but the head unit is still not showing ...

Tim I'm sure John will confirm but the mount angle of your PowerPod is right at the maximum. As a rule of thumb the lettering on the side should be parallel to the ground.. Shift you mount and the PowerPod will adjust over the next 8 mins of you next ride. As it is set up it the wind port is more li...

Strange, I can definitely confirm the the PowerPod is connected to the speed sensor. Power readings are exactly as expected and further more going through long tunnel I loose speed on the Polar head unit but power is still fine. This shows that the PP is working as it should be. I guess it will rema...

John My second question of the day. I know you have a Polar V650 that you test with. This isn't really you problem but I'd like to know if you have different results to me. On some of my bikes I have duel sensors and the polar picks up the BTLE side. On one bike I have just ANT sensors and use the P...

Profiles – Device ID's Type ?? Hi John I'm a long time user (kickstarter) who really rates the PowerPod, I upgrade to BTL when you relased that. have four profiles running on four bikes. I came across something that I've not noticed before and wonder if you could help me with a clarification. I had ...

So to be clear, are you saying that Turbo Train Mode operates at a profile level and not at a device level?

If that is the case and given my multi bike setup I should never have to use the toggle feature in Isaac.. ?

I'll give it a try this week..

And the next two ride files..
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John This happened to me again today and it’s becoming very irritating as I could do nothing on the bike to switch the PowerPod over to normal road mode. I did a several hard resets but that just trigged a second ride file in trainer mode. In term of bikes, I have a bike that is permanently setup on...

Hi John I have managed to replicate the issue with the PowerPod getting stuck in Trainer Mode. I've enclosed a document with the relevant steps and protocol that I was following. I also enclosed the two ride files from the “before” state i.e Trainer Mode and from after I switched this mode off and d...

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I'll post mine when I get back fro vacation. My powerpod is curently in "trainer mode" so when I get home I'll capter everything with screen shots and .ibr files etc as I plan along road ride on my return.

I'm using a Polar V650 with Wahoo dual  ANT  / BTLE speed and cadance sensors. When i Initally setup this configuration I was using the Powerpod to relay the speed and cadance to the Plolar V650 via BTLE along with the Wattage, however for some reason the Incline and VAM features were not working on...

Hi John I had the same issue today. Last night i preped for the ride and switched off trainer mode in issac (confirmed via the pop up window) I then switched the active profile to one of my roadbikes. When I started my ride I assumed that i was going into calibration mode as my watts increased as I ...

John

Thanks for the update very good news. Looks like I'll have to sell on my ANT+ Powerpod and buy the BTE version now.

The bridging function is interesting as only 4iiii have anything like this with the Viiiiva HR monitor.

Wishing you all the best for the new year.

John

I see you have tested the BLE version of the PowerPod with various software, have you have a chance to test the unit with any BTLE cycle computers. I’m thinking about upgrading my ANT+ version and compatibility is the key criteria for me, in particular the Polar V650.

I did a very nonscientific test yesterday. In the center of some of the one of the roads into my village ( a very quiet road ) the is a line pave in the center of the road (Cobble stones) marking the center of the road and nice smooth tarmac either side. This allowed me to ride a certain wattage on ...

Wow that looks interesting. I'll be interested to see how this comes with sections of cobbles. Normally PowerPod just gives up. I've not tried PowerPod on a VTT Mountain Bike yet but I always assumed there would be a large discrepancy in reading between riding through mud and on gravel, as this is a...

We're working on that. It is not as easy as it sounds! I guess this is the challenge of a single GUID and multiple data channels. There aren't many apps that support multichannel data streaming and next to none that support power. Rotating the data channels under a single GUID is a option but has i...

John I would like to change the heart rate monitor I’m using on my all of my profiles. Do I have to go through the repairing process for each profile or can I do this “offline” by going into Isaac, changing the HR Monitors ANT device ID’s on each profile and then uploading them in turn to the PowerP...

Sorry, I did not realize the Bluetooth version had not shipped, I'm happily using ANT+ and was asking as someone was looking to make a purchase in the near future .

Out of interest does anyone know if the PowerPod Bluetooth works with the polar v650 Cycling computer? The Polar v650 Cycling computer supports Bluetooth power meters but not all, I wondered if this combination has been tested by anyone..