AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

Take a deep breath.

Review the instructions.

It sounds like you are over thinking this whole process.

A simple web search on rechargeable lithium battery storage or handling - I found plenty of information and nothing suggested storing them in the refrigerator. One comment found: Most battery manufacturers do not recommend storing batteries in the fridge. While the cooler temperature might lengthen ...

Looks like the option to turn off displaying in the Garmin screens ---

CDA and Time Advantage portions of AP functions ---

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should be useful for the PP users because these are not used in the PP.

Parallels does claim V17 runs on M1 Apple Silicon -


https://www.parallels.com/pd/general/?g ... HgQAvD_BwE

The best you can hope for right now is that Parallels and/or VMWare Fusion running on Apple Silicon can support older Mac OS version - Catalina and so on. There you can run Isaac in all its glory until software brings capability. It really is no different for the Microsoft side in the near future - ...

There is version 17 of Parallels Desktop - it may be part of the solution. Keep in mind another path you can take is to use Parallels and run an older version of the MacOS where you know the Isaac can run. All you need is the installer for that version of the MacOS that you want to have available an...

Although I use a Garmin Edge 830 and not a wrist watch device - I have found that the only reliable pairing of my Garmin and PP to the speed/cadence sensors comes from waking the speed and cadence sensors, then one-click on the PP to wake it up. Just a few seconds later I get the solid green on the ...

Suggestion - After reading the Garmin instructions.... For each sensor you pair to a Garmin, you can get information about that sensor and in there are DETAILS. Within the DETAILS you will find how the sensor is communicating - ANT+ or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). For some sensors both are possible, ...

Yes, this is coming from Isaac looking for a GPS file. In my Power Pod 4 I can get the same error message if I am logged in to the GPS tracker application - VeloTrack - while in Isaac - and did not enable to collect ride data - or never started the mobile app on the iPhone. Since I have a Garmin Edg...

Isaac handles the PP ride data the same regardless of computer operating system.

I have had both Mac and Windows versions and both yield the same results.

Good question - On order to install Windows through Parallels you will need to enter a valid license key code for Windows - perhaps you have a PC that was running some version of Windows --- When Windows 10 came out, I had a PC that was running Windows 7, and I believe another version - where you co...

Is it just the strap or the sensor, too? - If you go for a ride and the PP still records your HR, this may indicate that you won't need another cal ride. It may well be that the ID won't change with just a new strap. Either way, if you do your calibration in the same location as your previous calibr...

I would think that for some of these changes - if you are expressing hyper curiosity or wanting exact differences based on bike configuration - you might consider changing the speed sensor for each of the big changes you have expressed concerns about. That way, the panniers and weight/CDA impact mig...

I support John's comments - stuff happens - but of late it is stuff that Apple does and not the vendors who are at the whims of what gets changed by Apple. Years ago it was all the small features that individuals could create that appeared to enhance functionality of Apple software - yet when implem...

I wonder if people want to vote on this and let's see what John's response is after we have a reasonable number of responses.

The real question is how do you continue to verify your calibration?

If you are using a bike computer that can estimate tire circumference from revolutions and distance (from GPS) - like Garmin Edge systems - they can report the value that you can use, too.

I think turning on the Garmin last might be a better sequence - let's see what John has to say.

I say that because of the possible Bluetooth role.

Are you waking up your sensors, then turning on the PP and finally the Garmin - or do you turn on the Garmin before the PP?? So what order do you follow - Sensors, PP, Garmin, or .......

Is it possible that a marginal USB connection is part of this issue?

And as such, Isaac is not getting good data?

you likely do not have the PP secure - and it is moving = the red flash suggests that the call ride failed for tilt errors.

Screen Shot 2021-04-03 at 10.19.12 AM.png The EDIT Profile Screen. Screen Shot 2021-04-03 at 10.19.26 AM.png Bringing the Tire Sidewall Marking list open as a DROP DOWN. Notice the top entry <Measured> --- Select that choice by highlighting it. Screen Shot 2021-04-03 at 10.19.40 AM.png You can then...

I think some wrist based HR monitors are sensitive to how the band tightness is around the wrist.

My own iWatch can give misleading readings unless I make sure it is snug during exercise.

Tom

As far as tightening the PP into the holder - you mentioned that you thought you were getting it pretty tight, but did not want to break the plastic - a good train of thought. Make it snug - if you think it is getting close to tight enough - hold onto the PP and see if with a small amount of force -...

KAMENR I have to agree that whatever version of ISAAC that can run on MOJAVE, HIGH SIERRA or another choice would potentially make the install easier. The biggest slowdown for CATALINA is the security steps - which, by the way, will continue for much of the software installs of any product in the fu...

As John noted in another section of the forum (Isaac Software) and I reported - http://www.velocompforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=5633 There is a free downloadable version of VMware Fusion (personal use) that would allow you to install an older operating system of MacOS - say Catalina or even an...

For things to stick you must click on the "Accept" button - or it won't.

You can substitute an older MacOS version - Mojave or High Sierra for example - if one of them is more to your liking - installer files are a bit smaller by about 2 GB. The advantage of using a virtual OS is that you still have Big Sur running at the same time. The disadvantage is the space taken up...

Just to let you know that VMWare Fusion has opted to provide a free version of their virtual operating system. So you could download that and install any of the previously available MacOS systems - and then install Isaac and the Velocomp bundle. I have both VMWare and Parallels with older MacOS vers...

You also mentioned that the PP will be used on more than one bike. It is crucial that the PP be returned to the exact same position on each respective bike that the calibration for that bike was conducted. So the PP does not have to be an identical orientation over the span of all bikes - just that ...

I don't think so - It turns out the component software package is provided by Silicon Labs. Even though Velocomp does use some of the LabView software to create some of the Isaac application, the driver needed is the CP210x. If you go to the Silicon Labs site, there is just the message about still t...