AeroPod, PowerPod and Newton

We've now had great feedback from many of our users, which we've used to improve the performance of PowerPod:

1) We've fixed a bug that causes a zero-watts issue if you set up your PowerPod for indoor trainer usage, prior to using it outdoors

2) We've fixed a bug that causes ANT+ bike computers to become confused when the user selects the “calibrate power sensor” option on the bike computer. If the user selects the “calibrate power sensor” option, the PowerPod will return a calibration value of 0 (zero).

3) We've improved the user feedback for the first-ride calibration. After PowerPod sensor pairing, the solid green light goes out. When ready to start calibration, click the button. Yellow light remains on continuously, for up to 20 minutes, until calibration ride is begun. When calibration ride has started, the yellow light flashes for 5 minutes, then goes out—calibration is complete. If solid yellow light goes out before calibration ride is begun, then PowerPod has gone to sleep. Click to rewaken when ready to perform calibration ride.

4) Fixed a bug where, after calibration, sometimes watts could alternate between 0 and several thousand watts. If you haven't seen this problem then, after loading 607, you won't see the problem. If you HAVE seen this problem then contact technicalsupport@velocomp.com so we can help you purge the bug from your PowerPod.

After connecting your PowerPod to Isaac you will find the FW update using the "Device/Check Online for Firmware update" command.

For those of you who looked for FW 6.06, we decided against posting it because we knew 6.07 was coming soon. FW 6.07 includes all of the changes of 6.06, plus more.

If I try to install the new FW I, every time I get the information: "You already have the most recent firmware in the Unit: 6.05" ???

We're having problems with our FW server. As soon as the problem is fixed we will post 6.07

FW 6.07 is now live!

Connect your PowerPod to your computer, then launch Isaac.

Use the command "Device/Check Online for Firmware Update..." to access the new firmware.

Make sure you don't touch your computer or PowerPod during the firmware update!

The Help menu provides release notes for 6.07 firmware.

Hi John,

Do we still need to do the final step in the 6.04 update when we had to unplug the Powerpod from the USB a couple of seconds after the update finished in order for the update to work?

Thanks

Allen

No. The 604 "unplug trick" was for about 20 people only who got units with 601, and were upgrading to 604 from 601.

If your PowerPod has already firmware 604 in it, this is a normal install.