POWER METER SOFTWARE
Running a power meter product line requires a lot of different pieces of power meter software. On top of the firmware dunning in the small electronic modules, you need end-user smartphone apps, cloud services for the apps, and the back-end tools for your support people to interface with.
We have the full suite of power meter software and support tools developed and ready to deploy as part of your power meter product offering.
FIRMWARE
For each electronic module type, a custom version of the firmware is required. This firmware is pre-programmed into the module during manufacturing and can be wirelessly updated in the field through the end-user smartphone app.
The firmware is responsible for cadence and power calculations on the fly. This includes the very delicate process of turning data from the rotating accelerometer into cadence while filtering out the often extreme vibrations present especially in MTB. High-quality firmware and hardware design will result in low power consumption. Important for any battery-operated device.
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SMARTPHONE APPS
For the end-user, there are two options to work with the power meter data:
- Smartphone app
- Head-unit/bike computer
For the smartphone app, the firmware supports the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard profiles for power meters. The app is available for both iOS and Android operation systems. When using a head-unit, both the BLE and ANT+ protocols are available. Both will even connect at the same time.
For firmware upload and the special ride recording mode designed to give customer-support the best insights into the condition of the power meter, a smartphone is required as this proprietary protocol is not supported by ANT+.
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BACK-END SUPPORT TOOLS
When new versions of the firmware are made available, they are uploaded to a cloud-hosted database and made available for download to selected types of modules for specific customers. This allows feature differentiation between the products and brands using the technology.
Two special types of PC based software is designed to make interfacing with the whole power meter software back-end system easy.
Firmware Access Control Tool
This tool allows fine-grained control of which power meters can receive which firmware version through the secure wireless firmware upgrade mechanism. Everything in the communication is protected end-to-end by elliptic encryption to ensure no false images can be uploaded.
Ride Data Analyzer
For analyzing the very detailed data uploaded by an end-user as a response to a customer support case, this tool allows an easy look into all the details. Byt looking at the data, customer-support can determine the next steps in case a power meter is not working to the customer’s satisfaction in the field.
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TEST SOFTWARE
For manufacturing and development test purposes, additional software is available to facilitate testing in various ways. This includes:
- CalStand software for test and calibration
- Test software for electronics manufacturing of the power meter modules
- Support tools for analyzing test ride data and comparisons
All of these power meter software tools make it easy to jump-start a power meter development.
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