New Power Analysis Graphs in V4.1

We’re currently beta testing V4.1 of iSMARTtrain. In this release, we’ve added two new features related to cycling power analysis. To try out the beta version, visit our beta site.

Power Duration Graph

The Power-Duration graph shows the maximum power averaged for each given amount of time. It scans through your session, finding your maximum one-second power, two-second power, etc., right up to the session duration.

How do I use this info

You can use this graph to discover your maximum average power for a given interval. For instance, to find your power for a 5 minute interval, simple move the cursor along the graph to the 5 minute point, and you’ll see your average power for that period.

What options are there

The graph can show just a single session, or it can show a range of sessions by using the filter button in the toolbar to filter by date range or sport.

 

Force/Power Graph

This graph divides the session data into low cadence/low power, low cadence/high power, high cadence/low power & high cadence/high power areas. Each sector shows the percentage of the total ride time spent in this quadrant. The concept for this was developed by Dr. Andrew Coggan.

How do I use this info

This graph lets you see if you pedal stroke is more of a ‘spinner’ or a ‘masher’ for a given ride. You’ll also see a difference depending on the type of ride or terrain. The percentage of total time is shown for each quadrant

What options are there

The dividing line for power is set to user’s FTP, but can be changed; dividing line for cadence is set to 80 rpm, but can also be changed.

iSMARTtrain V4.0.9 Release

V4.0.9 is released this evening. This version has a couple of enhancements and fixes a few bugs, as detailed below:

• Fixed crash importing V3.0 files
• Now correctly shows TRIMP on Session Graph
• No longer crashes with ‘Could not merge changes’ error
• Now allows line breaks in Session Notes & Route description
• Fixed crash when FTDI devices (Joule, SRM PC7) are unplugged
• Now imports laps from SRM PC8 files correctly
• Now correctly handles manually entered HR Zone times

Download from: http://ismarttrain.com/download.php

iSMARTtrain V4.0.8 Released

V4.0.8 is released today. This release fixes a couple of issues with Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) where iSMARTtrain had some problems accessing resources on the internet.

You might need to update to this release manually by visiting http://ismarttrain.com/download.php, if the ‘Check for Updates’ option doesn’t show that an update is available.

Apple Maps in V4.0.7 and Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

With the release of Mac OS X 10.11, Apple has removed some of the restrictions on using Apple Maps in applications. In previous releases of Mac OS X, only apps sold via the Mac App store could use Apple Maps, similar to the restrictions placed on iCloud.

If you’re using 4.0.7 on El Capitan, you’ll notice a difference in the look of the maps, and you’ll see more information presented when you click on a lap marker.

iSMARTtrain V4.0.7 Released

Version 4.0.7 is out today – It includes a number of fixes for Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), as well as the others listed below.

Any problems/Questions, just let me know: stuart@yellowfield.co.uk

• Now Imports Equipment Data from V3 files correctly
• Improved Maps in Mac OS X 10.11
• Improved downloading from Polar ‘S’ series devices
• Climb now shows correctly for Imperial Units
• Can now change the Bar Width on the Distribution Graph for Mac OS X 10.10 and above
• Equipment Management now correctly handles active/inactive items
• Garmin .tcx files now import with correct distance
• Now supports SRM PC8
• Improved SRM PC6/7 Downloading

Download from http://www.ismarttrain.com/downloads.php or from the Mac App Store.

 

iSMARTtrain Video

Here’s our new video for iSMARTtrain, which gives a brief overview of how the new version works. It was filmed using a Garmin VIRB Elite and a Canon 100D.

The screen captures where done using ScreenFlow 5.0 and the video was edited in iMovie. The opening scenes were filmed earlier with year at Club la Santa in Lanzarote.

iSMARTtrain V4.0 Beta 17 Released

V4.0 Beta 17’s out tonight. Unless there’s any major bugs in this version, this is the release candidate. 

Download from http://www.ismarttrain.com/beta/

• Now shows correct units for climb when a new session is added
• Can now set the ‘bucket’ width for distribution graph
• Added Menu Items to link to Website, Support Page and Mailing List sign-up page
• UI Fixes
• Added Help file
• Now more responsive when downloading session summaries from Garmin devices

iSMARTtrain V4.0 Beta 16 Released

V4.0 Beta 16 is released tonight. We’re getting pretty close to final release now, so please let me have any bugs you find or questions that you have. 

Download from http://www.ismarttrain.com/beta/

Known Bugs in this release

• Garmin Forerunner 205, 301, 305 & Edge 205 & 205 downloads don’t work
• CycleOps Joule downloads may fail downloading multiple sessions in one go

Fixes in this Release

• List View Columns now scale as Window size changes
• Improved Analytics reporting
• Distribution Graph now shows HRZones on first run
• New device images
• UI improvements for Calendar View
• Now refreshes calendar when a session is deleted
• >Now correctly identifies Multisport sessions in summary listing
• Improvements to PowerTap Cervo Downloading
• Fixed crash with .fit files that contain no data from Garmin devices
• Speed is now calculated correctly

iSMARTtrain V4.0 Beta 15 Released

V4.0 Beta 15 is released today. We’re getting pretty close to final release now, so please let me have any bugs you find or questions that you have. Hopefully, I’ll manage to support the older Garmin Forerunner 205, 301, 305 & Edge 205 & 205 devices fully supported before final release.

Download from http://www.ismarttrain.com/beta/

Known Bugs in this release

• Garmin Forerunner 205, 301, 305 & Edge 205 & 205 downloads don’t work
• CycleOps Joule downloads may fail downloading multiple sessions in one go

Fixes in this release

• Sync Button animation now looks correct on Yosemite
• Improvements to Polar downloads
• Now shows sessions that have already been downloaded form SRM PC7 & CycleOps Joule devices
• Fixed alignment of time/duration strings so that they are now left-aligned
• Totals View now shows climb in units matching distance
• Distribution Graph options are now correctly enabled and disabled, depending on the data types present in the session
• Added option in Preferences to set units used for Grand Totals row in Totals panel
• Period Totals are now correct for mixed units of distance
• Now correctly shows speed when non-metric units are selected
• Fixed crash showing laps for SRM PC7
• Now has custom icons for Lap Markers on Map View
• Now calculates temperature for session (average) if session has temperature data but average temperature is not present in downloaded data
• Now calculates calories burned from Power data if figure is missing from downloaded data
• Now imports SRM PC7 sessions with sport set to Cycling
• Fixed bug where some SRM PC7 sessions showed 0:00:00 for duration
• Now displays TRIMP value based on preference set in User HR Zones Panel
• Now shows TSS, NP & IF in Session Details Popover
• Now asks for retry if no response is received from Joule GPS
• Session Detail popup now has ‘-‘ instead of ‘Label’ for textfields when it initially opens
• Totals Panel now shows units for Ascent
• Lap markers now show when Data Graph is initially displayed
• Now filters out sessions less that 30 seconds long for SRM PC7
• SRM & Joule sessions no longer have a table cell named ‘Table View Cell’
• Fixed crash when closing app after using a serial device
• Added support for PowerTap Cervo
• Back button now works on Map View

Any problems with the beta or questions, please email me – stuart@yellowfield.co.uk

iSMARTtrain V4.0 Beta 14 Released

V4.0 Beta 14 is released today.

Fixes and new features are as follows:

• Fixed crash displaying Sessions Graph
• Now supports CycleOps Joule GPS
• Now supports SRM Powercontrol V
• Added Google Analytics – see our latest blog post for details
• Shows percentages as text under coloured bar in Calendar Summary Cell
• Now shows time spent in each HR Zone in Calendar Summary Cell
• Can now edit data in the Data Graph

Download from http://www.ismarttrain.com/beta/

Any problems with the beta or questions, please email me – stuart@yellowfield.co.uk