This datafield shows useful live road gradient. </p><p>It does this much better than the stock gradient data field,</p><p>which seems to rely on GPS data, which is the worst sensor for the job.</p><p></p><p>A vertical speed / VAM field is also available.</p><p></p><p>Details:</p><p></p><p>- Uses the best available data: barometric altitude, bike speed sensors, GPS as a fallback.</p><p>- Adjustable smoothing: fast response vs. smooth values with variable length moving average filter.</p>
1.3.1-1:</p><p>- Build for Edge 540/840</p><p>1.3.1:</p><p>- Add a setting to toggle the percent sign (value postfix). (Can save screen space.)</p><p>- Apply settings changes immediately.</p><p>1.3.0:</p><p>- Add a setting to toggle the plus sign (value prefix).</p><p>1.2.2-4:</p><p>- Re-build with most recent lib and source version.</p><p>1.2.2-1:</p><p>- Build with new SDK for many new devices.</p>
Edge® 1000
Edge® 1030
Edge® 1030 Plus
Edge® 1030, Bontrager
Edge® 1040
Edge® 130
Edge® 130 Plus
Edge® 520
Edge® 520 Plus
Edge® 530
Edge® 540
Edge® 820
Edge® 830
Edge® 840
Edge® Explore
Edge® Explore 1000
Edge® Explore 2
Edge® Explore 820
Enduro™ 2
ForeAthlete® 735XTJ
Forerunner® 245
Forerunner® 245 Music
Forerunner® 255
Forerunner® 255 Music
Forerunner® 255S
Forerunner® 255S Music
Forerunner® 55
Forerunner® 645
Forerunner® 645 Music
Forerunner® 735XT
Forerunner® 745
Forerunner® 935
Forerunner® 945
Forerunner® 945 LTE
Forerunner® 955, Forerunner® 955 Solar
fēnix® 5, quatix® 5
fēnix® 5 Plus
fēnix® 5S
fēnix® 5S Plus
fēnix® 5X, tactix® Charlie
fēnix® 5X Plus
fēnix® 6
fēnix® 6 Dual Power
fēnix® 6 Pro, fēnix® 6 Sapphire
fēnix® 6 Pro Dual Power
fēnix® 6 Pro Solar
fēnix® 6 Solar
fēnix® 6S
fēnix® 6S Dual Power
fēnix® 6S Pro, fēnix® 6S Sapphire
fēnix® 6S Pro Dual Power
fēnix® 6S Pro Solar
fēnix® 6S Solar
fēnix® 6X Pro, fēnix® 6X Sapphire, fēnix® 6X Pro Solar, tactix® Delta Sapphire, quatix® 6X Solar, tactix® Delta Solar, tactix® Delta Solar Ballistics
fēnix® 7, fēnix® 7– Sapphire Solar Edition, fēnix® 7 Solar, quatix® 7
fēnix® 7S, fēnix® 7S– Solar Edition, fēnix® 7S– Sapphire Solar Edition
fēnix® 7X, fēnix® 7X - Solar Edition, fēnix® 7X– Sapphire Solar Edition, quatix® 7X – Solar Edition
fēnix® Chronos
Mercedes-Benz Venu® 2
Mercedes-Benz Venu® 2S
quatix® 6
quatix® 6X, quatix® 6X Solar, quatix® 6X Dual Power
tactix® 7, tactix® 7 – Pro Ballistics Edition, tactix® 7 – Pro Edition
Venu®
Venu® 2
Venu® 2 Plus
Venu® 2S
vívoactive® 3
vívoactive® 3 Mercedes-Benz® Collection
vívoactive® 3 Music
vívoactive® 4, GarminActive
vívoactive® 4S, GarminActive S
Emanuele
30 de mayo de 2023 |
Versión 1.3.1
There Is the possibility to save the grade on fit file? To show the graph in connect app
William Beck
25 de marzo de 2023 |
Versión 1.3.1
I have tried the app on several rides and love how it works. 3 sec smoothing is a good compromise that yields results that are much more useful than the super long delay in the stock grade field. The only problem is that the font is too small on my 1040, even in single data fields, so it's harder to read than the stock grade field. If that could be fixed, it would be 5 stars.
Respuesta del desarrollador
28 de marzo de 2023,
flyingflo
Unfortunately it is quite hard to produce a layout that fits an actual device properly with CIQ data fields. Devices are different, and CIQ doesn't help much with tat. Looks like people with 1040s like this field. I'll check the layout for this one, when there's time..
Barry Hoffman
6 de agosto de 2022 |
Versión 1.2.2-1
Hi, So happy to find your widget for my new 1040 solar. Realized very quickly how awful the default grade % data field is as it takes 15-20 seconds to reflect. Trying your widget on a century tomorrow. Do you take small requests? Can we get the % sign after the numbers? so instead of ___. ____ could we get ____ . ___ % this would be great! thanks for considering.
David Wilson
17 de julio de 2022 |
Versión 1.2.2
The 1030plus units have appalling lag and from what I read on teh forums, the 1040 units are no better. Gradient changes typically take around 15 secs and Garmin claim this is within their specs! Found that this app (on the 1 setting) reduces that lag to a more acceptable 3-5 secs, so from that perspesctive it does what it says on the tin! so great!! As the author pointed out, the smoothing value is compromise between response time and accuracy, with defaults at 1, 3, 5 and 7, however, as pointed out on aprevious review, the "1" setting does result in slightly wild gradient numbers (to be expected), however, I do find that while the "3" value improves the accuracy, the pay off is obviously the response time which is what most of us are looking for in these "laggy" units. So any chanve of getting a "2" value as a compromise? Either way, thanks for a great little app, its certainly helped out an issue which was a source of significant annoyance!
Luc Guerin
6 de octubre de 2020 |
Versión 1.2.2
Works much better than the standard gradient field. Still some delay, but much reduced. I used the faster response time set-up using garmin connect app. Thanks for offering this.
Martin
15 de julio de 2020 |
Versión 1.2.1
Tested on Edge 520 Plus and not satisfied with the app. I used older barometric computer that provides good enough grade values as a reference. I noticed data field value jumps rapidly often, sometimes it displays almost twice grade percentage as it really is. Also response is very slow. I don't recommend this app.
Respuesta del desarrollador
31 de julio de 2020,
flyingflo
Basically, what the data field does is collect values for elevation and speed and filter them. You can try to adjust the filter to achieve more smooting in the settings. However, if your older computer gives truly better readings, it most likely has better sensors built-in. A big advantage is a dedicated bike speed sensor. If you rely on GPS speed, gradient values will be very jumpy, because GPS speed is very jumpy...
Chris Thorpe
25 de noviembre de 2019 |
Versión 1.1.2
One of the only actually useful things in the connect IQ store
Mauro Innocenti
13 de junio de 2019 |
Versión 1.1.2
Sorry, but on my edge 130 this field does'nt fit in the smallest data layout... so us pretty invisible.
Kornelius Krieger
21 de abril de 2019 |
Versión 1.1.1
Tested it today and was very happy! The Garmin installed VAM and grades are too unreliable, together with VAM (by same developper) I use it to pace my rides on hill climbs with more than 5% gradient. Great job and thumbs up to the developper!
Sean Haggerty
6 de enero de 2019 |
Versión 1.1.1
Downloaded it today and took it for a ride using the default 3s smoothing. It worked great! A little bit of lag in the readout of display, but the results were right on par with where the should be-great job! I'm trying out the 1s smoothing next, just out of curiousity, since we have a lot of shorter rollers where I ride. Definitely recommend the app.
Data Field