OVERVIEW This project will enable a Windows or Linux PC to broadcast ANT+ data via a dongle from a Tacx trainer connected to it via USB. This can be either be from a standalone PC broadcasting to a PC or tablet running e.g. Zwift or Trainerroad, or from a Windows PC already running Zwift/ Trainerroad (this PC will therefore require two ANT+ dongles) It will work as a "Smart Trainer". In "resistance mode" it will control the resistance of the trainer via messages from the application controlling it. i.e. as the hill in Zwift gets steeper, the resistance will increase. It will also work in "erg mode" e.g. if Trainerroad sets a target wattage of 200W it will alter the resistance so you generate that power at the wheel speed you are at, negating the need for cadence or gear changes. A note on gradients- Antifier will set the resistance of the trainer according to the data it receives from the app. Zwift has a setting "trainer difficulty" which alters the gradient sent from the gradient ahown on the screen. In its default setting (middle of the slider), the gradient sent to Antifier is approximately 50% of the slope on the screen. In this case a screen 5% slope shows on Antifier as a 2.5% slope. If the slider is moved all the way to the left (off), then Zwift will only send a gradient of 0% regardless of screen slope. If the slider is all the way to the right, then Zwift sends a gradient double that which is shown on the screen, i.e. a 5% slope on the Zwift screen will show in Antifier as 10%. Adjust this slider as required- about 3/4 of the way to the right will result in Zwift sending the same slope it shows on the screen. This will not affect calculated power values sent to an app from Antifier. Home page: https://github.com/john-38787364/antifier REQUIREMENTS - Windows or Linux PC - ANT+ dongle to broadcast data - standard Garmin and Suunto dongles tested. Any dongle with hardware ID 0fcf:1009 or 0fcf:1008 should work - Tacx trainer. So far tested with 1932 and 1942 head unit INSTALLATION Linux (Root required): wget -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/john-38787364/antifier/master/install.sh | sudo sh This will create a directory "antifier" with required scripts in. Raspberry Pi- if you're using the stock Raspian you will need to create the file /etc/udev/rules.d/garmin-ant2.rules and add the following line (replacing NNNN with the product ID of the dongle from lsusb e.g. 1008 or 1009: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fcf", ATTRS{idProduct}=="NNNN", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe usbserial vendor=0x0fcf product=0xNNNN" Don't forget to reboot afterwards. If you have the dongle in whilst installing the script will attempt to detect it and autogenerate the line. you will still need to create the file and copy/paste. Windows: You will need to reinstall your trainer as a libusb-win32 device: 1. Open device manager, right click on the device and click "Uninstall". It may be listed as a "Jungo" device (see http://www.tacxdata.com/files/support/Windows10driverissues.pdf - DO NOT RUN TacxDriversSetup.exe!) 2. Unplug the trainer, wait 5 seconds, and plug it back in again 3. Find it again (usually under other devices>VR-interface) 4. Right click and select "update driver software" 5. Select "Browse my computer for driver software" 6. Select "Let me select from a list of device drivers on my computer" 7. Select libusb-win32 devices 8. Select ANT USB Stick 2, then OK in the warning, then close Download the Windows build of the application from: https://github.com/john-38787364/antifier/raw/master/antifier_package_x64.EXE https://github.com/john-38787364/antifier/raw/master/antifier_package_x32.EXE Double click on the self extracting package and run by double clicking on the downloaded antifier.exe If you wish to run as a native python script then you will need to run : python.exe -m pip install pyusb numpy and to download libusb-win32-devel-filter: https://sourceforge.net/projects/libusb-win32/files/libusb-win32-releases/1.2.6.0/ (or easier, use Zadig to install libusb driver) USAGE (GUI) Linux sudo python antifier.py Windows 1. Quit Garmin express if running 2. Run application- the gui should open Both 1. Pick the appropriate power curve for your trainer under "setup" 2. Scan for hardware to pickup your trainer and ANT dongle 3. Perform a rundown test to calibrate your trainer. (see below) 4. Start Zwift/ Trainerroad - Power, Heart rate, Cadence and Smart Trainer should all be available as FE-C device Rundown test To ensure comparable training sessions, the trainer should exert the same relative resistance each time 1. Aim for about 100psi in tyre when cold 2. Warm up for 2-3 minutes to warm rubberer 3. Perform test- try for about a 7 second rundown from 40kph USAGE (HEADLESS) Linux sudo python antifier.py -l -c power_calc_factors_imagic.txt (-s , -d) Stop with Ctrl-C OPTIONS -p, --power-factor=x - will alter power reported by factor selected. Defaults to 1. e.g. power-factor=0.9 and power is 100, then power of 90W will be reported -l, --healess - run without GUI (headless). Requires -c -c, --power-curve - choose powercurve file for headless operation -s, --simulate-trainer - simulate trainer -d, --debug - print debugging info PROBLEMS 1. Unplug and replug USB ANT+ dongles if having problems! Some applications esp Garmin Express can be greedy about ownership of dongles 2. Open a command prompt and from the download directory and run the program in the console with the following switches: -d, --debug - starts verbose output from script -s, --simulate-trainer - will ignore if a trainer is connected and sends cadence=90, power, HR=72 to test if your ANT+ dongle is broadcasting correctly, and if Zwift is receiving save output with antifier.py/.exe --debug > out.log To run the program in the console in Windows: 2.1 Open the folder containing antifier.exe then press "Shift Key" and right click in the white space next to it, then select "Open command window here". A black window should open 2.2 Run the script with "antifier.exe --debug > out.log" (select this command without the quotes then copy, right click on the black window should paste it into the black window) 2.3 Press return- there should be no output on the screen 2.4 Take a short Zwift ride- you should get data from your trainer on Zwift 2.5 Finish the ride then press ctrl-c whilst in the black window to exit the script 2.6 Post out.log to github as an issue 3. Report all issues via github at https://github.com/john-38787364/antifier POWER AND RESISTANCE CALIBRATION As the trainer does not report power, power must be inferred by the following formula: speed x resistance exerted by the trainer. The powercurve files power_calc_factors_TRAINER.txt contain the factors rewuired by the calculation as well as grade informtaion. You select which file to use when you choose a powercurve under "setup". Format: (comments after # sign) #grade:multiplier,additional -3:4.5000,-20 #1st line- any grade up to -3% will exert resistance level 0; power = speed x 4.5 + (-20) watts = 20kph x 4.5 - 20 = 70 watts -2:5.3666,-29 #2nd line- grades from -3% to -2% will exert resistance level 1; power = speed x 5.3666 + (-29) = 20kph x 5.3666 -29 = 78 watts Resistance level 6 was most extensively tested for power calculations so it is recommended that grades 0-2% are around this level Alter the grade and factors as you see fit. However, ensure there are 14 grades and resistance value defined. ROLL YOUR OWN POWER CURVE The package include the scripts power_curve.exe/power_curve.py. You will need your trainer, an ANT dongle and a bike power meter (powertap, quarq, vector,stages etc.) When run this will ask you to do a runoff test (aim for 7 seconds) and then calibrate your power meter. You will then ride at increasing speeds through each of the 14 resistance levels. The script will record the power meter data, speed and resistance levels and save (via pickle) this data into a file called calibration.pickle. For the coders- this is a pickled list of lists in the following format: [ [resistance, speed, power], ] It will then (using numpy) generate the linear equation facors for each resistance level, as well as a realistic gradient and save it to power_calc_factors_custom.txt. You can then use this power curve "Custom" in the main script. Please submit any power curves along with the trainer model to the GitHub site for others to use :) TODO Fix power factor window Fix head unit button functionality