Today Bluetooth Smart FTMS is the absolute industry standard for indoor trainers and therefore Simcline-V2 is primarily targeted at FTMS! It is only since 2020 that most trainers have builtin support for FTMS. To meet the needs of early adapters of SIMCLINE, the latest release of Simcline-V2 is also supporting pre-2020 Tacx Smart Trainers with (ANT+) FE-C over BLE: Genius Smart, Bushido Smart, Vortex Smart, Flow Smart, Satori Smart and NEO.
The original ANT+ FE-C protocol details the bi-directional message communication of trainer data (speed, power, etcetera) from trainer to the controller and from the controller to the trainer commands or settings of targeted power, trainer resistance (grade) and calibration controls. See ThisisAnt for all conceivable documentation, tools, implementations, ANT+ based products, etcetera! Until about 2015 ANT+ FE-C protocol was the dominant standard for training equipment.
Since about 2015 the Tacx Company produced Tacx Smart Trainers that comply not only ANT+ FE-C but also Bluetooth (BLE). To achieve this, Tacx implemented a proprietary BLE-protocol called: (ANT+) FE-C over BLE. Tacx designed this proprietary BLE-protocol because at that time an open standard on Bluetooth (BLE) for trainers was completely lacking. When you think this applies to your legacy Tacx smart trainer, always check first if your legacy Tacx trainer has support for the (ANT+) FE-C protocol over BLE, since NOT all legacy Tacx Smart Trainers that were labelled Smart are equally Smart! For testing your legacy Smart trainer see: esp32_Test_Tacx_FE-C_over_BLE_v20
Legacy Tacx Smart Trainer support for (ANT+) FE-C over BLE is now builtin with Simcline-V2, you only have to activate it, when using a legacy Tacx smart trainer! Notice that FTMS and legacy Tacx FE-C mutually exclude each other within Simcline-V2!
Make configNimBLE.h settings to comply with your Legacy Tacx FE-C smart trainer.
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Open file, edit and save(!):
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Set Simcline-V2 NimBLE configuration for use of Legacy Tacx FE-C:
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of FiTness Machine Service data from trainer
// to training App directly. Bluetooth Smart FTMS: This is the industry standard for apps
// controlling the trainer via Bluetooth Smart, and includes power and cadence baked in.
// NOTICE --> NOT all (legacy) trainers support FTMS!!!
//#define ENABLE_FTMS
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of Zwift Virtual Shifting (ZVS) data between
// trainer and training App. ZVS is a proprietary Zwift BLE service used for virtual gear
// shifting and trainer control instead of physically moving your chain across cogs.
// NOTICE --> Requires a trainer with firmware that explicitly supports ZVS!
//#define ENABLE_ZVS
#if (defined(ENABLE_ZVS))
// Uncomment to allow/enable the Legacy ZVS Service for your trainer
//#define TRAINER_WITH_LEGACY_ZVS_SERVICE
#endif
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of Cycling Speed and Cadence data from trainer
// to training App directly. Useful when trainer allows direct pairing of builtin CSC sensor,
// NOTICE --> NOT all (legacy) trainers support CSC!!!
#define ENABLE_CSC
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of Heart Rate Measurement data from trainer
// to training App directly. Useful when trainer allows direct pairing of your HRM band,
// NOTICE --> ONLY Zwift Hub and Jetblack trainers support HRM baked in!!!
//#define ENABLE_HRM
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of Wahoo Trainer Control data from trainer
// to training App directly.
// Smart (Bluetooth) Wahoo Trainer Control: This is Wahoo’s (legacy) proprietary method of
// controlling Wahoo trainers, and includes speed/cadence data – still supported by Zwift a.o.
// NOTICE --> Most pre-2020 Wahoo trainers support this instead of FTMS!!!
//#define ENABLE_WAHOOCPS
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Uncomment to allow/enable the MITM transfer of Tacx FE-C (Fitness Equipment Cycling) data
// from trainer to training App directly.
// FE-C ANT+ over Bluetooth: This is Tacx’s (legacy) proprietary method of controlling Tacx
// trainers, and includes power and speed/cadence data – still supported by Zwift a.o.
// NOTICE --> Most pre-2020 Tacx trainers support this instead of FTMS!!!
#define ENABLE_TACXFEC
Warning: When a new version of Simcline-V2 is installed in Arduino IDE 2 it will override ALL files of a previous version! If you have made modifications in a file that is part of Simcline-V2 --> Make a copy of the file(s) in question BEFORE you install a new library version!