Hi there
I've just set up a Powerpod with my Garmin Edge 1000. There is a 10 to 15 second delay in transmitting the watts to the Garmin. Can you please advise in explicit detail what steps I should take to fix that.
thanks, Mike
transimission delay
Re: transimission delay
There are three possible sources of delay:
1) Your Garmin is set to 5-10 second averaging (or more). This slows down readings. Consult your Garmin manual to change this.
2) Your PowerPod is set (by default) to Dynamic Power Smoothing. DPS evens out readings when you're riding at a constant pace (10 second averaging). However, when you stomp on the pedals PP switches instantly to fast response. If you don't like this setting you can use Isaac software ("Edit/Edit Profiles.../Extract from Device" to set averaging to a shorter time, including zero. Click "Send to iBike" to update your PP profile. Be aware that if you do this your power numbers could be jumpy, depending on your Garmin setting.
3) You're using a magnet-less cadence sensor. These sensors, for reasons we do not understand, take a full 4-5 crank turns to register cadence. When cadence = 0 power = 0, so this can introduce a delay. If you "hate" this you can pair your PP to your speed sensor, making sure your cadence sensor is not awake.
1) Your Garmin is set to 5-10 second averaging (or more). This slows down readings. Consult your Garmin manual to change this.
2) Your PowerPod is set (by default) to Dynamic Power Smoothing. DPS evens out readings when you're riding at a constant pace (10 second averaging). However, when you stomp on the pedals PP switches instantly to fast response. If you don't like this setting you can use Isaac software ("Edit/Edit Profiles.../Extract from Device" to set averaging to a shorter time, including zero. Click "Send to iBike" to update your PP profile. Be aware that if you do this your power numbers could be jumpy, depending on your Garmin setting.
3) You're using a magnet-less cadence sensor. These sensors, for reasons we do not understand, take a full 4-5 crank turns to register cadence. When cadence = 0 power = 0, so this can introduce a delay. If you "hate" this you can pair your PP to your speed sensor, making sure your cadence sensor is not awake.
John Hamann