Connecting heart rate monitor without PM5?

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ablickle
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Connecting heart rate monitor without PM5?

Post by ablickle » April 14th, 2025, 12:19 pm

Has anybody been able to connect a heart rate monitor to Ergdata when using the StrengthErg without a PM5? My HRM connects easily with the PM5 on my Dynamic row erg, but I have not found a way to connect it to the StrengthErg that does not have a PM5. The same HRM connects easily to the Runkeeper and Supercycle apps on my Android phone, so I would think there should be a way to connect it to the Ergdata app as well...
Thanks for any suggestions!

drluvguru
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Re: Connecting heart rate monitor without PM5?

Post by drluvguru » April 14th, 2025, 3:52 pm

ErgData needs a PM5 to pick up HR data directly, without it, it won’t connect to your HRM. You could try a third-party app to track HR separately while using ErgData just for metrics, but no direct sync without PM5. Bit of a limitation, really.

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Re: Connecting heart rate monitor without PM5?

Post by Rumpled » April 15th, 2025, 2:34 am

The older ergdata for PM3 and PM4 had the HR connect to the phone app via Ant. Using a wired connection from the PM3 everything was merged in ergdata.

So, the strength erg has no monitor?
Maybe use some other health type app to record activities?

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