Use FortiusAnt with a Vortex T1961 with T1962 display

[WouterJD]

Hi Wouter
I plan to use FortiusAnt with a Vortex T1961 with T1962 display. Are these supported? The trainer was initially not found (Ant+ dongle is identified as Dynastream Innovations dongle). Trainer was only found after I tried Garmin dongle and switched back to the Tacx T2018 dongle. I am still busy setting the rest up ("second PC") part.

PS thanks for all the great work you are doing!

Johann Kistner, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Originally posted by @johnit-learn in #14 (comment)

[WouterJD]

Originally posted by @johnit-learn in #14 (comment)

My setup is the 230V T2160 kit/configuration described here:
https://activesport.co/WebRoot/Store5/Shops/80c85f8f-7a95-4b1c-9c30-e64b314f3f2e/MediaGallery/tacx/T2160_T2165_i-Vortex_Tech_Info_1310.pdf. It was purchased in 2013. The core components are the T1960 230V resistance unit, T1962 i-Vortex computer unit and T2018 Ant II USB stick.

I managed to get the FortiusAnt working in a two computer setup (3.2.4 setup 2) and will provide more details when I have done a workout. The most difficult part was getting the two Ant+ USB adapters working, for which I followed your instructions on both PCs. The Switchable t19xx_usb drivers did the trick. Both computers are running Windows 10. The FortiusAnt PC uses the Tacx Ant II USB stick and the trainer app PC uses a Garmin Ant II stick.

I would prefer to get the system working with Bluetooth, on a Raspberry Pi Zero W, but this item is currently out of stock locally.

For a trainer app I use the Tacx app and Rouvy.

[WouterJD]

This is the text output:
10:05:41,648: FortiusANT started
10:05:41,649: -a
10:05:41,649: -B False
10:05:41,650: -c False
10:05:41,650: -C 0/0
10:05:41,650: -d 7 (0b111)
10:05:41,650: -D None
10:05:41,651: -g
10:05:41,651: -H 0
10:05:41,651: -p 1.0
10:05:41,651: -O False
10:05:41,651: -R defines Runoff: maxSpeed=40 dip=2 minSpeed=1 targetTime=7 power=100
10:05:41,652: -t Vortex
10:05:41,652: -T [34, 50] x [34, 30, 27, 25, 23, 21, 19, 17, 15, 13, 11] (start=50x19)
10:05:41,652: ------------------
10:05:42,906: FortiusAnt GUI started in child-process
10:05:43,931: GetDongle - Try dongle: manufacturer=Dynastream Innovations, product= ANT USBStick2, vendor= 0xfcf, product=0x1008(4104)
10:05:45,725: FortiusANT broadcasts data as an ANT+ Controlled Fitness Equipent device (FE-C), id=57591
10:05:45,945: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT+ Heart Rate Monitor (HRM display), any device
10:05:46,206: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex (VTX Controller), any device
10:05:46,481: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex Headunit (VHU Controller), any device
10:05:46,762: FortiusANT broadcasts data as an ANT+ Bicycle Power Sensor (PWR), id=57596
10:05:46,985: FortiusANT broadcasts data as an ANT+ Speed and Cadence Sensor (SCS), id=57595
10:05:47,240: FortiusANT receives commands from an ANT+ Generic Remote Control
10:05:47,536: ---------- ANT-devices are activated ----------

[WouterJD]

10:05:46,206: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex (VTX Controller), any device
10:05:46,481: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex Headunit (VHU Controller), any device

This means that FortiusANT is listening for two Vortex devices; the brake and the headunit.
Now it is interesting to see what will come on the screen.

The very first post shows the screen listening, but no device connected yet,
Please be patient; it can take multiple minutes for pairing to work.

Note I do not have a Vortex, neither your combination of brake and headunit.

If nothing happens at all; create a logfile using the -d255 option and attach those in a next comment

[johnit-learn]

Hi Wouter, I ran a full test yesterday and everything works over ANT+. The photos are attached. I prefer bluetooth because my mobile phone and iPad do not support Ant+, but do not have a suitable, supported dongle (mine is not supported). I therefor set FortiusAnt up on a Raspberry Pi 400, and managed to get it working on Ant+, but Bluetooth gives an error message: Running FortiusAnt.sh with parameters -a -b -H0 -t Vortex: Stop standard Bluetooth Service Enable Bluetooth for FortiusAnt Can't init device hci0: Invalid argument (22) hciconfig failed, press enter to continue: Interestingly, the Bluetooth test script runs without error. Stop standard Bluetooth Service \u25cf bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled; vendor preset Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2021-08-26 10:24:51 SAST; 62ms ago Docs: man:bluetoothd(8) Process: 1421 ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd (code=exited, status=0/S Main PID: 1421 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Status: "Quitting" Aug 26 10:24:05 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Bluetooth daemon 5.50 Aug 26 10:24:05 pi400 systemd[1]: Started Bluetooth service. Aug 26 10:24:05 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Starting SDP server Aug 26 10:24:05 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Bluetooth management interface 1.18 init Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Terminating Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 systemd[1]: Stopping Bluetooth service... Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Stopping SDP server Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 bluetoothd[1421]: Exit Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 systemd[1]: bluetooth.service: Succeeded. Aug 26 10:24:51 pi400 systemd[1]: Stopped Bluetooth service. lines 1-18/18 (END) The Raspberry Pi is also not visible to my mobile phone over Bluetooth. There is a minor problem regarding Ant in the documentation: it calls for 2_InstallPackagesANT.sh (will be created if required) But the script is not in the raspberry directory of FortiusANT. I presume this is because Ant+ support is already part of the Raspberry OS? I have kept a complete record of all the console output during installation, if this is of any use. regards Johann

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On Tue, 24 Aug 2021 at 11:07, Wouter Dubbeldam ***@***.***> wrote: 10:05:46,206: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex (VTX Controller), any device 10:05:46,481: FortiusANT receives data from an ANT Tacx Vortex Headunit (VHU Controller), any device This means that FortiusANT is listening for two Vortex devices; the brake and the headunit. Now it is interesting to see what will come on the screen. The very first post shows the screen listening, but no device connected yet, Please be patient; it can take multiple minutes for pairing to work. Note I do not have a Vortex, neither your combination of brake and headunit. If nothing happens at all; create a logfile using the -d255 option and attach those in a next comment — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#322 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQAIRKQGIQB5EC2KDSSEMR3T6NOM5ANCNFSM5CWL3NWQ> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&utm_campaign=notification-email> .

[WouterJD]

Hi John

You probably responded by email and attached photo's are then not uploaded to github.
The vortex is an ANT+ enabled trainer and will not work with bluetooth; so unless I'm wrongly informed this is a nogo (does Tacx Trainer Software communicate to the vortex through bluetooth?).

"hciconfig failed, press enter to continue:" sometimes appears without clear reason why.
I have the impression the BT interface is not 100% stables, especially when the RPi400 is warm.
Restart and try....

[johnit-learn]

Hi Wouter
I want to use the Pi400 with FortiusAnt as bridge to connect with Ant+ to the Vortex trainer and Bluetooth to the training app, e.g. Rouvy. I have solved the Bluetooth issue by adding these steps from
https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/setting-up-raspberry-pi-3-wi-fi-and-bluetooth/
after installing and updating Raspberry OS:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install pi-bluetooth
sudo apt-get install bluetooth bluez blueman

I am still a novice on Raspberry, but think the second last step made the difference; the Bluetooth icon now shows on the screen. After this I follow your setup procedure. The Vortex is now visible through FortiusAnt as Bluetooth connection - power source and controlable on my mobile phone and other Bluetooth only devices.

I am very happy that this is now possible!

[WouterJD]

Hi @johnit-learn congratulations!

So I understand that the Pi/4 is connected to the Tacx through ANT.
Where is Rouvy running?

[johnit-learn]

Hi Wouter Rouvy is running on my Samsung Galaxy S21 or on my iPad. The iPad is my preferred option. My Apple TV is too old. I also had the entire setup running, without Bluetooth, but with FortiusAnt and Rouvy on an older Windows 10 core i7 laptop.

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On Thu, 2 Sept 2021 at 15:54, Wouter Dubbeldam ***@***.***> wrote: Hi @johnit-learn <https://github.com/johnit-learn> congratulations! So I understand that the Pi/4 is connected to the Tacx through ANT. Where is Rouvy running? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#322 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQAIRKXDSPZUDNJ43EFLOFLT756ZLANCNFSM5CWL3NWQ> . Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>.

[johnit-learn]

Hi Wouter
A big thankyou from my side: I have FortiusAnt working on a Raspberry Pi Zero W and am very happy with the result. I have simply mounted LEDs with built-in resistors and a small switch on a header. My next project might be to move to a Pi Zero 2 W with a small LCD display.
regards
Johann

[WouterJD]

Congratulations and happy to see FortiusANT working!

[WouterJD]

Since there is no communication here, I assume can be closed.
If not happy to reopen