See ASCII and Serial Products or get information on configuring ASCII Serial Module, ASCII Network Module and Wi-Fi Network Module.
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Serial communication still provide an easy and robust way of interconnecting equipment. Using the ASCII configuration option in Embedded Setup you can output in a variety of "human readable" formats.
The default set of options mean data is output in standard JSON format. This makes it very easy to process the data using PHP and then push the data into a MySQL database or equivalent. JSON is also easily read by many different software packages such as Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere. This means data can be provided direct to data analysis software, outside broadcast trucks or studio-based projects.
Heart rate is a primary metric for the physiological load someone is under. The following products can be used to capture, process or distribute heart rate data. More advanced wearable devices can also capture more, including breathing and motion.
Simple analogue outputs can be achieved with PWM and a first order filter. A single analogue input of up to 12-bit resolution (or 14-bit resolution with oversampling) is part of the standard Pilot-CAN hardware but is not normally wired to the external connector. We have also produced a daughterboard for the Pilot-MUX and Pilot-CAN that can sample at 16-bit resolution with an instrument amplifier front-end. The best yellowcog product (off-the-shelf or custom) depends on the performance required and whether there is a requirement for analogue input(s), output(s) or both.
See Analogue Products or for help: Analogue Input Module (ADC) and Analogue Output Module (DAC).
Every device bearing the ANT+ logo has been tested and certified to conform to a very tight set of requirements. This ensures that when you are using an ANT+ device you know that it will transfer data in a specific format and will "just work". There are many devices on the market, and they are grouped according to the ANT+ type. Garmin (who own the ANT+ rights) provide a complete list of all devices and to what ANT+ profile they conform. If you choose something off the list, then you can be sure it will be compatible with other ANT+ devices.
