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[APP]Black Box G Logger User Interface - Log your moves! (0.4)

This is the second release of Black Box G Logger.
What it does:
Polls the Sensor to get current acceleration in all three dimensions, and then records the data to pre-defined location, whilst displaying data in real time.
The time interval can be changed to allow for more or less results per minute. (Time in milliseconds between each check)
A maximum number of results to collect can be set.
The path for data storage can be changed.
Interpreting the data:
Currently, the data is stored as a csv file, which must be opened using Excel or similar on a desktop OS. The format is:
Day, Date, Time, X acceleration, Y acceleration, Z acceleration.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks to:
Koush for the managed Diamond Sensor SDK
Logger for the idea
MonteCristoffOn for the icon!
Logger for testing!
Cmonex/Chainfire for testing!
Requires .NET CF 2.0 or above.
Requires HTC Touch Diamond, or re branded version, or HTC Raphael.
0.02 has a changed settings program, and has an icon.
0.03 has another changed icon.
0.05 has better settings...
BBGLUI 0.4 released... Has a user interface!.
Hit the button to change mode, and press and hold on the background to enter the settings page (logging of data is disabled by default). This version also allows for changing of the delimiter in the CSV file!
Download it here

first, thanks you for a new application. now for sure i'll think twice before i'll 911 you!
correct me if i am wrong. this is a first step towards this:
http://dynolicious.com/index.html ???
could this be a future application?

KukurikU said:
first, thanks you for a new application. now for sure i'll think twice before i'll 911 you!
correct me if i am wrong. this is a first step towards this:
http://dynolicious.com/index.html ???
could this be a future application?
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It's possible.
And, thanks to Koush giving us the OpenGL SDK for managed code, it may be faster than coding it all from scratch!
I'll work on it!

l3v5y said:
It's possible.
And, thanks to Koush giving us the OpenGL SDK for managed code, it may be faster than coding it all from scratch!
I'll work on it!
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this is the one application i should like to have from the iP. i can live without the beer and washing windows BS.
glad to see the wave of apps using the G sensor but being an engineer i am more attracted to the "water level-light level" type of apps

l3v5y Thanks. Simply amazing.
KukurikU said:
first, thanks you for a new application. now for sure i'll think twice before i'll 911 you!
correct me if i am wrong. this is a first step towards this:
http://dynolicious.com/index.html ???
could this be a future application?
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Been following this app makes me glad to be witnessing the birth of it.
Luck fellass

I'm working on the maths behind the data for a Dynolicious type app (DynoDiamond anyone?) and then I need to work on a UI, and displaying the data.
In the mean time, anyone have any feature requests for "DynoDiamond" or Black Box G Logger?

l3v5y said:
I'm working on the maths behind the data for a Dynolicious type app (DynoDiamond anyone?) and then I need to work on a UI, and displaying the data.
In the mean time, anyone have any feature requests for "DynoDiamond" or Black Box G Logger?
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Was thinking Black Box G Logger is a bit of a mouthful. It could be just called Black Box. I won't be offended. Everyone knows a Black Box record things.
From the other thread...
l3v5y said:
The numbers are the acceleration (in meters per second squared). So, if the sensor is correctly calibrated, you should get a downward acceleration of 9.8, and nothing else.
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Thanks for that. Now making more sense to me. Divide the difference between the static reading and the acceleration by 9.8 (or about 10) to get G force. Correct?
In one of the other gsen apps (klaxon I think) they talk about using a 20G threshold for some action to happen - when I think they really mean 20m/s2 or about 2G. Because I just shook the Sh1t out of my phone and the highest reading on any axis I can get is about 25 or roughly 2.5G. So any action requiring a 20G threshold would require the phone to be dropped hard and possibly broken.
Thanx for tidying up the time display column and adding the interval thing.
Ideas:
-A Start Stop switch to commence/cease recording to the log file. Only way to stop logging at present is to reboot.
-Wonder if a GUI or front end for BB could display
1) dynamic G in Gs not m/s2.
2) Variation form a running average or baseline. In other words whatever Axis is more or less constant at 9.8 is gravitational acceleration. Spikes represent G forces felt other than gravitational acceleration.
Question:
How would you expect a 20m/s2 acceleration 45 degrees to any two axis being displayed? And can these two be summed some how to read actual acceleration and therfore deduce G force at the oblique angle.
What I envisiage here is a situation where the app could display max vert G in an aircraft landing by deduction regardless of phone orientation.
Will go looking for an Orange Black Blox icon for you
Cheers
Logger

logger said:
In one of the other gsen apps (klaxon I think) they talk about using a 20G threshold for some action to happen - when I think they really mean 20m/s2 or about 2G. Because I just shook the Sh1t out of my phone and the highest reading on any axis I can get is about 25 or roughly 2.5G. So any action requiring a 20G threshold would require the phone to be dropped hard and possibly broken.
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You're right, I meant 20m/s^2. Not 20Gs, which is a lot of force! I'll fix that post.

No Worries.
Heres four Orange Data recorder icons. Fourth is prob the best but to be honest they are all crappy. What size should and ideal icon be for this jigger? These are 48x48 and doen it a real hurry.

logger said:
No Worries.
Heres four Orange Data recorder icons. Fourth is prob the best but to be honest they are all crappy. What size should and ideal icon be for this jigger? These are 48x48 and doen it a real hurry.
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They're a hell of a lot better than no icon at all!

logger said:
Was thinking Black Box G Logger is a bit of a mouthful. It could be just called Black Box. I won't be offended. Everyone knows a Black Box record things.
From the other thread...
Thanks for that. Now making more sense to me. Divide the difference between the static reading and the acceleration by 9.8 (or about 10) to get G force. Correct?
In one of the other gsen apps (klaxon I think) they talk about using a 20G threshold for some action to happen - when I think they really mean 20m/s2 or about 2G. Because I just shook the Sh1t out of my phone and the highest reading on any axis I can get is about 25 or roughly 2.5G. So any action requiring a 20G threshold would require the phone to be dropped hard and possibly broken.
Thanx for tidying up the time display column and adding the interval thing.
Ideas:
-A Start Stop switch to commence/cease recording to the log file. Only way to stop logging at present is to reboot.
-Wonder if a GUI or front end for BB could display
1) dynamic G in Gs not m/s2.
2) Variation form a running average or baseline. In other words whatever Axis is more or less constant at 9.8 is gravitational acceleration. Spikes represent G forces felt other than gravitational acceleration.
Question:
How would you expect a 20m/s2 acceleration 45 degrees to any two axis being displayed? And can these two be summed some how to read actual acceleration and therfore deduce G force at the oblique angle.
What I envisiage here is a situation where the app could display max vert G in an aircraft landing by deduction regardless of phone orientation.
Will go looking for an Orange Black Blox icon for you
Cheers
Logger
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Black Box G Logger can be shortened to BBGL, and if it's just "Black Box" people may assume it logs over things. Although, I could add light sensing relatively easily!
I could do a GUI for it, and I'm thinking that would make the settings more easy to integrate.
I could deduce the angle of the device, but I'll need to work through some logic to get 45 degrees sorted. (Flat on any face is relatively easy.)
I can add a config option for "Gs" or "M/S2" relatively quickly.

If this is going to use the GPS signal also, it might not be very accurate due to the Qualcomm chip.
Here is the test of the HTC P3600 GPS (Qualcomm gpsONE chipset) compared to SiRFstar III GPS chipset based devices made by http://www.gpspassion.com/fr/articles.asp?id=175&page=6
I thought I'd drop a link to the Pocket Dyno thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408474

Currently, I have no plans to use the GPS, as I have no idea about the interactions with the GPS chip, and as I don't have a device, I can't play around with the software easily.
One other thing:
That review is relatively old, and the GPS in the Diamond is a different chip, or at least a different revision of the chip.

I have a theoretical question:
If the g-sensor can record movement in all three dimentions, then is it theoretically possible for it to 100% mimic GPS tracking ?, I mean, if you tell the sensor where you are currently on a map of coordinates (using the GPS, for example), why couldn't it keep the track on the map when you move ?
Couldn't this give your pin-point location, as you move, down to the centimeter ?
Or am I missing something ? (probably am).

Noam23 said:
I have a theoretical question:
If the g-sensor can record movement in all three dimentions, then is it theoretically possible for it to 100% mimic GPS tracking ?, I mean, if you tell the sensor where you are currently on a map of coordinates (using the GPS, for example), why couldn't it keep the track on the map when you move ?
Couldn't this give your pin-point location down to the centimeter ?
Or am I missing something ? (probably am).
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In theory, you are correct. However, the hardware used is not that accurate, and because of the way data is retrieved, there is not enough data for that kind of precision.
Also, a centimeter is bigger than a pin point!

l3v5y said:
Also, a centimeter is bigger than a pin point!
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Ok, down to the micrometer
I can already imagine TomTom in maximum resolution: "in 100,000,000 micrometers, turn left..."
More seriously, so you think the g-sensor isn't accurate enough to even measure short distances ?, it could be a great tool if it can replace a meter...

Noam23 said:
Ok, down to the micrometer
I can already imagine TomTom in maximum resolution: "in 100,000,000 micrometers, turn left..."
More seriously, so you think the g-sensor isn't accurate enough to even measure short distances ?, it could be a great tool if it can replace a meter...
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Well, short distances may be alright...
I can try and write something to test that...

Hadn't tried it yet, but basically, is it accurate enough to be launched at home, walk a little, take a bus, come back, and see you've come back on the log ?
edit : crossed two last posts

l3v5y said:
Well, short distances may be alright...
I can try and write something to test that...
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That would be awesome if it works !

l3v5y said:
Black Box G Logger can be shortened to BBGL, and if it's just "Black Box" people may assume it logs over things. Although, I could add light sensing relatively easily!
I could do a GUI for it, and I'm thinking that would make the settings more easy to integrate.
I could deduce the angle of the device, but I'll need to work through some logic to get 45 degrees sorted. (Flat on any face is relatively easy.)
I can add a config option for "Gs" or "M/S2" relatively quickly.
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Sweet a GUI would be very cool. I am happy with the long name too - just did not want you to feel obligated somehow
Let us know when u have thrown one of the Icons into it.
PS I agree - Keep the GPS out of this app. Added Complexity and there are a plethora of GPS apps. KISS principle.
Ciao

New Version Of Locale

You'll be happy to hear that we've just released Locale 0.3 beta this week. To install the update, simply:
1. Open the Android Market
2. Search for Locale
3. Tap on Locale
4. Tap on Install
The update resolves the PM-AM time boundary problem you ran into, as well as these other changes:
New Features
- Time Condition now supports day of week
- Network Setting now supports GPS
- Battery Condition now supports plugged-in and unplugged
- Contact Condition now supports accelerated scrolling
- Calendar Condition displays which calendar each event comes from
- Location Condition supports easier renaming and deletion of locations
- More thorough in-application help
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
- Better location detection
- Calendar Condition and Time Condition now detect changes immediately (previously it could take up to 10 minutes)
- Fixed a bug with Time Conditions spanning across the PM-AM boundary
- Fixed a bug where large locations couldn't be edited. Zoom controls now display even if a location fills the screen
- Notifications dismiss when leaving a situation

cool.
love the apps, keep them coming.
....cannot wait for cooking to start, but I think im not the only one...lol

just wondering.."Network Setting now supports GPS" means its posible to use locale features using gps only, without 3g location gethering?

Can anybode send me a link to the .apk oh this app for use on my HTC Tattoo, please?
THANK YOU

This is in the wrong forum; reported.

[APP] DeekFit Gym [released: 10/23/10] [updated: 12/5/12] [v3.15]

App Name: DeekFit Gym
App Description:
Hello hello XDA,
I have an app in the market - DeekFit Gym. Download link: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=252b705a-47db-df11-a844-00237de2db9e
The app is a fully-featured gym suite, it lets you create routines and schedules, add/track your workouts, view your progress, track your body weight, calculate one-rep max, BMR, BMI, kg/lb, etc. The paid version also syncs with deekfit.com, where you can view your workouts and weight history, or use it as a cloud backup feature.
Any Windows Phone 7 users that could check it out and give me some feedback, I'd really appreciate it. I didn't have a device until recently, and I've fixed a bunch of bugs since then, but I'm sure there's more out there. Also, I am always open to suggestions for future features - I'm on a pretty aggressive development schedule, so I try to work things in quickly. I built this thing tailored to my own needs as a powerlifter, so other people's opinions are definitely welcome...not everyone uses it the same way I would!
Thanks guys!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9312860#post9312860
Download link: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=252b705a-47db-df11-a844-00237de2db9e
Changelog
Code:
Updated in 3.15:
A number of bug fixes related to custom exercises disappearing and routines with custom exercises crashing
Updated in 3.9.1:
◦Performance improvements while resuming the app
◦Numeric fields now accept commas for decimals points in metric
◦Better landscape orientation support
◦Various improvements and bug fixes
Updated in 3.9:
◦New long list selector for exercises
◦More built-in exercises
◦Can now add new exercises directly from routine builder
◦Re-order routines without deleting exercises
◦Can now change set timer from free workout mode
◦Ability to pin free workout mode to start screen
◦New speed/pace stats for cardio exercises
◦New ‘secondary stat’ chart on stats page
◦Timer mode remembers last setting
◦Timer delay configurable from within timer mode
◦Use stopwatch time for free workout entry
◦Bug fixes
Updated in 3.8:
•(pro only) Performance while syncing with deekfit.com drastically improved.
•You can now edit and delete custom exercises, as well as enter descriptions.
•Switch between Metric/US units for each entry.
•Select past dates for new entries/notes.
•Reps/weight entries no longer automatically clear after entry.
•Fixed a few bugs that were introduced by Mango.
•UI improvements.
Updated in 3.7 (Mango Release):
-Multitasking support
-Pin routines/timers to home screen
-Mango-specific bug fixes
-Added ability to view routine data in stats page
Updated in 3.6:
-Bug fix with custom exercises
Updated in 3.5:
-New routine player mode
-More intuitive routine scheduling
-Quick adder/player for all routines
-Easily track routine history
-MyFitness view
-Support for non-US date/time formats
-Redesigned home page
-Weight graph only loads when requested
-Improvements to weight goal trends
-Default weight viewer lengths
-Barbell helper calculates which plates to load
-Timer now has lap mode
-Delay Start option in timer
-Bug/Crash fixes
Updated in 3.2.1:
-Improved filesystem for faster loading, saving, and syncing
-Sounds when timers expire
-Smarter trend lines on weight graph
-BMI trends on weight graph
-Ability to run application without an account
-Improved workout entry page
-Display logged in user on profile/sync page
-Bug fixes and stability improvements
Updated in 3.1:
-User Experience improvements: Faster page loading, quicker startup, progress bars, animiations, etc
-Ability to run behind a locked screen
-Improvements to routine quick adder
-More powerful searching
-In app help/tips
-Bug fixes
Updated in 3.0:
-Images/Videos/Descriptions of exercises
-Redesigned new entry page
-Timers - stopwatch/countdown/intervals
-Percentage calculator added to new entry/1RM calculator pages
-View workouts by tag and search
-Default routines added
-Improved routine quick add ability
-cardio exercises fixed on stats page
-metric conversion bug fixed on stats page
-various small bug fixes and UI tweaks
-(pro) fixed auto-sync bug that caused workouts to not appear
-(pro) added sync status page
Version 2.8:
-Ability to enter past body weight entries
-Go Home button added to view routines and view exercises pages
-Fixed issue causing new exercises to not show up immediately
-Fixed issue causing metric workout entries to decrease in weight

I like the look of the app but don't like the app name. Sorry. Can you not just call it something generic like Keep Fit or Gym Fit and still of course credit yourself in the about screen? Just that Deek... what is Deek - has nothing to do with working out. I know its your name. Please dont take offence.

tboy2000 said:
I like the look of the app but don't like the app name. Sorry. Can you not just call it something generic like Keep Fit or Gym Fit and still of course credit yourself in the about screen? Just that Deek... what is Deek - has nothing to do with working out. I know its your name. Please dont take offence.
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I know I know, its weird. The original name was "GymTracker", with a publisher of "DeekFit". But eventually I want to port this to other platforms - and Android and iPhone already have a workout program with every name imaginable. I'm probably the only DeekFit
(Its short for Deeko Fitness, for clarification)

Ah well keep thinking up some other genric titles please

Tried your app.
Looks very well designed.
The name is no problem for me..
My main problem is, that i don't know all the names of the different exercises because my english is not that good.
Would this be a big problem to translate the app in some other languages?

Version 2.7 was certified today, should be published to the marketplace by now. Changelog in the first post. I've been using this version for almost a week now and I'm really happy with it compared to 2.6 - everything is just quicker and smoother.
Comments/suggestions appreciated.

Prinzessin Horst said:
Tried your app.
Looks very well designed.
The name is no problem for me..
My main problem is, that i don't know all the names of the different exercises because my english is not that good.
Would this be a big problem to translate the app in some other languages?
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Thanks.
I thought about making the app multi-language. The biggest issue is that I don't speak other languages particularly well myself. Might be able to find someone to translate for me. Any volunteers?
Although, sooner than that, I'll be releasing an update that includes visual demonstrations (hopefully videos if I can make it efficient enough, if not, images) of the exercises. That should help out.

I've submitted version 2.8 of DeekFit Gym to the marketplace for certification. It should be available for downloading later in the week.
Changes:
-Ability to enter past body weight entries
-Go Home button added to view routines and view exercises pages
-Fixed issue causing new exercises to not show up immediately
-Fixed issue causing metric workout entries to decrease in weight
Thanks to everyone who sent these issues in!

I submitted a huge update tonight. Should be certified and ready to go by the end of the week.
Updated in 3.0:
-Images/Videos/Descriptions of exercises
-Redesigned new entry page
-Timers - stopwatch/countdown/intervals
-Percentage calculator added to new entry/1RM calculator pages
-View workouts by tag and search
-Default routines added
-Improved routine quick add ability
-cardio exercises fixed on stats page
-metric conversion bug fixed on stats page
-various small bug fixes and UI tweaks
-(pro) fixed auto-sync bug that caused workouts to not appear
-(pro) added sync status page

New update was just approved and is available in the marketplace.
Updates in 3.1:
-User Experience improvements: Faster page loading, quicker startup, progress bars, animiations, etc
-Ability to run behind a locked screen
-Improvements to routine quick adder
-More powerful searching
-In app help/tips
-Bug fixes
Thanks to everything that sent me suggestions for this release!

Version 3.2 was published to the marketplace last night.
-Improved filesystem for faster loading, saving, and syncing
-Sounds when timers expire
-Smarter trend lines on weight graph
-BMI trends on weight graph
-Ability to run application without an account
-Improved workout entry page
-Display logged in user on profile/sync page
-Bug fixes and stability improvements

Hey...really informative thread. Thanks for sharing with us.

Is this application providing any web service?

DioNNiS said:
Is this application providing any web service?
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Sorry for the delay...this thread has gotten so few posts I haven't been checking regularly I really should subscribe.
The standard (free) version doesn't sync with the internet. The Pro version does sync with deekfit.com, where you can view/edit/add new data.

I haven't used the app enough but I think that we should be able to filter exercises by gear/machine needed to perform them; it is hard to find the ones you can perform without a gym from the list.
Also the build-in calculators don't play well with landscape mode.
I'm not gym person but I exercise in home with a limited amount of equipment.

gave it a try
I gave your app a try yesterday (it's feature on Zune Marketplace now, which is pretty awesome).
I hit several issues. The first one - is there a way to to add new excercises, or are you just limited to what you have in the program? Currently it's missing some basic ones, e.g. pullover. On top of that, there are tons of variations of other ones that you are missing. E.g. "Lat Pulldown" is not enought. There could be wide grip, narrow grip, reverse grip, etc. I need to be able to add my own excercises. If I can't, the app isn't very useful to me.
The second issue is excercise entry for a routine. I tried to enter it, and it looks like you just allow to enter how many reps and sets, and that's it. Again, that's very limiting. First of all, there are warmup sets that I want to be able to mark as such. Second, if you do pyramid or reverse pyramid, you don't do the same number of reps in each set. You do x6, x8, x10 or x10, x8, x6, etc.
Overall the app seems like a great idea. I was thinking of writing one myself, but I'd rather use someone else's. I wouldn't even have an issue with paying for it provided it addressed all my needs. As it is, most of the ones I see are just not flexible enough. I think I'll just end up writing one on my own...

Sorry for the late reply again folks, I was on vacation.
alexgav said:
I gave your app a try yesterday (it's feature on Zune Marketplace now, which is pretty awesome).
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Cool, didn't know it was featured. Definitely exciting.
I hit several issues. The first one - is there a way to to add new excercises, or are you just limited to what you have in the program? Currently it's missing some basic ones, e.g. pullover. On top of that, there are tons of variations of other ones that you are missing. E.g. "Lat Pulldown" is not enought. There could be wide grip, narrow grip, reverse grip, etc. I need to be able to add my own excercises. If I can't, the app isn't very useful to me.
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Yep, you can add your own exercises. I didn't want to overwhelm users with a lot of exercises they wouldn't use (such as the above poster), so I put about 100 of the basics.
Two options:
1) On the home screen, swipe right twice and tap Exercises. Then tap the "+" icon at the bottom.
2) On the workout page, tap the exercise button to see the exercise list. Then, tap the "+" icon at the bottom.
The second issue is excercise entry for a routine. I tried to enter it, and it looks like you just allow to enter how many reps and sets, and that's it. Again, that's very limiting. First of all, there are warmup sets that I want to be able to mark as such. Second, if you do pyramid or reverse pyramid, you don't do the same number of reps in each set. You do x6, x8, x10 or x10, x8, x6, etc.
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I considered adding a dedicated option for warmup sets - and still may, I agree, it would be nice to have. For now, you can use the tag functionality to tag a set as either warmup, work, or cool down - you can tag any set with anything.
As for the latter, its built so you can add as many sets as you'd like. Enter 135x10, then 155x8, then 185x6, and so on.
Overall the app seems like a great idea. I was thinking of writing one myself, but I'd rather use someone else's. I wouldn't even have an issue with paying for it provided it addressed all my needs. As it is, most of the ones I see are just not flexible enough. I think I'll just end up writing one on my own...
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Actually, that was my own justification. There were workout apps, but nothing that really did what I wanted - hence DeekFit Gym was born.

npoe said:
I haven't used the app enough but I think that we should be able to filter exercises by gear/machine needed to perform them; it is hard to find the ones you can perform without a gym from the list.
Also the build-in calculators don't play well with landscape mode.
I'm not gym person but I exercise in home with a limited amount of equipment.
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Maybe I could pre-tag exercises with the equipment, and then you could use the existing tag search. However, that gets tough, because everyone's home gym is a little different, you know?
One option that would work with the app as it stands now would be just to create your own versions of the exercises, using the equipment available to you. Then you can scroll over to the "custom" tab on the exercises page and see just the ones you created.

Its been awhile, but version 3.5 (and 3.6) have been released! Tons of improvements and and bug fixes. Check it out!

Didn't know the creator posted here. Anyway, this is the best app for lifters for Windows Phone. It is awesome.

[APP] Connectivity Shortcuts -[R]- 09-08-2011 -[U]- 09-08-2011 -[V]- 1.0

Name: Connectivity Shortcuts
Connectivity Shortcuts allows Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) users to quickly access their Wifi, Bluetooth, Cellular and Airplane Mode Settings Page. Additionally it allows users to put a direct link to any of those Settings Pages as a Live Tile directly on their start screen.
E.g.: You touch the Wifi Tile and are taken directly to Wifi Settings where you can enable/disable Wifi or choose a Wifi network.
This App is available right now for all Windows Phones running Mango through the Windows Phone Marketplace.
The visuals will be improved in an update which should arrive early next week and due to initial user feedback new (more beautiful) icons are currently in the works.
Additional projects for the near future includes a german localisation.
Any feedback and feature suggestions are welcome.
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17370388
Download Link: http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=430cf007-731f-4357-af7b-b897bff25a2c

Awesome job, thanks a lot. I really missed that since I switched to Mango.
Will the new icons be more metro like? Then it would be perfect

The Function of the App is nice.
But the Design is awful
The Icons are way to big n not metro style and the App itself should look like the Settings design.
Only Text and Switches.
Other than that its nice to have Shortcuts.
I appreciate your work but i wanted to give u feedback.

I have not finally decided what exactly the new icons will look like.
Due to popular request the icons will be smaller than they are now. Wifi will most likely be changed to look similar to the Icon found in Windows Phones Task Bar. Similarily the Cell-Settings icon will most likely mimic a phone's reception indicator.
Bluetooth will remain roughly the same as well as the Airplane mode albeit smaller (which better matches with the looks of e.g. the Zune and IE Tiles).
The next update (v 1.1) though will not feature those but some minor changes in the application (it was already submitted prior to todays Marketplace availability).
V 1.2 will have new Icons and I'm currently thinking about some tile customizations that users can do themselves but there's nothing definitive on this at the moment.
Another thing people often ask for in comments is shortcuts to other settings. As much as I would like to provide those - Microsoft did not include the needed APIs so we're stuck with those 4 for now.
@Knochen: Your feedback is much appreciated. New Icons are already in progress as I already said. Concerning the application design I went with the tile interface because pinning those to the start screen will be the way most people will use the App and I believe it is most intuitive that way. Putting switches in there would not make much sense as the App can not change the settings itself (like Connection Manager in Windows Mobile did) but can only link you to the Systems Settings page (which is the way this App works). So I hope you agree that putting a switch in there that would take you to another settings page would only be confusing.
@all: Keep the feedback coming. It is unfortunate that many of the shortcomings of this App are due to limitations I have to live with. Still I'm trying to improve it to suit your needs as much as possible.

How about this for Wifi?
It's a transparent png file so you should download it, otherwise it's only white on white.
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singularity0821 said:
How about this for Wifi?
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The Icon that is in my current build (which should be in the second update) is already looking pretty similar to the Icon you provided.

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@Knochen: Your feedback is much appreciated. New Icons are already in progress as I already said. Concerning the application design I went with the tile interface because pinning those to the start screen will be the way most people will use the App and I believe it is most intuitive that way. Putting switches in there would not make much sense as the App can not change the settings itself (like Connection Manager in Windows Mobile did) but can only link you to the Systems Settings page (which is the way this App works). So I hope you agree that putting a switch in there that would take you to another settings page would only be confusing.
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I think you didnt understood
I mean a switch for activating each tile.
So like now where you have to hold down d the tile a simple switch with the same effect like
now:
icon you press n hold and get to your homescreen with the new icon
settings like design:
text: wi-fi shortcut switch off (when you switch this on you'll get to the homescreen with the tile, next time you open the app the switch is set to on, so you know wich tile is activated)
underneath a short description
maybe i create a design example with photoshop
Thx for takin feedback serious

I don't have Mango yet, so I obviously don't know what the app can or can't do in its current form, but here is what would be fantastic, if possible:
Have the live tile show the current state of the setting (different icons for on versus off), and tapping the tile acts as a toggle, changing the setting and updating the tile (without the need to open any settings page).
Do the new APIs allow direct control of the individual connection settings by an app, or just a shortcut to the OS settings app?

Mango does still not allow Applications to simply interfere with system settings, which is why I only can open the settings page (I would prefer it differently as well). That way Microsoft ensures that the users always has a GUI presented to him when such settings change.
Concerning the display of the current state of a connection. My personal development version sets the tile Background inside the App to on the Wifi and Data connection tiles if the services to belong to are deactivated.
I was thinking about displaying that state on the start screen tiles as well but as users might not always switch the settings by going through my app and there is no way of getting an App notified of such changes the tiles might display incorrect information which is why I'm not including that feature.
Regarding the on/off switches. I like the idea per se as it would allow people to quickly place tiles on the start screen an would not yank them out of the App for tiles that are already on the start screen. My development version now displays a message when the according tile is already on the start screen. I will think about a way to display that a tile is already pinned to start visually beforehand. The switches would still be weird in the handling as WP7 upon creation of a tile always moves from the App to the start screen.

StevieBallz said:
I was thinking about displaying that state on the start screen tiles as well but as users might not always switch the settings by going through my app and there is no way of getting an App notified of such changes the tiles might display incorrect information which is why I'm not including that feature.
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You could always create a Background Agent that checks the status and updates the tiles accordingly. Though, I think that you can only schedule those to run as frequently as every 30 minutes so there would still be a fair amount of time where things could be out of sync.

I'm more thinking along the lines of making that display a configurable option which tells people when they activate it, that the tiles display might be inaccurate if they change their settings without opening the App.
What I want to avoid is anything that behaves odd without any possibility to explain to the user what is happening or why that is (because it leads to confused users => bad reviews).

That is a valid concern. Hopefully, though, people would have enough common sense (yeah, I know ) to realize that changing a setting outside of your app could cause a delay in the live tile update, but I think your disclaimer pop-up idea should be enough, advising people that if they DO change a setting outside of the app, then the live tile may take up to 30 minutes to reflect the change. Then you could add the background agent component to provide the auto-refresh every 30 minutes.
As for Microsoft not allowing you to change the setting directly, well, that sucks. As much as I like WP7, I sometimes get tired of being treated like little children by Microsoft.

Nice app.

I kind of understand why Microsoft is not allowing Apps to do certain things on their own. E.g. someone could write an App that is downloading huge amounts of data but before doing so disables the Wifi connection. The outcry of affected people would be enormous.
That's why everything that might impact anything aside from the App itself is only accesible through Choosers and Tasks. That way Microsoft knows that the setting only changes when the user sees a suitable UI. (Code analysis might fail at this task due to Reflection invocation of those APIs).
The world would be a better place if it were not for the black sheep in the computer industry but at least I know I can feel quite safe using WP7.
Back To Topic - I'm not sure wether I will include a background agent because it would only be necessary to run IF the user decides to go the other route which he is warned not to do. I'd stick with correcting the tile whenever the App launches and not waste any processing time on checking that value every half hour.

RE: background agent, that's cool, and you're right, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense to consume CPU cycles for something that only might happen.
As for the safety from black sheep issue, the solution seems simple to me. Just as with apps that use personal and/or location data, an app that has the ability to adjust connection settings would require the user to confirm that they want it in the marketplace before purchase/download, and it could also be implemented in a way that the app can't actually do it until you have confirmed it on the phone during the first run. Safety still maintained, and better flexibility achieved, in keeping with the "glance and go" philosophy of WP7. With that said, I still give kudos to MS for even implementing the shortcut APIs. As I understand it, Apple still hasn't allowed them on iOS (at least that is what I have been told by some iPhone users).
BTW, your app sounds great! I just wish Microsoft and AT&T would get off their collective backsides and GET MANGO OUT THERE ALREADY so I could use it!

Background agent will just be confusing.
The most important thing is that you need to close the app directly if you click on a live tile (if possible). Because now your app stays in the stack which is quite annoying. It would be nice if it only went to wifi f/e and just closes the app after it switching. (you could add it to the on navigate from function f/e).
The behaviour should be like this:
click the tile --> wifi settings --> toggle wifi on/off --> click back button --> start screen. unfortunately now your app is in between the "back sequence", it would be cool if it will auto close if not opened trough the Maintile

Wow, it's really weird that I announced and released an app REALLY similar to this last week. It seems odd that two of us would have nearly the same idea at the same time.
Apparently I can't post links, but you'll find the post (first one on the main page) on my site at twistontech dot com. I don't know about you, but your app looks an awful lot like mine, don't you think?
Regards,
sirtwist

interjuncture said:
I don't know about you, but your app looks an awful lot like mine, don't you think?
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Mine released yesterday and in another forum (PocketPC.ch) someone brought it to my attention that your App exists. I actually downloaded it then and was astonished at how similar they looked.
I guess it simply made sense to visualize all of this that way. (As people say: sometimes a certain idea is in the air and just waits to materialize).

in all cases, great job you have done
good luck

Good job! thanks.

[Android 2.1+] SIP HorsePower Dyno - measure your performance

Playstore Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...siphorsepowerdyno&feature=more_from_developer
Updates in second post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29938013&postcount=2
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This is a dyno app, for scooters, motorcycles or cars.
I have only tested it on my vespa, but people told me it works good on other vehicles, aslong the engines sound can be recorded and IT IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC SCOOTER !
Unlike all other dyno apps, I don't use the GPS signal or the accelerometer to measure your speed, but i use the sound.
Ok, I know what you are thinking:
"Dude this wont work or do you really think: The louder the faster ?"
Here is how it works:
Each sound has its specific frequency, consider someone whistling low or high.
The frequency is always the same, let's say you run your engine at 2000 RPM or 2100 RPM, i can measure 2 different frequencies there and i can exactly say at which RPM the engine runs.
From the RPM i can calculate the EXACT speed (GPS or accelerometer just isn't exact, it's a mess).
From the speed difference at 2 points of time i can calculate the power that is needed to get from speed1 to speed2.
Done, thats it.​
There are a couple of important things you should be aware of, before you download the app:
1. Not all devices support the recording quality, therefore i uploaded a test app. Please download it, record sound (speak or something else, doesn't matter). Then replay the sound. If it doesn't force close, you are good to go. Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...29tLnBsZWRsc3RlZmFuLmhvcnNlcG93ZXJ0ZXN0ZXIiXQ..
2. In order to get the measurement right you need to know these values (it is a very technical app):
Overall Weight (vehicle + you + gas + backpack + helmet + trousers + shoes ...)
Gear Ratio (this needs to be as exact as possible as well, i use the overall gear ratio, which is your gear ratio divided by your tire-circumference in meter, i have an option to calculate the gear ratio by using the GPS speed, but as said before the GPS isn't exact enough)
Cw-Value (if you dont know what this is, please google it. I could fill a whole thread with information on this. If you don't enter the exact value here, you will still get comparable results for different dyno runs and engine setups aslong you leave this value the same)
Frontarea in squaremeter: (either measure it, or just leave the value, like the Cw-Value to get comparable results)
Temperature + air pressure: (can be get online, within the app)
One thing i didn't consider yet is how the tire changes during the run, the faster it spins the higher the tire circumference gets.
I compared my measurements to real dyno runs and its usually only about 0.5 horsepower off.
The displayed horsepower is "power on the ground". I know americans have some other fancy methods to measure this, but to be honest, "power on the ground" is the only measurement that is worth measuring.
Unlike power on the crank it is the real value which your engine has on the street.
Maybe you might have noticed that i am not native english speaking, so here are a couple of copy/pastes from other users, which i think help to explain what is going on:​
I tried a couple of more runs with this app. I'm really fascinated by your app. This time I tested mypinasco 225cc Vespa GL.
I still can't find a big enough road for that 3rd gear run, but I did ride on and off the motorway a couple of times in 2nd gear. Both runs gave me the same result within 0.5hp
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it would be power at the ground. The sound frequency gives you the RPM of the engine, knowing the gear ratio and tire size gives you speed. The rate of change gives you acceleration.
Power = Force * Velocity
The forces that we care about are due to acceleration (f=ma) and drag (f=1/2*roh*A*C*V^2).
We know the mass, acceleration we got above, roh is constant and known for air at a given temp and pressure, frontal area*drag coefficient can be estimated, and velocity is known from above as well.
So, as long as you are not doing a burnout, it can measure the power at the ground.
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Text Tutorial which i wrote here:
http://modernvespa.com/forum/topic101980?page=1
1. Go to “Settings”
Here are 2 options:
a) Calculation by Overall Gear Ratio
From the RPM/min the Speed is calculated by the overall gear ratio which you can enter below.
Overall Gear Ratio: “Primary Gear Ratio” times “Secondary Gear Ratio” devided by “Tire Circumference in meter”
E.g.rimary : 60/20=3
Secondary: 50/20 = 2.5
Tire Circumference in meter: 1.3
Overall Gear Ratio: 3 * 2.5 / 1.3 = 5.769
b) Calculation by Maxspeed
If the GPS was on during the run I record the speed and look for the max speed. Then after editing the frequency spectrum I look for the max RPM and calculate the Overall Gear Ratio. The GPS signal is sometimes unreliable so I recommend using option a.
If you have a digital Speedometer you can also check the max speed and enter it at “GPS TOP Speed in km/h” with option “b” checked.
All other settings are pretty obvious, just enter them as precise as possible.
If you don’t know the Cw-Value just leave the predefined value in there,
In order to compare different scooter setups, please keep in mind that these values should not change (unless they really changed, e.g. you lost 20kg or dismounted a windshield or whatever) and that you should keep the same position on the scooter for all dyno runs
Save the settings.
2. Go to “New Record”
Find a place where no other vehicles are. Best is a street which has a minimal gradient upwards.
If you want to record the GPS Speed hit the checkbox in the bottom right, enable the device’s GPS if it is not already (a popup will show up if it is not enabled) and wait for a GPS Lock.
Hit the Microfon-Button. The record is now started and the Buttons are locked. Locking the Menu Button is not possible, so don’t touch it. Power Button will shut the screen off, but the record will keep going.
NOW PUT YOUR DEVICE IN A BACKPACK!
In your pant’s pocket the airstream will be too loud, thus making it harder to find the right frequency.
Get on your scooter and start driving slowly. Shift to 2nd ord 3rd gear and from lowest RPM possible full throttle to max speed and hold max speed for a bit.
Stop your vehicle, get your phone and slide the ring from right to left to unlock the buttons.
Hit the microfone button again.
3. Find the run
Here you can see (easy put) the volume of your record. By pressing the Menu Button (^) you can replay the record, where the white area shows the replayed part. Move the red bars until the record of the run (from low rpm to high rpm) is in-between the red bars. Hit menu(^)-> Trim. The red areas will be cutoff, the green part will stay. Replay the record and see if all went fine or continue editing the now zoomed in part.
When done hit > to go to the next screen.
4. Find the right RPM curve
Usually our scooters have their max RPM at around 8000-9000 rpm. So your first look goes to the left side to find these rpm. Then look at the right side which curve has its max rpm at 8000-9000.
You should now know which curve is the correct one. Unfortunatly its not that easy to find the right curve programmatically, so what you first do now is:
Menu(^) -> Snap
Snap: This function starts looking on the very left side of the spectrum to find the signal with maximum strength. Then it looks in a small range heading right for the next max strength signal. Please keep this in mind !
Start removing the false signals from the very left and eventually “Snap” will snap to the right curve.
If snap wont find the right curve, because on the very left side it finds a curve under the real one, then you should either go back and cut the record a little earlier, so there is a signal of your run with lower rpm
Or
Disable snap ad completely edit the spectrum by hand, removing all false signals.
The white line shows the signals which will be used for calculation.
The green line is the smoothed signal, smoothing the signal is necessary. You can play around with the filterlength on the “Edit Spectrum” screen and on the “Result” screen. The larger the filterlength, the smoother the signal will be. But unfortunately too long filterlengths will lead to a wrong result. Play around with the filter on the spectrum screen and the result screen to see what it actually does.
5. Result
Well this is your result. You can save it and compare it to other results or you can share it with your friends.
Will this text tutorial work without pictures for you guys ?
If something isnt clear, just let me know, maybe suggest a better wording
I was asked what some permissions do or why the app needs them, so:
This application has access to the following:
Hardware controls
record audio
->well, no need to explain this i guess
Your location
fine (GPS) location
-> ... GPS
Phone calls
read phone status and identity
-> if a call is incoming i have to handle the current app state, for example stop the record, or stop the "data transforming" and so on
modify/delete USB storage contents or modify/delete SD card contents
-> save record to sd card/delete the record
Network communication
full Internet access
-> just needed to get the weather online
System tools
modify global system settings
->i am kinda confused why google makes this sound so bad, this is the permission to save private app settings (i use this to save weight,gear ratio, temperature...)
in code all permissions look like this, with the bold being this permission
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.PREVENT_POWER_KEY"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"
uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"
uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE"
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Either watch this thread or follow me on Google+ for updates:
https://plus.google.com/105280101829289526269/posts
or:
https://plus.google.com/109720416927515295704/posts
If there are apple fanboys around here:
I am working on an iphone version.

Changelog:
06.09.2012:
Added "SHARE" at compare results
03.09.2012:
Jelly Bean related fixes
16.08.2012:
Mean of results can be build
13.08.2012:
Files go into different folders now
fixed a couple of typos and missing translation
The only problem right now is the filterlength, which i use to smooth the curve.
The automatic detected length is usually too short, so please change the value on the result screen.
I saw at least one word in the english version which was german, this is because the new eclipse version somehow doesn't handle files with the same filename right.
To come:
An option to rename the record straight after recording.
An option to build the mean of different results.
A better filter, without the need of chossing the filterlength.
I am pretty busy with my tests at University, so please dont expect any update before the 16th of August.

Wow! Very cool app! How goes the progress on it? I always wanted to make a measurement of actual power of my Vespa but the costs of diagnosis on the dyno seem to me to be too expensive. I hope that in two days there's an update to the application.

Version 1.5 is out, with the long awaited option to build the mean of different runs!

Version 1.6: jelly bean related fixes

1.61: Added "share" button to compare results.
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Very cool, and I want to get distance. As you say, f =ma,time can be recorded, the distance between two positions could be culculated.
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Sure, i will add that later.
I released a Free Version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sZWRsc3RlZmFuLnNpcGhvcnNlcG93ZXJkeW5vZnJlZSJd

Updates in 2.03:
- The spectrum is visible at the "Trim Screen". This means it is lot easier to find the right positions to trim the record.
- Edit Spectrum: it is no possible - by turning "change snap area" on to tell the algorithm where it should look for the right signals. So instead of wiping the wrong signals you chose where the curve should be. This makes the editing much easier.
- Added the option to chose between DIN and SAE climate correction factors.
- Added the option to display the torque in NM or ft-lbs.
- Added a reminder to update the weather when a new record is done.
- The last two locations are saved at the Update Weather screen.
- lots of bugfixes
- details are attached to the email message and are inserted into the jpg when a result is shared
- UI changes: the navigation bar at the bottom is gone and was replaced by an ActionBar,

Some people still seem to think that this is something like a burp app.
->
http://www.scootering.com/Current-Issue/
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