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Live ANT+ data (java/python)

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Hi There,

I'm new to ANT+ development.
I'm trying to create a desktop application to receive live data from ANT+ devices (Heartrate, Speed, Cadance, Power).

I prefer Java as language but python is also an option.

I found some API on github but those are outdated.
Can anyone help me with an example project or something like that?

Thank you,      
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Hi,

Most of the latest tools we offer directly for desktop development are written in "C" languages (C, C++, C#).

SimulANT+ uses IronPython to interface Python Scripts with the C# based Simulation Library. There's an application note on using the library in C# here.

There are a few open source projects out there, though the most active one, Golden Cheetah, is also written in C++.

While this library may be older, the ANT API doesn't really fundamentally change between versions, new features are just added.
https://github.com/jovial/JFormica

Mark Rages from Quarq also has a number of Python projects he's released over the years.

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Thx for your reply @Harrison, most Java code is written for android, do they work on desktop as well?      
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Those API's only work on Android based platforms.      
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Following up on this topic, I'm particularly interested in a python library that i can use with ubuntu to read live data off my ANT+ device (specifically a Garmin vivofit)

Are there any officially supported packages?      
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I used a fork of python-ant for my project, which is designed for a Raspberry Pi but works equally well on any Linux PC - source code is here if you're interested: https://github.com/dhague/vpower      
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Peter Gamma alias Yoyo2014

Great work, Darren Hague!      

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For live ANT+ data, GoldenCheetah is a misery:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golden-cheetah-users/Gn2fOxUqTFk

     

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Peter Gamma alias yoyo2014

For live-streaming of ANT+ sensor data to PC applications like Matlab, Python or other applications, the easiest solution is to modify the example "virtual power" for bicycle turbo trainers :

https://github.com/dhague/vpower

which runs on a Raspberry Pi, Linux and on a virtual machine running in Windows.

Is this not also a misery?
     

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An easy to use and contemporary windows 10 sdk developed by THIS IS ANT to build modern windows 10 applications would be great to fix this misery.

     

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Peter Gamma alias Yoyo2014

I wrote a list of solutions which are / where available for streaming sensor data to desktop applications:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/cloud-computing/garmin-watch-connectiq-watch-iot-microsoft-azure-platform/msg2828380/#msg2828380
     

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