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I would like to use the Continuous scanning mode

My CSM node is configured in receive-only mode for now.
I would also like to transmit data, (to calibrate, control trainers, etc)

Quote from the CSM pdf:
Receive-only configurations are recommended for diagnostic applications. In receive-only mode, the scanning device is unable to transmit, and thus will not respond to acknowledged or burst data.

My question:
is Using CSM bidirectional mode in a group setting doable (10-50 sensors)? Will the CSM node be too busy auto-replying to all message to receive a sufficient amount of data?
Will experiment with it,

Thanks      

Thanks Harrison,

Yeah the only Ack message that will be sent will come from the the Slave (calibration, setLoad on trainer,..). And I actually don't care about the ack reply except for the calibration (setLoad is sent each second)
I'm using ANT+ public network key so it's not a proprietary system?

What would be really cool is a way to control many FE-C trainers at the same time by only sending one broadcast message that all FE-C trainers can interpret. Because right now we have to keep track of each ANT ID and send a message for each trainer, takes a lot of radio resources. Really good use-case for gym and spinning classes.

Cheers,
Max

     

Hey Harrison,

Not sure I heard about the FE-C broadcast channel, is it in the profile documentation? Or do you mean emitting a broadcast message for each FE-C trainer individually?

I will try to improve the ANT+ reception as much as possible for the group use. Is there any special ANT+ Antenna that have better reception compared to standard USB2 stick? Do you recommend putting the sensor in the middle floor vs on the middle ceiling. Last resort if signal is too low will be to use multiple ANT+ Stick, but the stick could duplicate the data and this will be more cpu intensive, ++ job coding this.

I will check to join the ANT+ Alliance Members, but right now 1500US/year is too much for a small business. The only need I have is to have my software in the ENUM to create FIT file and some support. Would be great if there is another level of membership between Adoper and Member, I would be interested in a one time fee for example.

Have a great day!
Max