Most likely, many will have access to the other ways of ‘correctly’ linking to the BSX and avoiding ‘channel hijacking’ such as these: People who may want/need to look at SmO2 data are going to be MORE serious than the average athlete. Of course it may well be an ideal compromise for you. I just haven’t got the time for that for my sporting endeavours, other than for reviews. I’m not really sure what other alternatives BSX had but having SmO2 showing as cadence or some other measure is just plain annoying and requires lots of fiddling about later with data files. If ‘fault’ needs to be attributed somewhere on this issue it would be with the watch/device vendor rather than BSX. “Channel Hijacking” is as good a phrase as any. This was the same approach adopted by STRYD with the power running product. There is no SmO2 field available on the 910. For example, SmO2 may well show on a Garmin 910XT as speed/ cadence when cycling or as a footpod when running. Cleverly, BSX can take over one of the other data fields on those devices. So you may well be able to VIEW the data on your DEVICE but are unable to SAVE the data into a FIT file.Ī further problem is that some devices will not support muscle oxygen sensors at all. The issue to be aware of is that SmO2 and tHb ‘datatypes’ are in a state of flux in the ANT+ standards world. The BSX Insight can pair with a lot of devicetypes. You need to tap it or take it off the charging cradle. When it’s charged up, you will need turn it on so that it can pair. And a green LED is good to go.Īs well as being small (8cm x 4xm x 1.5cm) it’s super light at 20g. For purple and red then it’s doing resets or firmware stuff. A flashing blue is charging and a solid blue is charged and in the cradle. It’s quite a small unit and here you can see it next to a 920XT with the front blue LED. Normally just placing it in the charger effectively reboots it without losing data. The only other relevant bit about the rear is that rarely you might have to hard reset the device by waving a magnet above the phrase “INSIGHT XM2”. It’s largely irrelevant to a user as all of them must be in contact with your skin and inside the sleeve. It’s a bit like a stretched out computer mouse. The metal bits at the bottom charge the internal battery and transfer data. Here is the reverse of the device that will make contact with your skin. As well, of course, as the device itself and a few bits of legal paper stuff. A micro USB charging and data transfer cradle+cable and a high-quality sleeve. Here’s what you will get some variation of Similarly the little box that’s inside contains a calf compression sleeve – they come in various sizes. Presumably it’s been thought through to support the various flavours of the device (run, bike and multisport) which each require a different card sleeve outer. You can loan it to your club mates to help them assess their SmO2 and tHb, unlike the first version it is NOT linked to your account. This is the Second Generation device for triathletes (XM2). This post is initially heavy on unboxing, contents, setting up and a few thoughts on some of my first uses of it.Įssentially it will provide a reference link for a more detailed and hopefully entertaining look at muscle oxygen data use at a later date. The BSX Insight device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and, amongst other things, has a crack at estimating your Lactate Threshold Heart Rates. FTC: Affiliate Disclosure: All links pay commission
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