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  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #11: The final story

    Act I This was the first time that he thoroughly felt and believed himself to be a knight-errant in reality and not merely in fancy, now that he saw himself treated in the same way as he had read of such knights being treated in days of yore. Miguel…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #10: Finishing of the technical part

    Good day! Last week, I ended up creating a monstrous stand simulating the work of a bike computer that only worked on my desk. Until the end of the contest there were exactly two weeks. I understood that working on the technical part of the project at…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #9: Hero has come

    Good day! I barely reconciled myself to the idea that I will not get a development board very soon it suddenly arrived Today we finally get to know the hero of my project the FRDM-KW41Z FRDM-KW41Z board Items received Let's start with the announcement…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #8: Smart workout functions

    Good day! In [ the previous ] article, we developed a program for a bike computer, which allows you to determine the speed and distance traveled. It's time to implement the full set of features available for the current hardware version of my computer…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #7: Integration of the LCD

    Good day! In my [first article about the exercise bike I wrote that I was planning to display the data of my computer on the screen of my smartphone However due to the temporary absence of FRDM-KW41Z FRDM-KW41Z board equipped with Bluetooth module which…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #6: Experiments with mechanical tension measurement

    Good day! Today I want to continue series of articles about the secondary tasks of my project, next we have the measurement of tension. As you may remember, in my program there is a variable “ gear ”, which, as the name implies, is responsible for the…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #5: Experiments with power generation

    Good day! Two weeks ago I promised to continue my project when a parcel from Element14 arrives to me. The package is still on the way, but I think that this is not an excuse to stop the project. The fact is that a good idea came to me: even if I have…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #4: Castling

    Good day! Today I want to devote my article to programming, namely the implementation of the basic functions of a bike computer, the formulas for which we defined in the two previous articles. However, how can I program something if this is something…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #3: Power measurement

    Good day! This week I want to continue my mathematical calculations. Last time I made the assumption that the force needed to pedal the exercise bike is constant and equivalent to that of a real bike riding straight on High Gear. This statement is valid…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #2: Simple measurements

    Good day! This week I want to talk about simple measurements, namely about measuring the speed and distance traveled on an exercise bike, but let me first present to you my exercise bike. This is the most common exercise bike manufactured by Atemi , which…
  • Smart exercise bike computer. Part #1: Preludium

    Good day! During last 3 years I have been spending approximately 2 hours a day doing sports: I have been riding my exercise bike. Over these years I created my own sport-program for exercise bike. This program seems to be quite complicate since you need…