Possibility of supporting RS300X?

[ssaring]

Hi, Any chance of supporting importing of XML files from a RS300X (either exported from the polarpersonaltrainer website or extracted by something like Polar Logger)? Regards, Stephen Price.

Reported by: *anonymous

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RS300X XML Examples

Original comment by: nobody

[ssaring]

Hi Stephen,

is it possible to create HRM files for the recorded exercises with the Polar software? If yes, then you should be able to import the HRM files to SportsTracker. I don't have such a Polar device, so I can't test it - sorry...

But the interdaces for adding support for new devices are quite simple (plugin-like), so maybe you or someone else can start working on it.

Bye, Stefan

Original comment by: ssaring

[ssaring]

I've seen you have added some example files. The XML format is very easy to undestand. So it should be quite easy to add support. Hopefully someone will start :-)

Bye, Stefan

Original comment by: ssaring

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Hi Stefan, As far as I can tell there is no way to download / export HRM from the RS300X (I am pretty sure it is not possible). Unfortunately I have no idea when it comes to programming (I am more of a hardware person), but if anyone needs any more examples I can gladly supply them. I regret the purchase of this Polar RS300X and its very basic 'summary' information files (based purely on laps). Oh well, there is always next time to get it right. For a few extra dollars (in Australia) I could have got a Garmin 405CX (versus RS300X SD and Flowlink). Regards, Stephen.

Original comment by: facet41

[ssaring]

Hi Stephen,

you're right, the data in the RS300 files is very, very poor. I use a Polar S725x, it has much more detailed informations. Not only for laps, it takes each 5 seconds a sample. I can absolutely recommend this model, at the moment there are quite cheap special offers available...

Anway, thanks for the attached sample files, hopefully someone can start to work on this topic.

Bye, Stefan

Original comment by: ssaring

[ssaring]

Hi,

I have created a parser for polarpersonaltrainer.com export data to SportsTracker. I have tested it with the data from my FT60. There is one major problem however as I could not get the export function from polarpersonaltrainer.com to export only one exercise data, I always get all of them in the same xml file so I think it is a separate importer which will be needed. This importer should be able to verify (using the timestamp) if the exercise was already imported and add only newer ones.

The parser will only import the first exercise from the file. I choose .ped as the file extension as .xml was already taken by another parser. I used jxpath 1.3 from the Apache foundation to navigate the XML file (http://commons.apache.org/jxpath/).

I'll try to attach a patch against latest SVN for this feature

I'll try to create such a program later this week if time permits.

Philippe

Original comment by: philm

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for the patch see ID 2982308 in patch tracker

Original comment by: philm

[ssaring]

Hi Philippe,

thanks for your patch contribution. Let's continue the conversation on the patch request site, it doesn't make sense to discuss on two places.

Bye, Stefan

Original comment by: ssaring