Since I have been spending more time inside than normal I have started work on writing a Datafield for my Garmin Fenix 3 to display the categories that we post to GPSTC. I feel this would be a useful addition to those of us who have an approved GPS on the shoulder and a Garmin on the wrist. It would be a nice match for the new "No display" Motion Simple Logger
I know there are some datafields already available, I have been using several for years, the biggest problem I find with them is that the fonts are too small to read without glasses. I aim to maximize the font size wherever possible. Ideally I would like to display all 6 categories in real time, but I have my doubts that I have the processing power to do the alpha 500.
Now I am not a computer programmer. The whole process has been a real battle. Progress has been slow and frustrating, but I am starting to get some results.
I am working on the two screens in the picture. They are fairly self explanatory, the coloured bars show how close your best 5 ten second runs are. At the top of the second screen the approx GPS signal quality is displayed and at the bottom the time of the session.
I have run into many problems, one unresolved issue is the different screens and fonts all the different Garmin watches support. The more detail I put on a screen the more incompatible the graphics appear on different watches.
So this is a call out to those who may be interested. What models of Garmin watch should I support? So far I am working on Fenix 3 and Fenix 5.
For those who are not aware Garmin Datafields can be downloaded for free from the Garmin IQ store and installed on most Garmin wathces. Don't look for this yet though as it is not yet published.
I feel I have to add that this is an on the water tool only, the results are
not approved for posting to GPSTC. If you want to argue about that then please do it somewhere else.
