Question on USB Ant+ Sticks
nbalcombe
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If I pair my speed/cadence sensor with a USB dongle, will it still be paired with my Garmin or will I have to re-pair every time I want to use my Garmin?
Ideally I'd like to run both at the same time so that I can see all my usual stats on the Garmin but have more info showing on the laptop.
Ideally I'd like to run both at the same time so that I can see all my usual stats on the Garmin but have more info showing on the laptop.
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The sensor doesn't actually pair with the dongle, just broadcasts a signal so AFAIK you could have as many garmins and dongles receiving info from a single sensor as you want.0
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Magic. Thanks.0
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It's worth noting that while ANT+ can work in that sort of broadcast mode. Bluetooth can't, it's a one to one pairing.0
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If I pair my speed/cadence sensor with a USB dongle, will it still be paired with my Garmin or will I have to re-pair every time I want to use my Garmin?
Ideally I'd like to run both at the same time so that I can see all my usual stats on the Garmin but have more info showing on the laptop.
Its certainly possible to run both. The stick listens for data, as does the Garmin. There is no concept of a head unit locking and owning a master device. So this will work (and is a good idea).
Keep in mind, that the USB stick can only be used by 1 application at a given time. So running some software that uses the stick AND something like Garmin Connect is not possible (just exit whichever program you are not using)0 -
Although I'm led to believe you can use two ANT+ sticks to run two programmes side by side. Although I haven't felt the need to attempt it.0
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Although I'm led to believe you can use two ANT+ sticks to run two programmes side by side. Although I haven't felt the need to attempt it.
This is correct.0
