Connect my Specialized Turbo Levo with Karoo 2...

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    Bernhard Bachofner

    Integration of battery status level would be possible with the existing ANT+ connection. For Garmin devices an individual developer has coded a very solid datafield that taps into that data. Easiest path for hammerhead would be to just hand over some small cash and let him develop the integration for Karoo which would make many Turbo users really happy. :-)

    http://ebikeapp.jancapek.cz/

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    Bernhard Bachofner

    I would love to see an integration with specialized (Turbo Creo Expert in my case)!

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    Mark Hoffenberg

    Even if the initial integration didnt provide control of the e-bike features, being able to display battery level and support level would be of great value. 

     

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    Andrej B

    Yeah, it's a must.

    Then I buy.

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    Simon Hill

    Hi there - I’ve just got the Karoo 2 for my Specialized Turbo Levo Comp Carbon and I’m using it as a 45 day trial effectively v my Garmin 1000 Edge and all the Garmin’s that people have in my MTB riding group. Overall I’m pretty impressed (work wise I’m a Tech CEO) but please please guys get integration with the battery readings for percentage remaining.

    For my group I got the app referred to above and plotted it to data fields on all our Garmin’s. We all recently had TrailWatts Boosters fitted so I’ve also configured it to read the main battery (either 500 or 700w) and the Booster (252w). If you could get the same functionality on the Karoo 2 for Specialized ebikes you’d really be killing it!!! My whole Grouop would probably all order the day after you announced it. it really is the one big downside over moving from Garmin if you own a Specialized ebike, you can even side load their Mission Control app and I can verify that works on the Karoo 2 but you do need an internet connection to use different riding profiles.

    Please Hammerhead get this done asap and promote it everywhere because whilst it works on the Garmin’s you need a reasonable level of technical skill to set it up, especially for reading the Booster Battery!!

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    David S

    I agree with all the above comments as I, too, ride an e-bike (Orbea with Ant+ LEV output available).  I love my Karoo2 and would love it even more with e-bike integration!

     

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    Simon Hill

    Couldn't agree more it's the one thing the Garmin does better i.e. you can use it to check your battery levels on an e-bike especially the Specialized MTB's and Road bikes. A relatively small thing that would be amazing for the ever growing e-bike community!!

    I can already use it for Cadence on the Karoo 2 connected to me Turbo Levo so why not the battery level!!!!

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    Gerry Stephenson

    I ride a Specialized Turbo Creo SL Comp E5 and it would be great to have as many E-Bike stats available to view on my K2. Like others battery % would be #1, thank you.

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    Darwin Miranda

    Same as all the above... I'd buy one and sell my wahoo on a split second. Battery %, assist mode and current gear for my SRAM axs gx

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    Ivan Mifsud

    I already integrated a number of sensors from the Specialized Levo to the Karoo 2, whereby Speed, Power and Cadence is being transmitted. However, Battery Percentage would be key. Unfortunately this is not a sensor that can be detected and added easily so it has to be read via Bluetooth from the Levo. One of my training challenges is to try to achieve 1km per 1% Battery and this would be a game changer for me instead of waiting for 10% bar to sync. 

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    David Diskin

    Me too!!  Specialized Turbo Creo.  All I need is battery level (and assist level is nice but not crucial).  Ant+ LEV seems the way and I agree - just ask http://ebikeapp.jancapek.cz/ to do it if you haven't the time.

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    Simon Hill

    Please guys get this done for Specialized ebikes (MTB and Road) - you'd be miles ahead of Garmin. I clearly have a Karoo2  but I ride my Turbo Levo with a a Group of 8 or so and they all have Garmin's. Do this and you'd have 8 more buyers of the Karoo2 !!!

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    David Diskin

    I wholeheartedly agree with Simon.  This is only thing really lacking with the Karoo 2.

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    David Diskin

    Can someone at Hammerhead provide an update on thus request? There’s clearly a lot of interest. Thanks.

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    Alexander

    I’ve had my Karoo2 around a month now, so much better than my Garmin Edge 1000. 

    I’ve just taken delivery of an Orbea Rise without a display. Would absolutely love to be able get the E8’s battery level displayed on the Karoo2. I’m faced with either buying a £128 display, a Garmin watch or waiting out in the Hope you folks manage to integrate .

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    Mike Higgs

    New to E-biking (like, 24 hours new!) but have had the Karoo2 for about 6 months and LOVE it! To be able to see the battery levels and other info derived from the Shimano EP8-RS motor, as fitted to the Orbea Rise, would be awesome. I don’t normally have Bluetooth enabled on the Karoo2 to extend the battery life, but this feature would make that a no-brainer and I’d live with the battery drop. Come on Hammerhead…. Make it so!

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    Kevin Hester

    Btw - I just posted on the hammerhead github asking if they would be interested in facilitating me writing this as a plugin.   If they are I'm happy to give it a shot.

    Link: https://github.com/hammerheadnav/karoo-sdk/issues/7


     

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    David S

    Let's get more folks to ask for this feature or they might want to keep postponing it.  I'm withholding one rating star on my Karoo2 until they implement E-bike integration.

     

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    matt savage

    I would love to see integration with Shimano STEPS as well!!  Thanks!!

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    Charles Lambourne

    This ability would really perfect my Karoo 2. The only reason I still need to use my old TCD is to accurately tell me the bike's Battery level. 'Assist' mode, would be nice to set as a data field too, but battery level is the really useful one.

    Please try and get this working, the unit is so great in every other way.

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    Ali

    Hi David, Thanks for driving this conversation. We know there's a demand for this feature, and plan to include it on the Karoo at some point. However, there is no plan to add this to the Karoo software in the near term, but we are looking into this possibility in a long term.

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    David S

    That's encouraging news, but disappointing at the same time to hear that it will be a "long term" possibility.  I now have 2 GPS units on my handlebar: The Karoo2 plus my semi-retired Wahoo Elemnt Bolt that very nicely displays my E-bike parameters.  The setup is awkward, but I guess I will have to deal with it for the foreseeable future. 

     

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    David Diskin

    Thanks, Ali, for your quick response.  This is sort of the same answer as 7 months ago.  Could you be more specific about defining long term?  Are we talking weeks? months? years?  Thanks!

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    Ali

    Hi David, I would love to provide a date if we knew we would be accomplishing it by then. At this time, we can only say it as a probability by mid-2022.

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    Matt Caldersmith

    Hi, please have this done!! I have to have 2 units on my Levo as my Karoo won’t display battery level😞

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    Charles Lambourne

    The Karoo team have said we have to wait until at least Summer next year, it's a shame as Garmin and Wahoo have been able to do this for quite a while now I believe.

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    Matt Caldersmith

    Booo

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    Simon Hill

    This is such a shame as frankly my group of 8 MTB Specialized Turbo Levo riders would all change tomorrow from their Garmin's but they don't want to have to pay £85 for the Specialized unit that they'd only use to display the battery percentage which they get on their Garmin's now but wouldn't with a Karoo 2 purchase right now!!

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    Charles Lambourne

    This is exactly what I have to do currently. Fortunately I already had the TCD for my Levo, but it is annoying that it is only there to show me the bike's battery %. It seems like it shouldn't be that difficult a feature to add seeing as the TCD can pick up the Battery % using ANT+.

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    Simon Hill

    I agree with you and also of course the Karoo 2 can pick up cadence from the bike via a connection so what not battery power?

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