iPhone Development - App Descriptions

It's Here! Version 4.0!

A new version of Treadmill Controller that embraces iOS 7 and iOS 8 paradigms.

This effort has not been without pain, suffering, and gnashing of teeth. One massive problem with completing this new release is the need to support the huge variety of screen sizes now available. Fortunately, the new Xcode 6 provides lots of help with this - and the support for other development activities has also been improved. iOS 8 now supports customer Frameworks and I have re-implemented my "Chirp" and "SD Card" static libraries as Frameworks. These Frameworks and the Treadmill Controller and Treadmill Controller Free Apps now happily live in an Xcode 6 Workspace. Cool.

All this is fine and a great improvement over the way things used to work but not all is green in the iPhone garden. As of this writing, MailViewController, the iOS Email Class, just does not work in the simulator and apparently has not for YEARS. Also, I am no longer supporting the iPad because accommodating those additional screen sizes is difficult AND why would you want to run Treadmill Controller on an iPad? Anybody with an iPad almost certainly has a suitable iTouch or iPhone running iOS 8.

Summary: This new version of Treadmill Controller REQUIRES iOS 8 on an iPhone or iTouch. It no longer supports the iPad.

Treadmill Controller Version 4.0

Version 4.0 has been rewritten to embrace the new iOS 7 and iOS 8 paradigms. It continues to provide custom workouts for iFit compatible treadmills controlled by both audio chirps and Secure Digital (SD) Cards. Version 4.0 has also added three new sample workouts.

*** Warnings ***

• Consult your physician before doing any exercise, including that configured or created by this program.
• I'm a programmer not a doctor or trainer. I am not qualified to provide safe exercises. I've never met you and have never seen your equipment. Use this program at your own risk. If you hurt yourself or your equipment it is not my fault.
• An erratic inability to adjust the chirp volume has been reported for several versions of iOS. This is an iOS issue and not a problem with Treadmill Controller. Other Apps have also been affected by this audio problem and a wide variety of solutions have been proposed/discovered. Mapping Apps and gaming Apps seem to occasionally leave the audio subsystem in a frozen state. When audio is working properly, you will be able to change the volume and make the chirps loud (quite loud) using the volume buttons on the left of the phone. Google this or see FAQs on this site for the latest information on this problem.
• For Chirp Control, the iPhone volume must be loud enough for the treadmill to hear the instructions being given by the "chirps". Old treadmills that have lost audio sensitivity have been reported. Such treadmills require louder chirps than this App can deliver and external audio amplification is required. Be careful, very loud "chirps" may damage the audio input circuitry of the treadmill and there is a rare chance some treadmill models simply misunderstand commands on occasion and there is nothing you can do about it. Do not damage your equipment. Crank up the volume at your own risk.
• Chirp commands for an incline or speed not available on your treadmill may cause the entire command to be ignored. It will be as if no command was sent. Make sure your treadmill can do what you ask as you create your workouts.

• A treadmill workout is composed of segments. Each segment specifies a Duration, Speed, and Incline.
• Each segment of a workout is limited to 60 minutes
• Workouts can have a maximum of 60 segments
• Speed is limited to 12 MPH, but your treadmill may not go that fast.
• Incline is limited to 12 degrees, but your treadmill may not go that steep.
• You cannot overwrite a workout, but you can modify one and save it with a new name.
• Saved workout names are limited to 18 characters.
• The lower region of the workout creation screen has three pickers: Duration, Speed, and Incline
• You add a new segment to the workout by tapping the Insertion Control (the green +) at the top left of the pickers. The new segment is inserted below the selected table row
• You delete a segment by tapping the Deletion Control (the red -) at the top right of the pickers.
• Insertion and deletion work the same way in the graphing modes
• At the top of the workout creation screen is a Tool Bar with 5 buttons. Cancel abandons changes and exits the screen. Save saves this workout to a file. The remaining 3 buttons cycle between the table listing and 3 graphs.

• Graphs for speed, incline, and distance are displayed in red when a workout is selected for playing.
• Segments change from red to green as they are "played".
• A command to stop the treadmill is automatically sent when a workout completes. However (***CAUTION***) no such command is sent if you stop the program or navigate out of the "Now Playing" view. The treadmill will therefore continue indefinitely at the speed and incline defined by the last command.
• On most treadmills, you can manually override program speed and incline commands from the treadmill console. However, the programmed values will again be applied at the beginning of the next segment.

Note: The iPhone's work is complete when it emails the file. There are no chirps and no pretty graphics.

Also Note: This program creates a valid workout file but you may have to experiment. Many treadmills do not work with SD Cards greater than 2 GB. Some treadmills are very picky and only work with certain brands/models of SD Card.

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Treadmill Controller Free Version 4.0

Version 4.0 has been rewritten to embrace the new iOS 7 and iOS 8 paradigms. It continues to provide workouts for iFit compatible treadmills controlled by both audio chirps and Secure Digital (SD) Cards. Version 4.0 has also added three new sample workouts.

*** Warnings ***

• Consult your physician before doing any exercise, including that configured or created by this program.
• I'm a programmer not a doctor or trainer. I am not qualified to provide safe exercises. I've never met you and have never seen your equipment. Use this program at your own risk. If you hurt yourself or your equipment it is not my fault.
• An erratic inability to adjust the chirp volume has been reported for several versions of iOS. This is an iOS issue and not a problem with Treadmill Controller. Other Apps have also been affected by this audio problem and a wide variety of solutions have been proposed/discovered. Mapping Apps and gaming Apps seem to occasionally leave the audio subsystem in a frozen state. When audio is working properly, you will be able to change the volume and make the chirps loud (quite loud) using the volume buttons on the left of the phone. Google this or see FAQs on this site for the latest information on this problem.
• For Chirp Control, the iPhone volume must be loud enough for the treadmill to hear the instructions being given by the "chirps". Old treadmills that have lost audio sensitivity have been reported. Such treadmills require louder chirps than this App can deliver and external audio amplification is required. Be careful, very loud "chirps" may damage the audio input circuitry of the treadmill and there is a rare chance some treadmill models simply misunderstand commands on occasion and there is nothing you can do about it. Do not damage your equipment. Crank up the volume at your own risk.
• Chirp commands for an incline or speed not available on your treadmill may cause the entire command to be ignored. It will be as if no command was sent. Make sure your treadmill can do what you ask as you create your workouts.

• Graphs for speed, incline, and distance are displayed in red when a workout is selected for playing.
• Segments change from red to green as they are "played".
• A command to stop the treadmill is automatically sent when a workout completes. However (***CAUTION***) no such command is sent if you stop the program or navigate out of the "Now Playing" view. The treadmill will therefore continue indefinitely at the speed and incline defined by the last command.
• On most treadmills, you can manually override program speed and incline commands from the treadmill console. However, the programmed values will again be applied at the beginning of the next segment.

Note: The iPhone's work is complete when it emails the file. There are no chirps and no pretty graphics.

Also Note: This program creates a valid workout file but you may have to experiment. Many treadmills do not work with SD Cards greater than 2 GB. Some treadmills are very picky and only work with certain brands/models of SD Card.

StayAlert

Think of this program as your personal stimulus package. It is scientifically designed to power up your mind with motor, visual, and auditory stimulation. This is perfect for keeping you awake during the eighth and ninth innings of a baseball game or during the 2:00 AM broadcast of "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers". With earbuds, it can covertly prevent you from nodding off during an important meeting.

*** Operation ***
Select minimum and maximum values for a random activation interval. After that delay, sounds will be played and a moving cell will be displayed on the screen. You must touch the moving cell to make the sounds stop. The sounds resume again after a random delay.
Note: Don't forget to make sure your Auto-Lock timer (Settings > General > Auto-Lock) is greater than the maximum WakeMe interval.

*** Warnings ***

• Do not use this application to keep you awake while driving.
• Do not drive when you are tired.
• Do not allow this application or anything else to distract you while driving.
• Put the cell phone down - and drive.

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