How to setup Realtime Mode with a quarqd appliance¶

If you are using a Garmin ANT+ stick, it must be labelled USB1 on top left corner on the back.

Parts 1 & 3 only need to be done once. Thereafter, just do parts 2 & 4 to run GC in realtime mode.

Part 1 - Installing Quarqd¶

1. Download and install VirtualBox for Windows hosts (76Mb)
2. Download and extract the files from the Quarqd Windows Kit (280Mb)
3. Start VirtualBox. Select "File -> Import Appliance" and choose Quarqd appliance.ovf from the Quarqd Windows Kit. Click "Next" and then "Finish".
4. Select the Quarqd appliance in VirtualBox and then click the Settings button
5. With the ANT+ stick inserted, select the USB settings.
6. Click the icon and select the Silicon Labs Dynastream ANT2USB option from the list. Click OK to leave the Settings window.

Part 2 - Running Quarqd¶

1. Start VirtualBox, if it's not already running
2. Select the "Quarqd appliance" entry and click Start
   Wait for about a minute until the Quarqd appliance window shows a "ubuntu-quarqd login:" prompt. Quarqd is now running.

Part 3 - Setting up Golden Cheetah¶

1. Start Golden Cheetah. Select "Tools -> Options..." and then select the Devices section.
2. Select the Device Type "ANT+ via Quarqd"
3. Set Device Port to localhost:8168
4. Click "Pair" and start pedaling - you should see a message "opening channel #0" in the Quarqd console, then #1, #2 and #3 at 10-second intervals.
5. If any ANT+ devices are detected, a list of codes will appear in the Device Profile section when the scan finishes.
   Unfortunately, a bug in the current release may prevent the Garmin GSC-10 from being detected. This will be fixed in the next release.
6. Enter a Device Name of your choosing, and click Add.

Part 4 - Running Golden Cheetah in Realtime Mode¶

1. Start Golden Cheetah and select Train and Racing View from the dropdown at the top left of the screen.
2. Select Manual Ergo Mode and make sure that the drop down next to the TIME display is set to your device name
3. If you want the session to be saved in Golden Cheetah, make sure the Save checkbox is checked.
4. Click Start and you should see the ANT+ data updated in real time on the screen.

Part 5 - Troubleshooting¶

If Quarqd doesn't seem to be running in the VM, you might need to manually add the ANT+ stick and start quarqd, as follows:

1. Select Devices/USB Devices/Silicon Labs Dynastream ANT2USB [0300]
2. Login to the virtual terminal with quarqd as the username and password
3. Start quarqd by issuing this command:
   ./quarqd &