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About PowerCoach
The following
information and data about PowerCoach refer to the Developer
Version 00.08.11 (release 20011020).
How to get PowerCoach for free?
Operating System and Computer Hardware
Windows
Computer Platform
Apple
Mac OS Computer Platform
Supported Files of Data Series
PowerCoach
and SRM Training System
What is PowerCoach?
PowerCoach is a communication
and knowledge platform for athletes, coaches and scientists in cycling.
It is a source of abundant information together with innovative tools to
keep up with the latest training methods.
PowerCoach technology gives
you powerful features based on graphic
data explorers and interactive analysis tools.
We have done all the hard stuff - now you can use its power. With PowerCoach
you reach a new level of competence and performance.
PowerCoach provides what you
need to improve your training or coaching productivity. Your time to
take informed and intelligent decisions or to elaborate competent advise
will decrease dramatically.
With PowerCoach you get what
you need to concentrate, explore, analyse, document, present and communicate
information and know-how about training and performance in cycling faster
than ever before!
Who is using PowerCoach?
Latest versions of PowerCoach
are high quality software products. Nevertheless, we are still focused
on development. Therefore we do not push sales today.
However, we make PowerCoach available to developer users. With a developer license, developer users make use of the software before final release of version 01.00.00 will be distributed.
First users were mainly professional
cyclists, coaches and scientists. A great number of coaches, cyclists and
triathletes of any performance level have now joined the PowerCoach developer
group. It has continued to grow since 1996.
We invite developer users to a personal meeting at our office in Sonvilier (Switzerland) to introduce the software and to provide appropriate start up training.
On this occasion, the users have
the opportunity to get our answers to arising questions and concepts to
optimize training and maximize performance using PowerCoach are discussed.
Introductory meetings for developer users have been mandatory until version 00.08.09 of the software. Since release 00.08.10, we are distributing PowerCoach developer versions without this obligation.
NOTE:
Users may launch current PowerCoach developer versions choosing user
language English, French or German. In depth documentation will be
released with final version 01.00.00. PowerCoach
Documentation remains minimal as long as we continue to upgrade developer
versions of the software. We lend unlimited assistance to developer users
by phone. However, it is their duty to call.
How to get PowerCoach
for free?
PowerCoach developer licenses
are currently offered for free as a bundle package to our customers
purchasing power measuring systems. Developer licenses include free upgrades
and updates to final version 01.00.XX. If you are interested in these opportunities,
please check the current offers of
PowerCoach
SHOP.
PowerCoach Developer License
If you already own a power measuring system, or if you don't like to order a measuring system bundled with license, you may purchase a developer license for 500 EURO / 750 SFR (excluding tax).
If you need many licenses, you are eligible for special group or site offers (federations, clubs, teams, consultants, institutes).
Please post
orders and inquiries at PowerCoach
SHOP.
Operating System and Computer
Hardware
PowerCoach runs on Microsoft Windows computer platform and Apple Mac OS computer platform using
- Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Mac OS 7.5 to X.x
operating systems. With the exception of operating system dependent characteristics, all functions, tools and commands as well as look and feel are identical on both platforms.
NOTE:
Current developer versions of PowerCoach for Mac OS run in CLASSIC MODE
if you must boot on Mac OSX. Final version 01.00.00 of PowerCoach for Mac
OS will run native on Mac OSX.
On Windows computers, good hardware support for graphics is important. You should have at least a faster Pentium III processor (or equivalent) and 128 MB of RAM.
To execute certain analysis on large data series, we recommend Pentium IV or equivalent Athlon processors and high performance graphics hardware.
On Mac OS computers, you should have at least a G3 processor and 128 MB of RAM.
The new iMac or portable iBook computers are perfect hardware.
Supported Files of Data
Series
PowerCoach does not support
direct communication with the hardware of measuring devices. However,
PowerCoach imports easily (on Windows or Mac OS) the files of data series
saved (on Windows or Mac OS) by the downloading software of the commonly
used devices.
Either on Windows or Mac OS, PowerCoach Developer Version 00.08.11 imports the following files of data series:
- Ancarr Elite saved on Windows (BAUMANN & HALDI device)
- E-Train saved on Windows (CATEYE device)
- E-Train saved on Mac OS (CATEYE device)
- HRM Files saved on Windows (POLAR device)
- HR Analysis saved on Mac OS (POLAR device)
- Power-Tap Link saved on Windows (E-TUNE device)
- SPY Win saved on Windows (HUGER device)
- SRM Training System saved on Windows (SRM device)
- PowerCom saved on Mac OS (SRM device)
- Winpuls saved on Windows
PowerCoach and SRM Training
System
You may import into PowerCoach
(on Microsoft Windows or Apple
Mac OS) SRM.TXT files downloaded and saved on Microsoft Windows computer
platform with the "Export..." command of SRM Training System software.
You may import into PowerCoach (on Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS) PowerCom files downloaded and saved on Apple Mac OS computer platform with PowerCom software:
. PowerCom is a utility program to communicate with SRM PowerControl devices. It is an integrated part of PowerCoach Software for Mac OS and may be used exclusively along with a licensed PowerCoach application.
. PowerCom downloads recorded
data from SRM PowerControl units. With PowerCom, you may also set the most
important parameters of SRM PowerControl devices.
On Mac OS computers without serial port, you need a "Keyspan USB Twin Serial Adapter" with mini-DIN8 serial ports (Part# USA-28x, list price $79) together with a standard Macintosh modem cable (with mini-DIN8 serial connector). With a 25 pins modem cable you need also a 25/9 pins serial connector reduction (the SRM cable has a 9 pins serial connector).
NOTE:
You may get from PowerCoach Software a short cable for direct connection
between Macintosh mini-DIN8 serial connector and SRM PowerControl. Using
this special cable, you don't need the modem cable, the serial connector
reduction and the original SRM cable. The price for the special cable is
75 SFR (excluding tax 7.6 %).
Copyright by PowerCoach® Software - 20011020