
SMARTBEATUserGuide2
©FusionSportPtyLtd,2011,AllRightsReserved
OVERVIEW
HeartRateVariability(HRV)isanincreainglypopulartoolformonitoringathletewellnessandrecovery.HRV
wasinitiallymonitoredusingECGtraces,howeverinrecentyearstheuseofRRintervalsthataremeasuredby
selectedcommerciallyavailableheartratemonitorshasbeenvalidated.
SMARTBEATisanexperimentaldevelopmentprojectbetweenFusionSportandseveralofourleading
SMARTABASEcustomers.SMARTBEATisdesignedtoofferathletesandcoachesaflexiblemethodfor
collectingHeartRateVariabilitydataandperformingastandardsetofanalysistechniques.Theapplicationis
notdesignedtoproviderecommendationstoathletesorcoaches,asthefieldofHRVisstilllackingestablished
normativedata,andconsiderableexpertiseisrequiredbytheuserinordertomakedecisionsbasedonthe
outcomesofthedatacollected.
SMARTBEATisdesignedtocollectandanalyseRRIntervaldataandperformstandardtimedomainand
frequencydomainanalyses.Functionsinclude:
Configurablestabilisation,lyingandstandingphaselengths
Configurabletargetbreathingfrequncy
Audiopromptsforphasesandbreathingfrequency
In‐apptimedomainandfrequencydomainanalysesincludingSDNN,RMSSD,NN50,pNN50,MeanRR,
TotalPower,LFPower,HFPower,LFNormalisedPower,HFNormalisedPower,Powerratio(LF/HF)
GraphicalrepresentationofRRintervaltachogram,HRplotandPowerDensitySpectrum
Emailrawfilefunction
HARDWAREREQUIREMENTS
SMARTBEATiscompatiblewithiPhone3GS,iPhone4,iPhone4S,iPodtouch(3rdgeneration),iPodtouch(4th
generation)andiPad.NOTE–SMARTBEATrequiresiOS5.1orlater,andmaysufferperformanceissuesonthe
iPhone3GS.
SMARTBEAThasbeendesignedusingtheWahooFitnessAPI(www.wahoofitness.com)andthereforerequires
theWahooFitnessANT+dongleforoperation.AtthetimeofthereleaseofVersion1.0.0SMARTBEATdoes
notsupporttheWahooBlueBluetoothLowEnergystrapversion,asRRIntervaldataisnotcurrentlysupported
bytheWahooBlueHRstraps.Pleasecheckforupdatesasthiswillbeimplementedinfuturereleases.
OtherANT+heartratestrapsarecompatiblewiththeWahooFitnessdongleandmaybeused.Foralistof
compatibledevicespleasevisittheWahooFitnesswebsite.
HARDWARESETUPINSTRUCTIONS
1. InserttheANT+dongleintothe30pinconnectoratthebottomofyouriOsdevice
2. LaunchtheSMARTBEATapplicationandgotothesettingsarea
3. EnsuretheFisicadongleisconnected
4. Fittheheartratestraptothetorso.Youmayneedtowettheelectrodeareasonthestraptoachieve
aheartratesignal
5. GobacktothemaindashboardscreeninSMARTBEATandrequestanewconnectionbypressingthe
“Clickto“connect”box
Yourdeviceisnowreadytouse.