Hyperborea

Working with Sensors

A guide to the sensor data Hyperborea reads from your machine and how to pair an external heart rate monitor.

Available Sensors

Hyperborea reads the following data from your machine's console, depending on the model:

SensorUnitDescription
PowerWattsYour current power output
CadenceRPMPedal or stride rate
Speedkm/h or mphCurrent speed
ResistanceLevelCurrent resistance setting
Incline%Incline percentage
Heart RateBPMHeart rate (from paired Bluetooth monitor or console grip sensors)

Not all sensors are available on every machine. Hyperborea displays and broadcasts whatever data your console provides.

Heart Rate Monitor

Hyperborea can pair with a Bluetooth heart rate monitor (such as a chest strap or arm band) to display and broadcast heart rate data alongside your other metrics.

To pair a heart rate monitor:

  1. Tap the gear icon (⚙️) on the dashboard to open Quick Settings.
  2. Tap Open Settings below the toggles.
  3. Select the Sensors tab in the left sidebar.
  4. Tap Scan next to Heart Rate Monitor.
  5. Put your heart rate monitor into pairing mode and wait for it to appear in the scan results.
  6. Select your monitor to pair it.
Sensors settings
The Sensors tab showing Heart Rate Monitor pairing
Sensors settings

Once paired, the Sensors screen shows your monitor's connection status — Connected (with current BPM), Connecting, Disconnected, or Saved but not connected. Tap Forget to unpair a saved monitor.

Heart rate data will appear on the dashboard and be included in the Bluetooth/WiFi broadcast to your fitness apps.

Choosing Which Metrics to Broadcast

You can control which metrics Hyperborea reports to fitness apps from the Device Configuration screen:

  1. Go to Settings > Device > Configure.
  2. Under Supported Metrics, toggle the metrics you want to broadcast: Power, Cadence, Speed, Resistance, Incline, Heart rate, Distance, Calories.

See the Device Configuration section of the Settings guide for more details.

How Sensor Data Flows

  1. Your machine's console generates raw sensor data
  2. Hyperborea reads this data from the console's internal interface
  3. The data is displayed on the Hyperborea dashboard
  4. Simultaneously, the data is broadcast over Bluetooth (FTMS protocol) and optionally Wi-Fi
  5. Your fitness app receives the data and uses it for your workout

Data updates happen multiple times per second, so your fitness app sees near-real-time metrics.

Troubleshooting Sensor Issues

See the Sensor Issues section of the Troubleshooting guide for help with missing sensors, inaccurate readings, and heart rate monitor problems.