ANT+ Issues on Mac Os (Mac Mini Late 2012)

Equipment
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Hi there… Few days ago i bought my first trainer (Elite Direto X), coming from my Kinetic Road Machine (also upgraded with ProFlyweel), which i was using with Favero Assioma Pedals using Sunto ANT+ Stick and connected to MacMini. Sometimes stick was not found, but simple unplug and plug again will solve the problem.

Now i realized that i have strange problem with my DiretoX connection (still did not try with Trainer Road), but i can see that problem with Elite MyTraining application and also ZWIFT.

  1. When i use ANT+ Connection to connect to trainer using Elite application, i can find it, also i can connect to cadence sensor or HR strap. But when i try to adjust Power Smoothing nothing… It’s just closing… When i try the same with Bluetooth connection all fine. Seem that even can connect trough ANT+ it dont work properly

  2. ZWIFT When im connected on trainer trough ANT FE-C i can find the trainer, but trying ERG mode workout dont work properly at all… Also in sim mode it’s not ideal. So same here… Even is connected trough ANT+ something is wrong and not work properly…

When i connect using Bluetooth everything fine (will test tommorow more detailed, i tried now just few miutes for a test, tired for proper test)

I also tried using USB extender (usb 2.0 1.8 and powered up usb 3.0 extender which i put it just few cm’s under trainer). Nothing changed.

I tried same ant+ stick on PC and Windows 7.Just Elite MyEtraining app, connected to trainer without problem, and done Power Smoothing without problem. I tried from Elite MyEtraining app Training test and can feel how trainer adjust the power. So working ok from the short test i done

Anyone else have ANT+ issues on Mac Os? (latest MacOs installed, and i use MacMini late 2012 model)

Still did not tried Trainer Road since i want to start in about 10 daysto be able to ride the workouts without missing so dont want to activate right now

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I fear I cannot help you specifically, bit I can say that ANT+ in general works fine on OSX with TR for all features. I use it on and off with my MacBook. (BT for Zwift, ANT+ for TR).

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Yea, ive had a lot of issues with ANT+ on OSX/MBPro, going back to the latest major overhaul to the desktop app (I forget the version but when there was a big UI change). I could only connect to devices via ANT+ if Bluetooth was off, but when I turned BT on to pair earbuds, devices would show up multiple times. This would happen with my HRM and TR would always pick an instance of it that was showing a static HR and ignoring another instance with my actual HR. Sometimes this would happen mid workout. TR would also not connect to my Kickr Core via ANT+ at all, so I had no way of avoiding the issue by turning off BT during workouts. It was a real headache that I never solved (haven’t tried in 6ish months, I run TR on an iPad now and everything pairs flawlessly via BT there).

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If Ant+ isn’t working, but Bluetooth is, what precisely is the issue? AFAIK Bluetooth is the preferred protocol on TrainerRoad as you don’t need any dongles or so to get it running.

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Sounds like the driver for that dongle is faulty. Can you update it?