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rsc-dev / loophole

loophole

Polar devices Python API and CLI.

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2Distinct people
7Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
146GitHub stars
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What it is

Polar devices Python API and CLI.

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HN mentions by year7 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-02-07 18:31:34 UTC to 2019-12-15 16:56:08 UTC.

0123452016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 5 submissions, 0 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2019

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20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC550
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC110
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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nabla9·Dec 15, 2019
I have not tried myself, but maybe Polar H10 strap or older H7. I didn't realize that H10 works with free app, so I bought expensive HRM too. :( The strap has internal memory that can train one session of data. https://nob.ro/post/polar_h10_ubuntu/ https://github.com/rsc-dev/loophole https://reprage.com/post/how-to-connect-the-raspberry-pi-to-... Polar H10 is very accurate. I personally pair it with free PolarBeat app (I also have the Polar HRM) and download raw data. --- https://support.polar.com/e_manuals/Team_Pro/Polar_Team_Pro_... >The export raw data function exports second-by-second data from a training session. Raw data export gives you a zip file with player specific folders which contain a CSV file, and a .txt file and a GPX file. > The CSV file contains second by second information about heart rate, speed, distance, acceleratio
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n/deceleration and running cadence. >The .txt file contains unfiltered RR interval data that can be analyzed with third party heart rate variability tools. >The GPX file contains location information that can viewed in third party tools.
In Ask HN: Is there a no-nonsense device that lets me measure my heart rate?

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