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.gitignore

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+# Visual Studio files
+*.suo
+*.ncb
+*.db
+*.user
+*.pdb
+*.idb
+*.xss
+*.xsc
+*.xsx
+ipch/
+*.sdf
+*.opensdf
+.vs/
+
+# Editor specific files
+*.*~
+*.~*
+*.swp
+
+# Git temporary merge files
+*.BACKUP.*
+*.BASE.*
+*.LOCAL.*
+*.REMOTE.*
+*.orig
+*.orig.meta
+*.pdb.meta
+Thumbs.db.meta
+
+# oother
+*.exe
+*.ilk
+Debug/

README.md

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+# Read data and control a bike trainer
+
+This is a server application allowing to read data from ANT+ devices and
+sending them over to a TCP connection.  It can currently read heart rate from
+an ANT+ HRM and read power, speed and cadence from an ANT+ FE-C trainer (most
+recent trainers support this).  It can also control the resistance of the
+trainer by setting the slope.
+
+## Building the application
+
+The application is built on a Windows platform using Visual Studio 2017 (the
+Community Edition will work fine).  It could be easily ported to Linux as
+well, but this hasn't been done yet.
+
+Download the libusb windows DLL's from the [libusb](https://libusb.info) web
+site and unzip the archive somewhere.
+
+Set the `LIBUSB_LIB_DIR` and `LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR` environment variables to
+point to the include and lib directories for libusb.  For example, if the
+archive was unzipped at `c:\libusb-1.0.21`, we have:
+
+* `LIBUSB_INCLUDE_DIR` pointing to `c:\libusb-1.0.21\include`
+
+* `LIBUSB_LIB_DIR` pointing to `c:\libusb-1.0.21\MS32\dll` (point it to the 64
+  bit if building a 64 bit application)
+
+Open the `vs2017/TrainerControl.sln` solution and build it (if you opened it
+before setting up the environment variables, you will need to re-open it).
+
+The resulting executable will be in the `Debug` or `Release` folder.  You will
+also need to copy the actual libusb dll file, `libusb-1.0.dll` in that folder.
+
+## Running the application
+
+To run the application, open a command window and type:
+
+    ./TrainerControl.exe
+
+The application will try to find the ANT+ USB stick and connect to the heart
+rate monitor and bike trainer.  It will also accept TCP connections on port
+7500.
+