Elemntary

Elemntary is a GUI application that allows your to control Wahoo Elemnt bicycle computers from a desktop PC providing some insights and hidden features.

Screenshot

Features

• show software info;
• upload custom maps & routing tiles (OSM files can be generated by wahooMapsCreator);
• upload themes;
• take device screenshots;
• enable/disable hidden features;
• web server management;
• config backup/restore;
• run system actions (clear cache, restart, reboot).

Installation

The easiest way to install it is to download a pre-built release zip-file for your Operating System:

• Windows (application is not signed, you might need to add a security exception)
• MacOS (application is not signed, you might need to add a security exception)
• Linux

Usage

In order for your Wahoo computers to be controllable by Elemntary they need to be authorized. The authorization process depends on the model. Follow the instructions:

1. turn the device on (make sure it's not connected via usb yet)
2. press keys on device
   • BOLT v1 and ROAM
     • press the power button (you enter the settings menu)
     • press the power button again (you return to the normal screen)
   • BOLT v2 and ROAM v2
     • press the power, up and down buttons at the same time (this is a bit hard, but give it several tries if it doesn't work)
3. connect the device to your pc

Development

This is an Electron app, so JavaScript/Node knowledge is required.

Environment

You need to have the following software installed:

• node (>= v16)
• yarn (or use npm)

NodeJS can be downloaded and installed for your operation system from the official NodeJS downloads page.

Yarn is optional and can be installed by following their guide.

For MacOS it is also possible to use brew:

$ brew install node
$ brew install yarn

Building

# Clone the project
$ git clone https://github.com/vti/elemntary
$ cd elemntary

# Install dependencies
$ yarn install

# Run tests
$ yarn test

# Start the application
$ yarn start

# Build the application for your current platform
$ yarn make

Credits

This project is standing on the shoulders of the giants:

@Intyre for reverse engineering

@treee111 for wahooMapsCreator

@thoughtgap for routing tiles upload

Translations

• Dutch — Ebe66
• German — @treee111 & Maolda

Author

Viacheslav Tykhanovskyi (vti AT uptosmth.com)

Copyright and License

Copyright (C) 2022-2023, Viacheslav Tykhanovskyi

This program is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3 or later. See LICENSE file for details.