Universal Raspberry Pi treadmill speed sensor – the best treatmill speed sensor on the market? – PETER GAMMA (Director & Physiologist), MEDITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SWITZERLAND (MRIS)

Last Updated on November 12, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

I currently have a Newgen Medicals treatmill. I am looking for a treadmill which can be calibrated and is exactly as possible. I was not sure if I should buy King Smith WalkingPad A1 since it has a Home Assistant integration now, and if I should calibrate it according to the fellnr method:

https://fellrnr.com/wiki/Treadmill_Calibration

But this method uses a video camera and the Kinovea and is quiet difficult. Then I found the Universal Treadmill speed sensor for Zwift with Ant+ stick and Raspberry Pi:

https://gallochri.com/2020/05/universal-treadmill-speed-sensor-for-zwift-with-ant-stick-and-raspberry-pi/

This sensor is much better than the fellnr method. And I think it is also better than the King Smith WalkingPad A1 speed sensor. I do not know how good this speed sensor is. In contrast, the Raspberry Pi threadmill speed sensor is open source soft- and hardware. It would be great if it could be used with Home Assitant instead of Zwift, but I think this is not a big deal for a good coder.

Fellnr reported some issues with speed variations in treadmills when he calibrated those. Therefore for me personally the Rasperry Pi treadmill speed sensor is more interesting than the WalkingPad A1. Is a foldable treadmill of good quality? Is it not better to make first some tests with the Rasperry Pi threadmill sensor to find out about this?

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/xiaomi-treadmill-walkingpad-integration/204713/12

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