Garmin Descent Mk2i Support?
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:32 pm
Greetings,
First let me say I absolutely love MacDive. I’ve got it on my desktop, my iPad, and my iPhone. Myself and an instructor I work with regularly (I’m a DM-in-training), recommend the app to all our students and will help them setup the app on their iPhone or iPad as part of the class if they want.I simply could not live without it which brings me to my question, what is the status of support for the Garmin Descent Mk2i? I see the most recent release notes indicate support, but it also notes “via FIT”. From what I can tell FIT is a data interchange format Garmin created for “fitness” devices. Does MacDive talk directly with the Garmin Descent Mk2i via Bluetooth to pull the FIT data? Or is it a manually process to get the data out of the device and into MacDive?
I am currently use an Aqualung i770r and I frequently use my iPad to pull the data directly off the device and update my logs directly on the iPad on the boat trip home. I then sync it via iCloud and finish up logging on my desktop at home (if needed). I’m hoping I could preserve a similar workflow if I moved to the Garmin Descent Mk2i.
Thanks again for such a fantastic app!
First let me say I absolutely love MacDive. I’ve got it on my desktop, my iPad, and my iPhone. Myself and an instructor I work with regularly (I’m a DM-in-training), recommend the app to all our students and will help them setup the app on their iPhone or iPad as part of the class if they want.I simply could not live without it which brings me to my question, what is the status of support for the Garmin Descent Mk2i? I see the most recent release notes indicate support, but it also notes “via FIT”. From what I can tell FIT is a data interchange format Garmin created for “fitness” devices. Does MacDive talk directly with the Garmin Descent Mk2i via Bluetooth to pull the FIT data? Or is it a manually process to get the data out of the device and into MacDive?
I am currently use an Aqualung i770r and I frequently use my iPad to pull the data directly off the device and update my logs directly on the iPad on the boat trip home. I then sync it via iCloud and finish up logging on my desktop at home (if needed). I’m hoping I could preserve a similar workflow if I moved to the Garmin Descent Mk2i.
Thanks again for such a fantastic app!