Connect and place your encoder

Use this page to get an encoder from the box to a secure training position. The pairing steps apply to Vitruve Force and the older Vitruve Encoder. The Bluetooth and Wi-Fi mode details apply to the older encoder only.

Before you beginCopy Anchor Link

• Charge the encoder.
• Turn on Bluetooth on your phone, tablet, or computer, and allow Vitruve to use it. On first use, the system asks for this permission.
• Older encoder: check that it starts in Bluetooth mode. The screen shows BTXXX after the logo. If it shows WIFIXXX, switch it to Bluetooth first.

Connect the encoderCopy Anchor Link

1. Switch on the encoder.
2. In the Vitruve app, open Training → Bluetooth, or More → Settings → Devices.
3. Wait for the encoder to appear under Encoders. If several are nearby, match the Bluetooth ID shown on its screen or its Menu screen.
4. Select the encoder.
5. Wait for Connected, and check that it appears under Active with its checkbox selected.

The light on the encoder turns green when it connects. On the older encoder, the red light turns green.

To skip pairing each time, turn on Connect automatically in the device manager. While the app is open and the encoder is on, they reconnect by themselves.

The full guide, including web browsers, status labels, and forgetting a device, is Connect and select a device.

Choose a safe spotCopy Anchor Link

Place the encoder on a weight plate, a rack, or any other magnetic metal surface. Vitruve Force can also use its universal band on surfaces that are not magnetic.

• Keep it clear of the bar. Choose a spot where a barbell cannot touch the encoder, even if it is dropped.
• Attach the Velcro strap inside the plates. Then you do not need to remove it when adding plates, and you are less likely to damage the encoder while loading.
• Keep the string off the case. Position the encoder so the string does not touch its plastic case. This makes the string last longer.
• Avoid the roller hook for Olympic lifts and deadlifts. Use the Velcro strap instead.

After setting up, do a short test rep and check that the app records it.

Run several encoders on one tabletCopy Anchor Link

On an iPad or Android tablet, you can run more than one Vitruve window at the same time, with one encoder in each. This lets you train several athletes at once, or keep training open in one window and athlete management, leaderboards, or Labs in another. Each window works independently, and each one has its own active encoder.

This is available on tablets only.

iPadCopy Anchor Link

Split View or Slide Over:

1. Open the Vitruve app.
2. Tap the three-dot multitasking control at the top center of the screen.
3. Choose Split View to divide the screen into two independent windows, or Slide Over to open a floating, phone-sized window on top.
4. Connect a different encoder in each window.

Multiple windows:

1. Tap the three-dot control at the top of the app.
2. Tap Add New Window at the bottom.
3. Open the section you need in the new window, for example training in one and athlete management in the other.

Android tabletsCopy Anchor Link

1. In your tablet's settings, turn on Dual Apps or App Twin. The name varies by manufacturer.
2. Open the first Vitruve app.
3. Tap the three-dot control at the top center of the screen and choose Split Screen.
4. Open the second Vitruve app in the other half of the screen.
5. Connect a different encoder, or open a different section, in each one.

Within a single window, the app uses one active encoder at a time. Selecting another encoder in the same window changes which one records the next set. For coaching several stations, see also Group training and Coach Live.

If it does not connectCopy Anchor Link

Follow My device will not connect. For hardware-specific issues with the older encoder, such as Wi-Fi mode or the wrong movement direction, see Encoder hardware troubleshooting.