This script converts a native Lemond Revolution Power Pilot CVS workout file to a Garmin TCX file. The TCX file can be then imported into applications such as Strava or Garmin Connect.
Currently this script only supports firmware version 63 of the Lemond Power Pilot. If you have a lower version, I highly recomend installing the latest version which is currently 63 as a lot of bugs have been fixed. See the Lemond Website for details.
To check your Power Pilot firmware version press and hold HR/KCAL for two seconds. The firmware version is shown in the lower right quadrant of the screen.
If your Power Pilot has a newer firmware than 63, please let me know and send a sample CSV workout file. I will try to fix the script if possible.
This script converts the data in such a way that Strava can correctly show speed.
I've heard that if you cycle over a certain number of hours, the Power Pilot will create multiple files to represent that single workout. I'm not dedicated enough it seems so I haven't seen this happen yet. As a result, I don't know how to properly convert a group of CSV files into one TCX workout. If you have a workout session (on firmware 63) with multiple files, please send them to me so that I can adjust the script to work with it.
The script can be run in a number of ways. Here are some examples.
The simpliest way is to pass a single workout argument. This will take convert the given CSV filename to a TCX filename of a similar name. Note that if the TCX file already exists, the script will not overwrite it.
./lemondcsv.py 09261300.CSV
Another way is to specify a filename to use as the TCX filename. You can do this by using the '-f' argument. Note that when you use -f, the script will overwrite the target file if it exists as it presumes you know what you want to do.
./lemondcsv.py -f 09261300.tcx 09261300.CSV
If you would like to output the TCX to stdout for some fancy processing then you can always use the '-f' argument with the '-' option.
./lemondcsv.py -f - 09261300.CSV | xmllint --format - > 09261300.tcx
Once you have generated your TCX file, you can directly upload the file to Strava and analyze your workout there.
This script has been tested on Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2 and 3.3. It will not work on Python 2.5 or earlier.
If you find a problem with this script, check you have the latest version by visiting the project on github. If you are using the latest version and have a question/bug etc, please file an issue if one doesn't already exist and I'll look into it. Sample files you are having trouble with are always welcome.