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What you
need.

The short version: a phone, a TV with Chromecast, and Garmin watches on your athletes.

Your phone

iPhone — running iOS 16 or later. Check in Settings → General → About.
Android — any phone with Chrome. Add the dashboard to your home screen. How →
iPad — not yet. The app is built for phones.

Your TV

Something to put the board on the wall.

A TV with Chromecast built in, or any TV with a Chromecast stick plugged in.
Or a computer plugged into the TV — open your board's web address in full screen and leave it there. No casting needed.
Apple TV and Fire Stick — can't be cast to. A computer plugged into the TV works instead.
Your phone and your TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi. Guest networks usually block them from seeing each other.

Your athletes' watches

They keep the watch they already own — there's nothing for them to buy.

Garmin — these families work today:

fēnix Forerunner Edge MARQ Venu Instinct D2 Descent vívoactive epix Legacy Venu Sq Approach GPSMAP Edge Explore Enduro Instinct E

If it runs Garmin Connect IQ apps and is from roughly the last eight years, it's almost certainly on the list. Setup guide →

Apple Watch is coming. Other watches after that. Tell us what your class wears at support@pulsedeck.tv and it helps us decide what's next.

Your gym's internet

Watches send heart rate over the athlete's phone connection, so they don't need your Wi-Fi.
The TV needs internet, and the same Wi-Fi as your phone for casting.

Not sure whether your setup works? Email support@pulsedeck.tv and we'll tell you straight.