loadapp support
Find answers to your questions on how to utilize loadapp.
Download loadapp
Before you can start the measurement, you need to connect your sensors to the loadapp. Get loadapp on android Play Store and apple App Store
Connect multiple sensors
Easily connect multiple sensors at once. With loadapp you can connect up to 6 sensors at the same time:
- Make sure you are signed in
- On home / measurement tab go to “manage sensors”
- Turn your sensors on and connect all sensors
- Go back to home screen and select measurement mode
Check calibration
Easily check the calibration of multiple sensors at once. With loadapp you can check and optimize the calibration of each sensor on a single screen before you start your measurement.
- On “manage sensor” screen click “check calibration”
- Step on the sensors with your full body weight
- Check if force is as expected
- In case you want to adjust a sensor:
- Select the sensor
- Click adjust – DO WITH CARE
- Follow instructions
Realtime measurement
Display your measurement in realtime and see what’s happening. With loadapp you can display your measurement data “as it comes in” as Force-Time-Graph:
- Select Measurement on Home Screen
- Select Live Measurement
- Zero Sensors
- Select settings on top right icon
- Start measurement
- Stop and save measurement
Video and measurement
Create a video of your measurement and compare video and force data. With loadapp you can film any measurement you are making and display the force data. This way you can easily track events during measurement.
Export ASCII and send data
With loadapp exporting your data as ASCII file is easy. Send any measurement directly from your phone to another device within seconds.
Sign up for loadapp
Many features require a valid account on loadapp. Go to:
- Settings
- Account
- Click on Sign up
and create your account. Let us know what account you created, so we can set up your permissions and unlock the required features.
Check licenses
To make sure that your account has all required licenses, go to:
- Settings
- Account
- View licenses.
Setup measurement views and parameters
You can select many different parameters and decide how you want to display them. Go to settings and defined your preferred setup.
- In Display & Feedback you can determine the default maximum displayed forces and time, (de-activate) gyroscopes, IMU Data and other functions related to presentation of the measurement
- In Parameters you can set measurement defaults like frame rate, (de-)activate IMU data, an more.
Cloud, storage and analysis settings
You can stream your data live to loadserver, auto-upload every measurement to your Google Drive, auto-save the data in ASCII and predefine your analysis settings. Go to Settings and set your
- Cloud settings or
- Analysis settings.
Your analysis settings depend on your licenses. Here you can set thresholds for
- Gait analysis
- Jump analysis
Measurements and Procedures
loadapp provides several different measurement modes:
- Line chart: livestream the measurement data to your smart device and view as time-series graph (e.g. for live adjustment of movement, etc.)
- Bar chart: livestream the measurement data to your smart device and visualize the distribution between left/right/front/back/medial/lateral (e.g. for load distribution evaluation, etc.)
- Memory mode: Run the measurement independent from your smartphone and download the measurement at the end via bluetooth or via bluetooth in novel studio (e.g. for running evaluation, etc.)
loadapp also provides predefined procedures (depending on your license) that provide a consistent measurement process (e.g. for studies or evaluations)
- Jump analysis procedure
- Manual therapy procedure
- ACLr procedure
We also provide custom procedures for your research (development).
Connect sensors and check calibration
You can connect up to 12 sensors (depending on your license) and run synchronized measurements. Make sure to connect all sensors and check the calibration before measuring.
- Go to “Manage Sensors” and select all sensors you need (turn them on before searching)
- Click “check calibration”
- Zero all sensors (wear them but lift your feet so there is no load on them)
- Check the live force which should be bodyweight * 9.81 if the user stands on one insole (single leg stand)
- If calibration is off, do a calibration. ! Careful, this changes the sensors properties) !
- Click Done and select the type of measurement you want to do.
Change sensor properties and update firmware
With loadapp you can update your sensor properties and update your firmware (depending on your license). Updating the firmware is a critical process. Do it carefully:
- Check that you have the license to update the firmware in your account
- Connect to your sensor via Manage Sensors
- Click on the connected sensor to see properties
- Scroll down to “Update firmware” button.
- Follow the process closely.
If the process is interrupted, the firmware needs to be repaired. Leave the “Manage sensors” page and navigate to the Settings Tab. Select Account and press “repair firmware”. Follow the process closely.
Adapting the sensor properties is critical. Only adapt what you know is correct. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.
Uninstalling and Reinstalling loadapp
Before uninstalling loadApp from your device, it is important to back up your recorded data files, as uninstalling the app will also delete these files.
You can back up your data by uploading the files to Google Drive (either manually, or automatically after each measurement and ASCII file). Alternatively, you can access the data directory via a computer.
For iOS users, this can be done via iTunes: Settings -> File Sharing -> Apps -> loadApp -> loadApp Documents -> Save
For Android users, the directory “(Phone) -> internal memory-> Android-> data-> de.novel.loadapp-> files” can be accessed once Developer Options are enabled in Settings, followed by enabling USB debugging.
After reinstalling LoadApp, you will need to log in again.
If you are just updating LoadApp, the data files will remain intact.
