Equestrian Heart Rate and Motion Monitor Quick User Guide 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 1 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 1 02-09-2022 15:52:02 02-09-2022 15:52:02 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 2 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 2 02-09-2022 15:52:02 02-09-2022 15:52:02 Pulse sensor Sleeve Push button with LED light Access to USB port Hooks for fastening the elastic strap Elastic strap for attaching the sensor device 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 3 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 3 02-09-2022 15:52:03 02-09-2022 15:52:03 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 4 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 4 02-09-2022 15:52:03 02-09-2022 15:52:03 English Ruxbury Equestrian Heart Rate and Motion Monitor EM1 Quick User Guide 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 5 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 5 02-09-2022 15:52:03 02-09-2022 15:52:03 Table of contents 10 Features 11 You shall provide the following items 12 Operating the Ruxbury EM1 sensor 16 Mounting the Ruxbury sensor device on a horse 18 Session Types 22 Getting Started 25 Using the Ruxbury Monitor for well-being monitoring 28 Ruxbury sensor maintenance 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 6 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 6 02-09-2022 15:52:03 02-09-2022 15:52:03 30 Special Considerations 32 Smartphone considerations 32 Smartwatch integration 33 Disclaimer 33 Compliance 34 Warranty 36 Appendix 1 push button LED indicator 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 7 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 7 02-09-2022 15:52:03 02-09-2022 15:52:03 8 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 8 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 8 02-09-2022 15:52:04 02-09-2022 15:52:04 Ruxbury Equestrian Heart Rate and Motion Monitor is the ultimate fitness tracker for horses. Use it to... Improve your riding Keep track of your training Monitor your horses well-being The Ruxbury Monitor can be used for training and for in-box horse monitoring with a user receiving distress notifications. 9 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 9 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 9 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 Features Easy to mount and operate Ruxbury EM1 sensor for measuring and logging horse heart rate and motion, attaching to a head collar using the included sleeve with an integrated elastic strap. Dual use: Training or well-being monitoring, training metrics indicate fitness and performance level, Well-
being monitoring detects unusual conditions (e.g., colic, foaling) using the heart rate and motion. Distress notifications Route tracking Built-in rechargeable battery (up to 5 days x 24 hours for training, up to 15 days x 24 hours for monitoring) 10 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 10 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 10 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 One button EM1 sensor operation (on, off, battery status) with integrated LED indicator (power on/off, ready to connect, connected, software update) The Ruxbury EM1 sensor is designed for over-the-air software update by the user. Ruxbury may from time to time introduce new features by means of software update. Check www.ruxbury.com. You shall provide the following items Smartphone. Download Ruxbury App available for iOS and Android phones. Head collar or bridle for your horse. You may optionally use a girth to mount the sensor on horses belly. 11 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 11 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 11 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 Check www.ruxbury.com for replacement protective sleeves, software updates for EM1 sensor device and information about new app versions. Operating the Ruxbury EM1 sensor Push button and LED light The Ruxbury sensor shall be used with a smartphone app. Therefore, you shall have your smartphone near the sensor, typically within 10-20 meters. You operate the Ruxbury sensor using a button with an integrated LED indicator. There are two gestures a long press and a short tap:
12 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 12 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 12 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 Power on short tap, indicated by a red blink, followed by a slow blue blink Power off long press (>3 seconds), indicated by a long red light You can also see an approximate battery level indication 13 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 13 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 13 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 by a short tap when the Ruxbury sensor is turned on:
1 green flash less than 25% battery capacity left 2 green flashes between 25% and 75% battery capacity left 3 green flashes more than 75% battery capacity left The push button gestures, their functions and LED indications are described in Appendix 1. Charging Observe the following precautions when charging the Ruxbury sensor:
Do not charge the device while the Ruxbury sensor is 14 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 14 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 14 02-09-2022 15:52:05 02-09-2022 15:52:05 mounted on a horse Ensure that the temperature in the location where you charge is above 10 degrees Celsius / 50 degrees Fahrenheit and below 40 degrees Celsius / 104 degrees Fahrenheit Please note, that there is no need to remove the protective sleeve to charge the Ruxbury sensor. 15 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 15 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 15 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Use a fingernail to open the rubber lid covering the USB port on the sensors long side and plug in the provided micro-USB cable. Make sure a proper orientation of the cable towards the USB port. The Ruxbury sensor turns on when power is applied to the USB port. The charging state is indicated by a slow green blink. Mounting the Ruxbury sensor device on a horse You shall set up a head collar or bridle for a horse. The elastic strap will fit any head collar. Mount the Ruxbury sensor on the head collar, below a horse ear as shown with the circular sensor facing towards a horse. For best accuracy use a stiff collar. 16 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 16 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 16 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 17 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 17 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 17 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 For a long-term in-box monitoring, it may be more convenient to use an abdominal belt or girth. Mount the Ruxbury sensor on horses belly on the left side with the circular sensor facing towards a horse. Make sure that the Ruxbury sensor applies a slight pressure to the horse fur, but without causing discomfort. Check www.ruxbury.com for replacement protective sleeves, software updates for EM1 sensor device and information about new app versions. Session Types The Ruxbury Monitor supports different types of sessions:
18 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 18 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 18 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 1. Sensor session, with the Ruxbury sensor mounted on a horse. There are different types of sensor rate sessions:
Field or track Training used for any form of horse training or competition. The Ruxbury Monitor records heart rate and motion data each second, with additional summary 1-minute interval data. The app will show a heart rate notification if the heart rate in 1 minute interval is above a set maximum. 3 types of well-being monitoring sessions for a long-term monitoring, while a horse is in a box, with the Ruxbury app receiving summary reports for one-minute intervals each 30th second. If the recorded heart rate or motion level indicates an unusual condition a distress notification is logged and optionally sent in a text message or email. 19 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 19 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 19 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Health monitoring motion and heart rate monitoring, to detect e.g., a distress situation indicated by a high heart rate of unusual motion. Foaling monitoring monitors a heart rate and motion. Geofencing used to detect either
(1) a missing communication between smartphone/tablet and the Ruxbury sensor, or (2) a missing heart rate signal. This monitoring could be used as a theft detection to indicate a missing horse. During a monitoring session the Ruxbury app will send a distress notification under the following circumstances: (1) the one-minute heart rate exceeds a user-defined max. value, (2) or the prevalent motion level during a one-minute indicates a rapid 20 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 20 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 20 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 motion. Note, that a single smartphone/tablet can control up to 8 monitoring sessions. 2. Smartphone session without a sensor the user shall just keep the smartphone with her/him while riding a horse. The Ruxbury app will use smartphone sensors to record duration, distance, pace, speed, and route. Before starting a session check a horse profile to set or change the thresholds used to generate notifications. Setting some threshold values may require prior experience with your horse. 21 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 21 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 21 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Getting Started Sign up and register 1. Download the Ruxbury app to your smartphone, open the app and sign up. 2. Register your first horse. Usually when you sign-in to the smartphone app, you will see a home screen showing your horse. If you have more than one horse registered, you can (in version 1 of the app) swipe horse pictures left or right to navigate to the desired horse, or (in version 2 of the app) by using Horses menu function. You start a new session using the plus + button or >
button when viewing a horse. 22 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 22 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 22 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 During a training session the Ruxbury app will show performance metrics, graphs, and charts. During a monitoring session the Ruxbury app shows a 1-minute median heart rate graph and a motion level chart. You can view all data after a session. Notifications are stored in the notification log and can be viewed using the notification icon. Prepare for a ride 1. Power up the Ruxbury sensor using the sensor button. 2. Mount the Ruxbury sensor on a bridle below ear with a circular sensor facing towards a horse skin. Use the integrated elastic strap to attach the Ruxbury sensor to the bridle. 23 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 23 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 23 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Ensure contact to a skin but avoid too tight a fit. Start a training or competition session, ride, and finish 1. Use the Ruxbury app, touch + or > button. 2. Select a Heart rate session, wait and select the Ruxbury EM1 sensor which appears on screen. 3. Select Training as the session type. 4. Touch Start tracking to begin a session. 5. Ride your horse. 6. Touch Stop session to terminate a session. The Ruxbury sensor will automatically power off. 24 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 24 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 24 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Using the Ruxbury Monitor for well-
being monitoring Setup For health or foaling monitoring a horse while you are far away from your stable you will need a monitoring phone or tablet which stays with a horse in a stable. The monitoring phone can be any low-cost phone, connected to a power source for long term operation and running the Ruxbury app. Note that one monitoring phone or tablet can monitor up to 8 horses You will need to connect the monitoring phone to Internet. You can use WiFi if it is available in a stable, or a mobile network connection. It is sufficient to use a low cost, low capacity data-only mobile network subscription. 25 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 25 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 25 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Place a monitoring phone or tablet running the Ruxbury app in a stable. Configure your phone number or email address in the app in settings, account, to receive remote notifications from your horse. Prepare for a monitoring session 1. Power up the Ruxbury sensor using the sensor button. 2. Check the horse profile and consider the maximum resting heart rate used as a limit to generate distress notifications when this limit is exceeded. 3. Mount the Ruxbury sensor on a bridle below ear with a circular sensor facing towards a horse skin or on a girth going around the abdomen. 26 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 26 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 26 02-09-2022 15:52:06 02-09-2022 15:52:06 Use the integrated elastic strap to attach the Ruxbury sensor to the bridle or girth. Ensure contact to a skin but avoid too tight a fit. Start a monitoring session, monitor a horse and finish 1. Open the Ruxbury app, navigate to a horse, and touch + or > button, then select a Sensor session. 2. Wait for the Ruxbury EM1 sensor to appear in the device list, and then select this device. 3. Select Health monitoring or Foaling or Geofencing if you just want to keep track of your horse. You can enable real-time notifications before 27 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 27 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 27 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 starting a session. You can set the maximum acceptable resting heart rate in the horse profile. 4. Touch the Start tracking button to begin a monitoring session. 5. During the session, keep the phone or tablet within the range of a sensor, e.g., mounted on a wall and connected to a power source. 6. To end a session, use the Roxbury app, and touch the Stop session button. The Ruxbury app will show a flash card with the key performance metrics. Remember to power off the Ruxbury sensor using a long press on the button. To run multiple monitoring sessions on the same 28 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 28 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 28 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 smartphone or tablet, navigate to the home screen, select another horse, and start a new monitoring session. You can run up to 8 monitoring sessions at the same time. Ruxbury sensor maintenance Storage - Keep your Ruxbury sensor in the provided protective velvet dust bag or in a box when not in use. Clean the Ruxbury sensor after use. Keep the Ruxbury Monitor updated with the latest available software for the Ruxbury sensor and the latest Ruxbury app. Cleaning use a damp soft cloth with a mild detergent. Finish with a damp cloth and dry it. Replacing the protective sleeve you can obtain a 29 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 29 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 29 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 new protective sleeve from Ruxbury at web address www.ruxbury.com/shop . To mount a new sleeve, start by pulling the sleeve over the two small hooks, then pull the sleeve over the surface with the circular censor and finish by pulling the strap over the entire body of the sensor. Double check using your finger that the sleeve has no folds and use the strap to stretch and pull the sleeve in place. To remove the sleeve, follow the steps above in a reverse order. Software update the Ruxbury app will notify you when a new sensor software is available. Use your app, navigate to the menu, select Settings, and then Sensor settings to start the software upgrade process. 30 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 30 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 30 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Do not turn power off during the software update process and keep your phone near the Ruxbury sensor. Special Considerations Comfort vs. accuracy considerations the accuracy of the sensor heart rate depends on a fit to the horses skin. It is tradeoff between comfort and accuracy Connectivity and range the Ruxbury sensor is designed for long range operation, of up to 100m distance between a phone and the sensor in free space outside, and up to 30m inside a building. External conditions the Ruxbury sensor shall not be used when the horse is under or very near infrared 31 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 31 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 31 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 heating lamps. Very loosely fitted sensor in a strong sunlight may also fail to operate correctly. If a training session takes place indoors then do not use route tracking. A route tracking using smartphones GPS signal is not reliable indoors. Smartphone considerations Bluetooth you shall have Bluetooth enabled on your smartphone or tablet. If you try to start a session with Bluetooth disabled, you will be asked to enable Bluetooth in your phones settings. Route tracking is possible if your phone has enabled location services. If you have disabled 32 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 32 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 32 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 location services and try to enable route tracking when starting a session, you will asked to allow location services. Smartwatch integration Please keep your app up to date and check www. ruxbury.com to see when the smartphone integration is available. Disclaimer The provided Ruxbury EM1 sensor is not a medical device. However, every consideration has been made to make it as accurate as possible. 33 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 33 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 33 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Compliance Please refer to the Ruxbury EM1 Safety Manual provided with the Ruxbury sensor or visit www.ruxbury.com. Warranty See www.ruxbury.com/support. 34 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 34 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 34 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 35 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 35 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 35 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Appendix 1 push button LED indicator When powered off:
Short press > Power on, one RED blink. While waiting for a connection:
Fast BLUE blink, first 2 min., slow BLUE blink hereafter. Connected to a smartphone:
Slow GREEN blink. Charging:
Slow GREEN blink while charging, steady GREEN when fully charged. Updating sensor software:
Activated from the Ruxbury app, GREEN blink when transferring data, then alternating BLUE and RED blink. 36 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 36 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 36 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Power off:
Long press when the sensor is turned on except when charging > Power off, one RED blink. Battery check:
Short press when the sensor is turned on except when charging > Battery check: 1, 2 or 3 GREEN blinks corresponding to less than 25%, 25%-75%, or more than 75% battery capacity left. 37 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 37 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 37 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 38 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 38 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Ruxbury ApS c/o Zenegy ApS Slotsmarken 16 2970 Hrsholm Denmark Danish company registration number 4097 4199. www.ruxbury.com 2022 Ruxbury ApS. All rights reserved. Ruxbury is a trademark of Ruxbury ApS, Denmark. No part of this publication may be used or reproduced in any form without a written permission. This publication has part number P/N RX-0301. 39 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 39 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 39 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07 Equestrian Heart Rate and Motion Monitor EM1 Quick User Guide - Version 01 www.ruxbury.com Ruxbury ApS | Denmark 2022 Ruxbury ApS. All rights reserved. This publication has part number P/N RX-0301. 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 40 2022-09-02 Ruxbury - Quick User Guide.indd 40 02-09-2022 15:52:07 02-09-2022 15:52:07