How to use the calibration workspace tabs

The calibration workspace is a sequence of tabs.

Each tab has a specific job. Use the tabs in order instead of changing controls across the whole workspace at once.

The tabs at a glance

  • Ingest: load FIT data and decide whether the dataset is usable enough to continue
  • Speed Shape: compare the modeled speed-shape curve against the FIT-derived baseline
  • ΔHR Shape: validate how the HR-response shape behaves after the speed-shape work
  • COT Shape: inspect the cost-of-transport shape against the FIT proxy
  • Effort Intent: review or edit effort-intent speed and energy scalars
  • Propagation: decide whether the current workspace is only a preview or should become a saved profile used by trips

Working rule

Read the current tab first. Change controls only when that tab shows a specific problem.

Ingest

Use Ingest to:

  • select the FIT folder
  • review the ingest gate and dataset summary
  • decide whether the dataset is strong enough to continue

Use this tab to decide:

  • whether to continue ingest at all
  • whether the selected folder is too broad or too risky for a clean ingest session

Move to the next tab when:

  • the FIT File Ingest Summary shows usable results
  • the Ingest Gate is no longer the main problem

Do not move on only because ingest completed.

If you want the detailed walkthrough for interpreting the post-ingest charts and summary, read How to use diagnostics after FIT ingestion.

Speed Shape

This is the first shape-review tab.

Use Speed Shape to answer:

Does the modeled TRIPSpeed curve track the observed FIT baseline across the grade range in the dataset?

Focus on:

  • the main speed-shape chart
  • the top metrics and diagnostics
  • whether the mismatch is mainly downhill, uphill, or centered near flat ground

Change controls here only when:

  • the chart and diagnostics point to the same mismatch

Leave the controls alone when:

  • the chart already tracks the observed baseline closely enough for route planning

Move on when:

  • you can identify what the current mismatch is
  • or the chart and diagnostics already support leaving the shape as-is

If you want the detailed walkthrough for this tab specifically, read How to use the TRIPSpeed Shape tab and controls.

ΔHR Shape

Use ΔHR Shape after Speed Shape, not before.

This tab checks whether the modeled heart-rate response still matches the observed dataset after the earlier speed-shape work.

Use ΔHR Shape to answer:

Does the modeled ΔHR curve still align with the observed ΔHR bins, or did earlier edits introduce a new mismatch?

Focus on:

  • the main ΔHR chart
  • the ΔHR Shape Advisor
  • whether the mismatch is on the downhill side, uphill side, or near the trough

Treat this tab as validation first and editing second.

If you want the detailed walkthrough for this tab specifically, read How to use the ΔHR Shape tab and controls.

COT Shape

Use COT Shape to inspect the cost-of-transport curve.

This is a later-stage review step. Most users should not start calibration here.

Use COT Shape to answer:

Does the modeled COT curve stay aligned with the FIT-derived proxy across the observed grade range?

Focus on:

  • the chart
  • the COT Shape Score
  • whether the mismatch is broad enough to justify a control change

Keep edits small here. If the chart and advisor do not point to a clear mismatch, do not change controls.

If you want the step-by-step walkthrough for this tab specifically, read How to use the COT Shape tab and controls.

Effort Intent

This tab is about the effort-band values attached to the current calibration.

Use Effort Intent to answer:

Do the saved profile values and FIT-inferred values line up well enough to keep, or do they need a deliberate override?

Start with:

  • the status card
  • Effort Intent Speed (kS0) and Energy (kE0) Scalar Calibration

Then read Effort Intent Summary (@ 0% grade) to see what each band means in planner terms.

Use Manual override only when:

  • the FIT-inferred values are not the values you want to save
  • you understand which intent band you are changing
  • you plan to save or update a profile deliberately

If you are only reviewing, leave Manual override off.

If you want the detailed walkthrough for this tab specifically, read How to use the Effort Intent tab and controls.

Propagation

This tab is where calibration becomes operational.

Use Propagation to decide:

  • whether the current trip should use System default
  • whether the current trip should use Calibration profile
  • whether the current trip should use Workspace preview (unsaved)

This tab is also where you:

  • use Load Calibration Profile
  • use Save Changes to Loaded Profile
  • use Save as New Calibration Profile
  • use Delete Calibration Profile
  • choose Default for New Trips (Advanced)

The main distinction here is:

  • Workspace preview (unsaved) affects the current trip only
  • a saved profile is reusable
  • the line Calibration profile currently loaded in Trip Planner tells you what the planner is actually using

If you want the detailed walkthrough for this tab specifically, read How to use the Propagation tab.

Recommended tab order

Use this order:

  1. Ingest
  2. Speed Shape
  3. ΔHR Shape
  4. Effort Intent
  5. Propagation
  6. COT Shape, if you still need shape review after the earlier tabs

What most users should adjust

Most users should:

  • change the FIT folder before changing many controls
  • change controls only when the current tab shows a specific mismatch
  • preview on a route before saving a profile as a long-term default

Avoid:

  • editing multiple tabs before you understand the first mismatch
  • saving a profile before checking what the planner loads on a real route
  • treating every imperfect score as a problem that needs a change

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