Gadgetbridge: Documentation: Zeband

[Jiack214]

First of all thanks to @jpbarraca and to other developers!
Which are the working/not working features on the Zeband?
At what point of development are you?
I think we should write something in the Wiki.
I have not this device but I am going to buy one.
I extrapolated these informations from PRs:

(Please correct me if I've wrote something wrong or something is missing)

Working:

• Discovery and pairing
• Setting most user data, date and time
• Synchronize activity data (alpha): only sleep, steps and intensity.
• Notifications (Display + vibration)
• Display firmware version and battery status
• Heart rate monitoring: Near Real time Heart rate measurement. Some flaws in continuous mode.
• Sleep monitoring (alfa, individual sleep phases stored but not presented)
• Calories and distance stored but not presented

Not working:

• Alarms
• Inactivity alarms
• Configuration of band specific settings (Language, HR thresholds, Inactivity alarms, Real Time HR, SMS and Phone notifications [which notification settings are missing?], Find Me, Goals, Screen Time, ... [what else?])
• Firmware update
• Swimming statistics
• Real time steps (no direct support in the band for this but maybe extrapolable)

[jpbarraca]

This applies both to the Zeblaze Zeband and Makibes F68 as they share most of the same protocol

Working

• Discovery and pairing
• Setting weight, height, age, date, time, day of week
• Synchronise activity data: all stored not all is displayed
• Notifications (Display + vibration) with differentiation between phone calls and messages
• Display firmware version and battery status
• "Real time" (10m) heart rate monitoring: the devices do not seem to provide true real time values.
• Sleep monitoring: individual sleep phases stored but not presented. Only light and deep is presented
• Calories and distance stored but not presented
• Real time steps
• Alarms: Messages are known. Requires some more code.

Not working:

• Inactivity Alarms: Messages are known. Requires some more code.
• Configuration of specific settings: (Language, HR thresholds, Inactivity alarms, Real Time HR State, Enable/Disable SMS and Phone notifications in the device, Find Me, Goals, Screen Time). Requires preferences pane.
• Firmware update: Standard Nordic DFU process. No code developed
• Swimming statistics: Needs tinkering with the devices
• Activity only considers HR... So there is no activity charts if All Day HR monitoring is disabled.

Development/work planned

• Find if there is a configurable HR monitoring interval
• Dedicated preferences panel
• Inactivity Timers
• Some messages are not understood and require further tinkering

[IzzySoft]

Maybe this all should go to our Wiki, where we already have sections for Pebble and Mi Band – if possible with some instructions and other details? With the Pebble section having the most details, that could serve as a "guide" :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

[jpbarraca]

Sure :) I will try to add information to the wiki

[chriskoups]

Hello, I am a zeband owner and I will like to contribute to your work as a "tester" but I have never used the github before. I know how to program several languages thought!
I really hate the HPlus app and I am looking forward for your work!!!!

[jpbarraca]

I started a page dedicated to these devices. It is still incomplete but I will try to complete it.
You can find the current status as well as issues requiring further work.

[jpbarraca]

Committed a small change that was required and may fix this issue.
Please wait for the next release or run the code in the repository.