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On my new ST2S I didn't like the fact that the Di2 gear indicator would only stay on for five seconds after a gear change - I wanted it to stay illuminated a little longer, say one minute for instance as the display draws such a minuscule amount of power from the Di2 installed battery. So I set out to download the Shimano e-tube software to my laptop in order to make the changes. In the process I ran into a few minor challenges that I thought I would share with you here so you don't have the same hassles.
My laptop is running Windows 7 (only Windows operating systems are supported at this time) - on the Shimano e-tube project web page there were two versions listed for download, the first one included Windows 10 and lower operating systems as well such as Windows 7. The download version just below had Windows versions except Windows 10, so I downloaded/installed the second version -- that was mistake number one!
When I started the e-tube program there were three bike configurations to choose from: "Road" "Mountain Bike" and "Comfort Bike". I tried all three and could not get the program to recognize the ST2S di2 configuration. So I deleted that software version and then downloaded/installed the e-tube software version on the top of the page that includes support for Windows 10 and lower versions (no support for XP) .......and boom, now there was an additional bike configuration choice for "E-Bikes" -- things were looking good now!
I clicked on the ebike choice and yet again the program would not recognize the ST2S di2 configuration and would not progress to the change setting area. Dang! So I ended up picking Mountain Bike choice since the rear derailleur is XTR and whamo it worked. The parameters for the illumination of the gear indicator can be configured from the stock 5 seconds all the way up to 300 seconds and everything in between. I set mine to 120 seconds to stay illuminated after a gear change which I will like much better and should have no noticeable effect on di2 battery life.
So bottom line: when working with the Shimano di2 settings on the Stromer ST2S be sure and install the first version listed on the e-tube project web site which includes support for Windows 10 even if you don't have Windows 10 (as mentioned above this version also supports lower versions of Windows such as 7) --- then once installed choose the "Mountain Bike" icon in the program, NOT the "Ebike" icon and it will work just fine from there.
One last note: when I got everything working with the e-tube program there were already three firmware updates available for the various Di2 components on the ST2S so I did the firmware updates and everything is working just fine .........the ST2S draws a very tiny amount of charge from the installed di2 battery mostly due to the fact that you don't have to change gears all that often and of course the lack of a front derailuer which draws the most power from di2 battery if so equipped. The ST2S is very easy on the Di2 installed battery -- I now have almost 300 miles on the new bike and the Shimano di2 battery indicator has not come down off of full yet, there are five bars for full battery on the gauge and all five bars are still showing -- I live in a pretty hilly area so I do change gears a bit more than average due to the local terrain.
My laptop is running Windows 7 (only Windows operating systems are supported at this time) - on the Shimano e-tube project web page there were two versions listed for download, the first one included Windows 10 and lower operating systems as well such as Windows 7. The download version just below had Windows versions except Windows 10, so I downloaded/installed the second version -- that was mistake number one!
When I started the e-tube program there were three bike configurations to choose from: "Road" "Mountain Bike" and "Comfort Bike". I tried all three and could not get the program to recognize the ST2S di2 configuration. So I deleted that software version and then downloaded/installed the e-tube software version on the top of the page that includes support for Windows 10 and lower versions (no support for XP) .......and boom, now there was an additional bike configuration choice for "E-Bikes" -- things were looking good now!
I clicked on the ebike choice and yet again the program would not recognize the ST2S di2 configuration and would not progress to the change setting area. Dang! So I ended up picking Mountain Bike choice since the rear derailleur is XTR and whamo it worked. The parameters for the illumination of the gear indicator can be configured from the stock 5 seconds all the way up to 300 seconds and everything in between. I set mine to 120 seconds to stay illuminated after a gear change which I will like much better and should have no noticeable effect on di2 battery life.
So bottom line: when working with the Shimano di2 settings on the Stromer ST2S be sure and install the first version listed on the e-tube project web site which includes support for Windows 10 even if you don't have Windows 10 (as mentioned above this version also supports lower versions of Windows such as 7) --- then once installed choose the "Mountain Bike" icon in the program, NOT the "Ebike" icon and it will work just fine from there.
One last note: when I got everything working with the e-tube program there were already three firmware updates available for the various Di2 components on the ST2S so I did the firmware updates and everything is working just fine .........the ST2S draws a very tiny amount of charge from the installed di2 battery mostly due to the fact that you don't have to change gears all that often and of course the lack of a front derailuer which draws the most power from di2 battery if so equipped. The ST2S is very easy on the Di2 installed battery -- I now have almost 300 miles on the new bike and the Shimano di2 battery indicator has not come down off of full yet, there are five bars for full battery on the gauge and all five bars are still showing -- I live in a pretty hilly area so I do change gears a bit more than average due to the local terrain.
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