Train several stations on one tablet

Multistation connection, also called split-screen mode, lets one tablet run more than one Vitruve window at the same time. Each window works on its own: it can connect its own encoder, record a different athlete, or show a different part of the app. It suits busy gyms, teams, and group sessions where you would otherwise need one device per rack.

Why one window is not enoughCopy Anchor Link

Inside a single app window, Vitruve keeps one active encoder and one active Vitruve Speed device for recording. Connecting a second encoder in the same window does not create a second station. It only changes which encoder drives the next set. See Connect and select a device. To record two racks at once, open two windows and connect one encoder in each.

On iPadCopy Anchor Link

Split View or Slide OverCopy Anchor Link

1. Open the Vitruve app.
2. Tap the three-dot control at the top center of the screen. This is part of iPadOS, not a Vitruve button.
3. Choose one of these:
   • Split View divides the screen into two independent app windows.
   • Slide Over opens a floating, phone-sized window on top of the main screen.
4. Open Vitruve in the second window.
5. In each window, open Training → Bluetooth and connect a different encoder. Confirm each window shows its own device as Active.

Multiple windowsCopy Anchor Link

1. Tap the three-dot control at the top of the app.
2. Tap Add New Window at the bottom.
3. Open another part of the app in the new window. For example, use one window for training and one for athlete management.

The exact iPadOS menus depend on your iPadOS version. Newer versions may show window controls instead of the three-dot control.

On an Android tabletCopy Anchor Link

1. Open your tablet settings.
2. Turn on Dual Apps or App Twin. The name varies by manufacturer, and some tablets do not have it.
3. Launch the first copy of Vitruve.
4. Tap the three-dot control at the top center of the screen, or use your tablet's recent-apps menu.
5. Select Split Screen.
6. Open the second copy of Vitruve in the other half of the screen.
7. Connect a different encoder in each copy.

Run the sessionCopy Anchor Link

• Select the athlete in each window, and record a different athlete in each window. Do not record the same athlete in two windows at once. Both windows belong to the same app on the same tablet, so two copies of one athlete's session can conflict.
• Check the encoder identifier in each window before the first set, so each rack's reps go to the right athlete.
• Finish each athlete's workout from the footer of the window that recorded it. Then check History for every athlete.
• For an overview of every station from a separate device, use Coach Live.

What you can do with itCopy Anchor Link

• Train several athletes at once, live, with one encoder per window.
• Use different parts of the app together, such as training in one window and leaderboards or athlete management in the other, without switching back and forth.
• Get more done in group sessions from a single tablet.

SummaryCopy Anchor Link

If a window will not connectCopy Anchor Link

• One encoder can be connected to only one window at a time. Disconnect it in the other window first.
• Switch the encoder on, keep it close to the tablet, and check Bluetooth permissions.
• Follow Device connection troubleshooting.

See also Coach several athletes in one session for rotating athletes through a single station.