Does the Emax app work with the EP 801?

[justleet]

Hi, does the emax app work with the ep 801 ?

My bike's a Stevens 7.7.2.

 

[Greg Watts]

Hi, does the emax app work with the ep 801 ? My bike's a Stevens 7.7.2.

Good question to start with, and welcome to the forum. The short answer is yes, eMax works with the EP801. @justleet, the Stevens 7.7.2 almost certainly runs the Shimano EP801 motor, and eMax is generally the recommended tool for that motor, working reliably without throwing error codes and allowing a clean factory reset before any warranty work.

One thing worth knowing: if your bike has the EP801 RS variant running firmware 4.4.1, Bluetooth-based changes to the Race/peak power settings are blocked. That particular firmware update closed the wireless route, so anything beyond basic profile viewing would need a cable connection via the SM-PCE02 interface and the Windows miniMax program. For the standard EP801 on earlier firmware, eMax handles things over Bluetooth without issue.

Worth checking which exact motor variant and firmware version you're running before you commit to anything. The eMax app itself (the mobile version) can at least connect and display your current power output settings for free, so that's a useful starting point.