# BKool Trainer and Zwift **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs and Support\ **Created:** [May 19, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026 "2020-05-19T12:17:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mat\_Fearon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mat_fearon/32/47767_2.png) [@Mat\_Fearon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mat_Fearon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/1 "2020-05-19T12:17:31Z")
Hi. I have a BKool SmartPro and am having trouble pairing with Zwift - specially in relation to the Controllable option. Has anyone else had that problem and can share a solution ? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/original/4X/a/4/5/a454d926f4a9cd1b24a52446b3a2ccf9eb75dac3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/2 "2020-05-19T12:49:03Z")
Hi @Mat_Fearon See if this thread is helpful [Problems pair bkool Go / Pro2 Zwift ant+ FE-C app Bkool indoor - #83 by Fateh\_Jailani](https://forums.zwift.com/t/problems-pair-bkool-go-pro2-zwift-ant-fe-c-app-bkool-indoor/103462/83) ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/ben_brawn_hvr/32/502856_2.png) [@Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ben_Brawn_HVR)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/3 "2020-05-19T13:30:37Z")
@Mat_Fearon is that an iPad? ---
**Author:** ![Mat\_Fearon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mat_fearon/32/47767_2.png) [@Mat\_Fearon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mat_Fearon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/4 "2020-05-19T14:52:18Z")
Yes it is… ---
**Author:** ![Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/ben_brawn_hvr/32/502856_2.png) [@Ben\_Brawn\_HVR](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Ben_Brawn_HVR)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/5 "2020-05-19T15:02:15Z")
The link Gerrie posted is for ant+ which doesn’t work with iPad, in the link it claims that Bluetooth (what iPad uses) will not allow your specific trainer to be a controllable device. Another post that says this can be found here [BKOOL smart pro trainer 2 - #2 by David\_Kolibaba](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-smart-pro-trainer-2/95559/2) ---
**Author:** ![Mat\_Fearon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mat_fearon/32/47767_2.png) [@Mat\_Fearon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mat_Fearon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/6 "2020-05-19T15:19:28Z")
Ben. Thanks for taking the time to respond and help me on this. Mat. ---
**Author:** ![Sandy\_Thomson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/sandy_thomson/32/173923_2.png) [@Sandy\_Thomson](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Sandy_Thomson)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/7 "2020-05-19T15:20:42Z")
Hi @Mat_Fearon, If you have a PC or Mac then you should be able to use those to operate the Bkool as a controllable trainer, but it often requires a bit of a fiddle to enable a specific Ant+ FE-C mode. I put some instructions together to do this in the link Gerrie gave, but the specific post is here: > [@Problems pair bkool Go / Pro2 Zwift ant+ FE-C app Bkool indoor](https://forums.zwift.com/t/problems-pair-bkool-go-pro2-zwift-ant-fe-c-app-bkool-indoor/103462/71): > > Hi Stephen, no problem. The Toolkit app doesn’t seem to update the firmware on the pro to 3.25 any more so that’s no help. What you need to do is update it using an old version (v3.53) of the Bkool Simulator. If it is asking you to update it then you probably need to look at step 4 below - basicall… If you are stuck with the iPad then @Iker_Arri seems to have got the North Pole CABLE bridge to work correctly with an update, but this is more money to spend: > [@BKOOL smart pro trainer 2](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-smart-pro-trainer-2/95559/16): > > Hi @Sandy_Thomson, Some progress on my side on this. Bought the CABLE from North pole engineering, configured the bridge to act as Ant+ FE-C from BKOOL Smart Pro 2 to FTMS (BLE) service in CABLE… Everything seems bridged ok between ANT+ and BLE. But cannot get resistance control work properly. It … ---
**Author:** ![Mat\_Fearon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mat_fearon/32/47767_2.png) [@Mat\_Fearon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mat_Fearon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/8 "2020-05-20T15:17:15Z")
Hi Sandy, Thanks for the help on this. But when I access the “Gofile” site there is nothing to download for a Mac. Am I doing something wrong - or is it no longer working? Mat. ---
**Author:** ![Sandy\_Thomson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/sandy_thomson/32/173923_2.png) [@Sandy\_Thomson](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Sandy_Thomson)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/9 "2020-05-20T17:46:32Z")
Hi @Mat_Fearon, I think it is still working, or it is for me at least. Here is the direct link to the Mac file: [https://srv-file9.gofile.io/download/aLQb37/BkoolIndoorInstaller.pkg](https://srv-file9.gofile.io/download/aLQb37/BkoolIndoorInstaller.pkg) Let me know if it still doesn’t work and we can find an alternative method ---
**Author:** ![Mat\_Fearon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/mat_fearon/32/47767_2.png) [@Mat\_Fearon](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Mat_Fearon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/10 "2020-05-20T18:09:59Z")
Thanks Sandy, That works. How do I open up the dat file in “editor”? On a Mac ? Thanks. (Getting there slowly). ---
**Author:** ![Sandy\_Thomson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/sandy_thomson/32/173923_2.png) [@Sandy\_Thomson](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Sandy_Thomson)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/bkool-trainer-and-zwift/456026/11 "2020-05-20T18:20:13Z")
No problem, I’m not a big Mac user so i ended up deleting the version.dat file that was installed and replacing it with a new file. Here’s one I made earlier: [https://srv-file5.gofile.io/download/yHKUf4/version.dat](https://srv-file5.gofile.io/download/yHKUf4/version.dat)