Device research record
Garmin Forerunner 45
Signals and sensors
From the device record. Fields the source does not state are left out.
- Maker
- Garmin
- Form factor
- Wrist
- Series
- Forerunner 45 (Elevate PPG)
- Family
- Garmin smartwatch
Comparisons
Head-to-head comparisons for this brand.
- Garmin vs Apple Watch: Heart Rate Accuracy from Published Studies
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 vs Garmin Fenix 8: Specs Guide
- Polar vs Garmin: Overnight Heart Rate Accuracy from a Published Study
- Forerunner 965 vs Fenix 8: Battery, Water Rating and ECG
- WHOOP vs Garmin: Sleep and Heart Rate Accuracy from a Published Study
- Fitbit vs Garmin: Heart Rate Accuracy from Published Studies
- Amazfit vs Garmin: Budget vs Premium PPG Sensor Technology
- COROS vs Garmin: PPG Sensor and Training Platform Compared
- Suunto vs Garmin: PPG Sensor Accuracy for Outdoor Athletes
- Samsung Galaxy Watch vs Garmin: Sensors Compared
Get raw data
Tools that export or stream data from Garmin Forerunner 45, checked against each project’s own site or repository. What you get depends on the route: cloud APIs mostly return summaries, while device SDKs and file readers can give finer-grained data.
- fitdecodeDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: MIT
- GadgetbridgeDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: AGPL-3.0
- Garmin FIT Python SDKDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: Not stated
- python-fitparseDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: MIT
- python-garminconnectDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: MIT
- WearipediaDevice data extractor / SDKOpen sourceLicence: MIT
- Junction (formerly Vital)Unified health-data APICommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- Open WearablesUnified health-data APIOpen sourceLicence: MIT
- ROOKUnified health-data APICommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- SahhaUnified health-data APICommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- Terra APIUnified health-data APICommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- FitabaseResearch collection platformCommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- LabfrontResearch collection platformCommercialLicence: Proprietary (commercial service)
- RADAR pRMT (Android)Research collection platformOpen sourceLicence: Apache-2.0
