R-Go Tools R-Go Break Software User Guide
- June 1, 2024
- R-Go Tools
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To stay fit during your working day and for maximum productivity it is important to take regular breaks. The R-Go Break software is a tool that helps you to regularly take breaks during your working day. The Break software controls the LED light on your R-Go Break mouse or keyboard. This light changes color, like a traffic light. When the light is green, it means you are working healthily. Orange indicates it is time for a short break and red indicates you have missed a break. The LED indicator gives you immediate feedback on your break behavior. When you don’t use R-Go Break devices, you will receive a small pop-up with a break reminder on your screen.
With the Break software you can personalize the length and frequency of your breaks and also personalize your break messages. For example, you can set a reminder when it’s time for a cup of tea, a game of table tennis or a walk.
The software distinguishes between Micro breaks and Macro breaks. A micro break is a short break and is recommended to take frequently. A macro break is a longer break that allows you to alternate between sitting and standing or to perform some exercises. Standard settings are, based on Dutch health & safety regulations:
- After 10 minutes of computer work a micro break of 30 seconds is recommended.
- After 30 minutes of computer work a macro break of 3 minutes is recommended.
With the software license you can use the Sit- stand coach and Fit coach. These coaches help you during macro breaks to alternate your posture and to exercise. The Sitstand coach can raise your electric desk to the desired standing height. The Fit coach gives you various stretching exercises to perform in order to stay fit.
The software also analyses your working behavior and visualizes it. From the graphs you can see how intensely you use the mouse and keyboard and how well you follow your break recommendations. After all, measuring is knowing!
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Dashboard
Contains several tabs with details of your working behavior and the breaks that you have taken.
01 Updates
02 Help
03 Working time
04 Healthy working
05 Amount of breaks
06 Statistics
07 Healthy habits coach
08 Fit coach
09 Sit-Stand coach
10 Settings
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01 Updates
When you see a red sign it means a new version of the R-Go Break software is
available. When you click here, it will automatically install the newest
version.
02 Help
This links to the online manual of the software.
03 Working time
Shows the actual time each day that you used your mouse and/ or keyboard.
04 Healthy working
Your break behavior is visualized. This shows how well you have kept the
recommended breaks. There is a distinction between small (micro) and larger
(macro) breaks. See page 4. The time and break duration can be changed in the
settings.
05 Amount of breaks
This shows how many breaks you have taken during a day. This includes the
recommended breaks and also the spontaneous breaks that you have taken. The
software shows an absolute number, which in this case means: the higher the
healthier. For example when a micro break is set to 10 seconds, this break
will be counted when you leave your mouse or keyboard untouched for these ten
seconds.
06 Statistics
With these statistics you can analyze your working behavior for a longer
period of time. You can check how well you followed break recommendations or
how long you used your keyboard and/or mouse per day, week or month.
07 Healthy
habits coach
For each macro break, you can set whether you want to see a pop-up on your
screen with a personalized message. You can write which message you want to
see per break. For example you can write for the first macro break “Have a cup
of tea” and for the second macro break “Go for a walk”.
08 Fit coach
The Fit coach gives you the opportunity to do exercises during your macro
breaks. You can select for each macro break what exercises you want to
perform. You can choose from: balance, neck and shoulders, legs and
posture/relaxation exercises.
09 Sit stand
coach
The software can be connected to an electrical sit-stand desk. To connect your
desk a cable-set is required that is available via the R-Go Tools website:
Scan the QR
code! https://r-go.tools/break_web_en
We have connection sets for desks that are controlled by Linak, OMT or Innotech (please check on your desk’s control box to see which controller is being used). Once you have made the connection, you need to connect the cable between the control box and your PC’s USB.
After installing the cable, you can configure the software. It is now possible to automatically move the desk to a predetermined height during a macro break. The heights that can be set are: sitting height, standing height or a height in between (for use of a desk bike or stool). To set the predetermined (personal) desk height, manually move the desk to the sitting height and press “store current height”. You can repeat this for the other heights.
Make sure the work surface is always set at elbow height, with your feet flat on the floor and both shoulders relaxed.
10 Settings
In the settings you can set:
- Time for micro break (in minutes): This is the time the break software will initiate a micro break (the color of the LED indicator on R-Go Break keyboard or mouse will change from green to orange).
- Duration micro break (in seconds): This is how long you want to keep a micro break (the same for macro breaks).
Activation code: The software to control the LED of R-Go Break devices is for free. To activate your “Personal coach”, “Fit coach” and “Sit-stand coach” you need to buy a license. After purchasing this you can put your activation code in this field. This will activate all features of the Break software.
11 R-Go Tools devices
Here you can see the R-Go Tools Break devices connected to the Break software.
