Polhemus 3SPACE FASTRAK Operation & User’s Manual

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LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................................................................... V 1. GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................................1 2. CONTACTING POLHEMUS CUSTOMER SERVICE .................................................................8 3. CU ...

8.9 VIDEO SYNC .................................................................................................................................. 32 8.10 MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OPERATION – FASTRAKS PRODUCED AS OF JANUARY 2012 ..................... 32 8.11 OUTPUT CONSIDERATIONS ...... ...

Figure 1-1 Complete FASTRAK System ........................................................................................ 1 Figure 1-2 Transmitter Connection ............................................................................................... 2 Figure 1-3 Receiver Connection .................................................................................................... 2 Figure 1-4 Mountin ...

Congratulations on buying the finest 3D tracker system yet! This section of the user manual has been provided to help get your project under way as quickly as possible. There are two ways to get started with your FASTRAK system, as with any new system. You could “wing it,” which involves a great deal of assumptions based on either previous experience and/or visual inspection, and hope for the best. A ...

3. For getting started, use only one receiver. Identify the receiver and insert it into the receiver receptacle labeled “one” as shown below. Firmly engage and lock the receiver connector into place in the same manner as the transmitter connector in Step 2. Figure 1-3 Receiver Connection 4. For testing purposes, it is convenient to mount both the transmitter and the receiver on a singl ...

unit. Figure 1-5 Power Connector With the separate Power Supply (“brick”) UNPLUGGED from the outlet of the wall, plug the “brick’s” DIN connector into the power-input connector on the rear panel of the electronics unit and firmly seat. Figure 1-6 DC Power Cable Installation Identify the power ON/OFF rocker switch lo ...

7. Install the Host Software NOTE: FASTRAK Host Software is intended to be installed on a computer running Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 only. • Insert the FASTRAK Host Software CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. • If the FASTRAK Host Software Installation Panel does not run automatically, then navigate to the CD-ROM drive using Windows Explorer. Run “Setup.exe”. The Host Soft ...

If you selected the default settings when you installed the FASTRAK Host Software on your computer, you will find a shortcut to the PiMgr application on your Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 desktop. It looks like this: Otherwise, navigate to the program through the windows Start menu: StartAll ProgramsPolhemusPiMgr The initial PiMgr screen will look like this: Figure 1-8 PiMgr Screen Display a ...

d. To create a connection, select the Connect button on the PiMgr toolbar: . When the connection has been established, the connection icon at the lower right will change to . e. To collect a single frame of motion data from the FASTRAK system, select the Single button on the toolbar: f. You can also do this by typing ‘p’ or ‘P’ anywhere on the PiMgr window. This will cause P ...

steady-on state thereby indicating that the system is ready to operate. 10. You may now use the PiMgr to exercise the system. After clicking a single button or sending a ‘P’ – Single Data Record Output command (see page 63) to the system, the 6 Degree-Of-Freedom (6DOF) output data will be sent to the host. The data consists of a ...

If problems are encountered with the FASTRAK system or if you are having difficulty understanding how the commands work, help is just a telephone call away. Call Polhemus at (800) 357-4777 and select “2” for Customer Service and then “1” for Technical Support. Polhemus is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time. For the most part, our customer se ...

Congratulations on purchasing our FASTRAK system! For our customers who presently own one or more of our tracker products, there are some minor differences which should be noted for all FASTRAKs produced as of January 2012: • Fan has been removed • 16 bit binary has been removed • Master/Slave mode has been removed • External sync output has been removed ...

Cmnd. Ltr FASTRAK Command Title Brief Description Page A Alignment Reference Frame Defines reference frame and origin 37 B Boresight Sets AER to zero or the value set by G 39 b Unboresight Removes new reference set by B 40 C Continuous Output Mode Enables continuous data output 41 c Disable Continuous Output Disables continuous data output 42 D Enable Fixed Metal Compensation Turns on compensa ...

The FASTRAK tracking system uses electro-magnetic fields to determine the position and orientation of a remote object. The technology is based on generating near field, low frequency magnetic field vectors from a single assembly of three concentric, stationary antennas called a transmitter, and detecting the field vectors with a single assembly of three concentric, remote sensing antennas called a re ...

cm.) of the standard transmitter. Operation with separations up to 120 inches (305 cm.) is possible with reduced accuracy. *NOTE: Alternative devices of larger/smaller size are available as options and operate to longer/shorter ranges. Angular Coverage The receivers are all-attitude. ...

simultaneous operation of up to four systems in close proximity. Carrier frequencies are selected via color coded Frequency Select Modules (FSM). These frequencies are: Reference # Frequency Color Code 1 8013 Hz Black 2 10016 Hz Red 3 12019 Hz (St ...

(0.27 Kg.) excluding attached cable. The Transmitter may be purchased with either 10’ or 20’ cables. • Receiver: Width 1.1” (2.83 cm.), length 0.90” (2.29 cm.), height 0.60” (1.52 cm.), weight 0.6 oz. (17.0 gm.) excluding attached cable. Receivers may be purchased with either 10’ or 20’ cables. • Sty ...

7.1 SEU The System Electronics Unit (SEU) is a stand-alone unit that may be located anywhere that is convenient to the work area, AC power and the host computer. It contains the required input and output connectors and controls to support up to four receivers, a single transmitter and the RS-232 and USB output ports. Receiver Input(s), Transmitter Input, I/O Cables, I/O Select Switch, External Syn ...