Erratic tracking and/or cursor movement
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:38 am
Hi,
I suddenly and for no obvious reason got a very strange problem with my TrackIR 3 with the vector expansion, from one day to the other the tracking/movement became very erratic to a point where it's now almost impossible to use the TrackIR and I can't understand why this happened since nothing has changed in my setup. Up until yesterday everything was working just fine with very nice and smooth movement and then yesterday the view when I move my head jumps all over the place...for instance when I slowly move my head down and to the right all of a sudden the view jumps upside down and then equally fast switches back again?! I haven't changed anything in the settings or with my setup in general and the physical environment is also exactly the very same...no changes done when it comes to other light sources etc that might confuse Track-IR. First I thought maybe a simple reboot of the computer might do the trick but to no avail I also checked under View-Tracking that the device "sees" all tracking points (using the Track-IR hat with the vector expansion attached to it) and all looks fine. What I do notice however is that the green tracking points switch to red for a split second at the same time the erratic behaviour occours, guess this indicates that the device looses it's tracking of that tracking point...?
I read this under the troubleshooting section:
"3. Erratic tracking and/or cursor movement.
Solution :
Click the Advanced Settings icon on your NaturalPoint� software screen. Open the Data Window and click Run and Highlight Active Object. You should see one green dot. If you see more than one object in this window, or the green dot jumps from one dot to another, check for mislaid dots in the TrackIR's 50 degree field of view. If there are no other dots in the field of view and the problem persists, check for highly reflective items or direct light sources in the background. Move these objects, or reposition your computer.
You may be outside the TrackIR�s field of view. Click the Advanced Settings icon on your NaturalPoint software screen. Place a dot on your forehead, or TrackHAT on your head, and aim the unit at the object you wish to track. Continue adjusting the unit until a green dot appears near the center of the Data window.
If using Windows XP this could also be a permissions issue. Insure you are logged on with administrative privileges."
First of all I don't know where to find this Advanced Settings Icon? When I start the Track-IR software all I see is a window with 3 tabs (Main, Profiles, News) and 5 menus (File, View, Options, Tools, Help) - the reported version is 4.1 build 28.
Then secondly I really can't understand how this can happen all of a sudden when I changed absolutely nothing in my setup or in my use of Track-IR, could it be possible that my Track-IR device has broke down in some physical way?
Haven't used the Track-IR that much since I bought it since I found it very hard to get used to it and to fine-tune it to suit me but then I thought I should give it a final go and really put some time into learning to get used to it and I did and I really love the sensation flying in Level-D's 767 virtual cockpit in FS9 with Track-IR and then this happens when I only enjoyed it for a couple of days
Very greatful for any tips on how to get the movement smooth and stable again!!
All the best,
Richard
I suddenly and for no obvious reason got a very strange problem with my TrackIR 3 with the vector expansion, from one day to the other the tracking/movement became very erratic to a point where it's now almost impossible to use the TrackIR and I can't understand why this happened since nothing has changed in my setup. Up until yesterday everything was working just fine with very nice and smooth movement and then yesterday the view when I move my head jumps all over the place...for instance when I slowly move my head down and to the right all of a sudden the view jumps upside down and then equally fast switches back again?! I haven't changed anything in the settings or with my setup in general and the physical environment is also exactly the very same...no changes done when it comes to other light sources etc that might confuse Track-IR. First I thought maybe a simple reboot of the computer might do the trick but to no avail I also checked under View-Tracking that the device "sees" all tracking points (using the Track-IR hat with the vector expansion attached to it) and all looks fine. What I do notice however is that the green tracking points switch to red for a split second at the same time the erratic behaviour occours, guess this indicates that the device looses it's tracking of that tracking point...?
I read this under the troubleshooting section:
"3. Erratic tracking and/or cursor movement.
Solution :
Click the Advanced Settings icon on your NaturalPoint� software screen. Open the Data Window and click Run and Highlight Active Object. You should see one green dot. If you see more than one object in this window, or the green dot jumps from one dot to another, check for mislaid dots in the TrackIR's 50 degree field of view. If there are no other dots in the field of view and the problem persists, check for highly reflective items or direct light sources in the background. Move these objects, or reposition your computer.
You may be outside the TrackIR�s field of view. Click the Advanced Settings icon on your NaturalPoint software screen. Place a dot on your forehead, or TrackHAT on your head, and aim the unit at the object you wish to track. Continue adjusting the unit until a green dot appears near the center of the Data window.
If using Windows XP this could also be a permissions issue. Insure you are logged on with administrative privileges."
First of all I don't know where to find this Advanced Settings Icon? When I start the Track-IR software all I see is a window with 3 tabs (Main, Profiles, News) and 5 menus (File, View, Options, Tools, Help) - the reported version is 4.1 build 28.
Then secondly I really can't understand how this can happen all of a sudden when I changed absolutely nothing in my setup or in my use of Track-IR, could it be possible that my Track-IR device has broke down in some physical way?
Haven't used the Track-IR that much since I bought it since I found it very hard to get used to it and to fine-tune it to suit me but then I thought I should give it a final go and really put some time into learning to get used to it and I did and I really love the sensation flying in Level-D's 767 virtual cockpit in FS9 with Track-IR and then this happens when I only enjoyed it for a couple of days
Very greatful for any tips on how to get the movement smooth and stable again!!
All the best,
Richard