general newbie problem

[jazzalex]

Hi all,

by coincidence I got an older OptiTrack system. It includes 3 USB-Cams and 3 installation CDs (all with the same content). It says version 1.00.023 and includes the software SDK. I am new to this technology and have some questions coming up :

1.) Besides the SDK is there any other demo program I can test the basic functionality of the cams with ? I simply want to transmit position coordinates. Or would I necessarily have to compile the sample code of the installation CDs ?

2.) Is it also possible to develop under OS X or Linux ? I would like to include the Optitrack functionality into software I am developing with C++ (mainly Qt-lib) under OS X or Linux.

3.) Under Win does it also work on Vista ? What else would I need to get it running ? Is visual C required - if yes - what version ?

Sorry, I do not have any documentation with the bundle I got, so I appreciate any help.

Thanks a lot in advance

-- A l e x

[Birch]

1) You can download some of the sample applications if you'd like to try out the cameras. They are available in the download section of the OptiTrack site. You can grab the latest documentation in the same area of the site.
http://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/s ... tions.html


2) We don't currently have support for Linux. Currently there is no public support for the TrackIR and OptiTrack product lines on Mac OS X, however there are drivers and software for the SmartNAV products.

If you have a project which will use a large volume of OptiTrack or TrackIR devices on OS X, then please contact us for more information. There are some resources available which we may be able to help coordinate for you.


3) Yes, the OptiTrack cameras and SDK work under Vista. If you want to write your own applications you will need a compiler and language of your choice which support COM (c++, c#, etc). Most of our code samples are packaged for Visual Studio (2005), but the command line win32 samples might work under other compilers.

[jazzalex]

Hi all,

I am keeping up with a very old thread (almost one year ago): As mentioned I have the following Optitrack-Kit:

3 USB-Cams version 1.00.023

All appears to be fine, however, I don't know which kind of camera I am using since the design doesn't match the FLEX-cam design. They look much simpler and don't have a case (just the board). There is further info on the board:

x) Copyright 2004, EW-VO-1 94V-O 0547, www.naturalpoint.com xxxxx

The main info I need is the frame rate. If anyone could provide me with this, I'd be happy.

Thanks a lot in advance

-- A l e x

[jazzalex]

I apologize - just figure that the cams are FLEX:3, however, so far I still couldn't figure the frame rate.

Thanks in advance

-- A l e x

[jazzalex]

sorry again, I could figure myself:

hr = m_spCamera->get_FrameRate(&lData); tells me of 120 fps for the FLEX:3. Since this corresponds to a delay of 8.333 ms I am quite happy with this.

Based on this I will start developing now and might come up with further questions soon.

Best regards

-- A l e x