DIY Head Tracker For A Tenner
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Erm, am I missing something?
Should the EDTracker show up as a Windows game controller?
I've followed the IDE route, as the Update Tool doesn't seem to work for me. I've got the unit flashed, calibrated, and now running the main software. (Following the instructions from the http://edtracker.org.uk/ site, with source from https://github.com/pocketmoon/EDTracker2).
The EDTrackerUtil221 tool shows it all working fine, tracking as I move it around, nice and stable, etc.
So how do you actually get it to show up in ED?
Moving it up and down when in settings does nothing. I'm guessing due to Windows not recognising it as a game device?
For reference, the device is showing up as 'Arduino Micro (COM5)' under Windows Device Manager.
Under 'Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers' it shows as the same name, listed as an 'Unspecified' device type.
Drivers were taken from the above web site, file: 'ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2.zip'
The drivers work fine for flashing/monitoring.
I've tried different ports (USB 2.0), a different cable etc.
Am I missing something?
OS: Win 7 64 bit.
Cheers all.
Should the EDTracker show up as a Windows game controller?
I've followed the IDE route, as the Update Tool doesn't seem to work for me. I've got the unit flashed, calibrated, and now running the main software. (Following the instructions from the http://edtracker.org.uk/ site, with source from https://github.com/pocketmoon/EDTracker2).
The EDTrackerUtil221 tool shows it all working fine, tracking as I move it around, nice and stable, etc.
So how do you actually get it to show up in ED?
Moving it up and down when in settings does nothing. I'm guessing due to Windows not recognising it as a game device?
For reference, the device is showing up as 'Arduino Micro (COM5)' under Windows Device Manager.
Under 'Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers' it shows as the same name, listed as an 'Unspecified' device type.
Drivers were taken from the above web site, file: 'ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2.zip'
The drivers work fine for flashing/monitoring.
I've tried different ports (USB 2.0), a different cable etc.
Am I missing something?
OS: Win 7 64 bit.
Cheers all.
windows should see it as a multi function device named EDTracker Arduino... something... Did you load the tracker arduino sketch after using the configuration sketch.
You should be able to go into the windows device and open up the game controller callibration to verify that windows can see the movement. movement from the ED tracker shows up as joystick movement. chances are that your elite is not configured to use a joystick yet. Goto the options for a controller and scroll down until you see x-y pan for the head movement (don't have it runningto give the exact name.) when you get to the x-y pan choose the button where you can assign a key. then, instead of selectig a key, move the ED tracker left to right. the control for the x-y pan should now appear as Joystick x. Do the same setup for up-down and save the options.
next, load a simple sim like hunting fuel cannisters and try activating the head look mode. on the xbox pad that is the right thumb. if you don't know that activation method go back to the options > controller and search for they key your setup is using. this is useful for only using the ED tracker when you want to.
note, you might need to go back yet again to invert the xy or up down values. that depends on how you have your ED tracker mounted.
You should be able to go into the windows device and open up the game controller callibration to verify that windows can see the movement. movement from the ED tracker shows up as joystick movement. chances are that your elite is not configured to use a joystick yet. Goto the options for a controller and scroll down until you see x-y pan for the head movement (don't have it runningto give the exact name.) when you get to the x-y pan choose the button where you can assign a key. then, instead of selectig a key, move the ED tracker left to right. the control for the x-y pan should now appear as Joystick x. Do the same setup for up-down and save the options.
next, load a simple sim like hunting fuel cannisters and try activating the head look mode. on the xbox pad that is the right thumb. if you don't know that activation method go back to the options > controller and search for they key your setup is using. this is useful for only using the ED tracker when you want to.
note, you might need to go back yet again to invert the xy or up down values. that depends on how you have your ED tracker mounted.
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http://edtracker.org.uk/
The best way would be to go to the above website and buy the PCB from the guys that make them. They cost £5 inc PnP
You could PM Brumster on this forum if you want a slightly more direct route but your still be talking to one of the same guys.
If you really want to you could add the right link wires to the basic breadboard you got in the kit, but the custom PCB is way better and worth the cost.
The best way would be to go to the above website and buy the PCB from the guys that make them. They cost £5 inc PnP
You could PM Brumster on this forum if you want a slightly more direct route but your still be talking to one of the same guys.
If you really want to you could add the right link wires to the basic breadboard you got in the kit, but the custom PCB is way better and worth the cost.
If you want to have a go at building one on the breadboard then have a look at the Building section on that website and you will find a wiring diagram.
Thanks for the feedback.
Sketch currently installed is 'EDTrackerII', extracted from 'EDTracker2-master.zip', from GitHub.
Also shows as 'EDTrackedII V2.10' in the EDTrackerUtil 221 (which talks to the device fine, i.e. it tracks as it's moved).
There is no Windows game controller device showing (other than my FLY5).
The Arduino board only shows up as 'Arduino Leonardo (COM3)', and is listed as 'Unspecified', rather than 'Devices'. So no way to open up the controller calibration, as Windows does not see the EDTracker as a controller device.
I'm guessing a driver issue perhaps?
The driver is the one from 'ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2.zip'.
If I bring up the Properties for the device under 'Devices and Printers', it shows:
If I go via Device Manager and look at the driver I have:
The only file listed under Driver Details is C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\usbser.sys
Within Device manager, the Arduino is listed under 'Ports (COM & LPT)'
I'll keep digging.
Thanks all.
Sketch currently installed is 'EDTrackerII', extracted from 'EDTracker2-master.zip', from GitHub.
Also shows as 'EDTrackedII V2.10' in the EDTrackerUtil 221 (which talks to the device fine, i.e. it tracks as it's moved).
There is no Windows game controller device showing (other than my FLY5).
The Arduino board only shows up as 'Arduino Leonardo (COM3)', and is listed as 'Unspecified', rather than 'Devices'. So no way to open up the controller calibration, as Windows does not see the EDTracker as a controller device.
I'm guessing a driver issue perhaps?
The driver is the one from 'ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2.zip'.
If I bring up the Properties for the device under 'Devices and Printers', it shows:
Code:
Manufacturer: Unavailable
Model: EDTracker2
Model Number: Unavailable
Categories: Unknown
Description: UnavailableIf I go via Device Manager and look at the driver I have:
Code:
Provider: Arduino LLC
Date: 04/01/2013
Version 1.0.0.0
Signer: Arduino LLCThe only file listed under Driver Details is C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\usbser.sys
Within Device manager, the Arduino is listed under 'Ports (COM & LPT)'
I'll keep digging.
Thanks all.
Just been doing some experimenting.
Launched an XP VM on the same PC, so using pass through USB to the VM (plugged into same USB socket).
XP recognised it straight away as a composite device.
Installing the same ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2 drivers in XP, caused XP to recognise a HID compliant game controller.
So now shows up fine as a Game Controller in XP, including calibration etc.
So seems the hardware and software on the Arduino itself are okay.
My issue must be with my Win 7 install, or an issue with the drivers there.
I'll keep digging....
Launched an XP VM on the same PC, so using pass through USB to the VM (plugged into same USB socket).
XP recognised it straight away as a composite device.
Installing the same ArduinoDrivers_1.5.6r2 drivers in XP, caused XP to recognise a HID compliant game controller.
So now shows up fine as a Game Controller in XP, including calibration etc.
So seems the hardware and software on the Arduino itself are okay.
My issue must be with my Win 7 install, or an issue with the drivers there.
I'll keep digging....
Just looking at your issues and I think is a driver issue as well. You said you built and programmed it yourself yes?
When you did the install of the Arduino 1.5.6r2 programme did you also replace the "HID.CPP" and "USBAPI.H" files that are stored in the "C:\Program
Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\arduino\avr\cores\arduino" ?
Looks to me that you haven't and it installed the original ones on to the ED Tracker. They don't have the information telling windows what to assign the device as.
Mine shows up as:
Code:
Manufacturer: Unavailable
Model: Arduino Micro
Model Number: Unavailable
Categories: Keyboard, Mouse, Game controller
Description: UnavailableYour is a strange problem, does sound like a driver mix up in windows its assigned the wrong ones and you need to get it to see the right ones now. Have you tried moving the ED Tracker to a different usb port?
Nope, didn't copy any files.
Would those be the ones under the 'core' dir of the GitHub zip?
If so the instructions on the web site stated the following in the 'EDTracker II - Software Install Flashing v1.1.pdf' :
As I used the custom ArduinoIDE device, I didn't use them.
Been a while since I last posted here (maybe a million posts back :smilie: )
Got a new puter etc. and last weekend thought I'd finally plug in my EdTracker.
Surprised me that it worked almost straight away but the drift goes out fairly often. Plus after a while I got the problem of where you look left and it instantly flips to far right view)
I used the EdTracker2 method to set it up and it must of been a fairly early version.
What would be the best way of upgrading ? I assume I will have to install Arduino to re-run the latest scripts etc.
Thanks for your assistance. Great project. Great community
Got a new puter etc. and last weekend thought I'd finally plug in my EdTracker.
Surprised me that it worked almost straight away but the drift goes out fairly often. Plus after a while I got the problem of where you look left and it instantly flips to far right view)
I used the EdTracker2 method to set it up and it must of been a fairly early version.
What would be the best way of upgrading ? I assume I will have to install Arduino to re-run the latest scripts etc.
Thanks for your assistance. Great project. Great community
If you run the Arduino IDE, open up the serial monitor , and enter 'I' and click [send] ? Then paste the output here ?
Cheers
Rob
Not sure of this is what you're after, as the serial monitor is a constand blur of output, so I can't see what happens after sending 'I', but a search of the output dump shows lots of these:
Then this is the only thing I could find 'I' referenced in: