The guys already do
. Cost at the moment is £25 plus postage for a ready made EDTracker.As you can expect there is a waiting list
Regards
DIY Head Tracker For A Tenner
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The guys already do
. Cost at the moment is £25 plus postage for a ready made EDTracker.As you can expect there is a waiting list
Regards
Yes or just show off Elite Dangerous to all your PC gaming mates. First they might buy the game, and secondly if they like the ED Tracker enough to want one you should find one of them has enough skill to put them together.
You just have to convince them to make a load for the rest of you
Worked with my group of friends, its just a shame that person is me
I used to get travel sickness a lot when I was a kid if I sat in the back seat of cars. Later on I remember getting it badly while playing "Descent" on my brother's 486 computer. I later figured out it was coz of the low frame rate, and have noticed several times that if I'm playing first person view games and I increase the graphics quality and reduce the frame rate I'm more likely to start feeling ill, but if I have smooth animation I can play all day even if the graphics are a little bit chunky. (It's also a good excuse to spend money on a decent graphic card to get the higher frame rates
Simulation Sickness and VR. What is it and what can developers and players do to reduce it.
Good find that, was thinking as I read it that the Frontier Devs should be given a copy to read, but as I got to the end. Realised that it looks like they already have.
Framework from the cockpit in view, a pilot body and controls movements seen as we do them, the holo displays being locked in to place and go towards placing the player in a world with fixed references.
The only only place they seem to have got it wrong is with the very small bit of sway when in stable flight and this only goes to show how unpredictable simulator sickness can be, as it doesn't bother me one bit but we have more than a one person that finds it too much.
I've finally got my EDTracker calibrated but I'm experiencing some in-game difficulties.
I'm currently using a mouse/keyboard combination with the default key bindings. (Still waiting on the Hotas X to be delivered 1 month after order.) For example, y-axis on the mouse controls up/ down movement and y-axis controls roll (something I've been meaning to experiment with).
The issue is that when I activate head-look (middle mouse button in my case) both EDTracker and the mouse are controlling head position. How can I decouple mouse movement from head movements?
I'm currently using a mouse/keyboard combination with the default key bindings. (Still waiting on the Hotas X to be delivered 1 month after order
.) For example, y-axis on the mouse controls up/ down movement and y-axis controls roll (something I've been meaning to experiment with).The issue is that when I activate head-look (middle mouse button in my case) both EDTracker and the mouse are controlling head position. How can I decouple mouse movement from head movements?
You'll need to turn off the "mouse controls head look" option. From memory it's close to the top of the options screen.
Just got mine, and I'm having a great time with it, thanks!
Smashing stuff. Had my first battle just now whist using it. Oddly I think that dual movement, something that comes naturally in real life (e.g. you are free to move your head when driving) is going to take a while to get used to in the game.
One thought. It would be fantastic if there was a speed meter and maybe power readings at the top of the cockpit as well.
Awesome!Adding some nudge buttons to the drift comp is in the next patch
It's only during calibration, as soon as I load in the main sketch it get's way worse.... BUT... it's getting there, it's still not very low, but I can play and only have to recenter every 2 minutes or so thanks to the auto centering. I wouldn't dare to aim any weapons with it, but for simple head look it's finally usable for me! Nice!
Unfortunately I don't have any pc playing friends, they're all stuck in console hell and they think they're happy. Ha! America sucks :/
Wow great job guys! was considering a form of head tracking. After reading through this and watching some videos I was amazed at how well this seems to work.
Was all ready to dust off my soldering skills but the kits are out.
if they don't come in soon I might get a pre-built one back ordered.
Keep up the great work guys!
Was all ready to dust off my soldering skills but the kits are out.
if they don't come in soon I might get a pre-built one back ordered.
Keep up the great work guys!
Console gaming is great, don't see the need for elitism (!). Diablo 3, Godus and E: D have brought me back to PC gaming after years of hiatus. Fortunately D3 is soon available on PS4, will be double-dipping...
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I wonder if EDTracker could be made to work with consoles. I could see it being useful in FPSs, for example. And No Man's Sky.
They're back in... but I'd suggest jumping on them ASAP as they don't last long and we've already had numerous emails this morning asking when they'll be back in stock. We already have more on order due to arrive next week (if they don't miraculously turn up by Friday)
Just to say you've been noticed over on the official CH Products forums too, and an order has been made.
Thought I'd just say a big thank you to all of you guys who designed and programmed the ED head tracker!
Received the custom PCB a few days back, received the kit from HobbyComponents (cheaper than sourcing the parts yourself, any guessing is taken out of it.), took around half an hour with Brumster's videos to build and get flashed.
Really great device, works in game really well, just waiting to get time to pick a case and some extra bits to mount it.
Thanks guys!
Received the custom PCB a few days back, received the kit from HobbyComponents (cheaper than sourcing the parts yourself, any guessing is taken out of it.), took around half an hour with Brumster's videos to build and get flashed.
Really great device, works in game really well, just waiting to get time to pick a case and some extra bits to mount it.
Thanks guys!
just a daft off the cuff question ive buit up and tested the board its working fine and its stuck to my headset with a bit of double sided tape (easy fix but insecure) has anyone tried to hot glue this in place to bond it semi permanent like id hate to fry the chips on mine
coz I probably going to give it a go as the tapes running out ( I can hear the SO scream how much when I buy anything )
regards
dave
coz I probably going to give it a go as the tapes running out ( I can hear the SO scream how much when I buy anything )
regards
dave
I personally am going to mount mine in the suggested box from maplins, I'm hoping to eventually use a short extension cable into the box where it may be reinforced with some hot glue. Then use double sided Velcro to attach the box to the headset. So I can detach it safely if need be.
I put mine in a little plastic mounting box that cost me about $2 then used some small bolts to mount that to a plastic hair band (coz i live alone and use speakers not headphones), stuck a usb cable from an old phone in it, and held that clamped to the hair band with a cable tie, but if the cost of that will freak out your spouse too much buy a box of tic tacs (the mints). Give her the candy and mount the board in the tic tac box. That way while she is freaking out at you about the cost her breath will smell nice.
Oh and if it can handle being soldered then yes it should be fine with hot glue.
I ordered the custom PCB along with the kit from Hobby Components and followed the instructions on the EDT site and now have a fully working device, much to my delight!
Many thanks to the development team for pulling this together and sharing, it has been fun building and using it.
I have a couple of questions:
Does anyone know what the various LED colours indicate?
- I have a red light on the GY521, which I assume means powered up?
- I have 3 lights on the Pro Micro; I have a red light - which I assume means powered up, a slow flashing amber light -which I haven't got a clue about, and a green light - which I assume means flashed and running?
Lastly my device, which is currently housed in a tic tac box runs at around 18c, is that an acceptable temperature to leave it on all the time or is it best to unplug it when it is not in use - my preference is to leave it on all the time?
Many thanks to the development team for pulling this together and sharing, it has been fun building and using it.
I have a couple of questions:
Does anyone know what the various LED colours indicate?
- I have a red light on the GY521, which I assume means powered up?
- I have 3 lights on the Pro Micro; I have a red light - which I assume means powered up, a slow flashing amber light -which I haven't got a clue about, and a green light - which I assume means flashed and running?
Lastly my device, which is currently housed in a tic tac box runs at around 18c, is that an acceptable temperature to leave it on all the time or is it best to unplug it when it is not in use - my preference is to leave it on all the time?
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You have a power LED on the GY module and the Arduino; you then should have a flashing light on the Arduino which is just the EDTracker code showing you that it's working. So you sound all good
colours can vary between modules though I think.Leaving it on shouldn't cause any harm, no, I have left mine on overnight before. I tend to unplug mine though when I can remember to. So whatever is easier for you
In the grand scheme of things, MTBF is not worth worrying about....
http://support.atmel.no/bin/customer.exe?=&action=viewKbEntry&id=266
What he said
.I've built up one for myself and another for a friend. All working perfectly and very straight forward to build, with all the info supplied on the EDtracker site.
I've found the small TicTac boxes grip the board gently, but hold it in place firmly enough to keep it stable. It also saves groping around for the small reset button, as you can just push down on the left end of the box and gently flex it to get the desired "click". All in all, I'm well chuffed