DIY Head Tracker For A Tenner
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I have built a DIY with a 9250. The only sketch that seems to keep the device connected is the EdTracker2Calib one. However no gyroscope tab appears. Only the temperature readings appear. The 9250 sketch results in a disconnect and no activity. I initially thought I had a bad 9250 so I replaced it, but same result. Can someone confirm if there is any LED on the 9250? I have yet to see any where on the internet a picture of a working 9250 with an LED like the 6050 has. All my solder joint appear to be good.
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Rob has been trying to help on email. I had issues getting the GUI to work in Win10, I was getting a service error. I got that resolved. The pro micro seems to behaving properly, and as I said this is the second 9250 I've tried (purchased on Amazon with reviews from others stating success with building ED Trackers) so if it is the device it must be somewhere where the PCB is connecting to the 9250. That why I was wondering if there is a power LED on the 9250 because I can't tell if it's even getting power. Maybe I hosed the PCB somehow. I'm about at my wits end with it. When I flash the Calib sketch the GUI stays connected and I get a temperature reading but no Gyro, when I flash the 9250 sketch the GUI locks up and I can't do anything. I've tried flashing via the command prompt as well, same story. Any ideas?
Just thought i would update and say the pro device i received a few days ago is working excellently. No drift what so ever really good device.
Thanks again
Thanks again
Hello, Sirs.
Just wanted to say hello and thank you for this little "blackbox", which makes my gaming experience so much better!!
I received my EDT three days ago and i am really happy about and with it!!!!
I was a little concerned during the time waiting the parcel to arrive, because after the fourth day waiting, my cousin told me he used to order CDs from the UK,
here and then and sometimes it took up to 6 weeks for them to arrive, due to custom office issues...
Lucky me! I got my - btw nicely packed - parcel on the fifth day after shipping.
Long way from UK to Germany/Bavaria
Special thanks to the guy (brumster?) who sent me along the red coloured, handwritten hint to read the instructions. This made me smile
Unfortunately i can not play ED since yesterday, because a GC driver udate causes a BSOD everytime i start the ED client now... working on it.
I have 2 questions i would like to ask you guys:
This is just an idea that came up in my not very electronical stuff affinely mind
But i am totaly fine with that possibility to look virtually around in a very smooth and exact way!
So, again thank you!
Just wanted to say hello and thank you for this little "blackbox", which makes my gaming experience so much better!!
I received my EDT three days ago and i am really happy about and with it!!!!
I was a little concerned during the time waiting the parcel to arrive, because after the fourth day waiting, my cousin told me he used to order CDs from the UK,
here and then and sometimes it took up to 6 weeks for them to arrive, due to custom office issues...
Lucky me! I got my - btw nicely packed - parcel on the fifth day after shipping.
Long way from UK to Germany/Bavaria
Special thanks to the guy (brumster?) who sent me along the red coloured, handwritten hint to read the instructions. This made me smile
Unfortunately i can not play ED since yesterday, because a GC driver udate causes a BSOD everytime i start the ED client now...
working on it. I have 2 questions i would like to ask you guys:
- when i plug in the USB of the EDT there is this "ba-bing" sound, which is normal, but 3 secs later windows gives me that "bing-ba" sound, as if i would have unplugged a USB device. EDtracker is still there and working nicely. Is this a normal behaviour?
- (maybe wrong place to ask) Because of that 3 DOF... would it be possible to combine a opentrack facetracking for the xyz-translation axis, therefore it is easier to detect, than a rotating head.
And for the (very) smooth looking around xyz-rotation axes the EDT?
This is just an idea that came up in my not very electronical stuff affinely mind
But i am totaly fine with that possibility to look virtually around in a very smooth and exact way!
So, again thank you!
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My stepfather is a learned electrician, so that should be fine I guess.
If I go the other route, though, and buy a kit to build a whole new one, what's the easiest way?
Is this enough: http://hobbycomponents.com/electronics/440-diy-head-tracker-bundle#/kit_options-upgraded_kit_mpu_925 ?
Not meSpecial thanks to the guy (brumster?) who sent me along the red coloured, handwritten hint to read the instructions. This made me smile
that'll be pocketmoon!Yes, it's normal. It runs a bootloader briefly after plugging in, to allow updates of the device in future, but if it receives no update after a few seconds then it starts into the normal EDTracker mode.
Yeah, that kit is probably the easiest way to get everything you need, provided you don't mind soldering it up into prototyping board. We obviously do the PCBs to ease the assembly, but they're not mandatory, and I don't want to come across all "hard sell"
@Brumster - I have one of the 8mhz Pro Protypes you sent me before you went live with the PRO (16mhz) version. I had some issues with this originally and Rob has fixed this for me by sending me a flash file for it and a link to the v2 UI PRO software. It works great now... I do have one problem though that I can't solve.
When I plug the tracker into the USB and then run the UI software the head is spinning right round baby right round, constantly - The only way I can stop this is go into DEV mode and click the restart button, which seems to solve this. When clicking restart is displays this:
Sending Command JUMP TO BOOTLOADER.
New State: DISCONNECTED.
Connected to .
New State: CONNECTED_TO_DONGLE.
New State: EDTRACKER_FOUND.
Sending Command GET CONFIG(a).
Checking for Config Feature Report.
Received Config Feature Report.
One done I then click on the "AUTO Bias" button.
After doing all this, it's fine for the evening, until I next plug in the USB.
Any idea why it might be doing this?
Thanks.
P.S. I've tried calibrating it several times now.
When I plug the tracker into the USB and then run the UI software the head is spinning right round baby right round, constantly - The only way I can stop this is go into DEV mode and click the restart button, which seems to solve this. When clicking restart is displays this:
Sending Command JUMP TO BOOTLOADER.
New State: DISCONNECTED.
Connected to .
New State: CONNECTED_TO_DONGLE.
New State: EDTRACKER_FOUND.
Sending Command GET CONFIG(a).
Checking for Config Feature Report.
Received Config Feature Report.
One done I then click on the "AUTO Bias" button.
After doing all this, it's fine for the evening, until I next plug in the USB.
Any idea why it might be doing this?
Thanks.
P.S. I've tried calibrating it several times now.
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Ooo blimey, on an 8MHz pro... I guess Rob would have compiled you the v2.0 firmware but at the 8MHz clock speed, so it should work exactly the same. When you plug it in, do you keep it flat and still? If not, have you tried just doing the auto bias only - ie. skip the whole restart procedure, but keep it flat/still and do the auto bias? Normally that is all you should need to do? I can't be an EEPROM memory issue as it's obviously remembering all your mag calibration, right?
Yes 8mhz , tried just the auto bias, first thing I did before I found the "dev mode"
The Mag Cal Data - the yellow boxes are empty when plugged in, but the offset has the numbers in it. So yes I guess it remembers the settings, tried recalibrating several times.
The only thing that stops it spinning is the restart button in the dev mode. It's all very strange, more curious as to why it's doing it. As I said, once done, it's fine for the few hours I play until I unplug the device again.
, tried just the auto bias, first thing I did before I found the "dev mode" The Mag Cal Data - the yellow boxes are empty when plugged in, but the offset has the numbers in it. So yes I guess it remembers the settings, tried recalibrating several times.
The only thing that stops it spinning is the restart button in the dev mode. It's all very strange, more curious as to why it's doing it. As I said, once done, it's fine for the few hours I play until I unplug the device again.
Yeah, that kit is probably the easiest way to get everything you need, provided you don't mind soldering it up into prototyping board. We obviously do the PCBs to ease the assembly, but they're not mandatory, and I don't want to come across all "hard sell"
What's the difference? Sorry, I'm a layman when it comes to this :-/
If you use all the bits in the Hobby Components kit, then you're putting your EDTracker together using that green PCB (called "Prototyping Board", or Protoboard for short) and lots of little wires to join the pins up. Bartybee did a good little guide on how to do this, it's here. One minor point - the HC kit doesn't include wires, but let's face it they are generally pretty easy to come by without spending any cash, you can often just strip apart some old computer cables you don't need any more.
Technically you don't even need the prototyping board; you can join the pins up directly with wires between your Pro Micro and MPU board. There's no "set way" to make an EDTracker other than connecting the right pins together
Our PCB came about right at the start, on this very forum, as a quick means to get the components soldered together with the minimal fuss. Our PCB joins the right pins together for you, so all you have to do is solder the components into our PCB in the middle - it does the "joining" for you. Obviously it makes the device a teensy bit bigger but it's really about simplicity for those who don't fancy the approach above. The steps involved using our PCB are detailed on the website here (we also include a printed guide with them).
Great - Email sent - thanks!
If you use all the bits in the Hobby Components kit, then you're putting your EDTracker together using that green PCB (called "Prototyping Board", or Protoboard for short) and lots of little wires to join the pins up. Bartybee did a good little guide on how to do this, it's here. One minor point - the HC kit doesn't include wires, but let's face it they are generally pretty easy to come by without spending any cash, you can often just strip apart some old computer cables you don't need any more.
Technically you don't even need the prototyping board; you can join the pins up directly with wires between your Pro Micro and MPU board. There's no "set way" to make an EDTracker other than connecting the right pins together
Our PCB came about right at the start, on this very forum, as a quick means to get the components soldered together with the minimal fuss. Our PCB joins the right pins together for you, so all you have to do is solder the components into our PCB in the middle - it does the "joining" for you. Obviously it makes the device a teensy bit bigger but it's really about simplicity for those who don't fancy the approach above. The steps involved using our PCB are detailed on the website here (we also include a printed guide with them).
Alright great, I guess he'll have more fun doing it "the hard way" then. Thanks!
This might have already been done but not seen it yet.
Is there an update for the Windows 10 drivers for the ED Tracker that stops the need to have to unplug it every bootup/ reboot to get Windows 10 to see it as an ED Tracker and not just a Serial USB device?
Is there an update for the Windows 10 drivers for the ED Tracker that stops the need to have to unplug it every bootup/ reboot to get Windows 10 to see it as an ED Tracker and not just a Serial USB device?
I'm running Windows 10 with an EdTracker Pro and I don't have to unplug it ever. It's always there in the system showing as an EdTracker and has been since I first plugged it in a couple of months ago.
Is this a known problem that I seem to have missed with mine?
Hi Brumster,
I just got my EDTracker Pro yesterday, just in time for Christmas! Yay!
But it isn't working right. boooo
Looking left and right works fine. I calibrated it, used the auto bias button, but when I look up and down, it slowly drifts back to center position, regardless of the position of my head. What am I doing wrong?
I just got my EDTracker Pro yesterday, just in time for Christmas! Yay!
But it isn't working right. boooo
Looking left and right works fine. I calibrated it, used the auto bias button, but when I look up and down, it slowly drifts back to center position, regardless of the position of my head. What am I doing wrong?