DIY Head Tracker For A Tenner

Daffan

Daffan
Anyone ever had the issue where the EDtracker seems to compensate after a movement? It used to be 100% perfect, better then TiR5 but after 3-4 months of no-use it started this problem.

The more acceleration a movement has, the more of a compensation it will make at the end.

E.g If I turn 90 degrees to the left, it will go to 90 degrees perfectly, stop and then move another 10 degrees or so by itself. It follows perfectly until I stop moving, then it 'auto corrects' as if it thinks it stopped short.

The gyro reports 0, 0, 0 when still and zero yaw Drift. 9250/DiY

Oh and this problem seems to only occur on Yaw, not Pitch.

Video (29 seconds). You can see how the head spins fast, and then it stops (As it should) and then it suddenly moves more then I wanted it too.

[video=youtube;vdWLx69MmKw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdWLx69MmKw&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
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wstephenson

wstephenson
Sounds like it needs recalibrating after time in the drawer, Daffan. What you describe is what I used to see on my EDtracker Pro before I got the calibration good enough.
 

Daffan

Daffan
wstephenson said:
Sounds like it needs recalibrating after time in the drawer, Daffan. What you describe is what I used to see on my EDtracker Pro before I got the calibration good enough.
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I've done the magnometric thing a million times, 500-1999 samples with no spikes evident.

Gyro is always sitting at 0, 0, 0 when still, cant see any yaw drift or abnormal chart information.

Reflashed multiple times.

Tried different com ports (usb 2.0 vs 3.0) just incase


It only seems to have this problem on the Yaw Axis. No matter the scaling or smoothing. (Higher scaling is more noticeable of course) and I simply cannot work out if the problem is hardware or software.
 
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ries

R
I have the following problem with my newly bought EDtracker pro (wireless). During use it shows the "!" sign on the wireless indicator, meaning its loosing signal (but it remains connected), when that happens my headmovement gets stuck for a second or so, or it spazzes, wich is highly irritating during flight. It does this every few seconds or so, and frankly its unusable for me in this state.

It also does this when the edtracker is laying still on the table. Ive tried switching channels, moving to an external USB port for the dongle. but with no help. anyone else has this?

Ive made a video of this :
[video=youtube;XAWaBQj97m0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAWaBQj97m0[/video]
 

Lasse B.

Lasse B.
Had something similar. The receiver unit was rather close to the EDTracker, ~70cm away behind and above my screen. I moved it to my 2 o'clock position at a distance of 130cm and raised by another 10cm. All is good now.
 

Jakspratt

Jakspratt
Have just purchased EdTracker Pro and once I sorted out that I needed to bind my controls to the Axis rather than the individual movements it seemed to work Ok but was a bit slow to respond. I moved the connection from a USB hub direct into the PC which improved things. However, next time I came to use it, I get no response in-game. I have a dual screen set up and can see the head movement in the GUI working as intended but nothing in game. I have re-done the bindings and re-calibrated the EdTracker. The only movement I can see is if I use the keyboard bind to disconnect EdTracker, there is a on-screen twitch.

EdTracker support have suggested I contact Frontier which I will do but I wonder if this is something others have experienced.

I am running Win 10
I have a pukka USB data cable
 

Blairvoyach

Blairvoyach
Jakspratt said:
Have just purchased EdTracker Pro and once I sorted out that I needed to bind my controls to the Axis rather than the individual movements it seemed to work Ok but was a bit slow to respond. I moved the connection from a USB hub direct into the PC which improved things. However, next time I came to use it, I get no response in-game. I have a dual screen set up and can see the head movement in the GUI working as intended but nothing in game. I have re-done the bindings and re-calibrated the EdTracker. The only movement I can see is if I use the keyboard bind to disconnect EdTracker, there is a on-screen twitch.

EdTracker support have suggested I contact Frontier which I will do but I wonder if this is something others have experienced.

I am running Win 10
I have a pukka USB data cable
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Try installing Opentrack ED will think you have a TrackIR installed, no need to bind anything other than a recentre key. You will have to set up your curves (5 mins) but this is so worth doing. Lots of help in this thread, just shout
 

thistle

T
Agreed, you need opentrack to make it work or work well. Until I get a rift or other VR headset next year, my edtracker is 100% necessary for me to play the game, I just cant go back to not having head tracking.
 

VerticalBlank

VerticalBlank
Another vote for opentrack here. While you can make things work without it, why bother when it makes things so much easier, and makes EDTracker compatible with so many other games into the bargain.
 

Midnight

M
Hi all.

I haven't got round to playing ED much at all since it first came out, but finally have time to put in to it. I've just been looking into getting an EDTracker the last couple of days. I see there's options for both the DIY kit, or to buy the Pro.

Other than the fact that one is premade and the other you have to buy a few bits and pieces for, is there any other benefit of the Pro model that I'm missing?

Cheers
 

Toasty

Toasty
I've used the pro wired and currently using the pro wireless version. both our outstanding in my view.
as for the premade one vs the DIY version: should not be any difference...
 

Antmax

Antmax
The Pro and DIY versions have completely different processors. I bought one of the originals, made a DIY one, had a prototype wireless and recently bought a Wireless Pro. The Pro version doesn't use the same software and is noticeably more accurate (especially if you use opentrack to emulate trackIR) and stable though the wireless one is very slightly more tricky to set up if your in a populated area with lots of wifi traffic, it's only a couple of extra steps to find a clear channel and the freedom of no cables is really nice.
 

Antmax

Antmax
stephen_usher said:
I made a blog post on how to set this up a while ago: http://www.lingula.org.uk/wordpress/2015/07/16/edtracker-setting-up-and-use-with-elite-dangerous/
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Great write up :)

For me Opentrack is the best way to go. I find the head roll makes it slightly easier and more natural to look at the side panels in elite dangerous. Without it I have to move my head further to the side and look down. With Opentrack and roll support you just turn and kind of nod slightly to the side and up pops the screens.

I actually prefer a much older build of Opentrack than the current one. It's noticeably smoother. 2.2 stable 20141112. Unfortunately ED doesn't like it and refuses to recognize the trackIR (Even in Admin mode) so I have to start up the latest opentrack version first, then start up 2.2 and close the new version. I guess it needs the newer version to initialize the trackIR driver. But for me it's about 30% nicer to use.
 

stephen_usher

stephen_usher
Antmax said:
Great write up :)

For me Opentrack is the best way to go. I find the head roll makes it slightly easier and more natural to look at the side panels in elite dangerous. Without it I have to move my head further to the side and look down. With Opentrack and roll support you just turn and kind of nod slightly to the side and up pops the screens.

I actually prefer a much older build of Opentrack than the current one. It's noticeably smoother. 2.2 stable 20141112. Unfortunately ED doesn't like it and refuses to recognize the trackIR (Even in Admin mode) so I have to start up the latest opentrack version first, then start up 2.2 and close the new version. I guess it needs the newer version to initialize the trackIR driver. But for me it's about 30% nicer to use.
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I think I linked to the version I used, unless I foolishly updated the page without checking the new version of Opentrack. The version I used worked fine and doesn’t seem as broken as newer versions.
 

Antmax

Antmax
Heh! I just checked the title bar in your screenshots and it is the same older opentrack version I use lol. Interesting and cool I'm not the only one that likes that build. Must be good :)
 

Midnight

M
Antmax said:
The Pro and DIY versions have completely different processors. I bought one of the originals, made a DIY one, had a prototype wireless and recently bought a Wireless Pro. The Pro version doesn't use the same software and is noticeably more accurate (especially if you use opentrack to emulate trackIR) and stable though the wireless one is very slightly more tricky to set up if your in a populated area with lots of wifi traffic, it's only a couple of extra steps to find a clear channel and the freedom of no cables is really nice.
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Thanks, I may just have to opt for buying Pro. Whilst for a single module, paying the extra for a premade one was no real issue....just I was thinking of getting one for my son too.....so double the expense making me lean towards the DIY

Maybe I'll get the Pro and him the DIY :D
 

Antmax

Antmax
Midnight said:
Thanks, I may just have to opt for buying Pro. Whilst for a single module, paying the extra for a premade one was no real issue....just I was thinking of getting one for my son too.....so double the expense making me lean towards the DIY

Maybe I'll get the Pro and him the DIY :D
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The DIY version is pretty easy even without a PCB, I made one with just loose wires, switch and the arduino board. The boards can be found really cheap online if your willing to wait, but are not expensive anyway.

My DIY one fit inside the case of a Burnt out RC car steering servo. It's bigger than the commercial edtrackers but still looks kind of cool.

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P1010351.jpg


it worked better than home brew camera and LED trackers. But I really like the wireless, with three small dogs, wife etc, if you have an emergency you can quickly leave the chair without untangling yourself from the tracker first.
 

Midnight

M
Antmax said:
The DIY version is pretty easy even without a PCB, I made one with just loose wires, switch and the arduino board. The boards can be found really cheap online if your willing to wait, but are not expensive anyway.

My DIY one fit inside the case of a Burnt out RC car steering servo. It's bigger than the commercial edtrackers but still looks kind of cool.

http://tysoes.com/Elite/P1010347.jpg
http://tysoes.com/Elite/P1010351.jpg

it worked better than home brew camera and LED trackers. But I really like the wireless, with three small dogs, wife etc, if you have an emergency you can quickly leave the chair without untangling yourself from the tracker first.
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I need to read the instructions properly, but I have a few arduino boards lying around (for those many projects start but never complete).....assuming it would be an UNO model needed due to the smaller size. Wonder if it would work for ESP8266's as those are small and have a few of them :)
 

Loriath

Loriath
Does anyone have a link to the Gui V.2.0.2.5 version? The new ones give me grief and I need a backup copy in case my machine needs to be reinstalled. Thanks
 
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