2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 2, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 2, 2009 Jabo, Any problems using it during the day or with bright lights on in the house? Does it work well whatever conditions? Have you got the trackclip pro too? GK, No, no problems at all. My desk sits in the corner of a room with a north-facing window on the left hand side, so my monitor (and TIR cam) faces into the room. During the day the this part of the house is reasonably bright, although without direct sunlight, and TIR works without issue. At night the room light is behind me (although I use one of those energy saving bulbs, so it's not all that bright) and again TIR works as normal. I don't know how it would perform in a room with direct sunlight, but it seems to work OK here. I use a TrackClip Pro for preference, but I've tried it with the hat clip, and it works OK, but I have to dial up the sensitivity which I guess might cause problems in a brightly lit room. Jabo Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 Excellent, thanks for the info Jabo. I'll go buy it then. WOOT! Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 2, 2009 Author Posted July 2, 2009 Excellent, thanks for the info Jabo. I'll go buy it then. WOOT! Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 2, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 2, 2009 Woot indeed - let us know how you get on GK. Jabo Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 2, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 2, 2009 Woot indeed - let us know how you get on GK. Jabo Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 They've just posted it, but I won't be able to try it till the end of the month. Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 They've just posted it, but I won't be able to try it till the end of the month. Quote
Perfesser Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Jabo, Any problems using it during the day or with bright lights on in the house? Does it work well whatever conditions? Have you got the trackclip pro too? Systems that use reflectors are subject to disturbances from outside light sources. Or rather heat sources. Mine worked fine until the first afternoon SEOW when the sun came in the window and warmed a spot on the wall behind me. I switched to IR LED's powered off a USB port and it works perfectly with no adjustments for ambient light conditions. A cigarette will throw it off and it will freeze for a second or two as it sees 4 heat sources instead of the 3 it needs. Quote
Perfesser Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Jabo, Any problems using it during the day or with bright lights on in the house? Does it work well whatever conditions? Have you got the trackclip pro too? Systems that use reflectors are subject to disturbances from outside light sources. Or rather heat sources. Mine worked fine until the first afternoon SEOW when the sun came in the window and warmed a spot on the wall behind me. I switched to IR LED's powered off a USB port and it works perfectly with no adjustments for ambient light conditions. A cigarette will throw it off and it will freeze for a second or two as it sees 4 heat sources instead of the 3 it needs. Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 3, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 3, 2009 A cigarette will throw it off and it will freeze for a second or two as it sees 4 heat sources instead of the 3 it needs. Oooh, I couldn't smoke and fly at the same time - it might set fire to the liquor... Jabo Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 3, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 3, 2009 A cigarette will throw it off and it will freeze for a second or two as it sees 4 heat sources instead of the 3 it needs. Oooh, I couldn't smoke and fly at the same time - it might set fire to the liquor... Jabo Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Brilliant! Just picked up my Trackir 5 from the post office and opened it up to put together. And the sensor that is supposedly to sit on top of its stand with a strong magnet, both these magnets are REPELLING each other, not attracting. Somehow... I have to reverse one of these magnets without busting anything!?!?! Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Brilliant! Just picked up my Trackir 5 from the post office and opened it up to put together. And the sensor that is supposedly to sit on top of its stand with a strong magnet, both these magnets are REPELLING each other, not attracting. Somehow... I have to reverse one of these magnets without busting anything!?!?! Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Ring RC Simulations first John, I have no idea why that magnet problem should be the case. Just had a look at mine though, and the sensor casing can be split easily with a precision screwdriver, and the magnet reversed. Jabo P.S. I can get on TS if you need a hand. PM me. Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Ring RC Simulations first John, I have no idea why that magnet problem should be the case. Just had a look at mine though, and the sensor casing can be split easily with a precision screwdriver, and the magnet reversed. Jabo P.S. I can get on TS if you need a hand. PM me. Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 I managed to have a load of neimoidian magnets on hand, and managed to tilt the monitor bracket a bit forward in order to fit the two neimoidian magnets above and below the bracket, just behind the proper seat. And now the Sensor sits tight on top of the new magnet. Just tested it with DCS Black Shark and I'm blown away how good, and how simple it was to setup. I did absolutely NO FAFFING around, just started it up, centred it, and then ran the game with it fine. I love the way it re-centres so perfectly. With my crappy alternative, nearly every time I re-centered my view, I had to re-centre the head tracker. Not with TrackIR, it holds centre every time. Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 I managed to have a load of neimoidian magnets on hand, and managed to tilt the monitor bracket a bit forward in order to fit the two neimoidian magnets above and below the bracket, just behind the proper seat. And now the Sensor sits tight on top of the new magnet. Just tested it with DCS Black Shark and I'm blown away how good, and how simple it was to setup. I did absolutely NO FAFFING around, just started it up, centred it, and then ran the game with it fine. I love the way it re-centres so perfectly. With my crappy alternative, nearly every time I re-centered my view, I had to re-centre the head tracker. Not with TrackIR, it holds centre every time. Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Good, isn't it? Jabo Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Good, isn't it? Jabo Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Unbelievably good! Just flew one of... FlatSpinMan's BoB campaign missions and tried the 6DOF in IL-2, and that is pretty damn cool too. Worth every penny! Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 13, 2009 Author Posted July 13, 2009 Unbelievably good! Just flew one of... FlatSpinMan's BoB campaign missions and tried the 6DOF in IL-2, and that is pretty damn cool too. Worth every penny! Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Good, glad it's worked out OK for you. Jabo Quote
2. Administrators Jabo Posted July 13, 2009 2. Administrators Posted July 13, 2009 Good, glad it's worked out OK for you. Jabo Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 16, 2009 Author Posted July 16, 2009 I contacted both the people at NaturalPoint and RC simulations, where I bought it from, and NaturalPoint said in an email that one of their employees had accidently incorrectly placed the magnets in the brackets for about 100 units. And they are shipping me a replacement bracket. So if anyone buys a TrackIR 5 in the near future and has a similar problem, don't forget to ask for a new bracket. Quote
GreyKnight Posted July 16, 2009 Author Posted July 16, 2009 I contacted both the people at NaturalPoint and RC simulations, where I bought it from, and NaturalPoint said in an email that one of their employees had accidently incorrectly placed the magnets in the brackets for about 100 units. And they are shipping me a replacement bracket. So if anyone buys a TrackIR 5 in the near future and has a similar problem, don't forget to ask for a new bracket. Quote
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