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Polhemus 3SPACE FASTRAK Tracking System manual available for free PDF download: User Manual
Polhemus 3SPACE FASTRAK User Manual (124 pages)
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Polhemus
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GPS
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
List of Figures
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1 Getting Started
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Figure 1-1 Complete FASTRAK System
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Figure 1-2 Transmitter Connection
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Figure 1-3 Receiver Connection
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Figure 1-4 Mounting Transmitter and Receiver on 2X4
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Figure 1-5 Power Connector
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Figure 1-6 DC Power Cable Installation
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Figure 1-7 DC USB Cable Installation
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Figure 1-8 Pimgr Screen Display
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Figure 1-9 RS-232 Configuration Settings
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Figure 1-10 FASTRAK Data Record Display
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2 Contacting Polhemus Customer Service
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3 Current Fastrak Vs. Previous Versions
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4 Fastrak Commands Index
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5 Technical Overview
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6 Specification
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Position Coverage
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Angular Coverage
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Static Accuracy
17
Resolution Vs. Range
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Latency
17
Output
17
Update Rate
17
Carrier Frequency
18
Interface
18
USB Interface
18
Operating Environment
18
Operating Temperature
18
Physical Characteristics
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Power Requirements
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7 Component Description
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Seu
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Transmitter Port
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Figure 7-1 FASTRAK SEU, Front View
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Figure 7-2 FASTRAK SEU, Rear View
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Receiver Ports (4)
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Power Indicator
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I/O Select Switch
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External Sync I/O
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Figure 7-3 Default I/O Select Dip Switch Settings
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Frequency Select Module
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I/O
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Figure 7-4 Sync Connector Identification (Input and Output)
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Usb I/O
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Optional Rs-422 I/O
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Figure 7-5 RS-232 Cable Connection
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Video Sync Input
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Power Input Receptacle
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Transmitter
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Figure 7-6 Transmitter Diagram
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Figure 7-7 Transmitter
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Receiver(S)
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Figure 7-8 RX2 Receiver Dimensions (in Inches)
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Figure 7-9 RX1-D Receiver (in Inches)
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Figure 7-10 Receiver
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Stylus
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Video Sync Detector
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Figure 7-11 Stylus Dimensions
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Figure 7-12 Stylus
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Long Ranger Transmitter
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4" Transmitter
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Short Ranger Transmitter
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Mini Receiver
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Figure 7-14 Video Sync Detector
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8 System Operation
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I/O Considerations
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Powering U Pfastrak
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Configuration Changes
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Using the Usb Interface
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Installing Usb Device Drivers
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Figure 8-1 Connection of USB Cable to Switch to USB Mode
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Synchronization
36
Internal Sync
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External Sync
36
Video Sync
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Multiple Systems Operation - Fastraks Produced as of January 2012
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Output Considerations
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9 System Commands
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Command Format Notation and Convention
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Command Format Notes
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Command/Output Listing
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Figure 9-1 System Alignment
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A' - Alignment Reference Frame
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B' - *Boresight
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B' - *Unboresight
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C' - Continuous Output Mode
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C' - Disable Continuous Printing
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D' - Enable Fixed Metal Compensation
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D' - Disable Fixed Metal Compensation
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E' - Define Stylus Button Function
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F' - Enable ASCII Output Format
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F' - Enable Binary Output Format
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G' - Boresight Reference Angles
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H' - Hemisphere of Operation
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Figure 9-2 Hemisphere Vector
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I' - Define Increment
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L' - Active Station State
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N' - *Define Tip Offsets
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O' - Output Data List
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System Data Record: ASCII Format
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System Data Record: IEEE Floating-Point Format
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O' - Set Output Port
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P' - Single Data Record Output
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Q' - Angular Operational Envelope
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R' - *Reset Alignment Reference Frame
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R' - Transmitter Mounting Frame
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S' - System Status Record
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T' - Built-In-Test Information
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U' - English Conversion Units
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U' - Metric Conversion Units
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V' - Position Operational Envelope
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V' - Attitude Filter Parameters
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W' - Reset System to Defaults
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X' - Configuration Control Data
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X' - Position Filter Parameters
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Y' - Set Synchronization Mode
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K' - *Save Operational Configuration
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Q' - *Resume Data Transmission
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S' - *Suspend Data Transmission
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Y' - *Reinitialize System
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10 Command Error
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11 Default Operation with a Stylus
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APPENDIX A. Limited Warranty and Limitation of Liability
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APPENDIX B. Trouble Shooting
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APPENDIX C. Glossary
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APPENDIX D. 'Accuracy and Resolution' White Paper
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APPENDIX E. 'Latency' White Paper
113
APPENDIX F. Cable Diagrams
117
Index
121
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