Art Flystick2 User manual

Included in delivery:
✔1 battery pack including 3 standard AAA rechargeable
batteries
✔1 battery charger (100-240 Volt 50-60 Hz)
✔1 USB radio transceiver
✔1 USB cable extension
✔1 hexagon key (2mm)
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The USB radio transceiver has to be plugged into any USB port of
the ARTTRACK Controller (ATC) before the controller is switched
on. During operation please do not unplug the USB radio
transceiver.
Switch on the ATC.
LED (2) lights continuously while ATC is booting.
When DTrack2 is started LED (1) is switched on and indicates
that the radio transceiver was correctly initialized.
During measurement LED (1) is flashing whenever data is
received from or transmitted to the Flystick2.
In case of unsuccessful data transmission to the Flystick2 LED
(2) starts flashing.
For more information please refer to the user manual.
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Mounting:
The battery compartment is at the lower end of the handle. It is
fixed by a single screw which can be opened using the supplied
2mm hexagon key.
Insert the battery pack taking care of the polarity.
Apply the cover of the battery compartment and fix the screw
again.
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The Flystick2 is a wireless input device for usage with all ART
optical tracking systems using passive markers under a
protecting hood and wireless transmission operating in the
2.4GHz band.
Control elements of the Flystick2:
The Flystick2 has a trigger four buttons and an analogue
joystick with an additional button functionality. All controls of
the Flystick2 can be used simultaneously.
The Flystick2 has two LEDs to signal its state:
●green flash … data has been transmitted successfully
●yellow flash … data has not been transmitted successfully
●flashing yellow periodically … indicates low battery – please
recharge soon
●yellow permanently lit … registering phase
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Security advice:
 The rechargeable batteries may only be charged with the supplied charger.
 The batteries must be removed before shipping the Flystick2 otherwise the radio transmitter could be started by shock or
vibration.
 The rechargeable batteries must be inserted into the battery pack taking care of the indicated polarity.
 CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type!
 Dispose used batteries according to governmental regulations.
Quick-Guide  Flystick2 & DTrack2
01 / 2012

MultiUser option (if more than one Flystick is used):
The MultiUser option is an enhancement especially for VR / AR
applications when working with more than one Flystick. Up to
six users can be equipped with a Flystick and a head target
(usually mounted on glasses). The software DTrack2 tracks them
all but only transmits the data pair (Flystick and head body) of
one user. Switching between the single users can be done by just
pressing one of the Flystick buttons.
The MultiUser option is available as additional license for
DTrack2 if two or more (max. 6) Flysticks are participating in the
entire tracking system.
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Flystick configuration:
Select “Settings” “Flystick” and the configuration window is →
opened.
Define the number of Flysticks to be used.
You have to assign your Flystick2 to a 'Flystick ID' by selecting
'F1' and selecting your Flystick2 out of the “available Flysticks”
list.
If the list “available Flysticks” doesn't contain your Flystick2
(represented by its serial number) although it is already present
just press a button of the Flystick2 to register it at the radio
transceiver.
Press “Select” and “OK”.
Depending on the ATC there are one or two Flystick1 entries in
the list “available Flysticks“ even if no Flystick1 is present in
the volume. This is due to the fact that the Flystick1 connects via
serial COM-port which cannot be polled automatically. If you are
using a Flystick1 please refer to the Flystick1 manual.
Ticking the checkbox “use 6DOF filter” applies a filter to the
measurement data in order to remove the jitter of the position
measurement. If your application has been configured to use the
output format of the Flystick1 you can simply tick the checkbox
“use old output format” in order to be compatible. Using the
old format will automatically change the analogue joystick to
digital and make the leftmost button unusable.
For more details on the Flystick2 please refer to the user
manual.
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Body calibration:
If the Flystick2 has been recognized correctly in step 4 please
select “Calibration” “Body”.→
In the appearing dialogue the body to be selected is named
“Flystick body 01”. Please define the orientation of the body
coordinate system relative to the body (default setting is due to
body). Make sure that all markers (depending on the target: four
or five) of the Flystick2 are seen by the cameras using the
“Monitor 2DOF” view which appears in the background.
Press “Calibrate” the calibration starts within 5 seconds.→
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Display Data:
During DTrack measurement the 6DOF results of the tracked
Flystick2 are listed among the other calibrated bodies in the
Display Data window.
Select “Display” “Flystick” to see which Flystick2 buttons are →
currently pressed by the user.
These are indicated by blue fields in the corresponding column.
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Please refer to the user manual for a more detailed description
of the ART tracking system. If you need further assistance please
do not hesitate to contact our support:
ART GmbH
 [phone]
http://www.ar-tracking.de
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Output settings:
In DTrack2 select “Settings“ “Output“. You can either select →
“this computer” (remote PC) or enter an IP address of the
computer you want to send data to.
Please make sure that the checkbox for Flystick data is ticked.
Otherwise the data will not be transmitted.
Press “Start” to start measurement.
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Quick-Guide  Flystick2 & DTrack2