Ultimarc Aim-trak User manual

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AimTrakSetupGuide

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TableofContents

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Table of Contents..................................................................................................2

1Installation......................................................................................................3

1.1 Hardware Installation and Initial Setup ...................................................3

1.2 Software Installation and Advanced Setup.............................................5

2MAME Configuration....................................................................................11

2.1 Understanding Reload in MAME ..........................................................16

2.2 Game Specific Settings ........................................................................17

3Troubleshooting...........................................................................................23

3.1 Hardware/Software Troubleshooting ....................................................23

3.2 MAME Configuration Troubleshooting..................................................25

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Thanks to Carlos Javier Cuevas Muñoz and others for valuable input to this guide.

Installation

1.1 HardwareInstallationandInitialSetup

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TheUltimarcAimTrakLightGunscomeready‐to‐use.Initialset‐upisassimpleas

pluggingtheUSBcomponentsintoyourcomputerandcalibrating.

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1) PlugtheLightGunintoanavailableUSBportonyourcomputer.

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NOTE:IfyouwillbeinstallingmorethatoneLightGun,performthese

stepswithonlyoneinstalledatatime.YouwillneedtochangetheDevice

IDtobeabletousemorethanoneLightGun(AdvancedSetup).

2) PlugtheLEDstripintoanavailableUSBportandplaceitcenteredaboveyour

monitor.Forbestresults,thestripshouldbecenteredleft‐to‐rightandasclose

tothetopofthepicturescreenaspossible.

TheremaynotbeenoughpoweravailableonapassiveUSBhub(suchasaport

onakeyboardorun‐poweredUSBhub),souseaportonthebackofyour

computer,oraUSBhubthathasit’sownpowercable.

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3) Asaninitialcheck,pointthegunatthescreenwiththetipofthegunabout2to

3feet(60to100cm)fromthescreen.Thecursorshouldmoveasyoumovethe

gun.

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NOTE:Thecursormaynotmoveallthewaytotheedgesofthescreen,or

maynottrackpreciselywithyourmovementyet.Youstillneedtoperform

aninitialcalibration

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Ste

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4) Calibration–ThisshouldbedonewhileholdingtheLightGuninyournormal

“shooting”position.Ifyouintendtolookthroughthegun‐sightswhenplaying

youmustdothiswhencalibrating.Likewise,ifyou“shootfromthehip”you

mustdothiswhencalibratingaswell.

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NOTE:Thegunmustbeheldverticallyduringthisprocessotherwise

itwillfail.

•Holdthetriggerfor5seconds(thisvaluecanbechanged,seeAdvanced

Setup)

•Themousecursorwilleventuallystarttomoveandcometorest,

pointingatalocationnearthetopleftcornerofthescreen,andbeginto

flash.AimtheLightGunatthecursorandpullthetriggeragain.The

timingisnotimportantasthecursorisonlyanindicator.Theaimisthe

onlyimportantfactor.

•Thecursorwillthenpointtoalocationnearthetoprightcorner.Aimat

thecursorandpullthetrigger.

•Thecursorwillthenpointneartheloweredgeofthescreen.Aimatthis

pointandpullthetrigger.Notethepositiontoaimisoffsettotheleftof

thescreencenterline.

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Ifanyoftheabovestepsfails,thecursorwillcontinuetopointatthe

requiredlocationandnotadvancetothenextstage.Ifthiscontinuestobe

thecaseyoumightneedtoinstalltheconfigurationsoftwaretodiagnosethe

problem(seeAdvancedSetup).

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5) Re‐checkyourmousecursorasyoupointtheLightGunatthescreeninyour

normalshootingstyle.Thecursorshouldtrackyourmovementsveryclosely.

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1.2 SoftwareInstallationandAdvancedSetup

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TheConfigurationUtilitycanbedownloadedfromtheUltimarcwebsite.Thecurrentlink

isatthefootofthepage:http://www.ultimarc.com/aimtrak.html.

Itisnotrequiredfornormaloperationorforcalibration.Itisonlyneededtochangethe

defaultvaluesandbuttonassignments,ortoassistwithtroubleshootingyourdevices.

Youwillneedthisutilityifusingmorethanonegun,toassignanewIDtotheadditional

guns.

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NOTE:Thesoftware

requirestheMicrosoft

.NETruntimetobe

installedonthePC.

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1) DeviceIDDrop‐Down

Thisisusedtoselectthedevicebeingaccessed,fromonetofour.See“Change

DeviceID”forinformationonassigningnewDeviceIDs.

2) CalibrateButton

Thisbuttonhasthesameeffectasholdingthetriggerfor5seconds.Itinitiates

thecalibrationprocess(seeInitialSetup).

3) ApplyChangesButton

Thismustbeclickedtoapplyanychangesmadeintheabovesettings.

4) FirmwareVersion

DisplaysthecurrentfirmwareinstalledintheAimTrak.

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CONFIGURATIONTAB

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NOTE:Aftermakinganychangestothesettingsbelow,theAPPLYCHANGESbutton

mustbeclickedforthechangestobesaved

1) Tilt/ZCorrectionSetting

These3checkboxesdefinethewaythegunrespondstobeingtiltedleft/right.

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•OFF:Thissettingdisablesalltiltfunctionality.Thismeansthecursorwill

movewhenthegunistilted.Thisshouldbeusedonlyfor"airmouse"or

otherun‐calibratedapplications.Itgivesthesmoothestcursormovement

butisnotaccurateto"lineofsight".ItmightalsobeusefulinLightGun

applicationswhichhaveavisible"cross‐hair"targetwhichdoesnotrequire

anyvisualaimofthegun.

•INTELLIGENT:Thissettingcompensatesfortiltbyaveragingandthen

applyingthecompensationwhenitdecidesisthebestmomenttodoso.This

meansthecursormaytemporarilyloseaccuracywhenthegunistilted

left/rightbutinnormalgamingusethisisnotanissue.

•CONTINUOUS:Thissettingcausestiltcompensationtobeconstantlyapplied.

Thismayresultinaslightlychoppiercursorthantheabovetwosettings.This

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isnotanissuewhenthecursorisnotvisible,whichisinmostgaming

situations.

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NOTE:Regardlessoftheabove,thegunwillnotfunctionreliablyifexcessively

tiltedleft/right.

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2) IRGainSetting

Thissettingcontrolsthe"brightness"oftheinternalIRsensor.Normallythiscan

beleftalonebecausethegainisautomaticallyset,butyoucandisableautomatic

gaincontrolbycheckingtheDisablecheckbox.Whenautomaticgaincontrolis

disabled,youcansetthegaintooneof5valueswiththeslider.

Thereareveryfewsituationswhereyoumayneedtodothis,butonesuch

configurationmightbewheretheLEDstripislocatedbehindatintedglass

screen.Inthiscasethegainmightneedtobeincreased.IftheDisablecheckbox

ischecked,thesliderstillfunctionsbutwillbeover‐riddenduringuse.Inauto

modetheslidermovesonitsown.

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3) DisableAutoGainCheckbox

Thischeckboxisusedtodisabletheautomaticgain,soacustomsettingcanbe

applied(seeIRGainSettingabove).

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4) SetCalDefaultsButton

Thisbuttonisusedtorestorethedefaultvaluesforcalibration.

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5) ButtonAssignments

Thesedrop‐downsallowconfigurationofthetriggerandotherconnected

buttons.Eachcanbeassignedasamouseleftorrightbutton,oragamepad

button.Everybuttonhastwopossibleassignments,anon‐screenandoff‐screen

setting.Off‐screenwouldnormallybeusedfor“off‐screenreload”.

Eachbuttonhasan“EnableCal”checkboxwhich,whenchecked,allowsthis

buttontoinitiatecalibrationwhenhelddown.

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6) TriggerCalibrationDelay

Thissliderdefineshowlongthetrigger(orotherbuttonswith“EnableCal”

checked)needstobeheldtostartthecalibrationprocess.

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SensorViewCheckTab

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ThisdisplayshowstheInfra‐RedLEDasseenbythesensor.Notethatthisshowstheraw

uncalibrateddisplaysowillnotcorrespondtocursorlocationonthescreen.

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ThisscreenisusedtocheckiftheLEDbarisinalocationwhichcanalwaysbeseenby

thegun,inallaimingdirections.

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Thisdisplaycanbeusedtodeterminewhycalibrationisfailing.Youcanstartthe

calibrationprocessfromthiswindow.Whenyouaimattheflashingcursoreachtime,

checkthedisplayaswell.Ifthereddotisnotvisible,calibrationwillfail.Youcanmove

thegunslightlytofindwhichdirectiontheerrorlies.

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Failuretocalibrateisusuallycausedbyeitherbeingtooclose,oranobscuredorfaint

LEDsignal.Thisdisplaywillhelptoidentifytheproblem.

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ChangeDeviceIDTab

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OnthiswindowyoucanchangetheIDofthedevicetoone,two,threeorfour.Thisis

requiredtobedoneifyouhavemorethanonedeviceconnected.Afterthedeviceisre‐

assigned,itwill"disappear"fromthePCforafewsecondsandre‐appearasanew

devicewithitsnewID.

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Thistabisalsousedtoupgradefirmware.

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UpgradingFirmware

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•Click"UpgradeFirmware"then"OK".

•ThePCwilldetectanewUSBdeviceandadriverwillbeautomaticallyinstalled.

•Theupgradeprogramwillstart.Clickon"SelectFirmwareFile"andnavigateto

theUFWfile.Thiswillnormallybecontainedintheinstallfolderoftheprogram.

•Thefirmwareshoulddownload.

•Afterdownload,thedevicewillreset.Youshouldsee"Devicenotfound"onthe

bottomline.Thedeviceshouldnowbebackinnormaloperatingmode.

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ShowDataTab

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Thisscreenisnormallyonlyusedforsupportpurposes.

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CalData

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Thissectiondisplaysvariousunchangingdatawhichisdatastoredasaresultofrunning

acalibrationprocess.Itisrefreshedevery5secondsbutshouldnotnormallychange

aftertheinitialreadorcalibration.

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DynamicData

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ThissectiondisplaysdatareadfromthedevicesuchasXandYlocation.Thisisusedfor

troubleshootingandsupportpurposes.Thisiscontinuallyupdated.

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Thissectionalsocontainsadisplayofanyerrorsencounteredduringacalibration

process.

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