[IGSTK-Developers] Re: Connection TrackerTool-Physical tracker port

[Patrick Cheng]

Hi Geir Arne,

I agree, I think it should be a two way street.

1. We can give it a port and channel, and get the SROM (ID information) 
from the physical tool, to verify if that's the correct tool as we expected.

2. We should also be able to give it an ID information, and let the 
tracker figure out which port and channel it's being connected to.

These fit into the redesigned tracker interface well, since we have 
access to the TrackerTool object.

Thank you,

Patrick

Geir Arne Tangen wrote:
> Hi Patrick,
> 
> Thanks for the response though I still think we need some kind of 
> verification that the TrackerTool object is connected to
> the correct physical port.
> 
> In one of our projects we are simultaneously tracking 4 tools (reference 
> tool, active fiducial markers + two catheter tools).
> In this case it can be difficult to verify that the tool cables are 
> connected to the correct ports without checking the SROM
> tool information (Reading the SROM information with command PHINF 
> towards the NDI equipment).
> 
> Geir Arne
> 
> On Aug 13, 2007, at 5:33 PM, Patrick Cheng wrote:
> 
>> Hi Geir Arne Tangen,
>>
>>
>> >RequestSetToolID(string Manufacturer, string ToolRevision, string 
>> >SerialNumber)
>>
>> I think this method is nice to have, but in practice, the needle tool 
>> we  are using is sterilized and with SROM file pre-burned into the 
>> tool. We don't have the ID information for those tools.
>>
>> What I have been doing in our application is, if the tool is not being 
>> plugged into the right port and channel, we have the option to correct 
>> that miss connection error and reinitialize the tracker.
>>
>> Patrick
>>
>> Geir Arne Tangen wrote:
>>> Hi developers,
>>> I have a suggestion for a new method in the TrackerTool class for 
>>> identifying the physical tool to
>>> the TrackerTool object during initialization. This will cover the 
>>> fault situation when the operator
>>> connects the wired Polaris/Aurora tool to the wrong physical port on 
>>> the control box.
>>> Comments are added to the 'Tracker Interface changes' discussion page :
>>> http://public.kitware.com/IGSTKWIKI/index.php/Talk:Tracker_interface_changes#New_methods_for_identifying_tracker_tools 
>>> Geir Arne Tangen
>>> Research Scientist (MSc)
>>> SINTEF Health Research, Medical Technology
>>> E-Mail: Geir.A.Tangen at sintef.no
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>>
> 
> Geir Arne Tangen
> Research Scientist (MSc)
> SINTEF Health Research, Medical Technology
> 
> E-Mail: Geir.A.Tangen at sintef.no
> Phone : +47 98245142
> Fax : +47 93070800
> Web adress: http://www.sintef.no/medtech
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