[IGSTK-Users] Problem on IGSTK polaris system

[Jason YEE]

Hello Aize,

 

I also use Polaris Spectra. Maybe you can use Hyperterminal to sent simple commands first to check if there was a hardware problem or not.

 

Regards,

 

Jason
 
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 23:40:47 -0400
> From: cheng at isis.georgetown.edu
> To: 
> CC: igstk-users at public.kitware.com
> Subject: Re: [IGSTK-Users] Problem on IGSTK polaris system
> 
> Hi Aize Cao,
> 
> It seems like the serial communication failed to open the port.
> 
> Make sure you set correct serial port number using this command:
> serialComm->SetPortNumber(igstk::SerialCommunication::PortNumber3);
> 
> Since you are using a windows machine, by default,
> igstk::SerialCommunication::PortNumber0 equals to COM1
> and
> igstk::SerialCommunication::PortNumber3 equals to COM4
> 
> If you have installed the serial-to-usb driver successfully, you should 
> be able to see which COM port your Polaris Spectra is being connected to 
> in your "Device Manager"
> 
> Let me know if this solves your problem,
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Patrick
> 
> Cao, Aize wrote:
> > Hi Patrick,
> > 
> > I have worked a long time on IGSTK polaris system, still have problem in
> > running polaris testing code. My system is POLARIS SPECTRA, I modified the
> > igstkPolarisTrackerTest.cxx, make it more simple to test the system, but I
> > did not get any transform, it seems that the code did not communicate with
> > polaris system, may you please give me a help? The code is attached, also
> > log file. Please let me know then, many thanks.
> > 
> > Aize
> > 
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