[IGSTK-Users] Using Virtual ROM files with Aurora

[Patrick Cheng]

Hi Jon,

Version 2.0.1 is probably too old. I recommend you to update to V4.0 or 
the V4.2 that will come out soon.

I think the problem here is that: your tool doesn't have any SROM infor, 
so a PVWR should be called to load the virtual SROM first. So that the 
PINIT will be able to initialize port handles.

I made a small change to the sequence of commands. I moved this line up 
before the PINIT is being called.
this->LoadVirtualSROMs();

Not sure if this will fix it. Give it a try and let's see how it goes.

Note: This file is for 2.0.1 only. This bug doesn't apply to the latter 
version of IGSTK release.

Patrick

Jon Eubank wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using IGSTK release 2.0.1 .
> 
> I have logs from the serial communication and aurora tracker attached.  
> I did a bit of sleuthing and found that PVWR is not being called because 
> the tools are failing to initialize when PINIT() is called in 
> AuroraTracker::EnableToolPorts(), thus AuroraTracker::LoadVirtualSROMs() 
> is not being called and so no PVWR command is being issued.  The aurora 
> tracker log shows "(WARNING) Aurora Error 0x13: Unable to initialize 
> Tool-in-Port" for both tools plugged into the tracker (note that I am 
> using dual 5DoF sensors plugged into a single port, I don't know if this 
> will change the way I need to be setting up the port).
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon
> 
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Patrick Cheng 
> <cheng at isis.georgetown.edu <mailto:cheng at isis.georgetown.edu>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Jon,
> 
>     What version of IGSTK you are using?
> 
>     If you have specified a SROM file. It should issue a serial command
>     of PVWR to load it, but I don't see it in the log file.
> 
>     Can you send us the code snippet where you configure your tracker?
>     Also, can you add the logger to the AuroraTracker object, run the
>     application, and send us the log?
> 
>     Thank you,
> 
>     Patrick
> 
>     Jon Eubank wrote:
> 
>         Hi,
> 
>         I am trying to track a tool using the Aurora system without
>         hardcoding a .rom file onto the tool's SROM chip.  This seems to
>         be a standard and well defined process that is handled when the
>         tracker initializes.  I have provided the tracker object the
>         filename for the .rom I want to use, and this file is read from
>         when LoadVirtualSROMs() is called during initialization.
>          However, once the tracker is initialized and running the
>         port/channel that the tool is attached to has not been enabled
>         and the tool will not track.  Is there a trick to doing this
>         that I am missing?
> 
>         If anyone has experience tracking tools with the Aurora system
>         using virtual ROMs not hardcoded onto the tool's SROM chip, any
>         advice you can spare would be greatly appreciated.  If you have
>         any ideas I can provide more information about my the process I
>         am using to help work out the solution.
> 
>         Thanks,
>         Jon Eubank
>         Working with Mike Daly and GTxEyes team at Princess Margaret
>         Hospital in Toronto
> 
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