[IGSTK-Users] Accessing AuroraTracker with IGSTK

[Zein Salah]

Thanks. That is a Y-cable, I think.

However, is there a way to know -by software means- which tools are
connected to the tracker? In other words, which ports are occupied?

2015-12-04 15:52 GMT+01:00 Yaniv, Ziv Rafael (NIH/NLM/LHC) [C]
<zivrafael.yaniv at nih.gov>:
> Hello Zein,
>
> Splitter means a physical cable which on one end connects to the port on
> the control box and on the other end has two connections for 5D tools.
> This allows you to connect two tools to a single physical port on the
> control box.
>
>    hope this clarifies things
>          Ziv
>
>
>
>
> On 12/4/15, 3:31 AM, "Zein Salah" <zeinsalah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to use IGSTK for accessing and controlling an NDI
>>AuroraTracker (previously, I was using a Polaris Spectra camera).
>>
>>I hoped I will not need to change a lot in code. I read in the
>>documentation of igstk::AuroraTracker the follwing:
>>
>>"The use of two 5DOF tools on a single port is supported. In order to
>>use the Aurora
>>in this configuration, a splitter for the port is required, as well as
>>an SROM file that
>>can work with the two tools in question."
>>
>>what is meant by "Splitter" here?
>>
>>thanks,
>>
>>Zein
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