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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Jul 16 2002 - 15:04:35 CDT

Brendan,
  Another possibility is that you have a version of VMD that didn't
have VRPN support compiled in, though that seems unlikely at first
blush. Can you tell us what platform and which version of VMD you're
using when you send us those config files? Paul suggested this as
another possilibility after he read your note, so I thought I'd ask
for this information as well.

Thanks,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 10:22:45AM +1000, Brendan O'Malley wrote:
>
> I'm attempting to use a Isense 900 Wand with VMD but cannot get VMD to recognise it. I've installed VRPN and used the printvals program to ensure that VRPN is communicating properly with the wand, which it is - it prints out both tracker position and orientation as well as recognising all the wand buttons. In the VRPN configuration file vrpn.cfg I simply name the Isense900 - Tracker0 and then modify the .vmdsensors file to be : device fastrak vrpntracker://aelous/Tracker0:0. I then go to the Tracker meu, create a tool, then try to add the device and get the error message:
>
> Found device 'fastrak1' on line 35.
> Info) Sensor: loading USL
> ERROR) Bad sensor type specified or conflicting sensor specified
> ERROR) type already exists for this tool.
> ERROR) Possibilities are:
>
> I've tried using the IP address for the host machine (both VMD and the tracker are running on the same host) and modifying the Tracker portion e.g. using Tracker0 instead of Tracker0:0, but to no avail.
> Has anyone had any experience with Isense or Polhemus trackers and VMD?
>
> Best Regards
>
> Dr. Brendan O'Malley
> Applied Chemistry Dept
> RMIT University
>
> Email: brendan.omalley_at_rmit.edu.au
> Phone: (03) 9925 3368
> Fax: (03) 9639 1321 

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