Fake tracking system as a simulator

Simulates a fake tracking system with tools that have predetermined behavior. This allows someone who doesn’t have access to a tracking system to test code that relies on having one active.

Device configuration settings

• Type: FakeTracker

• AcquisitionRate: (Optional, default: 30)

• LocalTimeOffsetSec: (Optional, default: 0)

• ToolReferenceFrame: (Optional, default: Tracker)

• Mode: The possible modes have different simulation behaviour: (Optional, default: Undefined)

  • Default Spins the tools around different axis to fake movement

  • SmoothMove

  • PivotCalibration Moves around a stylus with the tip fixed to a position

  • RecordPhantomLandmarks Touches some positions with 1 sec difference

  • ToolState Changes the state of the tool from time to time

• PhantomDefinition: (Required) if Mode is RecordPhantomLandmarks.

  • Geometry: or Landmarks

    • Position: Landmark 3D position specified as a vector 0.0, 0.0, 0.0

• DataSources: One DataSource child element for each tool. (Required)

  • DataSource: (Required)

    • PortName: (Required)

      • 0 Reference

      • 1 Stylus

    • BufferSize: (Optional, default: 150)

    • AveragedItemsForFiltering: (Optional, default: 20)

Example configuration file PlusDeviceSet_FakeTracker_ToolState.xml

<PlusConfiguration version="2.1">
  <DataCollection StartupDelaySec="1.0">
    <DeviceSet
      Name="TEST No Video with Fake tracker in Tool state mode"
      Description="ToolStateDisplayWidgetTest uses this configuration" />

    <Device
      Id="TrackerDevice"
      Type="FakeTracker"
      AcquisitionRate="50"
      Mode="ToolState" >
      <DataSources>
        <DataSource Type="Tool" Id="Test" PortName="0" />
      </DataSources>
      <OutputChannels>
        <OutputChannel Id="TrackerStream" >
          <DataSource Id="Test"/>
        </OutputChannel>
      </OutputChannels>
    </Device>
  </DataCollection>
</PlusConfiguration>