User`s manual

V 1 P R O F E S S I O N A L 5 . 7

Once you have installed the HYTEK USB force plate driver, and have connected the

device, verify that everything is properly connected by running the WeightRight

software that is included in the force plate package. Exit the WeightRight software

before running the V1.

The V1 should be able to “see” the force plate if the files “HYTEKFPlate.dll” and

“mpusbapi.dll” are found in the “C:\V1_57” folder (they should have been installed

automatically by the V1 installer). You will know that the V1 sees the force plate if you

see a cross-hair graph at the lower center of the video window:

When you step onto the force place, you will see that the V1 displays a number at each

end of each axis. These numbers correspond to the percentage of weight that is

distributed on each side of the axis. Also, you will see a red square representing the

center of mass, or point of “average” weight distribution. As you move or shift your

weight, the red square will follow, and leave a yellow tail representing the last 10 center-

of-mass data points:

When you record video with the HYTEK force plate connected, the V1 will record the

force plate’s weight distribution information along with the video. When the video is

then re-opened in the V1, the weight distribution graph will be displayed over the

video.

When you first run the V1 with the HYTEK force plate connected, the force plate is

automatically zeroed, which resets the zero point to the center of the graph. You may

re-center the display while a user is standing on the plates by clicking on the graph

when in live video mode.

To export a video’s force plate data as a CSV file suitable for use in Excel or other

analytical package, use the V1’s

Edit

and then

Display

buttons. An Export button will

appear below the video position slider.