User Manual Part 1

IS-900 User Guide Page 9 of 159
Table of Contents
1. System Description .............................................................................................................12
1.1. IS-900 Configuration.....................................................................................................13
1.2. IS-900 SimTracker Components ..................................................................................15
1.3. IS-900 VETracker Components....................................................................................16
1.4. IS-900 SimTracker & VETracker Processor.................................................................17
1.5. SoniStrips, SoniFrame SoniWing Constellation™ & SoniPods acoustic pulse
transmitters.................................................................................................................................17
1.6. Acoustic Constellation Mounting Considerations .........................................................19
1.6.1. SoniFrame & SoniWing Fixed Constellations ..........................................................19
1.6.2. SoniPods ..................................................................................................................20
1.7. Tracking Station Description.........................................................................................20
1.7.1. MicroTrax Wand with Joystick..................................................................................21
1.7.2. MicroTrax Head Tracker...........................................................................................22
1.7.3. MicroTrax Docking Station .......................................................................................23
1.7.4. Wireless MicroTrax Modules....................................................................................24
1.7.5. OEM Tracking Devices.............................................................................................24
1.8. IS-900 Cables, Connectors, Adaptors, Power Boosters and Wireless Radios ............25
1.8.1. Wired System ...........................................................................................................25
1.8.2. Wireless System.......................................................................................................28
1.8.3. All Systems...............................................................................................................29
1.9. IS-900 Support CD .......................................................................................................31
2. Specifications ......................................................................................................................32
2.1. Performance Specifications..........................................................................................32
2.2. Physical Specifications .................................................................................................33
2.3. Environmental Specifications........................................................................................33
3. Installation and Set-up.........................................................................................................34
3.1. InterSense Coordinate Reference Frame.....................................................................35
3.2. Hardware Set-up...........................................................................................................36
3.3. Installation of SoniStrips ...............................................................................................37
3.3.1. SoniStrip Mounting for Ceiling Installations..............................................................40
3.3.2. SoniStrip Mounting for Power Wall Installations ......................................................41
3.3.3. SoniStrip Mounting for CAVE-like Installations ........................................................42
3.3.4. SoniFrame and SoniWing ........................................................................................43
3.4. Measurement and Calibration of SoniStrips.................................................................43
3.5. Connections with IS-900 Processor .............................................................................46
3.6. Wireless MicroTrax Setup.............................................................................................47
3.7. Loading the Constellation File ......................................................................................52
3.8. Using Wireless MicroTrax Devices...............................................................................59
8. Interface Communication Protocol......................................................................................61
8.1. Commands Sent from the Host to the Tracker.............................................................61
8.2. Standard Fastrak™ Interface Commands...................................................................61
8.3. Fastrak™ Commands Implemented for Compatibility..................................................69
8.4. InterSense specific Commands....................................................................................69
8.4.1. System Configuration Commands............................................................................69
8.4.2. InterSense-specific Station Parameters...................................................................73
8.4.3. Station and Constellation Configuration Commands ...............................................75
8.5. Records Returned from the Tracker to the Host...........................................................77
8.5.1. Format Considerations .............................................................................................77
8.5.2. Status Record Hexadecimal Character Decoding....................................................77
8.5.3. Fastrak™ System and Data Records.......................................................................78
8.5.4. InterSense-specific Records ....................................................................................83
8.5.5. Records Specific to IS-900 Models ..........................................................................85
9. LCD Status & Settings Screen............................................................................................87