Force Dimension sigma.7 haptic device User Manual Download Page 23

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technical information 

 

sigma.7 

 
workspace

 translation 

 190 mm x L 130 mm 

 

rotation 

235 x 140 x 200 deg

  

 

forces

  

translation 

20.0 N 

 rotation 

400 

mNm 

 

grasping 

± 8.0 N 

 

resolution

 linear 

0.0015 

mm 

 rotation 

0.013 

deg 

 grasping 

0.006 

mm 

 

option

 

available for right or left hand 

 

interface

 standard 

USB 

2.0 

 

refresh rate  up to 4 KHz 

 

power

 

universal 

110V - 240V 

 

OS

 

Microsoft  

Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 

 

 

Windows CE 7 

 

Linux  

kernel 2.6 / 3.x 

 

Apple  

OS X 10.7 / 10.8 

 QNX 

 

Neutrino 

6.5 

 

WindRiver 

VxWorks 6.3 / 6.9 

 

software

 haptic 

SDK 

 robotic 

SDK 

 
calibration

 automatic 

 driftless 
 

structure

 

delta-based parallel kinematics 

 hand-centered 

rotations 

 

rotations decoupled from translations 

 active 

gravity 

compensation 

 

user I/O

 

6 external switch input channels 

 

6 external digital output channels 

 
safety

 velocity 

monitoring 

 electromagnetic 

damping 

 

 

Summary of Contents for sigma.7 haptic device

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL sigma 7 haptic device version 1 2 06 2013 Force Dimension Route de Saint Cergue 295 CH 1260 Nyon Switzerland www forcedimension com...

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Page 3: ...vers and haptic software API to describe the operation of the sigma 7 haptic device glossary FD SDK refers to the Software Development Kit SDK for all Force Dimension products sigma x refers to the ba...

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Page 5: ...talling the drivers 13 5 configuring the sigma 7 under Linux 14 5 1 installing the software 14 5 2 installation description 14 5 3 installing the drivers 14 6 configuring the sigma 7 under Mac OS X 15...

Page 6: ...ce overview 1 device stand rear leg 7 end effector grasping handle 2 device stand front legs 8 pole mounting interface 3 device stand pole 9 power switch 4 device main body 10 power connector 5 arms o...

Page 7: ...warnings and instructions marked on this unit 3 do not use or place this system near water 4 place the unit securely on a stable surface 5 make sure that the workspace of the sigma 7 is free of objec...

Page 8: ...perations described below are best performed by a team of 2 people 9 screws and a corresponding orange hex driver tool are provided in the packaging Each one of the 3 legs is mounted on the pole by se...

Page 9: ...e box as shown in figure 4 figure 4 box containing sigma 7 device after removal of front foam part Remove the pole attachment interface and power supply before lifting out device from its lower foam b...

Page 10: ...ce at the back of device body shroud and securely fasten the screw by using the provided red hex driver tool as illustrated in figure 7 Please make sure that the pole attachment interface is correctly...

Page 11: ...ning of clamp screw while holding the device with the other hand Your sigma 7 haptic device is now fully assembled You may now place the haptic device at your console desk where you will be operating...

Page 12: ...SDK installation media memory stick 3 2 installing the power supply Plug the power supply into the power connector The system may support either high input volt age 200 240 volt or low input voltage 1...

Page 13: ...ma 7 software The required DLL files are also copied to the Windows system folder during the installation drivers subfolder This directory contains the USB and PCI drivers required to operate your dev...

Page 14: ...g directories bin subfolder This directory contains the demonstration executables and the binary files required to run the sigma 7 software examples subfolder This directory contains the demonstration...

Page 15: ...directory contains the demonstration executables and the binary files required to run the sigma 7 software examples subfolder This directory contains the demonstration programs Example applications d...

Page 16: ...ndle can be read from the controller The sys tem converts the encoder values into X Y Z coordinates expressed in IUS metric unit Figure 11 shows the coordinate system The actual origin of the coordina...

Page 17: ...on is enabled by default and can be disabled via the Force Dimension SDK forces by default when an application opens a connection to the device the forces are dis abled Forces can be enabled or disabl...

Page 18: ...k allows the programmer to list all Force Dimension haptic devices connected to the system test each device position reading test each device force torque capability test each device auto calibration...

Page 19: ...is working properly and to evaluate your system s performance independently of the graphics rendering performance torus will allow you to test the combined performance of haptics and graphics renderin...

Page 20: ...gure 7 reflections example note OpenGL and the OpenGL Utility Toolkit GLUT must be installed for your compiler and development environment to compile this example Please refer to your compiler documen...

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Page 23: ...h rate up to 4 KHz power universal 110V 240V OS Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 8 Windows CE 7 Linux kernel 2 6 3 x Apple OS X 10 7 10 8 QNX Neutrino 6 5 WindRiver VxWorks 6 3 6 9 software haptic SDK rob...

Page 24: ...information or product described herein This document may contain or reference information and products protected by copyrights or patents and does not convey any license under the patent rights of Fo...

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