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Manual radarTOUCH  

Version 3.4

 

 

 

T. Schwirten LANG AG

 

 

14.10.10 

Page 21 

 

mouseVersion == 3 

This Version keeps the left mouse button clicked as long as the obstacle stays in the 
active  area.  Compared  to  version  1,  it  does  not  scroll  the  wheel  if  two  objects  are 
detected.  No  matter  how  many  objects  are  detected,  it  simply  tracks  on  the  first 
obstacle that was detected and follows it with the mouse.  

 

allowStartingTwice

 

Usually the software can not be started twice. For some reason it might be needed to run the 
software two times on one computer. This can be done with setting this parameter to true. Be 
aware  of  the  fact  that  you  can  not  connect  two  times  to  one  radarTOUCH  measurement 
device. If you want to use two units, you have to change the IP address. For this please refer 
to chapter “5.2 Changing the IP address of the measurement device “ 
 

startMinimised 

If this Boolean variable is true, the GUI starts minimised to the task bar. 

 

wideWorkingRange 

If  you  want  to  use  the  radarTOUCH  in  very  large  distances  (>12m),  you  should  set  this 
parameter to true. It has the effects on the software that the range of the sliders in the GUI is 
larger 
 

minObjectSizeIs_1 

Just  like  the  parameter  above,  this  is  useful  if  you  use  the  radarTOUCH  in  very  large 
distances. If you are not using the device that way it should always be set to false.  
 

flipXandY 

If  this  parameter  is  set  to  true,  the  x-  and  y-coordinates  in  the  TUIO  data  are  flipped.  That 
means x becomes y and y becomes x.  

 

maxDistance 

and

 maxAngularDistance

  

Sometimes  it  is  useful  to  reduce  the  resolution  which  the  radarTOUCH  offers.  Some  users 
point with their hand at a button and not with just one finger. If they use the hand, the system 
might detect a few more blobs than just one. This might trigger some wrong events. You can 
reduce the resolution by setting these two parameters higher than zero. 

maxDistance 

describes the maximum distance in mm for two obstacles to be detected as 

one.  

maxAngularDistance 

describes the maximum distance angular measurements that could 

be between two obstacles to be detected as one.  
If  both  parameters  are  set  to  zero,  the  system  uses  the  normal  algorithm  for  detecting 
obstacles.  If  you  choose  to  use  them,  the  system  uses  a  different  algorithm  that  has  its 
strengths performing some sort of a blob reduction. 

 

trackingSettings 

You should not change anything here! 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Radar Touch RT500

Page 1: ...Manual Version 3 4...

Page 2: ...radarTOUCH Software 13 4 1 Graphical user interface 13 4 1 1 The PreViz 15 4 1 2 MultiBlobViz 16 4 1 3 The Info Window 17 4 2 Output interfaces 17 4 2 1 Mouse Emulation 17 4 2 2 Open sound control OSC...

Page 3: ...r supply cable and mains adapter Figure 2 Ethernet cable with 5Pin XLR female to Ethernet adapter Figure 3 USB Dongle containing the radarTOUCH Software Figure 4 Mounting system not always necessary R...

Page 4: ...H Version 3 4 T Schwirten LANG AG 14 10 10 Page 4 Figure 2 Power supply cable and mains adapter Figure 3 Ethernet cable with 5Pin XLR female to Ethernet adapter Figure 4 USB Dongle containing the rada...

Page 5: ...chwirten LANG AG 14 10 10 Page 5 Figure 5 RT500 Deluxe mounting system Figure 6 Accessories deluxe mounting system Figure 7 RT500 Standard mounting system in case of renting Consists of Truss mounting...

Page 6: ...urface can be for example a display LCD PDP OLED a projection screen an LED wall etc The radarTOUCH is also able to make surfaces interactive which are usually never used to realise some computer user...

Page 7: ...while planning a project It depends mostly on the following parameters Remission of the obstacle Remission is not equal to reflexion it describes a diffuse reflexion An ideal remitter would remit the...

Page 8: ...reasing distance Figure 12 shows the minimum object size with changing distance It is important to know that the values in this diagram are determined with the least possible remission That means it d...

Page 9: ...h the deluxe mounting system you can adjust the following parameters Rotation angle measurement device compared to the active area should be 0 Distance in z direction between the measurement device an...

Page 10: ...ge 10 Figure 14 Adjustment features Deluxe Mounting System Top view Figure 15 Deluxe Mounting System Side view Figure 16 Measurement device attached to the deluxe mounting system Distance in Z Directi...

Page 11: ...allation requires a very high precision you should use the deluxe system With the standard mounting system you can adjust the following parameters Tilt in y Direction Rotation angle measurement device...

Page 12: ...ready Configure your PCs network settings by using a static IP address 192 168 xxx yyy where yyy and xxx is a number between 0 and 255 Depending on the radarTOUCH software version you are using in yo...

Page 13: ...turn the PreViz on or off and you can open an Info Window Figure 19 GUI settings In the upper part of the GUI labelled as Available Areas You can see all available active areas You can create a new ar...

Page 14: ...nstalled The Slider Scale PreViz scales the Pre Visualization Creating a new active Area By clicking the New Area button a window Figure 20 will appear asking you to select an interface Right now ther...

Page 15: ...in one rectangle it will automatically be selected in the settings GUI Figure 22 shows the PreViz with one active area Figure 23 shows the PreViz with two active areas By using Keyboard Shortcuts you...

Page 16: ...sending the TUIO data By using the arrow keys you can change the position and size of your active area Arrow keys up down left right Changes horizontal and vertical offset CTRL arrow keys up and down...

Page 17: ...trols the windows mouse directly Controlling a windows mouse usually offers only single touch or dual touch interaction These interfaces will be described in the next paragraph 4 2 1 Mouse Emulation F...

Page 18: ...hat always comes first to indicate which data will follow s Object ID int 32 x x Coordinate Range 0 1 float 32 y y Coordinate Range 0 1 float 32 X Movement vector x Direction motion speed and directio...

Page 19: ...d disabled mouse looks like ns2 settings xmlns ns2 test selectedOutputID 1 selectedOutputID skalierungDerZeichnung 20 skalierungDerZeichnung rotationAngle 0 rotationAngle hFlip false hFlip vFlip false...

Page 20: ...e 100 weightSize trackingSettings ns2 configSettings radarTouchIP The software has to know which IP the measurement device is using This can be set with this parameter For changing the IP address of t...

Page 21: ...he software that the range of the sliders in the GUI is larger minObjectSizeIs_1 Just like the parameter above this is useful if you use the radarTOUCH in very large distances If you are not using the...

Page 22: ...ter To change the IP address of your computer please connect the radarTOUCH measurement device to the power supply and connect it with the Ethernet cable to the computer Go to My Network Places right...

Page 23: ...en LANG AG 14 10 10 Page 23 Now the following window should appear Choose the TCP internet protocol and click on Properties Now you can give your computer a static IP address or change it Confirm your...

Page 24: ...ing like that If you type a number in the field always confirm by pressing enter on your keyboard Then enter the new IP address in the same way and press the Set button a window asking you if you real...

Page 25: ...click on run If you have Windows 7 there is no run button in this case go on with the next step Type cmd and approve with enter Now the following window should appear Type ping and the IP you want to...

Page 26: ...ed or the ethernet connection is interrupted the following response will appear If the IP address you want to ping is wrong the following response will appear In both of this cases please check the co...

Page 27: ...hole time and nothing else happens The mains adapter is too weak Power supply cable might be damaged check connectors The pointer is not precise The measurement device should be as close as possible t...

Page 28: ...otection via fuse 2 5A semi time lag in the switching cabinet Current consumption approx 1A use power supply with 1 5A approx 2 5A with heating Power consumption 75W at 24V including the outputs Overv...

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