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5.
configuring the omega.x under Linux
5.1
installing the software
The Force Dimension development folder must be installed onto your system before the omega.x
can be used. To do this, perform the following steps:
1.
plug the Force Dimension USB flash drive into your Linux computer
2.
extract the
sdk-<version>.tar.gz
archive for your system architecture from the \
Linux
subfolder to the desired location (typically your home folder) by running the following com-
mand within the target folder:
tar –zxvf sdk-<version>.tar.gz
3.
this will create a
sdk-<version>
development folder in the target location
5.2
installation description
The development folder contains the following directories:
\bin
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration executables and the binary files required to run the
omega.x software.
\examples
subfolder
This directory contains the demonstration programs. Example applications described in section
7.4 and come with their full source code.
\doc
subfolder
All documentation files and notices are located in this subfolder.
\manuals
subfolder
All hardware user manuals are located in that directory.
\lib,\include
subfolders
These directories contain the files required to compile your application with the Force Dimension
SDK. Please refer to the on-line programming manual for more information.
5.3
installing the drivers
The Linux version of the Force Dimension SDK requires the development packages for the
libusb-1.0
to be installed on your Linux distribution.
IMPORTANT
PLEASE NOTE THAT USB ACCESS TO THE HAPTIC DEVICE REQUIRES SUPERUSER
PRIVILEDGES ON MOST LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
