
FASTRAK MANUAL
Rev. G
5
JUNE 2012
8.
Use the Polhemus PiMgr GUI
If you selected the default settings when you installed the FASTRAK Host Software on
your computer, you will find a shortcut to the PiMgr application on your Windows
XP/Vista/Win 7 desktop. It looks like this:
Otherwise, navigate to the program through the windows Start menu:
Start
All Programs
Polhemus
PiMgr
The initial PiMgr screen will look like this:
Figure 1-8 PiMgr Screen Display
a.
With no FASTRAK system connected, notice that the
icon appears in the
lower right corner. Once connected, the icon will change to
.
b.
If the FASTRAK system is already powered up and connected to the computer,
the PiMgr will discover the connection immediately upon startup. If not, you will
need to manually create the connection once you have powered up FASTRAK.
To do this, first you must select the type of connection you wish to create.
c.
If you want to create a USB connection, skip to Step
. PiMgr defaults to a USB
connection. If you want to create an RS-232 connection, first configure the serial
port settings by opening the Device Configuration dialog. Open this dialog off the
Device menu:
Device
Device Configuration…,
and select the
Connection
tab.
Select the
RS-232
Connection Type on the left, and the appropriate
RS-232
Properties
on the right. Then select
OK
.