FASTRAK MANUAL
REV. G
JUNE 2012
INDEX
, ................................................................................... C-8
... ................................................................................... C-8
^ ................................................................................... C-8
| ................................................................................... C-8
<> ................................................................................... C-8
4" Transmitter ................................................................... 26
6 Degrees of Freedom ..................................................... C-1
6DOF .............................................................................. C-1
A
accuracy ................................................................. D-1,
D-5
Accuracy and Resolution
White Paper ........................... D-1
Active Station State .......................................................... 54
Alignment ........................................................................ C-1
alignment command .......................................................... 37
Alignment Frame ............................................................ C-1
Alignment Reference Frame ............................................. 37
Angular Coverage ............................................................. 12
Angular Operational Envelope ......................................... 64
angular resolution .......................................................... D-4
APPENDIX A ................................................................ A-1
APPENDIX B ................................................................. B-1
APPENDIX C ................................................................. C-1
APPENDIX E ................................................................ D-1
APPENDIX F ................................................................. E-1
APPENDIX G ........................................................... 19, F-1
ASCII ........................................................................ 12, C-1
ASCII Format ................................................................... 59
Attitude Filter Parameters ................................................. 76
Attitude Matrix ............................................................... C-1
Azimuth .......................................................................... C-1
azimuth mounting frame ................................................... 67
B
baud rate ............................................................. 16, 62, C-2
Benign Environment ....................................................... C-2
binary ................................................................................ 12
BIT (Built-In-Test) ................................................... 60, C-2
BIT error ........................................................................... 70
bits .................................................................................... 62
Black Box System ..........................................................
D-3
boresight ..................................................................... 39, 49
Boresight ................................................................... 49, C-2
Boresight Reference Angles ............................................. 49
bps .................................................................................. C-2
Built-In-Test (BIT) ........................................................... 60
Built-In-Test Information ........................................... 60, 70
C
Cable Diagram
25-Pin Female............................................................ F-2
9-Pin Female.............................................................. F-1
DIN-8 ........................................................................ F-3
Cable Diagram .......................................................... 19, F-1
Carrier Frequency ............................................................. 13
Cartesian coordinates ................................................. 12, 58
centimeters ....................................................................... 73
character width ................................................................. 16
check for BIT errors ......................................................... 68
Command Error ................................................................ 89
Command Format Notation and Convention .................... 34
Command Format Notes .................................................. 35
Command/Output Listing ................................................. 36
compensation ................................................................... 43
Compensation Data ........................................................ C-2
Component Description .................................................... 15
concentric ......................................................................... 11
Configuration Changes ..................................................... 28
Configuration Control Data .............................................. 80
Contacting Polhemus.......................................................... 8
continuous output mode ................................. 41, 86, 87, 90
copyright ............................................................................ ii
Current FASTRAK vs. Previous Versions ......................... 9
customer service ......................................................... 8, B-1
D
Default Operation with a Stylus ........................... 11, 24, 90
Define Increment .............................................................. 53
define stylus button function ...................................... 45, 90
Define Tip Offsets ............................................................ 56
determine system configuration ....................................... 68
determine the firmware version number ........................... 68
Device Driver Installation ................................................ 30
DIN .................................................................................... 3
DIN-8 .............................................................................. F-4
Direction cosines .............................................................. 12
Direction Cosines ........................................................... C-3
Disable Continuous Printing ............................................ 42
Disable Fixed Metal Compensation ................................. 44
distance unit ..................................................................... 72
E
EC Declaration of Incorporation ........................................ ii
EEPROM ........................................................... 79, 85, C-3
effective latent period ..................................................... E-1
electro-magnetic ............................................................... 11
Elevation ......................................................................... C-3
elevation mounting frame ................................................. 67
Enable ASCII Output Format ........................................... 46
Enable Binary Output Format .......................................... 47
enable fixed metal compensation ..................................... 43
English ....................................................................... 12, 72
English Conversion Units ................................................. 72
Enhanced Alignment Procedure ....................................... 38
envelope limits ................................................................. 74
Euler ................................................................................. 12
Euler angles ...................................................................... 58
Euler orientation angles .................................................... 58
External Sync ................................................................... 31
External Sync I/O ....................................................... 15, 17
External Sync Mode ......................................................... 83