TrackIR: Optical Tracker

NaturalPoint's product list contains various motion capture cameras/systems to measure position and orientation of tracked objects.

Supported devices:

  • Linux:
  • Windows:
    • NaturalPoint's TrackIR is tested. All OptiTrack and SmartNav models are expected to work.

Dependencies:

  • Linux: Requires linuxtrack https://code.google.com/p/linux-track/
    • Change file 51-TIR.rules to (replace the "simquest" with your group name): SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="131d", GROUP="simquest", MODE="0666"
      • Then move it to /lib/udev/rules.d/ and restart the udev service.
    • Run ltr_gui (requires Wine).
    • (Probably optional) An environment variable named NP_CAMERASDK may be set to the directory containing (include/)linuxtrack.h
  • Windows: Requires NaturalPoint's Camera SDK https://www.naturalpoint.com/optitrack/downloads/developer-tools.html
    • An environment variable named NP_CAMERASDK must be set to the directory containing (include\)cameralibrary.h