trackhat clip vs trackIR?

[men]

i have no money for track ir and then i saw trachhat
is it good? its only 35$, will i get an enjoyable experience? someone used it and can tell?
thanks!

[men]

TotalFreakUK の投稿を引用：

Check this link out buddy... I have TrackIr 5 but heard this works really well https://delanengineering.com/shop/DelanClip-Gamer-p43397050

pretty much same as trackhat clip, no?

[men]

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it4yyy の投稿を引用：

another question, what about flying DCS without trackhat or trackir? is it critical?

Almost pointless without it. You basically know nothing about anything not happening in your hud. e.g. you can’t even find airports to land or even turn on to them easily unless you let go of stick to fumble with ur mouse press 5 to reset view to hud quickly and attempt to manoeuvre. Often times if ur really close to runway/carrier you’ve already made the manoeuvre invalid. Not mention dogfights that are all over the place. Trackir is your best defence against IR missiles.

okay. thanks

[Orlock]

I grabbed a UTC from HAV on the ED forums to replace my proclip, worked right out of the box with the TrackIR software and it's wireless. It's pretty simple and the price was right for me, plus he's constantly updating his design. HAV was excellent keeping me posted on the status of my order.

[munroe1]

on the topic of Hotas I have a new logitec x56 it has been revamped since saitech times no longer called the rhino its black and grey no blue on it . Works great they put better button sensors in it and revamped the wireing. throttle is a little tight for some but i like the sensitivity of it dont need to move it much. has more buttons than u need most times check it out ive loged alot of DCS on it cant complain. Pricey 330 Canadian. My trackir5 is commin monday.

[Blythee]

I have a Trackhat it has worked flawlessly, can't rate them enough. I use both VR and Trackhat for DCS now.

[men]

Blythee の投稿を引用：

I have a Trackhat it has worked flawlessly, can't rate them enough. I use both VR and Trackhat for DCS now.

what i think i will do is start with getting my x52 pro, then learn the f15c and then if i will see i really need an headtracking device ill think about it
thanks for answers everybody.

[Some Call Me Tim]

I got myself a TrackHat recently and I love it. I'd not used head tracking before so I was unsure how well it would work but it's such a game changer that now I could never go back to not using one. The TrackHat is a great setup and is much cheaper than a TrackIR. I went for that hat as opposed to the clip as I don't often use headphones. The only negative which I assume is the same for all infra red type head tracking systems is that it doesn't really work when you have a brightly sun lit window behind you so you'll need a blind or thick curtains if this is your case. I certainly recomend the TrackHat especially as unlike VR is doesn't make you feel sick either.

[men]

Some Call Me Tim の投稿を引用：

I got myself a TrackHat recently and I love it. I'd not used head tracking before so I was unsure how well it would work but it's such a game changer that now I could never go back to not using one. The TrackHat is a great setup and is much cheaper than a TrackIR. I went for that hat as opposed to the clip as I don't often use headphones. The only negative which I assume is the same for all infra red type head tracking systems is that it doesn't really work when you have a brightly sun lit window behind you so you'll need a blind or thick curtains if this is your case. I certainly recomend the TrackHat especially as unlike VR is doesn't make you feel sick either.

thanks! what about its setup? is it hard to setup the Opentrack software?

[Some Call Me Tim]

Trackhat comes with a modified version of opentrack (you can still use opentrack if you wish) which works very well and is pretty easy to set up. As with any head tracker you just have to do a little bit of fine tuning for the profiles you set up for each game. Basically in a game profile you just set up how much your head turns in game vs your own head.

[van Leeuwenhoek's mustache]

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

i have no money for track ir and then i saw trachhat
is it good? its only 35$, will i get an enjoyable experience? someone used it and can tell?
thanks!

Why buy a homemade headtracking device when you can build one yourself?
Trackhat, delanclip, etc. are nothing more than glorified homemade headtracking devices.

Don't be lazy or afraid, building a good IR headtracker is easy and cheap, consider it a little summer project. It'll be fun to build, you'll learn stuff and will also save money in the process.

I built my own IR headtracker for under 20 bucks and it works like a charm, I'll be glad to give you some pointers if you like.

[men]

Gramer Natzi の投稿を引用：

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

i have no money for track ir and then i saw trachhat
is it good? its only 35$, will i get an enjoyable experience? someone used it and can tell?
thanks!

Why buy a homemade headtracking device when you can build one yourself?
Trackhat, delanclip, etc. are nothing more than glorified homemade headtracking devices.

Don't be lazy or afraid, building a good IR headtracker is easy and cheap, consider it a little summer project. It'll be fun to build, you'll learn stuff and will also save money in the process.

I built my own IR headtracker for under 20 bucks and it works like a charm, I'll be glad to give you some pointers if you like.

i thought about it but i was afraid that ill build everything and then the opentrack wont work well and more problems. but i will build it anyway.
another problem is that i have no idea how to use Resistors (i dont know which one i need)
i will try anyway. thanks

[van Leeuwenhoek's mustache]

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

i was afraid that ill build everything and then the opentrack wont work well and more problems.

Opentrack won't give you trouble, it works like a charm with DCS

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

another problem is that i have no idea how to use Resistors (i dont know which one i need

Resistor choice will depend on power source, kind of circuit (parallel or series), IR LED required voltage, etc.

Use this calculator to know the optimal resistor for your circuit (series circuit schematics included): http://ledcalc.com/#calc


To give you an example, my headtracker circuit (series) is as follows:

- USB cable as power source (5 volts)
- 3x IR LEDs (1.4 voltage drop each)
- 27 Ohm 1/8 resistor (circuit runs at around 30mA, which is quite ok)
-Thin electrical wires (they are more efficient)


If you are afraid of "designing" your own circuit, just copy mine, it'll work.
Use IR LEDs and a USB cable as power source, you won't regret it.

Building the circuit in series is super easy, just connect the USB ground wire ( - ) to one end of the circuit and the 5v wire ( + ) to the other end... the rest of components are placed in between those (one after the other, resistor comes before the LEDs).
Just follow the schematics shown in the resistor calculator (usb cable instead of battery, though)

As for the IR LEDs, they have a + and - side (anode and cathode) which are easily identifiable.
The cathode (-) is the one that contains the "anvil", semi-conductor die and reflective cavity, in other words, it's the big thingy inside the LED that produces the light.
The smaller thingy inside the LED (post) is the anode (+).

Just check this image for reference: http://www.humiseal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/led-throughhole.jpg

As for the headtracker model type, I recommend clip rather than cap, easier to assemble
and you can just attach it to your headphones using a plastic clip (it's what I use).
It also tracks movements better in my experience.

Here you can see the measurements of my clip: https://i.imgur.com/gnjwuQw.jpg

I use a cheap PSEye camera with a light filter (a piece of floppy disk tape) for tracking, it tracks at 75Hz, which is great.
I definitely recommend it for this purpose (if you have a camera that can track at even higher refresh rates, then go for it).

I use Opentrack 2.3.10, it works like a charm with DCS.

That's about all you need to build your own IR headtracker, so get busy already, ^^

[men]

Gramer Natzi の投稿を引用：

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

i was afraid that ill build everything and then the opentrack wont work well and more problems.

Opentrack won't give you trouble, it works like a charm with DCS

it4yyy の投稿を引用：

another problem is that i have no idea how to use Resistors (i dont know which one i need

Resistor choice will depend on power source, kind of circuit (parallel or series), IR LED required voltage, etc.

Use this calculator to know the optimal resistor for your circuit (series circuit schematics included): http://ledcalc.com/#calc


To give you an example, my headtracker circuit (series) is as follows:

- USB cable as power source (5 volts)
- 3x IR LEDs (1.4 voltage drop each)
- 27 Ohm 1/8 resistor (circuit runs at around 30mA, which is quite ok)
-Thin electrical wires (they are more efficient)


If you are afraid of "designing" your own circuit, just copy mine, it'll work.
Use IR LEDs and a USB cable as power source, you won't regret it.

Building the circuit in series is super easy, just connect the USB ground wire ( - ) to one end of the circuit and the 5v wire ( + ) to the other end... the rest of components are placed in between those (one after the other, resistor comes before the LEDs).
Just follow the schematics shown in the resistor calculator (usb cable instead of battery, though)

As for the IR LEDs, they have a + and - side (anode and cathode) which are easily identifiable.
The cathode (-) is the one that contains the "anvil", semi-conductor die and reflective cavity, in other words, it's the big thingy inside the LED that produces the light.
The smaller thingy inside the LED (post) is the anode (+).

Just check this image for reference: http://www.humiseal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/led-throughhole.jpg

As for the headtracker model type, I recommend clip rather than cap, easier to assemble
and you can just attach it to your headphones using a plastic clip (it's what I use).
It also tracks movements better in my experience.

Here you can see the measurements of my clip: https://i.imgur.com/UnBw9uT.jpg

I use a cheap PSEye camera with a light filter (a piece floppy disk tape) for tracking, it tracks at 75Hz, which is great.
I definitely recommend it for this purpose (if you have a camera that can track at even higher refresh rates, then go for it).

I use Opentrack 2.3.10 and works like a charm with DCS.

That's about all you need to build your own IR headtracker, so get busy already, ^^

great project for me. i will do that :)
where you got your ps3 camera from?

[van Leeuwenhoek's mustache]

Amazon.
They are no longer manufactured I think, but you can still get them online.