Devices

The Devices options let you customize settings for peripheral devices.

The peripheral device concerned is primarily:

  • The joystick: the joystick is supported on all product brands and on all supported Windows platforms
  • The spaceball/space mouse: the spaceball and space mouse are supported on all products on all supported platforms

After installing V6, you must connect your peripheral devices and install the appropriate drivers.

Select this tab to access options for:

Manipulation



Move Robot with 3D devices

Lets you move the Robot using 3D devices, i.e. a Space Mouse or a SpaceBall for instance when put into the 3D scene.

This means that when Robot is docked in the top right corner of the screen, the space mouse moves the viewpoint and when the Robot is in the 3D scene, then the space mouse moves the Robot.

By default, this option is selected.

Maximum frequency for event sending



Maximum frequency (number of events per second) at which events are sent by peripheral devices.

This value aims at limiting the frequency of emitted events for some devices. Polhemus, for instance, is not impacted by this value. We recommend that you use the default value, unless the peripheral device you are using has special requirements.

A process filters the mass of events generated when using I/O devices and relays only the useful events to V6.

The c:VR Monitor command activates a diagnostic window (named VRMonitor) displaying any drivers declared to the broker as well as any events those drivers are able to send.

Automatically Started Daemons



This part of the tab lists the peripheral device for which native support is provided by V6.

Select the Joystick option to ensure that the peripheral device will be activated and recognized the next time you start a session. This setting requires the use of a peripheral broker. When using peripheral devices for which native support is provided by V6 (joystick, SpaceBall/SpaceMouse): the peripheral broker process is started automatically when you start a session. Otherwise, you must run it manually.