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by jwick
Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:43 pm
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Qt and 2 SpaceNavigators
Replies: 6
Views: 13112

I did a quick google on qt windows messages and got a few hits. It seems it is possible to access the windows messages. Still, I'm sure it is a pain in the neck.

You can also use HID to access more than one device simultaneously. This doesn't require access to a window.
by jwick
Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:44 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: No response to HID question in 9 months
Replies: 2
Views: 9570

Hello lgriffith, Sorry for not responding to your initial request. You certainly must understand that some packets are for internal usage only (for instance for use during the manufacturing process). Some are not documented because we don't want you using them--we may very well change them in the fu...
by jwick
Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: not all axis work propperly
Replies: 2
Views: 4356

Test the device with one of the 3Dx demos (Jet or Cube3D). Some applications (and demos) don't use all 6 DOF.
by jwick
Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:40 am
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: spwini.dll and siappdll.dll doesn't install on my computer
Replies: 3
Views: 6754

Just copy the files siappdll.dll and spwini.dll from the other machine into your Windows/System32 directory.
by jwick
Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:53 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Help me please!
Replies: 4
Views: 9669

When we say message loop, we mean a Windows GetMessage/TranslateMessage/DispatchMessage loop. You said you wanted to run from a command prompt. Either way can work. You can use any of the APIs from a command prompt. Typically when people say "command prompt" they just don't want a window t...
by jwick
Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:38 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Help me please!
Replies: 4
Views: 9669

If you don't have a message loop, HID provides the easiest way to read the raw data from multiple devices. See our HID example code.
by jwick
Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:29 am
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: Reading Button Configuration and Speed Setting
Replies: 6
Views: 7209

RawInput, Direct Input, etc? They are standard Microsoft technologies.
We have some examples posted in the Windows Developer's Forum.
by jwick
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:52 am
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: Reading Button Configuration and Speed Setting
Replies: 6
Views: 7209

I might suggest a different tactic. Rather than spending a lot of effort of synchronizing with the driver, and duplicating the GUI information, you might want to cut the driver out and go directly to the device to get your data. You can then present your own GUI in they way that makes the most sense...
by jwick
Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:37 am
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: Reading Button Configuration and Speed Setting
Replies: 6
Views: 7209

Hi Tim, 3DxInput has not been brought up to the full functionality of the Si API. If you want to have the functionality that you mention you need to switch back. Si isn't going away. We'll need to look into why you are getting a NULL back from SiOpen. See if there is some information in the driver's...
by jwick
Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:14 pm
Forum: Developer's Forum for UNIX and Linux
Topic: Source code of xcube?
Replies: 12
Views: 150788

Hi Hans, There are two SDKs available on Windows. A COM-based SDK (3DxInput/TDxInput). It uses COM to get the data to you. This is particularly useful for some apps and languages (especially VB). It is a bit of work for C apps. This is the SDK off the SDK page. We've named the Sensor::Rotation objec...
by jwick
Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:37 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for UNIX and Linux
Topic: Source code of xcube?
Replies: 12
Views: 150788

Hans, Christian should be able to scare up the src code for xcube (it may not be meant for outside consumption though). The Windows 3DxWare SDK contains src for several demos that have been scrubbed a bit better. The rotation values are NOT Euler Angles. You do not apply them in a specific order. Th...
by jwick
Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:39 am
Forum: Windows Discussion Forum
Topic: Reading Button Configuration and Speed Setting
Replies: 6
Views: 7209

Hi Tim,

You can read and change just about anything shown in the 3DxWare GUI via the "Sync API". Download the 3DxWare SDK (you'll find it in the archive section under your device). It's documented in the online doc that comes with the SDK.

Jim
3Dx Software Development
by jwick
Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for UNIX and Linux
Topic: Source code of xcube?
Replies: 12
Views: 150788

The rotation components are, as you guessed, the axis of rotation. The length of the vector represents a dimensionless instantaneous angle about that axis.

The Windows SDK has the src for a function to convert the components to a rotation matrix if you wish to use that code (we always do).
by jwick
Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:08 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Dynamically changing the configuration of the spacepilot
Replies: 8
Views: 20569

I have to STRONGLY discourage you from editing the scg files outside of the driver. They will no longer be used in the next major release. The only supported way to access the LCD is via the "old" 3DxWare SDK (in the archive section of the download page). This mechanism will be ported to t...
by jwick
Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:03 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for UNIX and Linux
Topic: SpacePilot Feature reports 5,6,7...0x12, What do they do?
Replies: 2
Views: 65527

There is a description of the LCD format in this topic.