3DSuit® Motion Capture System User Manual
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1. 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Revision 1 0 U LY ESVRIEEPHAT QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 INTRODUCTION 2 HARDWARE 3 2 1 OS3D MINIATURE ORIENTATION SENSORS INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS IMU 2 2 SENSOR BUS MOBILE PROCESSOR UNIT SB MPU ekere ennt D 2 9 SENSOR BUS SPLITTERS SB SPLITTER i 5 sins anye n mun 9090 neb n 6 2 4 ANKER ASTRO 3E MOBILE BAT TERY PACUI MEL kek eke kek kek k kek EKA KAK KEK KAKA KARAR 6 2 5 CISCO LINKSYS E1200 WIE RO TER 6 SES Ru n dr A E E TE 6 A STARTUP CUID E 7 Aed THE ROUTE CC 7 a SM PUTTING ON THE UF eea E 9 Boa INS TALUNO THE S 9 AA RONDIN G THE SO TP e E A E r E O HE 9 Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 2 Powered by 205 SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything x 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 1 INTRODUCTION 3DSuit full body Motion Capture System utilizes 15 17 OS3D miniature inertial orientation sensors that measure real time movements of each major bone segment of the body From there with the help of inverse kinematics the system determines the locat2. 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 9 Powered by Pinertiat_abs V SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 4 4 2 THEN OPEN THE WIRELESS SERVER OR ETHERSUIT EXE AND ACCEPT BY CLICKING OK 4 4 3 OPEN ANIMADEMO PROGRAM NOTE Some OS3D sensors in the system might need a few minutes to stabilize It will keep drifting but the drifting will slow to a stop in a few minutes You can either keep Northing until the drifting stops or just wait till the drifting stops before you North 4 4 4 FINALLY FACE NORTH IN THE INITIALIZATION POSTURE AND PRESS N FOR NORTHING Important For all 3DSuits post February 2012 face South in place of North still Press N 4 4 5 CHECK YOUR REAL TIME REFERENCE MODEL 4 4 6 PRESS ALT R TO START RECORDING 4 4 7 PRESS ESC TO STOP 4 4 8 PRESS P TO REPLAY j m PUNE SS Ae Ss NOTE Make sure to save before recording the next take Tips for Starting the 3DSuit e For continued good battery life we recommend running the SB MPU battery to empty and then fully charging whenever the opportunity arises e You will need to start the suit in clear line of site of the router It is best to be stood about 4 feet away from the router during start up e Find a Magnetically Cleaning Space Use the provided compass to check for magnetic interference at foot height waist height and head
3. height Be on the look out for air conditioning units power points large metal objects or anything passing large electrical current You will need to Start the 3DSuit and North in the magnetically cleanest area possible e Stand still for Initialization e Find north needed for initialization This can be done with the compass that s provided or by a series of trial and error moves By this mean e Estimate which direction is North e North the 3DSuit by pressing N on the keyboard or going Actions Set North whilst in AnimaDemo Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 10 Powered b e LY SYNE ATIL QO 3DSu t Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 e Lean forward as if bending to touch your toes to see if your shoulder alignment is straight or not Judging by the slope of shoulders you will be able to re North until you find the correct direction Use the T shortcut to switch to top down view AnimaDemo This will help you discover whether or not when you lean forward your shoulders and spine are straight This may sound like a lengthy process but you will soon turn it into a quick one Note It is good practicse to re North prior to each recording you take therefore we would suggest that once you have located your North direction you mark the floor with ma
4. OS3D module is individually calibrated in a special non magnetic laboratory where reference accelerations angular rates and magnetic fields are applied to the device and measured at constant temperature Additionally temperature cycling is performed to obtain temperature calibration parameters for the gyro and accelerometer elements Once fielded OS3D is able to be customer calibrated against soft and hard iron interference present in the end application Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 3 inertiaiLabs W SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything x 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 OS3D specifications Number of sensors in 3DSuit 15 or 17 Output signals Accelerations Angular rates Magnetic field Quaternion Output update rate auto transmit 20 2000 Gyroscopes measurement range 1200 or 2000 In run Bias Stability at Constant Temperature deg s RMS Bias stability in whole Temperature Range deg s RMS Scale Factor Accuracy __ 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 kr Tt j jlj deg secvHz Bandwidth 0 1 0 0 2 50 Accelerometers measurement range L8 1 Bo6 In run Bias Stability at Constant Temperature mg RMS Bias Stability in whole Temperature Range RMS Scale Factor Accuracy 2 5 0 2 20 0 uG VHz Scale Factor Acc
5. Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address a Ubtain ONS server address automatically l Fl Fallenin ma r l I SPL sA Pam mam Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 7 i Powered by Inertial SYNERTIAL Suit Attitude is Everything Tocheck that the computer has recognised the device you can open a command terminal type CMD into Run as found in your Start bar and Ping the router by typing Ping 192 168 11 1 and Settings ashley ping 1972 168 11 1 Pinging 172 168 11 1 with 32 bytes of data Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Ping statistics for 172 168 11 1 Packets Sent 4 Received Lost 4 10552 C Documents and Settings ashley gt If there is no reply Request timed out from the router then the PC requires a reboot The network adapter card could also be turned off Documents and Settings ashley gt ping 192 168 11 1 inging 1972 168 11 1 with 32 bytes of data eply from 192 168 11 1 bhytes 32 timetims TTL 64 eply from 192 168 11 1 bytes 32 timetims TTL 64 eply from 192 168 11 1 bytes 32 time lt ims TTL 64 eply from 192 168 11 1 bytes 32 timetims TTL 64 ing statistics for 192 168 11 1 P
6. ackets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost HY 1055 pproximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum Hms Maximum Ams Average ms When you get a reply from the router you can also Ping the MPU Switch the MPU on Wait about 60 seconds and type Ping 192 168 11 xx where xx is the MPU number found on the front of the device i e 30 C Documents and Settings Animazoo gt ping 192 168 11 30 Pinging 192 168 11 30 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 192 168 11 30 bytes 32 time 33ms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 11 30 bytes 32 time 9ms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 11 30 bytes 32 time 9ms TTL 255 Reply from 192 168 11 30 bytes 32 time 9ms TTL 255 Ping statistics for 192 168 11 30 Packets Sent 4 Received 4 Lost 1055 Approximate round trip times in milli seconds Minimum fms Maximum 33ms Average 15ms Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 8 Powered by inertiaiLabs W SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 Note In situations where you are unable to ping the MPU please navigate to the router settings page via any browser at 192 168 11 1 Under LAN Interface Show Clients you should be able to see all active wireless devices and this will allow you to double check the IP addresses of the MPU If you con
7. ion of each body joint and applies that to the skeleton of the avatar Because inertial sensors rely on earth references of gravity and magnetic field which exist everywhere the suit itself is then able to operate virtually anywhere and without requiring any pre operation setup With the introduction of temperature compensation and waterproof housing and cabling 3DSuit now also offers abilities to work underwater in rain in cold or hot weather almost anywhere a person or animal would dare to go 2 HARDWARE 2 1 OS3D MINIATURE ORIENTATION SENSORS INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS IMU A The Inertial Labs OS3D is multi purpose miniature 3D orientation sensor designed for use in real time orientation tracking applications It includes three types of sensing elements tri axial MEMS Gyroscopes tri axial MEMS Accelerometers and tri axial magneto resistive Magnetometers The OS3D also comes equipped with an onboard processor and embedded orientation algorithms allowing for direct integration into systems without interfacing a PC Data from the Gyroscopes Accelerometers and Magnetometers as well as the internal temperature sensor are gathered and processed by the on board digital signal processor DSP The fusion algorithm processes these data and outputs the final orientation solution directly from the sensor Data of the following types can be requested raw inertial sensors data and or quaternion data Each
8. n Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 11 Powered b abs LY SVNERNTIAL QO 3DSu t Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 OS3D Sensors Placement The diagram below depicts the correct anatomical placement of each OS3D IMU sensor NOTE Place sensors on the upper legs 3 amp 0 and upper arms 13 amp 7 as shown by Red markers above However when the subject has large muscles those limbs use the blue marker placements to insure the most accurate capture of motion Enjoy your 3DSuit Motion Capture System Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 12
9. sking tape or similar as a quick point of reference System Maintenance To ensure you get the best performance from your 3DSuit we ve put together a simple list of do s and dont s Do e Drain your batteries often if you can before each charge Leaving it on the charger indefinitely will reduce their life significantly Take it off the charger as soon as the light is green e Wash the Lycra 3DSuit in cold water and hang to dry e Leave system in its case to avoid moisture and dust Don t e Ensure that the OS3D sensors IMUs aren t knocked by hard objects or dropped on hard floor This can affect the OS3D sensors IMU s factory pre set calibration and will mean it has to be sent for recalibration e Don t let any part of the system get wet e Do not close the case with sweaty suit inside Let it dry first e Don t pull cabling off the Lycra suit Use the OS3D sensors IMU casing to pull it off the cloth Ensure that Velcro patch is off the 3DSuit before pulling the casing off the Lycra suit e Careful when closing the hard case so as not to trap damage any of the cabling Setting up your hardware The main components of your system s hardware include 15 or 17 inertial OS3D sensors IMUs OS3D IMU cabling an SB MPU and two SB Splitters It is vital that the OS3D sensors IMUs are accurately placed to best avoid known data artefacts to achieve the best data possible from your system Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catocti
10. tinue to encounter connection issues then please check that there are no other wireless routers on in the vicinity that could be creating interference by connecting to the MPU Switch off these other devices temporarily to see if they have any effect 4 2 PUTTING ON THE 3DSUIT WITH EMBEDDED OS3D SENSORS 4 3 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE e Place the 3DSuit Software packs folders we have provided you onto your Desktop or elsewhere as you decide more appropriate and open them e Runthe Install bat and GyroDrv reg which are found in Software pack IGS To check driver installation please run AnimaFake and look for Normal Note If the command window closes itself please manually place GyroDrv sys into C WINDOWS system32 drivers and Animazoo dll into C WINDOWS system32 4 4 RUNNING THE 3DSuit 4 4 1 CONNECT THE ANKER ASTRO 3E MOBILE BATTERY AND SENSORS BUS TO THE SB MPU Sensor bus 5GHz antenna 2 4GHz antenna Power input The order is Lights 1 2 will come on instantly and stay steady waiting for the 3 light Light 3 will come on flashing and when it stops flashing the router is connected and will automatically go to the next light Light 4 is not used and will stay un lit N Q Light 5 will come on flashing and when it stops flashing the SB MPU has begun broadcasting stream of data in Wi Fi Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1
11. transmission unit such as the Inertial Labs SB CU W915 wireless controller or the SB CU USB direct PC connection 2 4 ANKER ASTRO 3E MOBILE BATTERY PACK Anker Astro is a line of portable external batteries designed for our modern mobile age High capacity power and compact designs make these batteries a reliable power companion on the go Astro is a trademark of Company ASTRO Features 10000 mAh of capacity Charges one device at maximum speed or two at 3A total A lightweight unassuming solution to life s daily power needs 0 59in thick LEDs display just how much juice you ve got left Reliable lithium polymer core ensures quality supplying you with more than 500 charge cycles during the course of its life Input 5V 1 5A Package contents Anker Astro 3E External Battery 4 adapters USB wire and travel pouch 2 5 CISCO LINKSYS E1200 WIFI ROUTER CISCO is a trademark of Company CISCO 3 SOFTWARE yy AUTODESK MOTIONBUILDER 2014 ES NS NM AUTODESK MotionBuilder amp Unity are Trademarks of Autodesk and Unity The Cisco Linksys E1200 is one of the latest and best reviewed basic Wireless N routers and it is no wonder why given its speeds of up to 300 mbps at this very affordable price With up to 300 Mbps Wireless N speeds up to 6x faster than a Wireless G router and 4 fast Ethernet ports for wired connections Features Kinematics Skeleton Software Easil
12. ttery Module or an equivalent DC supply Power is then provided out to all of the connected sensor bus chains In addition to the currently supported feature set the SB MPU system is equipped with its own internal GPS receiver allowing for future support of GPS on board SB MPU specifications 802 11a b g n or Bluetooth Virtual Serial Port over miniUSB 115200 8 noPar 1 noFC TIA EIA 485A MEN MEN Internal Processor UptoiGHz TIDM3730 NN MPU to PC wireless interface MPU to PC for debug console MPU to sensor bus interface DDR Memory 512MB 200MHz Mobile DDR SDRAM Flash Memory NERN 512MB NAND flash memory uSD card slot up to 64GB Operating temperature 40 to 85 Standard TIAVEIA 485A half duplex __________ ByeSze its PB c tt U bke __jikbz SO Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 5 Attitude is Everything Powered by abs SYNERTIAL QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 2 3 SENSOR BUS SPLITTERS SB SPLITTER The Inertial Labs Sensor Bus Splitter SB Splitter splits a single TIA EIA 485 data bus into 3 TIA EIA 485 buses Intended for use with Inertial Labs OS3D family of sensors the SB Splitter supports the connection of multiple chains of devices to a single data acquisition and
13. uracy A O Operating and storage temperature range 40 to 85 Non operating vibration 10 g 20 2000 Hz MTBF 35 000 Environmentally sealed option as IP67 Non operating shock 3000 g 0 1 msec 2 2 Supply voltage 3 5 to 5 5 Output Interface 2 1 5 Magnetometers measurement range Gauss 0 1 Comecortyp 0 Binder 0931117104 TT TIA EIA 485A half duplex Size with single ended connector 50 7 x 14 5 x 9 2 Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 4 9 Powered by abs V SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 2 2 SENSOR BUS MOBILE PROCESSOR UNIT SB MPU The Sensor Bus Mobile Processor Unit SB MPU is a multi purpose processing platform designed to work with the Inertial Labs OS3D family of orientation sensors The SB MPU provides power to and receives data from up to 30 simultaneously connected OS3D sensors via TIA EIA 485A serial protocol The data is logged locally and can be transmitted in real time to the PC via a standard mini USB cable or wirelessly WiFi The SB MPU is equipped with hot pluggable connector able to support a combined total of up to 30 orientation sensors OS3D family and sensor bus extenders SB Extender simultaneously Input supply power is able to be provided by the Inertial Labs Ba
14. y record motion capture data Export to bvh format Real time visualization playback and editing of motion capture data Plug in for seamless real time integration with MotionBuilder amp Unity Inertial Labs Inc Address 39959 Catoctin Ridge Street Paeonian Springs VA 20129 U S A Tel 1 703 880 4222 Fax 1 703 935 8377 Website www inertiallabs com 6 abs V SYNERTIAL Attitude is Everything QO 3DSuit Motion Capture System User Manual Rev 1 0 4 START UP GUIDE 4 1 SETTING UP THE ROUTER e Connect the Router LAN 1 directly to the Ethernet port on your PC If an internet connection is simultaneously required you must also connect a secondary Ethernet cable from an external internet source to the WAN port e Plug in the router and let it run through it s power up cycle e Your computer will detect the LAN network You can go to Control Panel Network Connections to view your networks Double click on the newly discovered network in Network Connections and go to Properties Under the General tab you will find a scroll down list Scroll down to nternet Protocol TCP IP highlight and click Properties to check that both P address and DNS server are set to obtain automatically This connection uses the following items a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Jil 355 Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCP YIP Install Uninstall Properties
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