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GunCon2 on PC-monitor
ZeroPoint:
--- Quote --- - which Zeropoint seems to have falsely stated, "I am happy to announce that the GunCon2 compatible guns now work excellent on PC-monitors (CRT) even at high resolutions."
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This circuit still works great...the statement is NOT false ! The problem is that I still haven't got time to finish it...(Make schematics, pcb-layoyt etc.) There is also a little voltage-correction I have to do on the output since there is no impedance in the guns.
The circuit mainly works by dividing the horizontal sync signal and at the same time getting the right sync width. If you read in Smog
jelwell:
Call me pessimistic, but I've seen light guns come and go. Yes I know that one was a joke, but it's actually backed up with more evidence than some projects that promise legitimate results, and then disappear - sometimes before they begin. Once in a while, in the end, something legitimate shows up.
Zeropoint, call me scientific since I've never been strong in faith. I just don't think anything could possibly work "excellent"ly unless it was good enough to actually release.
In the end, of course, I'm just a jealous man who wants what you claim to have. ;)
Joseph Elwell.
Silver:
--- Quote from: ZeroPoint on August 28, 2005, 09:28:49 am ---The circuit mainly works by dividing the horizontal sync signal and at the same time getting the right sync width. If you read in Smog
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Silver:
--- Quote from: jelwell on August 27, 2005, 08:48:23 pm ---I wasn't aware that Andy gave up on that. Too bad since it's superior technology to even the GunCon2 guns.
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Yes I thought it was a real shame. I think it had problems with the display interferring with the infrared detectors, and then the guncon announcement was made.
I'd still like to see a solution that makes the display irrelevant (therefore tracks and no issues with changing resolution) and also accurate (sorry eReal). If I can get 2 guncons working on a VGA monitor with tracking I'll be more than happy.
Actually one of the best alternitives I've come across is a system called TrackIR from Naturalpoint. Its a high-speced USB camera with built-in infrared emitters, and it tracks a reflective dot you can stick on anything. Works very well apparantly, but the real clever bit is that they have developed a "vector expansion" unit which is basically an odd 3D 'shape' add-on that they can track with 6 degrees of freedom - so basically you could walk out your house with it, come back in, and not need to recalibrate. Unfortunately - expensive, no proper support for this kind of use, only 1 device supported at a time, and - the real killer - a very limited field of view for tracking.
ZeroPoint:
--- Quote ---Silver: Apologies if you've posted this before, but did you ever post the circuit that you used to get the setup working? Or is that what you are working on?
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No, I haven