Author Topic: Its Here: Ultimarc AimTrak Light Gun Module (Read 219947 times)

bkenobi · « **Reply #200 on:** September 23, 2009, 12:52:56 pm »

Buy a second AimTrak (or set) for the kids. Set it up to be the same as the first set. Then, if some short person comes over, give them the sticky one

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #201 on:** September 23, 2009, 12:56:54 pm »

And what do you do when this guy wants to play?

smalltownguy · « **Reply #202 on:** September 23, 2009, 01:21:47 pm »

I can't believe this thread is over 5 pages long and no one has even physically SEEN the AimTrak yet.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #203 on:** September 23, 2009, 01:25:24 pm »

Mine is on the way. Left Heathrow a few hours ago.

Hoopz · « **Reply #204 on:** September 23, 2009, 01:26:29 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 23, 2009, 01:25:24 pm

Mine is on the way. Left Heathrow a few hours ago.

Ditto. I'm pretty anxious....

syph007 · « **Reply #205 on:** September 23, 2009, 01:54:17 pm »

Same here.. I keep checking the tracking page hoping it will magically say its here.

Dartful Dodger · « **Reply #206 on:** September 23, 2009, 01:55:22 pm »

Quote from: smalltownguy on September 23, 2009, 01:21:47 pm

I can't believe this thread is over 5 pages long and no one has even physically SEEN the AimTrak yet.

People are also selling off their TopGuns before this thing has been field tested.
A lot of people are excited over this, including me.

Speaking of TopGuns, this reminds me of the TopGuns thread that turned into a book with all its pages that only had one or two useful posts in it.

When someone gets one of these working they should start a new no nonsense thread about it, so we don't have to skip through a dozen pages just to figure out how to use it.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #207 on:** September 23, 2009, 03:08:30 pm »

I'll definitely post a new thread in the review section once I've had a chance to really dig in, but until then, I'll post first impressions in here.

NIVO · « **Reply #208 on:** September 23, 2009, 07:39:19 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 23, 2009, 12:56:54 pm

And what do you do when this guy wants to play?

set out some 40's, hide the valuables.

severdhed · « **Reply #209 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:14:22 am »

Come on...the suspense is killing me. did any of you get your aimtrak yet?

romshark · « **Reply #210 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:18:24 am »

Mine aready made it to a nearby city and is listed as "with delivery courier". I should have it today.

I imagine many people will have it today or tommorow.

Hoopz · « **Reply #211 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:26:21 am »

I got mine about an hour ago. Won't be able to set it up today though.

Great service as usual from Andy.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #212 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:27:25 am »

Mine is "with delivery courier"

RayB · « **Reply #213 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:28:02 am »

WOW, how did I miss this thread for 7 days??
Good job Andy. No... GREAT job. Above and beyond what people wanted. (They wanted a light gun, you gave them 200% more than that!).

PS, I didnt read more than page 1 and 2. Did anyone mention the idea of making your own "Power Glove" with this?

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #214 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:30:01 am »

Quote from: RayB on September 24, 2009, 11:28:02 am

Did anyone mention the idea of making your own "Power Glove" with this?

It's so bad.....

..this idea of yours.

drventure · « **Reply #215 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:55:22 am »

I want to go to there....

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #216 on:** September 24, 2009, 11:59:25 am »

Quote from: drventure on September 24, 2009, 11:55:22 am

I want to go to there....

Yours would look like this, though:

drventure · « **Reply #217 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:02:56 pm »

And I'd have to use these for my head tracking gear

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #218 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:37:38 pm »

It's here!

I'll play around with it tonight.

(Man....I'll have to read up on this thing. Not sure how all this hooks up...)

drventure · « **Reply #219 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:43:17 pm »

Very cool
Keep us updated. I'm REALLY wanting to put a couple of those into some steampunked nerf guns or blunderbusses.

Still looking for a good battery powered wireless USB sender. Got several emails out anyway, just waiting to hear back.

chrisdfw · « **Reply #220 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:47:36 pm »

I have questions for the lightgun fans here.

What are the best 2 player co-op light gun games available that will work with this?

Are there any that support 3 or 4 players at the same time?

Would they work well using a projector and playing on a 6 foot diagnal screen?

Thanks for any suggestions!

drventure · « **Reply #221 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:51:21 pm »

Seeing as how this was just released, it's likely no one will have any definitive answers for at least a few weeks (though it sounds like several people already have the units, so maybe we'll hear feedback sooner).

I'm guessing that at larger screen sizes, you might need to play with the IR light bar a bit to get the extra size covered, but the tech is very much like the WIImote, and that works fine with large screens.

From this thread though, there are LOTS of people here about to seriously play around with these devices!

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #222 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:54:20 pm »

I just don't quite understand the wire harness it comes with. There are two connectors for the trigger and it says it supports a second button on the harness, but if one is trigger, then the other has to be ground. Can anyone enlighten me?

romshark · « **Reply #223 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:58:58 pm »

Mine just arrived. Gonna try it out now!

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #224 on:** September 24, 2009, 12:59:41 pm »

When it rains, it pours!

l2i · « **Reply #225 on:** September 24, 2009, 01:07:30 pm »

I had sent Andy a email early this week asking about if this would work with my 100inch projector set up and if there would be a problem with the power being sent to the leds. this is what he said:

This should work. If necessary you could power the LED PCB from an
alternative 5 volt source. It does not have to be USB. I will add the
instructions on how to do that to the website info in the next few days.

Andy

So until someone tests this out its looking pretty promising!!!

Hoopz · « **Reply #226 on:** September 24, 2009, 01:11:20 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 24, 2009, 12:54:20 pm

I just don't quite understand the wire harness it comes with. There are two connectors for the trigger and it says it supports a second button on the harness, but if one is trigger, then the other has to be ground. Can anyone enlighten me?

From looking at the diagram on Andy's site, you should take one of the connectors and attach it to the trigger/com pins. Here's the info from the page:

Quote

The gun trigger should be wired to the trigger connector harness. This harness has another connection for any other button (eg Reload).The pinout is shown below. The trigger switch is connected to the TRIGGER and COM pins. Note both the COM pins are connected together and interchangeable.
A connecting harness is supplied, which has 0.25in quick-disconnects but your gun trigger switch may have different connectors and might require the wires to be soldered.
The trigger connector can be conected to a second button, if required. All buttons can be configured as left or right mouse, or any gamepad button.

Did you think that you connect one QD to the trigger and the other to the ground?

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #227 on:** September 24, 2009, 01:15:15 pm »

I'm trying to understand what AUX and COM are, and how I need to go about running ground for all the connections (P1-P5). Also wondering which direction this harness goes on.

Hoopz · « **Reply #228 on:** September 24, 2009, 01:19:20 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 24, 2009, 01:15:15 pm

I'm trying to understand what AUX and COM are, and how I need to go about running ground for all the connections (P1-P5). Also wondering which direction this harness goes on.

Com is short for common so that's ground. The Aux is the second button and it has it's one ground pin also. So looking at the unit with the USB connector facing you, the two pins on the right are for the trigger/ground and the pins on the left are for the second button and it's ground.

northerngames · « **Reply #229 on:** September 24, 2009, 01:30:58 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 24, 2009, 12:54:20 pm

I just don't quite understand the wire harness it comes with. There are two connectors for the trigger and it says it supports a second button on the harness, but if one is trigger, then the other has to be ground. Can anyone enlighten me?

by looking at the site it seem the bottom two pins are shared com / ground

the top two pins are seperate.

you get one harness with 2 lead and a female molex with 2 hole's

is that correct?

I am not sure without actual pics of the harness up close.

if that were the case then the harness is only for the trigger itself and the other pin is there to be used as another button wich makes the 6th pin that others were lost on perhap's.

I am guessing a 2nd harness would be needed for the aux pin though

if that is the case though find a old pc case and take the case's power or reset harness out of it

EDIT: I tried to post this a few time's but others were posting already so it may have been answered already

romshark · « **Reply #230 on:** September 24, 2009, 02:31:30 pm »

Messed around with it for a little bit, then made a review. Here Things seem good so far.

Also, Andy, when does the Configuration software come out? I don't see the link on the product page.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #231 on:** September 24, 2009, 02:37:15 pm »

Okay, so the harness is setup only for the trigger and it blocks the other pins if you install it on all the pins. I'll have to shift it off the right side, then use a connector from an old PC case I have for the other. That or insert wires with the crimps on them (I have a few here) into the harness and install as usual.

Thanks for clearing up the AUX/COM issue. I thought COM meant ground, I just wasn't 100% sure.

AndyWarne · « **Reply #232 on:** September 24, 2009, 03:06:43 pm »

Quote from: romshark on September 24, 2009, 02:31:30 pm

Messed around with it for a little bit, then made a review. Here Things seem good so far.

Also, Andy, when does the Configuration software come out? I don't see the link on the product page.

Forgot about the app! I have uploaded it to www.ultimarc.com/aimtrak.zip

I was not sure how many people would be using the AUX pin for a second button, but we will get this connection added to the harnesses.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #233 on:** September 24, 2009, 03:11:18 pm »

Thanks Andy. Hopefully that'll squash any future confusion.

RayB · « **Reply #234 on:** September 24, 2009, 03:40:24 pm »

I have another idea!! Head-mounted aiming!

KonkeyKong · « **Reply #235 on:** September 24, 2009, 03:49:59 pm »

Headmounting might not be so crazy. At this price-point you might want to advertise on some disability sites/forums. You can't hardly purchase an "computer accessability device" for less than $200-$300.

AndyWarne · « **Reply #236 on:** September 24, 2009, 04:31:51 pm »

Yes there are probably plenty of other applications for this including non-game related. There are a couple of the "assistive technology" people looking at it.

There are other possibilities using the device in reverse too, as only one single LED is needed to operate in a non-calibrated application, the LED could be the moving part and the sensor static. The mouse would react to the XY movement of the LED.

Any ideas welcome...

northerngames · « **Reply #237 on:** September 24, 2009, 04:34:25 pm »

yeah some head mounted bobble headed centipede action please upload the video

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #238 on:** September 24, 2009, 09:35:16 pm »

Well that sucks....

The Justifier's barrel (which is round) is 1.9mm and the AimTrak won't fit because of the upper corners of the sensor. I hope a small amount of dremel work will make enough room without accidentally going all the way through.

Works (tight fit)

Hoopz · « **Reply #239 on:** September 24, 2009, 10:04:12 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on September 24, 2009, 09:35:16 pm

Well that sucks....

The Justifier's barrel (which is round) is 1.9mm and the AimTrak won't fit because of the upper corners of the sensor. I hope a small amount of dremel work will make enough room without accidentally going all the way through.

That's too bad. We need a list of guns that it works in and those that it doesn't. This helps others though it doesn't help you feel better.


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