08-22-2015, 01:53 AM
Was it the Edtracker2 with the MPU-9150 you tried though? The original used the 6050 and that apparently did have problems with drift (never tried that myself).
I don't have any experience with TrackIR but I would think if it works with IR LEDs then it would only work great in a room with the sunlight completely blocked out, same as the DIY LED approaches. You don't have to worry about that with Edtracker type devices
Some might prefer TrackIR's 6-DOF but personally I'm happy with Edtracker's 3-DOF. In fact I only use pitch and yaw but I might try mapping the roll axis to lean in ArmA.
The only downside for me with the Edtracker is the USB cable but I've got two audio cables going to my headphones anyway, so it's not a major issue. They are planning to release a wireless version (custom RF dongle, not Bluetooth) but not until 2016 I think. It probably wouldn't be that hard to adapt the code to work with the HC-05 BT module but as the Edtracker works as a HID device rather than serial, it would need a different approach to that which was suitable for the code we were using with the GY-85 and I really just got lucky working that out, so this would be beyond me.
I don't have any experience with TrackIR but I would think if it works with IR LEDs then it would only work great in a room with the sunlight completely blocked out, same as the DIY LED approaches. You don't have to worry about that with Edtracker type devices
Some might prefer TrackIR's 6-DOF but personally I'm happy with Edtracker's 3-DOF. In fact I only use pitch and yaw but I might try mapping the roll axis to lean in ArmA.
The only downside for me with the Edtracker is the USB cable but I've got two audio cables going to my headphones anyway, so it's not a major issue. They are planning to release a wireless version (custom RF dongle, not Bluetooth) but not until 2016 I think. It probably wouldn't be that hard to adapt the code to work with the HC-05 BT module but as the Edtracker works as a HID device rather than serial, it would need a different approach to that which was suitable for the code we were using with the GY-85 and I really just got lucky working that out, so this would be beyond me.