Hi Mike -- Have you had any experience with integrating a data glove device into VRPN? -Paul
> > Hi, > > What OS are you targeting? > > For Linux, I'm in the process of integrating SpacePilot and > SpaceExplorer (I'm told SpaceNavigator uses the same > protocol) into VRPN, then those devices will be accessible as > all the other VRPN input devices using my osgVRPN nodekit. > I'm using the Linux "input event subsystem" (aka evdev). The > 3Dx devices enumerate as HID, and linux will create > /dev/input/event* nodes to communicate. In this way I'm able > to avoid the 3Dx driver software entirely. > > If on Windows, you should probably use their driver software, > or interact with the devices as USB HID devices. > > If you prefer not to use osgVRPN, you can review its code for > tips on device integration. > > fwiw there are lots of cheap SpaceBalls (the generation of > serial devices before the current USB devices) on EBay, which > work great on both linux and windows via VRPN & osgVRPN. > > Cheers > -- mew > > > Mike Weiblen -- Zebra Imaging -- Austin Texas USA -- > http://www.zebraimaging.com/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:osg-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cervantes > Pintor Pedro > > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 6:28 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [osg-users] How to support a new input device? > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I just got one of those SpaceNavigators from Siggraph and I > thought it > > could be so nice to use it as an input device on OSG so... > I've been > > looking for some low level calls in the OSG source code to > have a hint > > where to start but it was useless, so can someone please give me a > quick > > guideline on what should I do to add support for a new device ? > > > > I'm expecting some answers like: "use class osgGA::event as > a base for > > your low level calls and then create a class derived from > > osgGA::turboMyBestManipulator and then... etc". > > > > Ideally I'd like to add the support for this and possibly other > devices in > > a general purpose way like adding the support directly to > > osgGA::GUIEventHandler so it can be incorporated someday > into the main > OSG > > distribution. > > > > I'm not expecting to know everything in a weekend (nor even > in one or > two > > months) I just want a starting point to begin my research. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Pedro > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Looking for the Hottest New Ringtones? > > Find them at Lycos Mobile > > > <http://www.lycos.playp.biz/mobringtones/Default.aspx?StoreFro ntID=0006- > > 0006-1005-0125> . Get 10 Bonus Tones today! > _______________________________________________ > osg-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-opensce negraph.org _______________________________________________ osg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openscenegraph.org/listinfo.cgi/osg-users-openscenegraph.org
