MiMu BLOG

Prototype x-OSC Gloves Kit

Prototype x-OSC Gloves Kit for team to use in development. It is a self-contained, pre-configured kit ready to run out of the box (or bag). It also represents something what we want to eventually put together as a product.

Contents

• Left Glove
• Right Glove
• USB cables x2 (for charging gloves)
• Router + power cable
• Ethernet cable

Quick start guide

1. Connect computer to router using Ethernet cable
2. Turn on gloves (connect battery)
3. Watch the gloves data come streaming in (left = Port 8111, right= Port 8222)

Extra notes

• Gloves static IP = 192.168.0.111 (left) and 192.168.0.222 (right)
• Gloves send to 255.255.255.255 on port 8111 (left) and 8222 (right)
• Gloves listen on port 9111 (left) and 9222 (right)
• Flex sensor update rate at 20 Hz
• IMU & quaternion update at 128 Hz
• Router does not broadcast SSID (hidden Network). If you want to connect via WiFi then you need to do it manually: SSID=”Gloves Router“, security=none
• Router DHCP enabled: Your computer can be assigned an IP address just like normal.
• The gloves can be used while charging

The router, x-BIMUs and x-OSCs are preconfigured and ready to go. The following settings were used, unspecified settings are left default values.

x-BIMU Settings (firmware v0.7)

• QUAT_RATE = 8
• SENS_RATE = 8
• BATT_RATE = 0
• BIN_PACKETS = 1
• AHRS_NO_MAG = 1

x-OSC Settings (firmware 0.4)

• Network Type: “Infrastructure”
• SSID: “Gloves Router”
• Security = “Open”
• Use DHCP: unchecked
• IP address: “192.168.0.111″ (Left), “192.168.0.222″ (Right)
• Port (outgoing) = “8111″ (Left), “8222″ (Right)
• Port (incoming) = “9111″ (Left), “9222″ (Right)
• Sample Rate: 20 Hz
• Input 1: Serial
• Channel 1 Buffer Size: 32
• Channel 1 Timeout/ms: 1

Netgear D6300 Router Settings

• Enable SSID Broadcast = unchecked
• Security Options = “None”
• Mode = “Up to 300 Mbps”
• Name (SSID) = “Gloves Router”