Polhemus G⁴ Linux Software Kit 1.0.1

Release date: 08/01/2013

Software part number: SWD-50408-24-1.0.1

What it is:

Polhemus G⁴ Host Software set for Linux platforms.

This software kit for Linux contains:

· Linux API for programming the G⁴ (G4Track_lib_dist):

o G4Track library used to manage the G4 devices.

o SrcCfgLib library used to create .g4c files

o MAN pages for libraries

· Setup utilities:

o G4DevCfg – Performs Hub-Dongle pairing operations

o CreateCfgFile – Open Source application for creating .g4c files

· User applications:

o G4Term – Open Source G4 console/terminal application

o G4Display – Open Source G4 graphical display application

Download:

Source code and apps: https://ftp.polhemus1.com/pub/Trackers/G4/Software/Linux/SWD-50408-25-1.0.1-G4_Linux_Suite.tar.gz

Manual: https://ftp.polhemus1.com/pub/Trackers/G4/Software/Linux/G4LinuxManual.pdf

Notes:

· This distribution does not include a USB driver: it depends on the public Linux libusb-1.0 (https://libusb.info) and SDL (https://www.libsdl.org) libraries, which are available for download online. (If you are using Linux, chances are very good that your distribution already contains libusb.)

· Linux Versions:

o Developed on Fedora 18, kernel 3.79-205.fc18x86_64

o Tested on Ubuntu 12.10 x64, Kernel 3.5.0-22-generic (64bit)

How to Install:

· Download and extract the G4_Linux.tar.gz files.

· Follow instructions in the README files and man pages.