lionel
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@lionel - you've given me some food for thought! Thanks!
I had always assumed that the TrackClipPro was USB for reasons that were more than just power... though I've never investigated this.
I reasoned that there might be some kind of 'device-detection' going on - i.e. the USB subsystem identifying the TrackClipPro and the head-tracking software therefore knowing of its presence, but thinking it over, I'm coming to the conclusion this isn't the case after all.
TrackClipPro does not appear in Device Manager (implying that it's not a 'intelligent device' and is thus merely using USB for power, nothing more).
This is backed up by the fact that the TrackIR software has a manual dropdown setting for 'TrackClipPro' or the normal baseball cap reflector... it's not automatic - so chances are, it's not 'detecting' the TrackClipPro... it just turns off the tracking-camera's inbuilt LED emitters on the basis of your dropdown-choice, because they aren't needed for reflection, if you're using the TrackClipPro, which emits from its own LEDs.
Finally, I wondered whether the TrackClipPro might even multiplex or modulate the LED signal it emitted, and TrackIR might thus be able to 'latch' on to it better (rather like a TV remote-control, which talks all manner of LED-semaphore shit without us realising it)... But evidence tends to suggest not...because even the TrackClipPro gets freaked out by really strong lights bouncing off the wall behind me, sometimes. Proper 'signalling' via the LEDs would make that unlikely (note to self... embed this in a head-tracker one day, and make a fortune! LOL).
So yeah, maybe a simple lithium phone power pack would work to power the TrackClipPro. If so... wow! I might finally be in the market for a wireless headset. Yippee!!
I'm gonna give this a go tonight. Thanks for the incentive! Really glad you reported that borked poll now! Cheers
*edit, your quite right the track IR does nothing special apart from have TrackIR know the configuration of the lights via preconfig.
FYI trying to go down the route of single spectrum LED light is very expensive, its much easier to use a IR filter (e.g. red filter) on your camera & a cloth hung on the wall behind you to reduce glare.
Eedit *2 if you did want to double check all that stuff, plug it into a wall USB charger, will answer all your questions quite quickly
Sorry Just wanted to add, if your now looking for a wireless headset, check out this link for some good info https://tinyurl.com/joudob2
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