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Pixotope Plotter

The Pixotope Plotter allows you to inspect and export

  • incoming tracking data

  • API values

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Prepare

  1. Configure camera tracking

  2. Configure routing

  3. Make sure the camera system who’s tracking data you want to inspect has

    • the correct tracking protocol selected

    • and the Status field shows incoming data

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Open the plotter

  1. Click on "Inspect tracking data" in Configure > Routing

  2. Pixotope Plotter is opened and the machine and camera system are selected

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Alternatively you can also launch the executable directly by double clicking
Run-PX_LiveTrackingPlot.exe in [Installation folder]\Services\Tracking

Select data source

  1. Choose the data source

Source

Properties

Tracking

All properties available through the chosen camera.

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API

Properties within messages broadcasted via the API

  • Combined System Info message

    • A message which combines system info reported from different Pixotope services including FPS from the Engine

  • Any other API message

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Learn more about the Pixotope API - Message Schema

Select properties

  1. Select the properties you want to display

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  2. Use the Pause button to pause or restart updating data

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Show difference data

  1. Click the Delta icon next to the parameter which you want to add the Adjacent Difference filter to

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Add more filters

  1. Click the + icon next to the parameter which you want to add more filters to

  1. Select a filter and click “Add filter”

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  2. Click “Apply changes"

    • A parameter which has filters applied is indicated by a small *


Filters can be combined. For example is the Adjacent difference filter sometimes combined with the Simple Moving Average filter.

Advanced mode

The advanced mode

  • shows all parameters, also the previously hidden ones

  • allows for saving settings to be used on next startup

  • allows for viewport manipulation

  • allows for exporting data

  1. Click "Advanced mode" in the bottom left corner

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Export plotted data for debugging

  1. Enable Advanced mode

  2. Right click in the viewport and click “Export…”

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  3. Choose the data and format you like and click “Export”