| ## VFX1 Diagnostics |
NOTE: Due to continual debugging and hardware compatibility testing, we strongly suggest using the most recent version of the driver software. VFX1DIAG.EXE · Version's info screen · Tracking of Headset and Cyberpuck in numerical format. · 320x200 test screen - Blue and Yellow -Right eye: Monitor -Left eye: without palette snooping shows a rainbowish effect · 640X480 test screen - 3D video test -Right eye: Green and Red with criss-cross pattern -Left eye: Blue and Red with vertical line pattern · Pallet Snooping on PCI only: By default the pallet goes the PCI bus only, not the ISA bus. When enabled, we switch into a pallet copy mode to refresh the VFX1 display. This doesn't always work. The VIP irq has to be correct and active. SETVFX1.EXE · F1 Setup VIP Port -Port and IRQ selection: 260 & 7 are default, 260 & 11 are common · F2 Setup Optics -320x400 screen, used to focus the lenses · F3 Test VFX1 -Tracks helmet graphically · F4 Test Cyberpuck -Tracks puck graphically · F5 Calibration -640x480 screen, to manually calibrate VFX1 · F6 Software Revision -Check current version (newest is 2.12!) · ESC Exit VFX1.COM Command Line Options: · -h Lists all the command line switches and the syntax required · -y For alternate sync mode. Use if your monitor shrinks when VFX1 is loaded. Startup option. · -m# Number of minutes before auto power save mode is activated. A setting of 0 will disable auto power saving. Startup option. · -c Disable the video sync mode. Turns of video driver. · +c Default option, enables video sync mode. Turns on video driver · -r Centers the tracker · -f Remove VFX1.COM from memory, if this isn't possible, a message will indicate this. · -l force loading of VFX1.COM into low memory · -o Shuts the LCD displays and tracking off · +o Default option, turns on LCD's and tracking · +s Enable Software copying of the color palette. If the user is getting improper colors in the headset, try this switch. It copies the color palettes from the video card to the VIP card through software. May affect system speed. · -s Default option, disables software copying of the color palette. In almost all cases, the VIP card will not need to copy the color palette. VRMOUSE.COM Command Line Options: · -h, -? Lists games support and command line options · -f Unloads the VRMouse driver · <name> Loads specific settings for <game> from vrmouse.ini file · -q Quiet mode, nothing is displayed when loaded · -XX Disable Headset X axis tracking (yaw) · -XY Disable Headset Y axis tracking (pitch) · -PX Disable Cyberpuck X axis tracking (left/right) · -PY Disable Cyberpuck Y axis tracking (up/down) · -DX# Set Headset horizontal report rate between 1 and 255, default is 3 · -DY# Set Headset vertical report between 1 and 255, default is 3 · -BXXX Sets the button mask for the Cyberpuck, 1 is on, 0 is off · -o default vrmouse to off · -I# Set keyboard injection type, 0 is off · -a Set absolute mouse mode