PhidgetSpatial doesn't understand "zeroAlgorithm" error message

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akan
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PhidgetSpatial doesn't understand "zeroAlgorithm" error message

Post by akan »

I recently got a MOT0110_0 and have it mostly running in MAX 8.0. One thin I have noticed is that I can't "zero" the AHRS algorithm. When I send the PhidgetSpatial object a "zeroAlgorithm" message, it returns PhidgetSpatial doesn't understand "zeroAlgorithm", even though the API suggests that it should be understand it. Am I missing something?
jdecoux
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Re: PhidgetSpatial doesn't understand "zeroAlgorithm" error message

Post by jdecoux »

It appears we missed implementing that in the Spatial libraries for MaxMSP. It will be available in the next release.
akan
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Re: PhidgetSpatial doesn't understand "zeroAlgorithm" error message

Post by akan »

Do you have a suggestion for a workaround for now? Would it work to run "zeroAlgorithm" using the GUI before opening MAX? I'm wondering whether the zeroing is on the device or in each API separately, and whether the calibration is carried over between different APIs? I note that if I have MAX running, I can't open the GUI. Hence, I'm unsure whether the "zeroAlgorithm" is stored on the device or in software. Thanks for the advice.