This page contains details of software available for all products for
controlling output devices, reading inputs programatically and other
usage.
- PACDriveDEMO
with source. Covers all products above and includes a GUI
control panel
Ultrastik
360 SDK
DOWNLOAD
LINK
Contains
a DLL for sending
pre-configured maps to the ultrastik 360 and changing its ID. Includes
demo GUI program.
Linux
Utilities
These cover several of our
products and are being added-to. Please note we are not able to provide
direct support for these utilities:
Linux
Library and
command line utilities developed by Katie Snow
SharpDX
Input Device Coding
This is a project which was produced by a customer (Thanks Marcel!) and
simplifies programmatic recognition of input data. It was
written/tested for our Ultrastik360 but would be useful for all input
devices. Although we are unable to offer support we would like to hear
from anyone who finds these utilities useful for any products.
The Ultrastik360 is accessible
via
DirectX/DirectInput, an unmanaged C/C++ programming interface. Using
this
interface in .NET requires knowledge of C++ by writing managed
wrappers. The
open source library from http://sharpdx.org/
did exactly that, so using
the stick in .NET is now done in a few lines of code.
This Example shows a simple
example in C#. The minimum needed parts of the SharpDx
library (2 dll’s,
700kb) are automatically downloaded and managed via NuGet when you
compile
first time.
- SetupTestSharpDx.exe
file is a full automatic inno-setup which places the required
binaries in
‘program files’ (exe with some dlls)
- The binaries file
contains the same files, but without setup. Unzip them anywhere
- The source file
contains a readme, the visual studio 2013 C# project with all necessary
source
files (Framework 4.5.1).
In
the project there is a readme file with more technical info
Ultimarc
Firmware Updates: Additional Information
All our firmware-upgradeable
USB products use the same method for upgrade.
This is how it should work:
- Firmware upgrade requested
from the appropriate utility (WinIPAC, Ultramap, U-Config etc) The utility must be
right-clicked and "run as administrator".
- A driver is pre-installed
automatically. This is the only time any of our products require a
custom driver.
- The device is shut down by
the utility and then resets as a different device, which is known as a
"Firmware Upgrade Device".
- This new device should appear
in Device Manager, if the "USB Controllers" entry is expanded.
- A program called
"uupload.exe" is started automatically by the utility. The utility is
then closed down.
- The "uupload.exe" window
should appear and a "device detected" message should appear.
- The firmware file is selected
from this window and upgrade should proceed. Do not be concerned if the
progress bar does not show.
- The upgrade should take max 5
minutes. After that, the device is reset back into normal operation
mode, and at this point the uupload program can no longer see it, and
should display "No device detected or upgrade complete".
What can go wrong:
Uupload.exe cant find the
upgrade device
The most common reason for
this is the custom driver install has failed. This can be checked by
starting device manager and expanding the "USB Controller" entry. The
device might be showing with an error, or there might ne a new device
somewhere else in Device Manager which has failed to install.
The fix for this is as
follows:
- Download the
manually-installed driver from the link in the section below and run
"setup" located in the setup folder. NOTE: Must be right-clicked and
"run as administrator".
- Right click on the failed
device and "uninstall"
- Click "Scan for new
hardware". The driver should install.
- Re-run the "uupload.exe"
program which is located in the install folder of WinIPAC, UltraMap,
U-Config etc, and re-try the upgrade.
Firmware upgrade locks up or
fails to finish, resulting in stuck in upgrade mode
Simply re-run the
"uupload.exe" program which is located in the install folder of
WinIPAC, UltraMap, U-Config etc, and re-try the upgrade.
Ultimarc
Firmware Update Driver
The various utility programs for our devices incorporate a firmware
upgrade feature. This requires a driver (the only time a driver is
required). The driver installs on the fly but should a manual install
be required, this installer does this. Run the Setup program in the
Setup folder.