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Configure
FootPOWR® Pad Help
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The Configure FootPOWR Pad Window
Examples: Assigning Actions to FootPOWR Buttons
- Example 1: Configuring your FootPOWR Pad to Explore Virtual Worlds
- Example 2: Configuring your FootPOWR Pad to be a Foot Controlled Mouse
- Example 2a: Changing the Mouse Speed
- What are Configuration Files?
- How do I Save a Configuration file?
- How do I View My Exercise Progress?
What is the FootPOWR Pad?
The FootPOWR pad lets you to use your feet to play PC Games. You can map each of the 8 dance pad buttons independently to your keyboard or your mouse.
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Figure 1
For instance, many driving and racing games use the arrow keyboard buttons (Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow and Right Arrow) to control the vehicle in the game. You can configure the FootPOWR pad to generate each of these key strokes when you step on the associated FootPOWR pad arrow button. The result is that your vehicle,
The FootPOWR
Pad is Configurable
The FootPOWR pad is completely
configurable. You can independently assign any of the following
actions to any FootPOWR pad button,
- any key on the keyboard,
- any mouse movement (up, left, right, down),
- the middle, left, and right mouse buttons.
You can create your own custom
configurations and save each to a configuration file, to be
loaded at a later time.
Exercise
Logging
When using the FootPOWR pad, all
of your footsteps are logged to files on your computer system.
You can view stats like steps, steps-per-minute,
miles-per-hour, distance, time, and estimated calories for each
day that you use the pad. A daily graph of steps-per-minute and
miles-per-hour is also available.
The Configure
FootPOWR PadWindow
The Configure FootPOWR Pad window is
shown in Figure 1. This is where you can assign actions to the
FootPOWR buttons, and save these custom configurations for
later use.
Opening the
Configure FootPOWR Window
To open this window,
- make sure that the FootPOWR pad is plugged into your computer system,
- click on the FitXF icon (on the Windows® taskbar) to open the FitXF Server window,
- then click on the on the Configure FootPOWR pad button.
The Assignment
Buttons
In the Figure 1, the 8 buttons
are used to assign an action to to each associated FootPOWR pad
button. These are called the Assignment Buttons.
Assigned
Device
If the FootPOWR button is
assigned to an action, the assigned device will be shown in the
upper left-hand corner of the Assignment Button. For instance in
Figure 1,
- the Left Arrow FootPOWR pad button is assigned to the left mouse movement,
- the Right Arrow FootPOWR pad button is assigned to the right mouse movement,
- the Up Arrow FootPOWR pad button is assigned to the right mouse button,
- the Down Arrow FootPOWR pad button is assigned to the left mouse button,
- the X, Circle, Triangle and Square FootPOWR buttons are not assigned.
Figure 1. The Configure
FootPOWR Pad window.
Loading and
Saving Configuration Files
The FootPOWR pad can be
configured to play many different types of games. You can name
and save each custom configuration to a file on your computer.
Then your configuration files can be loaded at a later time to
play the game.
Examples:
Examples:
Assigning Actions to FootPOWR Buttons
Example 1:
Configuring your FootPOWR Pad to Explore Virtual
Worlds
Most virtual worlds like
SecondLife.com, IslandWorlds.com and There.com
can be explored using the arrow keys on your keyboard. This
example will configure the FootPOWR pad so that you can explore
these programs using your feet. When finished with this
example, your configuration screen should look like Figure
2.
Figure 2. Configuration of
Example 1.
Steps:
- Remove any assignments by loading the configuration file disable.dpcfg. To do this, click on the Load button and select the file disable.dpcfg.
- Click on the Up Arrow Assignment Button (see Figure 1). The Assignment Popup Menu will appear on top of the button (Figure 3).
- Click on the menu item Assign To Keyboard. The Assign to Keyboard Key window (Figure 4) will appear.
- Press the Up Arrowkey on the keyboard. The window will automatically close.
- Now, when you step on the Up Arrow pad button, the FootPOWR pad will simulate an Up Arrow key press. This has the effect of moving your character forward.
- Note that there is now a keyboard icon in the upper left hand corner of the Up Arrow Assignment Button. Note also that the text "Up" appears to the right of the keyboard icon.
- Repeat the above steps to assign the,
- Right Arrow Assignment Button to the Right Arrow key,
- Left Arrow Assignment Button to the Left Arrow key,
- Down Arrow Assignment Button to the Down Arrowkey.
Your FootPOWR pad is now
configured to explore virtual worlds.
Save your configuration to a file
so that it can be loaded at a later time. To do this,
- Click on the Save button. The Save FootPOWR Pad Config File window will open.
- Change the Filename to Ex1_VirtualWorlds.
- Click on the Save button.
In the future, when you want to
use the FootPOWR pad to explore virtual worlds, you can can
configure the it simply by clicking on the Load button, and selecting the
Ex1_VirtualWorlds.gccfg
file.
Figure 3. Assignment Popup
Menu.
Figure 4. Assign To Keyboard
Key window.
Example 2:
Configuring your FootPOWR Pad to be a Foot-Controlled
Mouse
In this example, you will
configure the FootPOWR pad to act like a mouse. You will be
able to use your feet to move the mouse cursor and to click on
the left and right mouse buttons. When finished with this
example, your configuration screen should look like Figure
5.
Figure 5. Configuration of
Example 2.
Steps:
- Remove any assignments by loading the configuration file disable.dpcfg. To do this, click on the Load button and select the file disable.dpcfg.
- Click on the Up Arrow Assignment Button (see Figure 1). The Assignment Popup Menu will appear on the button (Figure 3).
- Click on the menu item Assign To Mouse. The Assign to Mouse window (Figure 6) will appear.
- Click on the blue Up Arrowin the Assign to Mouse window. The window will automatically close.
- Now when you step on the Up Arrow on the dance pad, your mouse cursor will move upwards.
- Note that there is now a mouse icon in the upper left hand corner of the Up Arrow Assignment Button.
- Repeat the above steps to assign the,
- Right Arrow Assignment Button to the Rightmouse movement,
- Left Arrow Assignment Button to the Leftmouse movement,
- Down Arrow Assignment Button to the Downwardmouse movement,
- X Assignment Button to the Left mouse button,
- Circle Assignment Button to the Right mouse button.
Your FootPOWR pad is now
configured to be a foot-controlled mouse.
Save your configuration to a file
so that it can be loaded at a later time. To do this,
- Click on the Save button. The Save FootPOWR Pad Config File window will open.
- Change the Filename to Ex2_FootMouse.
- Click on the Save button.
In the future, when you want to
use the FootPOWR pad to explore virtual worlds, you can can
configure the it simply by clicking on the Load button, and selecting the
Ex2_FootMouse.gccfg
file.
Figure 6. Assign To Mouse
window.
Example 2a: Changing the Mouse Speed
In this example you will change
the speed that the mouse moves when you step on a FootPOWR pad
button assigned to mouse movement.
Steps:
- Load the configuration file that you created in example 2 (Ex2_FootMouse.gccfg), or go through example 2 to create the file.
- Click on the Mouse Speed dropdown box and select a different value. The higher the number the faster the mouse cursor will move when you step on a FootPOWR pad button that is assigned to mouse movement.
What are
Configuration Files?
Configuration files are used to
store the mappings of the FootPOWR pad. You can create your own
custom configurations for the games that you play.
How do I Load
(Open) a Configuration file?
- Press the Load button to open the Open FootPOWR Pad Config File window.
- Select a configuration file from the list. Configuration files have a .dpcfg extension.
- Press the Open button to load the configuration.
How do I Save a
Configuration file?
To save your current
configuration,
- Press the Save Configuration button to open the Save FootPOWR Pad Config File window.
- Change the File namein the window (optional).
- Press the Save button to save the current configuration to a file.
How do I View My Exercise
Progress?
Press the View Exercise Logs button in the
FitXF main window to open the FootPOWR Log Viewer (Figure
7).
Introduction
If the FootPOWR pad is connected
to your computer system, your activity is automatically
collected for you by the FitXF Server background application.
By default, this FitXF software will start up automatically
when you turn on your computer, so there is nothing that you
need to do to enable this feature. The logging application is
running in the background whenever the FitXF icon is on your
taskbar.
An exercise log file is
automatically created for each day that you use the pad. Use
the FootPOWR Log
Viewer (Figure 7) to view the your exercise activity
for any day that you've used the pad. When you open this dialog
box, the exercise information for the most recent day is
displayed.
The Select
Date group
The Select Date group contains three
dropdown boxes ( Year, Month and Day). Use these dropdown boxes to
select the date of the exercise log that you want to view. The
rest of the controls in the dialog box display your exercise
information for the selected date. When selecting a date, start
with the Year, then
the Month, then the
Day.
Hint: if a dropdown box is
selected, you can use the Up
Arrow and Down
Arrow keys on the keyboard to change its
value.
The
Totals group
The following information is
displayed in each group.
- Minutes - Total time that you've used the pad for the selected date.
- Steps - The total number of steps taken on the pad for the selected date.
- Miles - The equivalent number of miles (based on steps) for the selected date.
- Calories - The approximate number of calories burned for the selected date.
The calories calculation depends
upon your weight. You can press the Calorie Settings button to enter
your weight. The calorie calculation is only an approximation
and is provided for reference. Actual calories burned would
also depend upon other factors, including your fitness
level.
The
Averages group
The following information is
displayed in each group.
- Steps/Min - Average steps per minute for the selected date.
- Miles/Hour - Estimated average speed (in miles-per-hour) for the selected date.
Figure 7. The Exercise History
Viewer.
