PRB: Polhemus Driver Error Message - Cannot Initialize Port
  
PSS ID Number: Q184906
Article last modified on 04-30-1998
 
IRIX:3.71
 
IRIX
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - SOFTIMAGE 3D for IRIX, version 3.71
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SYMPTOMS
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During a Channel Run operation (Capture), the following Polhemus driver
error message appears:
 
   Cannot initialize port
 
CAUSE
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This problem is the result of changes that were made to the serial port
configuration with IRIX versions 6.2 and higher.
 
This problem occurs with any channel driver (that ships or custom built)
that makes use of the channel serial port routines. This problem occurs
only with SOFTIMAGE 3D version 3.7 SP1, only on IRIX version 6.2 or later.
The drivers include Ascension, Polhemus, and potentially Monkey and Puppet
Works.
 
RESOLUTION
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If you have a Polhemus driver, contact Polhemus for its SP1 version of the
Polhemus driver.
 
If you have a driver other than Polhemus that uses serial connections, use
the libraries included with SOFTIMAGE 3D version 3.7. You must use the same
MIPS version as the one you have installed on your system; if you do not
have this version, contact Softimage Support (support@softimage.com).
 
REFERENCES
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If you have any questions concerning the information contained in this
article, contact support@softimage.com by e-mail.
 
Additional query words: si si3d si3dhard
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Keywords          : si si3d si3dhard
Version           : IRIX:3.71
Platform          : IRIX
Issue type        : kbprb
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