Vuzix tracker module: No update function?

[mxxmmxxm]

Hi! Sorry to trouble everyone, but I'm trying to set up a basic vuzix->TrackIR emulation script, and I've run into a difficulty. Using the example android->freetrack script on the site, as a template, I tried just substituting vuzix and trackir, but the Vuzix module doesn't seem to have an update signal.

How would I handle the update() function in this case?

(If it's helpful, here's the code I've got.

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def update():
    global yaw
    yaw = vuzix.yaw
    global pitch
    pitch = -vuzix.roll
    global roll
    roll = vuzix.pitch

if starting:
    centerYaw = 0
    centerPitch = 0
    centerRoll = 0
   
    yaw = 0
    pitch = 0
    roll = 0
    vuzix.update += update #This part doesn't work.

trackIR.yaw  = yaw - centerYaw
trackIR.pitch = pitch - centerPitch
trackIR.roll = roll - centerRoll

if keyboard.getKeyDown(Key.LeftControl) and keyboard.getPressed(Key.C):
    centerYaw = yaw
    centerPitch = pitch
    centerRoll = roll

[CyberVillain]

not all plugins can use the update event for different reasons. Brantlew wrote the vuxiz plugin and I know he does not like the event model. He favors the polling model.


You can do it like this

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def update():
    global yaw
    yaw = vuzix.yaw
    global pitch
    pitch = -vuzix.roll
    global roll
    roll = vuzix.pitch

if starting:
    centerYaw = 0
    centerPitch = 0
    centerRoll = 0
   
    yaw = 0
    pitch = 0
    roll = 0

update()

trackIR.yaw  = yaw - centerYaw
trackIR.pitch = pitch - centerPitch
trackIR.roll = roll - centerRoll

if keyboard.getKeyDown(Key.LeftControl) and keyboard.getPressed(Key.C):
    centerYaw = yaw
    centerPitch = pitch
    centerRoll = roll