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VisTrak SCX Installation

Technical Support

Click the above button to see an easy and fast SCX calibration method

Mounting Instructions

Mounting the cased SCX

If you purchased the SCX with a laser

Max Mounting height should be around 8 to 9 ft

System won't function if much higher.

Note that if preferred, the cameras can also be mounted 3ft behind the player.

In this case, switch the "Rear Mounted Cameras" option ON in the Setup Panel or Camera panel (top left)

as of CP version 10.0.2.6

Pros and Cons of mounting the cameras behind the player

Pros for rear mounted cameras (like the Uneekor):

1. Little to no perspective correction required (thus possibly more accurate).

2. Unit can be mounted outside the enclosure.

3. Lighting not causing glare in the players eyes.

4. Cameras not going to be hit by very high lofted ball strikes

Cons: Less likely to view the front of the club face.

Note that perspective correction is only used if the SCX cameras are mounted 3ft ahead of the ball launch position

and not if mounted 3 ft behind.

Tilt unit down so that it points back to the ball hitting area

Note: the above 2 images show the SCX with the optional extra projector mount

Mounting the SCX Track

The system is delivered with the lights and mounts folded.

Unfold and aim all lights straight down pointing slightly inwards (as shown above)

Unfold the 2 end mounts as shown above.

Connect the track light power connector to the track with the yellow arrows pointing together.

Mounting the cased SCX Compact

The system is delivered with the optional camera extension arms that significantly increase the Vertical Launch Angle (VLA) accuracy

If you prefer not to use the extension arms, you can remove the arms and attach the cameras directly to the light.

The unit is supplied mounted onto a mounting plate that makes mounting the system on the ceiling easier.

Camera mounting orientation

Installation Steps

Step 1.

Download and install the Control Panel software

Step 2.

Install the camera driver software from the supplied USB drive

Click the above button for detailed camera installation instructions

Step 3.

Connect cameras to USB3 ports on your PC

Step 4.

Start the Control Panel and ensure that both cameras are running

(i.e. there's no error messages and you see the message that 2 cameras are running)

The CP main window

Depending on what system you have, you should see either 1 or 2 cameras are running

If not, then go to

and go to

Using the HuaTeng Vision application to check the cameras

Step 5.

Go to the Setup panel and select Vistrak SCXi

from the list of systems on the right hand side of the screen

Step 6.

Go to the camera 1 panel and right click on the "Defaults" button to set all settings to their default values.

Step 7.

Aiming the unit to achieve equal Light Spread

It is essential that the overhead unit is aimed such that the light is equally spread over the hitting area.

If using IR Light, you can use brown cardboard (use the box that the unit was shipped in for this)

placed over the hitting area to see the light spread with the SCX cameras running in video stream mode.

With the unit aimed such that the light is equally spread, then all balls in the hitting area

will appear bright and will be detected

if the unit is aimed away from the hitting area, then the light spread will not be equal

In this case, balls in the center of the FOV of the camera of left of it won't be detected and the system won't function.

Step 8

With a ball placed on its normal launch position on your mat,

select the "Show Full Ball Frame" option and the "Video Stream Mode" option and aim the camera so that it appears close to the center of the screen

Important!

Only aim cameras when in "Full Ball Frame" mode

Do not try to aim cameras when not in full frame mode

System won't function in this case

Camera alignment

The cameras are factory aligned but due to shipping vibrations they made need some adjustment.

Check your camera aiming

With the "Show Full Ball Frame" and "Video Stream Mode" options switch on in the camera window,

ensure that the ball in both cameras appears approximately in the center of the images as shown above.

It doesn't have to be exact as the cameras will position the ball automatically.

Important!

Only aim cameras when in "Full Ball Frame" mode

Do not try to aim cameras when not in full frame mode

System won't function in this case

Step 9.

Do the same for camera 2.

Step 10.

Set the scalling factor

The scaling factor is used to convert distances measured in image pixels (as the camera sees them)

to real world distances measured in cm.

As a reference, the fixed diameter (42.67mm) of a golf ball is used.

To set the scaling factor, place a ball on the mat and click the soft trigger in camera 1 panel.

Ensure that the ball has been correctly detected (as shown above with the aqua blue box lines around it)

and then just click the "Set Scale" button.

The scaling factor is then stored and shouldn't require any more adjustments.

Set the scaling factor as described in the

Step 11.

Click on the Start Cameras button in the Control Panel's main window

or click the large Minimize button at the top right side of the panel

and wait a second or two until you see the message " ball located, waiting for swing"

You are now ready to play the ball

Note: if you don't see the Minimized CP after clicking on the Minimize Window button,

press the ctrl / Z to restore its position to the top left hand corner of the monitor screen

Step 12.

after a ball strike, you should see the message "Ball launch detected. Launch parameters sent to the game software"

Step 13.

Start you golf game software (E6, GSpro, TGC, CG3d or GSA Golf) and click the large minimize button at the top right of the screen .

You are now ready to play a round.

Cased version

Using the supplied LED lighting track to the SCX vastly increases image brightness.

VisTrak camera setup videos

Click above image to view all VisTrak setup YouTube videos

Click above button to read

Fault finding and Issues

Installing the Control Panel software

Follow the download links sent to you via email

The GSA Golf Control Panel (CP) interfaces the cameras to the game software

and performs all the camera image processing to calculate the shot data

Error message when first starting the CP ?

If you see the above error message when first starting the Control Panel (CP)

then your PC requires the VC Redistributable files.

Click on the above image to see an installation video

Download VC redistributables hereHere

GSA Golf system minimum PC requirements

Intel i5 or above Processor with a desktop gaming PC

Warning! Do not use PC's with AMD processors or Laptops!

8GB RAM Nvidia 1070 Graphics Card or equivalent

25GB of Hard Drive Space

Windows 10 or 11 (Required)

Internet Connection

(Required if using 3rd party game software such as E6, TGC or GSPro)

USB3 port (Required)

Note: The cameras are USB3 cameras

and will only run at the correct speed when connected via USB3 cables directly to separate USB3 ports on the PC

Warning

If using 2 cameras, do not connect the cameras together with a Hub !

All cameras must be directly connected to separate USB3 ports on the PC

Use only the supplied powered USB3 extension cables

Warning : Laptops not recommended

Laptop PCs are usually not powerful enough to run the cameras and the gaming software (i.e. E6. TGC, Gs pro etc)

as the demand on the graphics card will be quite great and updating graphics cards on Laptops may not be possible.

SCX wiring

2 X USB3 ports (Required)

Note: The cameras are USB3 cameras

and will only run at the correct speed when connected via USB3 cables directly to separate USB3 ports on the PC

Warning

If using 2 cameras, do not connect the cameras together with a Hub !

All cameras must be directly connected to separate USB3 ports on the PC

Use only powered USB3 extension cables if the supplied cables are not long enough

Run the 2 USB3 5v powered cables as shown in the above diagram to the PC

Max length of USB3 cables with extension is 40 feet with powered USB extension cables.

Main power is 110v/240v

Power strip and 25ft power extension cable included

As an on/off switch on the SCX unit itself would require the user to get on to a step ladder everytime to switch the unit on/off,

we supply a floor level power strip with an on/off switch with a 25ft power extension cable to the unit to switch the unit on/off.

Default CP SCX Left camera panel values

Right click on the "Defaults" button

to set all values to their defaults

X and Y rev options must be set OFF

The CP SCX Right camera panel

X and Y rev options must be set ON

Right click on the "Defaults" button

to set all values to their defaults

Camera Alignment

Please note:

As of August 2024, all SCX systems are shipped

with laser precision pre-calibrated fixed camera alignments.

All SCX cameras are factory laser precison aligned before shipping now.

SCX stereo camera aiming and alignment

The SCX Control Panel

The CP main window

After a ball valid strike, the CP will show the Launch sent message

The CP setup window

The CP Camera window

The CP Shot Video window

Lens focusing and aiming

It's important that the camera lenses are in focus.

The lenses are pre-focused before shipping though.

To focus, place a ball on the center line of the enclosure and point the camera at the ball.

Switch to "Video Steam Mode" in the CP's camera window so that you see the captured images.

Rotate the outer dial on the lens in or out until you see that the ball is in focus.

SCX Vertical Launch Angle calibration

Click the above image to see how to calibrate the SCX's cameras to measure accurate vartical launch angle

VisTrak vs GC2 comparison results

Just in from independent tester Phil in the UK that has a GC2 and is running comparison tests with his VisTrak system

Putting

Vistrak 12.99 mph, GC2 13.0 2 mph

Vistrak 6.36 mph, GC2 6.0 3 mph

Vistrak 16.5 mph, GC2 17.3 mph

Chipping

Vistrak 49.73 mph, GC2 49.2

Full shots

Vistrak 80.37 mph , GC2 78.9 2 mph

Vistrak 78.63 mph , GC2 79.8 3 mph

Vistrak 87.22 mph, GC2 88.0 mph

SCX Calibration

Camera alignment

To check and adjust camera alignment

place a ball on the usual hitting position on the mat.

Then place another ball directly behind and another ball directly in front of the center ball

spaced at around 6 to 8 inches apart.

Rotate the camera on its base to adjust camera algnment

All 3 balls should appear on the same horizontal line

Vertical ball centering

Rotate the camera inwards and outwards to position the ball images onto the center line

Horizontal ball centering

Rotate the camera up / down to position the ball images so that they all appear in the FOV of the camera

Click above button to read more...

VisTrak Golf Game Play

VisTrak interfaces with TGC (The Golf Club), GSA ProX, GS Pro, RedChain, E6 1.6 and E6 Connect golf game software.

Select the game software you are using from the radio buttons at top right corner of the Control Panel's main window.

Click the large "Minimize Window" button to start the cameras and connect to the game.

After Clicking the large "Minimize Window" button in the CP,

2 small buttons will show at the top left hand side of the game software.

Click Control Panel to go back the CP

Click Show Swing Video to see the last shot video

SCX Panel

SCX Lighting

If you have purchase just the cameras, the following IR lighting is required.

IR LED Lighting

CM Vision IRP24-850nm LED IR Array Illuminator

Min 3 required for ceiling mounted SCX and Eagle systems

Max mounting height is 9ft

Note that the power supplies are not included when purchasing on Amazon

You will require 5 amp 12v power supplies for this IR Illuminator

Track Lighting

Instead of expensive IR LED lighting, you can also use LED track lighting.

All lights have to be set to 5000k

Recommended items when purchasing your own halogen track lights

Track fixtures must feature built-in 110v to 12v transformers

Improving Ball detection using camera "Contrast" settings

New camera image and brightness controls that turn low light dull images of the ball and club into vibrant bright images.

Click above images to read more about camera ball detection and Contrast settings

LED Track Lighting Track

4 hi-power LED zoom-able track light system with 800 Lumens per light

With track

Price $199