What is the difference between measurement rate and update rate?
A. With previous generation trackers, there was no difference. Measurement rate was the update rate. With 3D Guidance trackers, however, a new tracking solution (full 6DOF output) is iteratively computed after each transmitter axis excitation. With a mid-range or short-range transmitter, this means that by the time each transmitter axis has been energized, three solutions have been derived and output to your host computer. If the measurement rate is set at 80HZ and you are using one of our dipole (cubic) transmitters, you will receive 80Hz X 3 or 240 solutions in each measurement cycle. Update rate is independent of the number of sensors tracked so the update will remain constant regardless of the number of sensors tracked.
