I am experimenting with a 3D scanning application that is a resource hog. Plus, only one instance of the application can run at a time. Further, I am trying to scan people, which means the scan must be done quickly in order to minimize scan corruption due to the model moving during the scan.
In order to get a complete 360 degree scan in the shortest amount of time, I want to set up two systems, one in front and one behind, and have them scan at the exact same time. Each system would capture a different side, and then the different scans could be stitched together to create the 360 degree model.
What this boils down to is that I need to control two systems so that they do the exact same thing at the same time. Additionally, they will not be networked.
I thought about setting up a few macros on each system to control the "start" and "stop" commands, and then using one wireless keyboard with two receivers. That way I could just hit a couple of function keys on the keyboard to activate the same macros on both systems at the same time.
I have not tried it because I don't have two identical receivers for the same wireless keyboard. I'm not even sure if I went out and bought two of the same wireless keyboards, the two receivers would react to a single keyboard. I can imagine the manufacture assigning random frequencies to each keyboard so that a customer could use two of their products in home at the same time without interfering. I'm not SURE if that is the case, but it would make sense. (If you have any idea if the two receivers-one keyboard idea would work, I'd appreciate that)
So, before I try that option, I wanted to see if anyone had any better ideas about how I can control the start and stop of this application on two systems simultaneously.
Thanks
In order to get a complete 360 degree scan in the shortest amount of time, I want to set up two systems, one in front and one behind, and have them scan at the exact same time. Each system would capture a different side, and then the different scans could be stitched together to create the 360 degree model.
What this boils down to is that I need to control two systems so that they do the exact same thing at the same time. Additionally, they will not be networked.
I thought about setting up a few macros on each system to control the "start" and "stop" commands, and then using one wireless keyboard with two receivers. That way I could just hit a couple of function keys on the keyboard to activate the same macros on both systems at the same time.
I have not tried it because I don't have two identical receivers for the same wireless keyboard. I'm not even sure if I went out and bought two of the same wireless keyboards, the two receivers would react to a single keyboard. I can imagine the manufacture assigning random frequencies to each keyboard so that a customer could use two of their products in home at the same time without interfering. I'm not SURE if that is the case, but it would make sense. (If you have any idea if the two receivers-one keyboard idea would work, I'd appreciate that)
So, before I try that option, I wanted to see if anyone had any better ideas about how I can control the start and stop of this application on two systems simultaneously.
Thanks