NeuroDigital Avatar VR User manual

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Quick Start Guide
BY NEURODIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
DEVELOPMENT KIT - VERSION 2.0 - JUNE 2019

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Minimum System Specs
Operating System Windows 8.1 or newer
Processor AMD Phenom™ II or Intel® Core™ i3 processor or greater
Memory 2GB + RAM
Input 1x USB 2.0 port for wired operation
Bluetooth 4.0 Dual Mode for wireless operation
Requires internet connection
Devices with a VR HMD requires a “VR Ready” system
Operating System Windows 8.1 or newer
Graphics Card NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater
Processor Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
Memory 8GB + RAM
Input 3x USB 3.0 ports
Output Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
Bluetooth 4.0 Dual Mode for wireless operation

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Content
01 Package contents
02 Avatar VR parts
03 Connecting the TrackBand
04 Using Avatar VR by Bluetooth
05 Using Avatar VR by USB
06 Initialization
07 Color code
08 Put the glove on
09 Avatar VR Collocation
10 Calibrating the Thumb
11 Calibrating in demo
12 Removing the glove

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01 PACKAGE CONTENTS
Remove the contents from the box carefully. If any part is missing or
damaged, please contact us at [email protected]
The kit contains the following:
Avatar VR (Le, right or both
depending on your order)
TrackBand
2 USB-C Cable for TrackBand Right
2 USB-C Cable for TrackBand Le
IMPORTANT: For battery calibration,
before using the device, you must perform
a rst full charge with a less than 500mA
charger or, failing that, via USB cable
connected to your computer. This process
can last, at least, 2:30 hours.
Depending on your order
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02 AVATAR VR PARTS
The fabric composion is 80%
polyamide with 20% elastomer.
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IMU Sensors
Actuators
Power Button
USB Port
Li-Po Battery
Breathable areas
Conductive zones
Flex Sensor
TrackBand
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03 CONNECTING THE TRACKBAND
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Connect the cables considering their numbering.
IMPORTANT: Changing the device’s numbers posion can cause errors.

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Connect the wrist connector of the TrackBand marked with a
number 0 to the glove.
Wrist Link

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Do not connect any micro-usb cable from Avatar VR to your
computer.
04 USING AVATAR VR BY BLUETOOTH
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NO YES
Enable Bluetooth visibility: Do the “pinch” gesture for a second
while you see a cyan light icking and feel a short vibraon. A
permanent cyan light will conrm the Bluetooth mode is visible
and ready to be paired within 2 minutes.
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3Pair the device with your PC: Open the Bluetooth sengs tab in
your PC. Avatar VR should now appear as an accessible device.
Pair with the device and wait unl the pairing process nishes. It is
important to close this sengs tab once it is paired.
IMPORTANT: Close the Bluetooth sengs in order to make it
work properly.

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Connect the device with ND Suite via Bluetooth: Open the ND
Suite soware and click on the “Bluetooth” buon, then select the
device you just paired. In a few seconds, it will be connected.
(The ND Suite is required for Avatar VR to communicate with your
PC. To download the lastest version of the installer, go to hps://
avatarvr.es/developer/)
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NDSuite
Click on the
“Bluetooth” button
NOTE: Next me you want to connect the device to your PC via
Bluetooth, you only have to perform Step 4.

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05 USING AVATAR VR BY USB
Connect a micro-usb cable from Avatar VR to your computer.
Check the device in ND Suite: Open the ND Suite soware and
check that the device appears as connected.
(The ND Suite is required for Avatar VR to communicate with your
PC. To download the lastest version of the installer, go to hps://
avatarvr.es/developer/).
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Please put the Glove/s and Trackbands on a at surface and press the buon
on the side to turn on Avatar VR.
Aer that, you will see the LED blinking in blue-green colour. Once this
process is nished, the LED changes to blinking blue. When the LED
becomes steady blue do not move anything and wait for 1 addional minute
so gyroscopes calibraon is completed.
06 INITIALIZATION

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Avatar VR has a LED indicator that shows the state by
means of a color code:
If it is red (except while switching on) it tells us there is a
problem, whether in funconing, low baery (in this case, it
ashes), or it has stayed in an undetermined state (remains
steady red unl the power is switched o and on).
If it is ashing blue, the glove is funconing perfectly, it is
reading all the sensors informaon properly and it is also
waing to transmit the data via Bluetooth or the via USB
wire, depending of which of them is listening at that
moment. This is the normal state of the
glove.
If it is steady blue, it means the
glove is transming data via
Bluetooth.
If it is steady green, it means
it is transming data via USB
connecon.
07 COLOR CODE
LED

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08 PUT THE GLOVE ON
Please be careful during handling as there is
wiring inside the AvatarVR glove that needs to
be placed correctly and not damaged. Start
pung on the glove by gently looking
for the nger holes while keeping a
straight and steady hand and slowly
introducing the glove on.
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In order to have the best t, gently
grab and pull between nger
spaces as demonstrated
on image 2 unl it feels
comfrotable.
Buon the glove’s wrist.

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Test the t to make sure everything
feels as natural as possible. Gestures like
pinching or grabbing should feel natural
while allowing the respecve grey zones
(conducve fabric) to make contact.
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“IMPORTANT” Make sure that each
actuator is well placed on the p of
each nger in order to have good hapc
feedback. This is crical in order to have
faithful hapc sensaons while using
Avatar VR.
“IMPORTANT” Make sure that each IMU
Sensor is well placed as indicated in the
image, centered on both phalanx for the
thumb and in the middle phalanx for rest
of ngers. This is crical in order to have
a good nger tracking.

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09 AVATAR VR COLLOCATION
Don’t disconnect the glove and put on the TrackBands. The TrackBand
corresponding to the forearm must be aligned to the glove’s main unit (on the
back of the hand). The arm’s TrackBand must be in orthogonal orientaon to
the forearm one, as shown in the following picture.
Arm TrackBand
Wrist TrackBand

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CALIBRATING THE THUMB
CALIBRATION IN DEMO
Connect the device to ND Suite. Then go to Flex tab and press “calibrate”.
Select “Advanced” and follow the instrucons.
To see your arms and hands follow the instrucons displayed at the beginning
of the demo. It is possible to set up you own calibraon procedure in those
demos that you develop. Example of a calibraon:
When indicated, place your arms in
front of you at a 90º angle and close
your hand for a few seconds.
IMPORTANT: When you close your
hand you have to make contacts the
three conducve zones indicated in
the image.
90º
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Unlink theTrackBand´s wrist connectorfrom the glove as indicated.
Unbuon the glove and carefully slide in your free hand into,
starng from the palm unl reaching the beginning of the gloved
ngers.
Please be paent as this is the most crical step. You must be very
careful as to not damage the glove’s electronics. Gradually remove
the glove unl you can release your gloved hand completely,
without pung any signicant strain on any part of the glove.
12 REMOVING THE GLOVE
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NEURODIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
NeuroDigital Technologies S.L., C/ Prolongación Camino de la
Goleta, 2. Edf. La Celulosa I. Planta 1. 7B. 04007. Almería. Spain.
Phone: + 34 950172762