Vuzix Wrap 920AR User manual

Wrap™920AR
Augmented Reality Eyewear
User Guide

Table of Contents
Overview ...........................................................................................................6!
Using This Manual............................................................................................9!
1. Wrap 920AR Setup & Install ................................................................................ 11!
Installation Overview.......................................................................................12!
Peripheral Connections....................................................................................12!
Wrap Tracker 6TC......................................................................................12!
Wrap Noise Isolating Earphones..................................................................13!
Media Player Connection ................................................................................13!
Windows Computer Connection.....................................................................16!
PC Hardware Connection ...........................................................................16!
System Preparation ......................................................................................18!
Software Installation ....................................................................................18!
Display Configuration .................................................................................21!
Windows 7 Display Setup............................................................................21!
Tracker Calibration......................................................................................22!
2. Wrap 920 Video Eyewear .................................................................................... 25!
Control Box.....................................................................................................26!
Control Buttons...........................................................................................26!
Display Controls & Options........................................................................28!
Battery Indicator..........................................................................................31!

Audio Level & Controls...............................................................................31!
PC Audio.....................................................................................................32!
Nose Bridge .................................................................................................32!
Tether Strap.................................................................................................33!
Focus Adjustment ........................................................................................33!
Cable Management......................................................................................34!
Cleaning ......................................................................................................34!
3. Wrap Stereo Camera Pair .................................................................................... 35!
4. Wrap Tracker 6TC.................................................................................................. 38!
Installation...................................................................................................39!
Degrees of Freedom .....................................................................................40!
5. Vuzix VR Manager................................................................................................. 41!
VR Manager 3.0 ..............................................................................................42!
Calibrator ........................................................................................................43!
Drift ............................................................................................................45!
Monitor...........................................................................................................46!
Extension Notes...........................................................................................46!
Enabling Extensions.....................................................................................47!
Detecting Installed Applications ..................................................................48!
Enabling Extension......................................................................................49!
Misc. Tools......................................................................................................50!
6. maxReality.............................................................................................................. 52!
Introduction ....................................................................................................53!
Trial Period..................................................................................................54!
License Activation........................................................................................54!
3ds Max User Paths .........................................................................................56!
Installing maxReality .......................................................................................57!
Uninstalling maxReality...............................................................................57!
3ds Max Setup & Configuration .....................................................................57!
maxReality Interface ........................................................................................59!

maxReality Tools .........................................................................................60!
Launch.........................................................................................................61!
Export VWD ...............................................................................................61!
Special Effects Controls ...............................................................................62!
Cameras.......................................................................................................62!
Current Camera...........................................................................................63!
Camera Options ..........................................................................................63!
Camera Collision .........................................................................................66!
Attached Objects..........................................................................................66!
Portals..........................................................................................................67!
Add Key Object ...........................................................................................67!
Select VWD.................................................................................................68!
Entry Camera ..............................................................................................68!
Sounds.........................................................................................................68!
Background Sounds .....................................................................................69!
Attached Sounds ..........................................................................................70!
Animations ..................................................................................................72!
Add Key Object ...........................................................................................73!
Animation Options......................................................................................74!
Interactive Objects .......................................................................................76!
Objects ........................................................................................................76!
Movable Objects..........................................................................................77!
Objects ........................................................................................................77!
Blue Screen ..................................................................................................78!
“Start” Menu ...................................................................................................79!
Updates .......................................................................................................79!
maxReality Viewer Launch ..........................................................................79!
Uninstalling maxReality...............................................................................79!
7. maxReality Viewer................................................................................................ 80!
Introduction ....................................................................................................81!
Using maxReality Viewer.................................................................................81!
First View Tutorials .....................................................................................82!

Marker Recognition.....................................................................................83!
AR / VR Modes ...........................................................................................83!
Help & Status Display.................................................................................84!
Key Commands...............................................................................................85!
maxReality Viewer .......................................................................................85!
Hardware Configuration Keys .....................................................................86!
Software Configuration Keys .......................................................................87!
In-World Software Keys...............................................................................87!
Command Mode Operations.......................................................................88!
8. Fiduciary Markers ................................................................................................. 89!
Fiduciary Markers............................................................................................90!
Static Markers..............................................................................................90!
Marker Patterns ...........................................................................................91!
Learning Marker Patterns.............................................................................93!
Moveable Markers .......................................................................................93!
Using Markers .............................................................................................94!
Marker Sets..................................................................................................94!
9. Service & Support ................................................................................................. 96!
Vuzix Developer Program................................................................................97!
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................97!
Support Services ..............................................................................................99!
FCC Compliance ..........................................................................................100!
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) .......................................100!

Introduction
Overview
Augmented reality bridges the gap between the real and digital worlds. The Wrap
920AR provides eyes through which to see those worlds.
The Wrap 920AR augmented reality eyewear from Vuzix Corporation are a wearable
display that provides a visionary portal into the worlds of virtual, mixed and
augmented reality from your true perspective. Its dual camera system capture real-
world images in stereoscopic 3D, its near-eye display system provides a combined
stereo image of the real-world video capture and computer generated content, stereo
earphones add audio into the mixture and a 6 degree of freedom head tracker locks
the were you look to what you see for a complete AR solution.
While developing the Wrap 920AR, Vuzix recognized that AR can and will be
applied in many different ways and not all AR applications will use a common set of
components. The versatility of the Wrap 920AR’s modular design works well in this
regard, allowing you to customize your unit based upon your needs.
Below is a brief description of the Wrap 920AR’s major components, many of which
are also available as separate products from Vuzix.

Wrap 920
The Wrap 920 video eyewear forms the base of the Wrap 920AR. It provides a 67-
inch virtual display, as seen from 10 feet. The Wrap 920AR can be worn like a pair
of sunglasses and used solely as a wearable 67-in display for viewing videos, or
computer content. It supports standard 2D video and a simple change of its
configuration, through an on-screen options menu, enables it to display any one of
multiple stereoscopic 3D video formats. Removable earphones round out this
product for the ultimate portable big-screen experience.
Wrap Stereo Camera Pair
The most visually apparent feature of the Wrap 920AR is its stereo camera pair
mounted into the face of the eyewear. With dual cameras spaced to approximate the
visual perspective of your eyes you can capture markers and similar objects or
complete scenes in stereoscopic 3D.
Image capture is a key component in augmented and mixed reality. The Wrap
cameras capture video 60 frames per second in 640 x 480 resolution and are
recognized by your computer as independent USB webcams. No special or
proprietary APIs are required to access and process what they capture.
Wrap VGA Adapter
A Wrap 920 is designed for flexible convenience. Out of the box it connects to
virtually any media devices that supports composite (RCA) video – which is pretty
much any non-computer media device. For computers, simply replace the eyewear’s
battery powered Control Box with a Wrap VGA Adapter. The VGA adapter can be
connected directly or through a standard gender-bender if you have a DVI or mini-
DVI video port and power is drawn through a USB connection. This connection
provides 2D and 3D stereoscopic video support when connected to virtually any
make or model of Windows compatible graphics card able to support dual monitors.
It works with desktop, notebook and laptop computers and comes complete with
Vuzix VR Manager providing stereoscopic video drivers and instant VR
compatibility with a wide assortment of games, simulators and other applications.

Wrap Tracker 6TC
Head tracking brings applications to life, placing you right in the middle of the
action. The Wrap Tracker 6TC is the newest and most advanced tracker system
available on the consumer market and it’s included with each Wrap 920AR. This
tiny 6 DoF (degrees of freedom) capable tracker, with compass, plugs into a small
port on the Wrap 920 and communicates head movement data through the Wrap
eyewear and it VGA Adapter’s USB connection.
Software developers can utilize tracking examples provided in the Vuzix SDK or they
can read raw tracker data.
Vuzix VR Manager™
VR Manager is a software application that provides tracker calibration, drivers for 3D
stereoscopic video, and VR support for a wide variety of games, simulators and other
applications.
maxReality™, Autodesk 3ds Max Plug-in (optional)
maxReality is a powerful plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max. Together, 3ds Max and
maxReality allow users to create virtual and augmented reality worlds, saved as VWD
(Virtual World Descriptor) files. In addition to the 3ds Max capabilities maxReality
enables support for ambient and 3D audio, animation and other special effects such
as blue screening. The VWD files can be played back and viewed in 2D or 3D
stereoscopic video using a freely distributed maxReality Viewer application.
Tip: maxReality can be installed as a 15 day trial version – Autodesk 3ds Max required.
maxReality Viewer
The maxReality Viewer is a free viewer application for playing maxReality creations,
with or without Autodesk 3ds Max installed. The maxReality Viewer supports
playback of VDW files in 2D and 3D stereoscopic video, movement between scenes,
object interactivity, keyboard control and more.
Note: A Wrap 920AR is required to run the maxReality Viewer application and view VWD files.

Using This Manual
When reading a User Guide, especially for a product as diverse as the Wrap 920AR,
you may be tempted to skip over certain portions or even entire sections. We have
tried to make the important points visible and be easy to find through special
formatting and related topic organization.
Experienced User Quick Start Guide
A Quick Start Guide is provided for experienced users. The Quick Start is intended
to help you get up and running as quickly as possible and the rest of the Guide will
sit and wait should you need it in the future.
Tips & Notations
Tips and important notations are formatted in a special way for easy recognition. We
suggest that even when skimming a section that you stop and check out these notes.
Note: Tips and special notations are presented in this format.
Instruction Steps
Step-by-step instructions are preceded by bullet points and shown in a slightly bolder
typeface. If you are skimming over install and setup procedures, these are the key
points to watch for.
!Do as directed by this instruction to avoid potential problems.
!Double-click the Wrap 920AR software package to unpack it.
!Read the “Readme.txt” file and follow any instructions it provides.
!If your eyewear and all its cables are not connected to your computer, please
connect them now.
Note: Disable any previously installed 3rd party stereoscopic display drivers prior to proceeding.

If your system has any prior versions of VR Manager or Vuzix VR920 support software already
installed on your computer, use the Windows Programs and Features Control Panel to uninstall
it before proceeding.
!Double-click the “Setup.exe” application from the Wrap 920AR software
package folder.
The Setup program is a master installer application that runs the separate install
applications for each of the appropriate components.
!Follow the on-screen instructions to install the required software. The specific
steps and messages presented will vary by operating system.