Tech Tip: How to set up the StarVR One headset in Vizard

The StarVR One headset is a research grade, wide field of view headset from StarVR that provides users with built in eye tracking, a 210 degree field of view, lighthouse tracking, auto IPD adjustments and more. Here is a quick tutorial on how you can get it connected to WorldViz’s Vizard and Vizible software. 

Note that the StarVR One works only on an Nvidia based graphics card

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Minimum Requirements

Operating System: Windows 10 64 Bits (version 1809 or higher)

Memory: 16 GB

Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1080Ti (minimum) or NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 2080 or NVIDIA® Quadro RTX 5000 (recommended)

Nvidia Driver: 441.41 for GeForce GTX 1080Ti and 431.86 for Quadro RTX5000

Full, initial steps to get working can be found here https://www.starvr.com/developers_stage/  

Steps: 

• Download and install Steam from https://store.steampowered.com/ 
• Install the SteamVR plugin
• Connect all cables for StarVR One headset

• 2 USB 3.0 cables and 2 Display Port cables
• Plug in power cable last

• Download Star VR Compass software from this link https://www.starvr.com/dev_support_download/
  

• This will install both the necessary drivers;/software for StarVR One and the Tobii eye tracking
• You will see a notification from StarVR Compass once the headset is connected

• If the StarVR One does not connect you may need to make sure you have the driver toggled on in SteamVR
  

• Pair Vive controllers to StarVR One headset 
• Set up your Vive Lighthouse system as normal
  

• Turn on eye tracking in the Tobii software (found in the bottom right taskbar)
  

• Optimize GPU settings according to this page on the StarVR One setup
• Download display optimization from StarVR compass on the “Display Optimization” tab for a better viewing experience

If there is a failure to connect, you may need to close and restart StarVR Compass and SteamVR 

Full Specifications for StarVR One:

• Panel: 2 x 4.77” AMOLED
• Display resolution: 16 million sub-pixels (1,830 x 1,464 resolution per eye)
• Refresh rate: 90Hz low persistence
• Lens type: Custom Fresnel lenses
• Field of view: 210-degree horizontal FOV, 130-degree vertical FOV
• Fully integrated Tobii eye tracking
• IPD measurement with automatic SW adjustment
• Dynamic Foveated Rendering
• SteamVR tracking 2.0 up to two Base Stations
• HMD

• 2 x 0.9m Type-C cables
• 2 x 5m Type-C extension cables
• 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphone jack with microphone

• Optional cable adapter box

• 2 x DisplayPort
• 2 x USB 2.0

• Total cable length 5.9m
• Weight: 450g (Only headset without head strap/headband and cables)

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