DIY virtual HDMI monitor using "AR" glasses
I am making a virtual HDMI monitor using Viture Pro XR glasses and an SBC ( currently OrangePi 5 Plus because it has HDMI-in ). What it does is map the frames from the HDMI input onto a virtual display that is controlled by the IMU data from the glasses ( 3DOF only ). I've put AR in quotes in the title because many won't view those display glasses as true AR but by tracking the head movement it comes close. I am trying to build kind of a "low cost" version of a virtual screen that acts like a monitor and can be connected to anything that has an HDMI output I started off using the official…
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This project converts Viture Pro XR glasses into a virtual monitor by mapping HDMI input frames onto a display controlled by the glasses' head-tracking sensors. It uses a single-board computer with HDMI input to process video and reverse-engineered protocols to communicate with the glasses. The system is designed as an affordable alternative to traditional monitors, working with any device that outputs HDMI. It currently supports 3-degree-of-freedom head tracking and is available as open-source code.
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I am making a virtual HDMI monitor using Viture Pro XR glasses and an SBC ( currently OrangePi 5 Plus because it has HDMI-in ). What it does is map the frames from the HDMI input onto a virtual display that is controlled by the IMU data from the glasses ( 3DOF only ). I've put AR in quotes in the title because many won't view those display glasses as true AR but by tracking the head movement it comes close. I am trying to build kind of a "low cost" version of a virtual screen that acts like a monitor and can be connected to anything that has an HDMI output I started off using the official Viture SDK to interact with the glasses but have since switched to a reverse engineered implementation of the protocol because their SDK is not available for ARM Here is a video showing the first version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6w5kAA22Ts Big caveat: Performance still needs to improve a lot because the whole frame reading/converting is completely unoptimized for now. What other solutions do exist out there? * Streaming the computer screen to a headset like Meta Quest/Vision Pro * Connecting a HDMI capture dongle to the Meta Quest directly * XReal Beam ( basically the same as this project but official and for XReal glasses ) And for the obvious question, why I am not use something like a Quest or Vision Pro 1. Comfort 2. Price 3. Comfort After using those display glasses over HMDs it's hard to convince myself to use a headset for productivity again
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