User Guide
Thank you for purchasing an Ultrahaptics STRATOS Explore
Development Kit (USX). This guide provides an introduction
to the contents of the development kit, getting started
and how to access support. The guide also includes the
Compliance, Health & Safety and Warranty information.
Read and understand this user guide before attempting to
use the Ultrahaptics STRATOS Explore Development Kit. If
you feel that you need more information, please contact
Ultrahaptics or visit
developer.ultrahaptics.com
.
This kit has been designed for the purpose of enabling the
evaluation of ultrasonic mid-air haptics by professionals
at research, design or development facilities. This version
of hardware is not tested or certified compliant to CE
requirements or equivalent international standards. It must
not be sold or marketed for other purposes unless the
necessary certification is obtained.
Development kit dimensions:
H32mm x W210mm x D247mm / H1¼” x W8¼” x D9¾”
Array dimensions:
H25mm x W165mm x D165mm / H1” x W6½” x D6½”
Focal point size:
8.6mm / 11/32” diameter
Effective interaction zone:
approx. 50-700mm, / 2” to 27 ½” ±10° from edge of transducer board
Hand positioning device:
Leap Motion
®
camera module
Compatible operating systems:
Microsoft Windows
®
(7, 8, 8.1 and 10),
Apple macOS
®
(10.10 onwards), Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS or later
Minimum system requirements:
Intel Core i3
®
; AMD Phenom II
®
with 2GB RAM and USB 2.0 port
Embedded:
Cortex A53 at 1.0GHz+ with 256MB RAM and USB 2.0 port
Recommended system requirements:
Intel Core i5/i7
®
or AMD Ryzen
®
with 4GB RAM, USB 2.0 and
dedicated graphics processor
Embedded:
Cortex A72 at 1.5GHz+ with 1GB RAM and USB 2.0 port
•
16x16 array of ultrasound transducers for large
interaction zone.
•
Hand tracking and gesture recognition with Leap
Motion
®
camera module.
•
Fully embedded solver within the FPGA for improved
system integration and reduced host CPU load.
•
Enhanced C++ and C# API with high performance
Time Point Streaming haptics.
•
Support for Unity
®
.
•
Supports up to 40kHz haptic refresh rates and 8 focal
points for fine sensation control.
•
Access to Software Development Kit, Sensation Editor
and demos from
developer.ultrahaptics.com.
•
Support for Windows, MacOS and Linux based
platforms.
•
Cover material samples pack provided free-of-charge
with each kit.
