Marker-Based Location Sharing APIs (PC VR)
These APIs can only be used with PC VR applications. For APIs designed for use with compatible AIO applications developed with the VIVE Wave VR SDK, see Marker-Based Location Sharing APIs (AIO).
Configure marker ID and dictionary
Configures the marker ID and dictionary for one or two ArUco markers. Location sharing only starts after users scan the secondary marker when configuring two markers.
There are two ways to configure the marker ID and dictionary when setting up Marker-Based Location Sharing with PC VR:
- Use the API to retrieve the marker settings from markers_list.json (saved to your PC)
- Insert the marker settings from markers_list_escape.json directly into the API
You can choose which method to apply when setting up Marker-Based Location Sharing with VIVE Business Streaming. For details, see Setting up Marker-Based Location Sharing with VIVE Business Streaming.
One ArUco marker
string key = "PLAYER00InitMA"; setting = "{\"marker1\": {\"id\": 66,\"behavior\": 3,\"size\": 0.280}}"; key += setting; // Check VS_WVRGetParameters() result bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); if (result == false) { // Write your error handling code here. } |
Two ArUco markers
string key = "PLAYER00InitMA"; setting = "{\"marker1\": {\"id\": 66,\"behavior\": 3,\"size\": 0.280,\"isMainMarker\": true,\"pairMarkerID\": 88},\"marker2\": {\"id\": 88,\"behavior\": 3,\"size\": 0.280,\"isMainMarker\": false,\"pairMarkerID\": 66}}"; key += setting; // Check VS_WVRGetParameters() result bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); if (result == false) { // Write your error handling code here. } |
Send marker settings
Retrieves the marker settings from the JSON file on the PC and sends them to the headset.
string key = "PLAYER00InitMA"; // default path: C:\Users\{USER_NAME}\markers_list.json string markerInfoPath = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(@"%USERPROFILE%\markers_list.json"); if (File.Exists(markerInfoPath)) { string setting = File.ReadAllText(markerInfoPath); setting = setting.Replace("\n", "").Replace(" ", ""); key += setting; } bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); if (result == false) { // Write your error handling code here. } |
Send requests
Helper function for sending requests.
enum DeviceType { HMD = 0, Controller_Left, Controller_Right } bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); VS_WVRSetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); |
Scan marker
Prompts the headset's tracking engine to detect an ArUco marker and process the data.
string key = "ClearRecenterXform"; VS_WVRSetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); // This clears the recenter transform for the headset and other tracking devices or objects. You can also manage each device separately, but this is not necessary for most applications. string key = "PLAYER00StartScan"; bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); |
Stop scan
Stops the scanning process.
string key = "PLAYER00StopScan"; bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); |
Check scan status (optional)
Checks the status of the latest scan at regular intervals.
string key = "PLAYER00CheckMA"; bool result = VS_WVRGetParameters((int)DeviceType.HMD, key); |