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# Naitve PC XR SDK

# Preliminary

# Device connection

Please make sure that Pimax Client software can detect Pimax headset that may experience Pimax Client's contents after connecting Pimax headset to PC and installing Pimax PC Client.

# SDK installation

Download PC Windows SDK from here and install it. We will take installation path C:\ Program Files\Pimax\Sdk\ for example. Please replace it with youractual Path if you install the SDK at other directory.

Developers should have basic C, C++ programming skills, familiar with DirectX or API ofOpenGL.

WARNING

The current SDK only supports the development of DirectX11 and OpenGL.DirectX12 and Vulkan will be supported in the future

# Compiler Options setup

Add C:\Program Files\Pimax\Sdk\Include to the path that involves header file in developerbuild project, so long as related header file is involved in codes without linking extra Lib.

  1. VR: Virtual Reality
  2. PVR: Pimax VR
  3. HMD: Head Mounted Display
  4. App: Application
  5. PVR Runtime: The process that is used for managing VR devices is in charge of requests from App.

# Main function introduction

# Header file usage

So long as PVR_API.h is involved in related codes. PVR_API_D3D.h also needs to be involved if the related rendering is based on DirectX. PVR_API_GL.h is involved in related codes if related rendering base on OpenGL.

# Create a runtime environment

Every App needs to use pvr_initialise to initialize the unique runtime environment before using the function of SDK.

# Create Session

Every App needs a Session that is created by pvr_createSession to communicate with PVR Runtime. Please call pvr_createSession to destroy this Session beforequitting App. An App may create many Session.

# Create TextureSwapChain

It’s is similar to DXGI’S SwapChainBuffer and created by pvr_createTextureSwapChainDX or pvr_createTextureSwapChainGL. Every SwapChainBuffer involves many texture buffer. Through pvr_getTextureSwapChainCurrentIndex to obtain an available buffer’s idex in every frame of App, and then through pvr_getTextureSwapChainBufferDX or pvr_getTextureSwapChainBufferGL to obtain corresponding buffer in which App will render, finally through pvr_commitTextureSwapChain to submit.

# Obtain positional information

It needs to obtain correct information of eye’s pose (position and direction) to render left and right eyes’ images correctly. Obtain head’s pose (controller also) through pvr_getTrackingState at a point in time. Usually we use pvr_getPredictedDisplayTime to obtain time point and through pvr_getEyeRenderInfo to obtain head and eye’s related poses, then through pvr_calcEyePoses to figure out eye’s pose that will be used as View Matrix in App.

# Render stereo images

The current buffer of TextureSwapChain is used as render target in App, obtain View Matrix from last step, and utilize pvrMatrix4f_Projection to obtain Projection Matrix, render the App content into TextureSwapChain.

# Submit stereo images to device

Submit rendered TextureSwapChain of App to PVR Runtime through pvr_submitFrame, finally display to Pimax headset.

# Handle controller input

Obtain current keystroke info of controller through pvr_getInputState in the loop of App.

# Mulit-graphics handle

Obtain appointed Adapter Id through pvr_getEyeDisplayInfo in App, and then utilize appointed Adapter to create D3D Device.

# Samples

SimpleVRDemoDX11: Base on DirectXTK’s VR demo.

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