Somnium VR1 Ultraleap

Leap Motion Controller 2 by Ultraleap AKA Stereo IR170

Ultraleap hand tracking cameras and software
- VR Gaming - Controller & Hands discussion

Not Installed initially

Don't worry..
Happened to me also the very first time connecting..
Just click the reset button [in VR1 Tool]
or unplug and replug USB, then rerun wizard..
Alternatively, manually run the Ultraleap installer
inside the program files folder
or via the software tab.. So much options      - nEuDy

VR1 Ultraleap installation log:

Starting C:\Program Files\Ultraleap\TrackingService\bin\LeapSvc.exe
 Version: 6.0.1.96 - df83ef54

[2025-02-19 11:10:38.023] [console] [info]
ul::LicenseManagerCache::load_licenses()#462:  {
  "issue_date": "2024-07-04T15:07:50",
  "license_expiry_date": "2027-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "license_feature_flags": [
    "Offline",
    "Hyperion",
    "SIR170"
  ],
  "license_key": "HYPM0-CKHURG7QWXMXZT",
  "license_type": "Somnium OEM"
}

Ultraleap Hyperion version at Steam: v6.1.0.1 03/09/2024
Getting Started

Plan of attack
- since VR1 is already (sort of) Hyperion,
  I will try Nyabsi's Leapify fork of SDraw/driver_leap,

- Leapify appears to be at least somewhat Hyperion-aware

Atom Bomb Body's video seems less awful than first supposed
- it demos Ultraleap's Aurora SteamVR app

- since VR1 Ultraleap installation presumably includes VR1-specific configuration,
  updating to Ultraleap website Hyperion version could be problematic.
  Steam Hyperion version works after rebooting, but not by VR1 Tool;
  - no need to restart Hyperion server;  multiple VR1 resets are often required.

First Use

Ultraleap service, installed by VR1 tool, launches at Windows boot

• did not detect when VR1 was powered on
• restarting Ultraleap service did not resolve
• Reset Headset in VR1 tool resolved it:
  
    system tray icon
  
  
• Launch Ultraleap Control Panel:
  
  
  
• Ultraleap Control Panel display works with or without SteamVR:
  
  
  
• Launching VR1 tool with VR1's Ultraleap Control Panel display open
  makes Mixed Reality unhappy:
  
  - but mixed reality headset button still works;
    starting Ultraleap Control Panel after VR1 tool is ok
• Installing Steam ultraleap hyperion initially disabled VR1 Mixed Reality.
  That Steam installation replaced VR1's Ultraleap runtime.
  - Steam ultraleap hyperion displayed Ultraleap Control Panel in headset.
  - Neither Ultraleap Hyperion's Microgestures nor Launcher app ran.
• Reinstalling VR1 tool's Ultraleap Runtime restored Mixed Reality function
• Restoring compatible Ultraleap Control Panel function
  required uninstalling SteamVR ultraleap hyperion
• Ultraleap's Aurora game eventually loads and plays
  with SteamVR's Ultraleap Hyperion runtime,
  but if representative of Ultraleap hand tracking,
  then it for me was a hateful waste of money and effort.
• Since hand tracking motion controller emulation is IMO much worse,
  seemingly touchscreen emulation with headset gaze pointing is wanted.

Ultraleap hand tracking VR controller emulation IMO sucks

Leapify
- downloaded leapify-rc4.zip from Releases
- copied leapify folder from that .zip to my Steam installation:
  F:\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\drivers\
- started SteamVR, in upper left corner of SteamVR Status,
  clicked Settings->Leapify:


- controllers and menus appear in headset,
  their orientations and positions follow hands,
  but finger gesture attempts seemingly did nothing
 
  leapify incompatibility with Steam Hyperion server?
- regardless, keeping laser pointer on target while gesturing is for me impossible.

SDraw driver_leap Gemini Hand tracking driver

References

Handy applications for Leap Motion Controller 2

HelloXR

Magic Leap 2 sample OpenXR application

Hyperion Troubleshooting Guide

Leapify Hyperion-aware SteamVR controller driver

driver_leap fork switches between controllers and Hand Tracking

enables Leapmotion handtracking in games like VRChat and Maestro

Leap-Gesture-Checker

Reports confidence values for gestures matched

Software Downloads

Ultraleap apps on Steam

Ultraleap Hyperion app on Steam
- Microgestures, Barista, Launcher

YouTube

OpenXR Toolkit with UltraLeap
Ultraleap handtracking
Assetto Corsa Handtracking (Leap motion)
- Works with CSP preview 1.79.1 ( and later)
  and SDraw driver_leap from GitHub.

Hand Tracking on ANY VR Headset Just Got BETTER Gemini Jul 2023 YouTube
SDraw driver_leap SteamVR Leap Motion driver. Overlay input