First Time Setup
Introduction
The MANUS Bodypack Lite is a compact Wi-Fi 6E streaming device for MANUS Mocap Metagloves and MANUS Prime 3 Mocap gloves.
The Bodypack Lite is fully integrated with MANUS Core, enabling live streaming and recording with its supported plugins & integrations.
Power
The Bodypack Lite uses USB Type-C for power and can be powered by most power banks.
Connect the Bodypack Lite to a suitable power bank.
When the Bodypack Lite receives sufficient power, it will automatically turn on.
Configuration
Configure the Bodypack Lite to connect to your Wi-Fi network.
Connecting Gloves
We recommend connecting MANUS gloves wired to the Bodypack Lite for the best possible data.
The gloves can also be used wirelessly with the integrated Metagloves wireless dongle, or through an external MANUS Prime 3 wireless dongle.
More detailed information can be found in the Connecting Gloves article.
If you haven't used your MANUS gloves before, we recommend checking out the First Time Setup and Networked Devices documentation.
Wearing
The back of the Bodypack Lite is lined with velcro (hook) and can be attached to any velcro (loop) surface.
The Bodypack Lite also comes with 2 attachment points through which a strap can be routed.
Place the Bodypack Lite on the front of the body (chest, hip, upper leg, upper arm, etc) when using it wirelessly with MANUS gloves.
When the Bodypack Lite is connected wired to MANUS gloves, the Bodypack Lite can be placed on the back of the body.
More detailed information can be found in the Wearing Bodypack Lite article.
Live Streaming
MANUS Core can live stream glove data it receives through a Bodypack Lite, using its Networked Devices functionality.
MANUS live streaming plugins: - Unreal Engine - Unity - MotionBuilder
MANUS live streaming partner integrations: - Xsens MVN - OptiTrack Motive 3 - Qualisys QTM - Motion Analysis Cortex - Nokov XingYing
The partner integrations can record MANUS glove data directly, or stream to supported plugins.
MANUS also offers the MANUS Core SDK which can be used to integrate real-time MANUS glove data into custom applications.
Recording
MANUS Core can also record glove data it receives through a Bodypack Lite, using its Networked Devices functionality.
Recording, Triggered Recording, Timecode & Sync are all supported.
MANUS Core offers support for triggered recording with: - Vicon Blade - Vicon Shogun - OptiTrack Motive 2 - OptiTrack Motive 3 - Xsens MVN - Qualisys QTM - PeelCapture - Rokoko Studio
MANUS Core also provides support for triggering through a predefined UDP message.
MANUS also offers a Vicon Shogun Post plugin, to easily merge recorded MANUS finger data with Vicon body data.
More detailed information can be found in the Recording, Triggered Recording, Timecode & Sync articles.
Updating
We recommend to update Bodypack Lite when updates are available.