Emagin 3D Visor and Stereo Viewing

This post will help guide through setting up your Emagin 3D visor to display with 3D Stereo. The Emagin uses frame sequential stereo, meaning a single input is used for both eyes. Images sent to the visor alternate between those for left and right eye perspectives.

Setting up Vizard and the Emagin 3D visor for viewing in active stereo

For the Emagin 3D visor to run in stereo mode you will need to make sure that your display is set to a resolution of 800 x 600 and the refresh rate is 60 hz. Within the nVidia control panel make sure that stereo is enabled.
Depending on the model of the graphics card you have this maybe all that is necessary to display 3D stereo. Try running the following example script in Vizard.

If you are not viewing in stereo and the control unit's LED is not a steady green this means the HMD is not in 3D mode. For newer nVidia Quadro cards it is necessary to use Emagin's Lab Tool to force 3D stereo. In the Lab Tool GUI select miscellaneous and there will be an option for Force 3D mode. Click on the button until it says Force 3D and again click on the button to activate 3D mode. The button label will change to Force 2D but it is correct to leave it like this. This must be performed every time you power cycle either the Emagin or the machine as this setting is not stored.

Note for laptops: In most laptop computers in order to activate 3D stereo the Emagin must be used as a stand alone external display.
For more detailed information on configuring your visor and display settings refer to the Emagin user guide.
http://www.3dvisor.com/downloads/UserGuide10.7.pdf