DECA Move and Dongle Megadodo Games Press Kit User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- DECA
Table of Contents
DECA Move & Dongle
Product details
**Setup
**
Download and install deca hub
Requirements:
– Steam VR
– Windows 10
Download and Install the DecaHub installer from this link:
https://www.deca.net/decamove/setup Open
the DecaHub software from your Windows Start menu
Connect DecaMove dongle to PC
Screw in the extended range antenna to the USB dongle and connect the dongle
to your PC to any USB port.
Decatur software will show the connection status change from; Closed? to;
Open;
It is recommended to connect the DecaMove dongle to a front USB port if
available.
Setup
3. Pairing
Turn on the DecaMove by pressing the button for 2 seconds. DecaMove LED will
change from orange (not connected) to blue when it successfully connects to
the dongle.
Notice the connection status changes to ? Streaming? and the compass icon rotates according to how you rotate your DecaMove. Pairing should happen automatically once the dongle is connected and theDecaMove is switched on. Please refer to the troubleshooting section for any issues.
4. Calibration
(For first-time use only)
DecaMove delivers precise, low latency, and high accuracy hip tracking. The
device? sensor fusion relies heavily on the magnetometer which MUST be
calibrated before first use.
Calibration is easy and should take less than 20 seconds, please follow the
instructions in this link: https://www.deca.net/decamove/support/decamove-
magnetometer-calibration-procedure/
5. Fit
The DecaMove can be placed anywhere along the waist and hip area but we
recommend placing it on the sides so that it doesn’t interfere with crouching
down or bending forward.
6. Launch games from decahub Launch Tab
In order to support many games without the need for the game developer to
install the devices? SDK, it’s important that you launch games from Decatur.
Go to the Home tab and click the game you want to play (e.g. Pavlov VR) A
check mark next to it means that DecaMove supports this game.
7. In-game calibration
Calibration is needed at the start of every gameplay session and at any time
you feel the device heading has drifted. DecaMove’s gestured calibration does
not require any special settings or any pressing of buttons: Simply hold your
controllers close together in front of your hips. Make sure your hands point
in the same direction as your head. Then look forward and don’t move for 1
second. You will see the Calibrating message show up, hold the position until
it’s complete. That’s it. You are calibrated.
8. Game settings
Once the game is running, go to the game settings menu and make sure that the
locomotion method is set on continuous and head-oriented and set the dominant
hand to right-handed. Also, depending on the game, remove any joystick
manipulation mechanism (e.g. locking the joystick in Contractors, or smoothing
the joystick in Bone works). This is a very important step. Without removing
it, the movement will be wrong. Try pushing the left joystick forward to walk
around, you will see that your movement is now relative to your hip. Enjoy the
game with DecaMove!
9. DecaMove In-Game UI
The DecaMove does one thing and it does it efficiently and accurately. It
allows you to navigate with your hip with minimal drift so that your movement
direction can be independent of your headset or hand controllers.
It may take a bit of time to get used to this type of navigation control,
especially if you are used to playing with controller-based movement, but it
will give you an advantage against other non-DecaMovers. We add an In-Game UI
that shows your hip headings and the
DecaMove battery gauge.
You can turn it On or Off by clicking on the DecaMove button. Visit the Tips
section for more info on how to use the DecaMove properly.
Charging DecaMove
To charge the DecaMove, please connect it to a USB port on your laptop or PC
using the provided USB cable.
Indicator states
1. DecaMove OFF: LED is off Dongle OFF: LED is off
2. DecaMove ON but not
connected to dongle: LED is Orange Dongle connected to PC but not connected to
DecaMove:
– LED is steady red (com port open)
– LED blinks red (com port closed)
3. DecaMove is turned on and connected to dongle: LED is blue Dongle
connected to PC and DecaMove:
– LED is steady blue (com port open)
– LED blinks blue (com port closed)
4. DecaMove Battery Low/Charging: LED is steady red DecaMove Battery level extremely (<5%): LED blinks red
Indicator states
5. DecaMove Charging complete: LED is white
6. DecaMove Sleep mode:
DecaMove connected to dongle:- LED blinks blue
DecaMove disconnected from dongle:- LED blinks orange
7. DecaMove device identification:
When device identification command is sent to deca move,
LED will blink with whichever color is on
Button operation
1. Long Press button for more than 1 second to – Turn ON DecaMove if it is
OFF or sleeps mode – Set DecaMove to sleep if it is ON
2. Long Press button for more than 2 seconds to enter Device Firmware Update
mode, when the USB cable is connected
3. Short press button (<500ms) to send button press indication to host (PC):
– Single press – sends single click indication to host
– Double press – sends double click indication to host
– Triple press – sends triple-click indication to host
Problems and troubleshooting
1. DecaMove is not connecting
- If the DecaMove dongle LED is solid red and the DecaMove LED is solid yellow it means that the dongle BLE port memory wasn’t clear for some sort of reason (can happen with multiple DecaMoves in the same environment).
- Fix: Unplug the dongle, wait 3 seconds, and plug it again. –
- If the DecaMove dongle LED shows solid blue and the DecaMove LED is solid blue it means that the device is paired and either:
- It’s not streaming quaternion data for some sort of reason: Fix – Unplug the dongle, wait 3 seconds, and plug it again.
- Or its SteamVR driver wasn?t loaded: Fix – Restart SteamVR
2. Game is not shown in the Decahub home
– If the DecaHub does not display a game, please click on the refresh button
in the DecaHub home tab
3. DecaMove is not working
– If the game was installed after you connected the dongle, please remove the
dongle and connect it again.
Advanced user?
If you find out that something is wrong, you can always check the log.
You should find the logs folder inside the installed folder (C:/Program
Files/Megadodo Games/Decatur)
If you could zip that folder and send it to us, it would help a lot!.
You can also try and debug it yourself, open the log file and try to find an
error message such as ERR or FTL.
Brief technical data
DecaMove
- Transmitting/receiving frequency: 2.4GHz (BLE)
- Transmitting speed: 2Mb/s
- Working voltage: 3.7V (3.0V – 4.2V)
- Working current: 25 ~ 35mA
- Standby current: <1mA
- Power off current: <2uA
- Transmitting distance: >5m (direct line of sight)
Dongle
- Transmitting/receiving frequency: 2.4GHz (BLE)
- Transmitting speed: 2Mb/s
- Working voltage: 5V
- Working current: 10 ~ 20mA
- Standby current: <1mA
- Transmitting distance: >5m (direct line of sight)
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