Bhaptics.Tac 1.4.2

bHaptics haptic devices C# plugin

This project helps to utilize haptic devices in Unity and other C# based platform. Current version is 1.4.2

Prerequisite

• bHaptics Player has to be installed (Windows)
  • The app can be found in bHaptics webpage: http://www.bhaptics.com

How to use codes

• You can download library (Bhaptics.Tac) with nuget manager Bhaptics.Tac
• To install Bhaptics.Tac, run the following command in the Package Manager Console

PM> Install-Package Bhaptics.Tac

or

• Clone the git then apply dll in src folder

$ git clone https://github.com/bhaptics/tac-sharp.git

Sample (Unity plug-in)

• Sample source codes for Unity is already available now.
• For more detail, you can find in unity-plugin

Websocket Communication V2

• request url : /v2/feedbacks

How to use

• Import namespaces into classes that will be using haptic feedback.

using Bhaptics.Tact;

• Use HapticPlayer

var hapticPlayer = new HapticPlayer((connected) =>
{
    Debug.WriteLine("Connected");
});
hapticPlayer.Register(key, "BowShoot.tact");

hapticPlayer.StatusReceived += feedback =>
{
    if (feedback.ActiveKeys.Count <= 0)
    {
        return;
    }
};

Thread.Sleep(100);
hapticPlayer.SubmitRegistered(key);
Thread.Sleep(1000);
hapticPlayer.Dispose();

• Apply more feedback effects: with .tact file

You can create Tact feeback effects via https://designer.bhaptics.com. The .tact files generated by the designer are timeline based haptic feedback effect files.<br/> You can find more details of the designer here.<br/>

• Play feedback effects in C# Script: List of PathPoints

var motorCount = 2; // number of motors for PathPoint
List<PathPoint> pathPoints = new List<PathPoint>
{
    new PathPoint(x_position, y_position, intensity)
    /* x_position, y_position are floats in
        normalized value (0.0f to 1.0f) beginning from upper left of the device.*/
    , new PathPoint(x_position, y_position, intensity, motorCount)
};
HapticPlayer.Submit("Point", PositionType.VestFront, pathPoints, duration);
/* duration is a positive integer in milliseconds */

• Play feedback effects in C# Script: DotPoints

HapticPlayer.Submit("space", PositionType.Head, new DotPoint(3, 100), 1000);

• Play feedback effects in C# Script: Array of Bytes

byte[] bytes =
{
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
    0, 0, 100, 100, 0,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0
}; 
/* Values should be an int (0~100)
/* Each number is the intensity of the point*/
HapticPlayer.Submit("Bytes", PositionType.VestBack, bytes);

• Play registered .tact feedback effects using file names
  • The plugin will automatically register tact files in the specified pathPrefix in [bhaptics Manager], using their file name as a key.

/* Just play feedback of Fireball.tact file */
HapticPlayer.SubmitRegistered("Fireball");

/* play feedback of RifleImpact.tact file with counter-clockwise angle and yOffset */
HapticPlayer.SubmitRegisteredVestRotation("RifleImpact", new RotationOption(180f, .5f));

/* play feedback of RifleImpact.tact file with different key. */
HapticPlayer.SubmitRegisteredVestRotation("RifleImpact", "for_backward" new RotationOption(180f, .5f));
HapticPlayer.SubmitRegisteredVestRotation("RifleImpact", "for_front" new RotationOption(0f, .5f));

• Check if Device is connected

HapticPlayer.IsActive(PositionType.ForearmL)

• TurnOff Signal

/* Turn off all current Haptic feedback effects */
HapticPlayer.TurnOff();
/* Turn off the specified Haptic feedback effect using its Key string */
HapticPlayer.TurnOff("Fireball");

• Check whether some feedback is playing or not

/* Return the bool whether 'Fireball' is playing */
bool isFireballFeedbackPlaying = HapticPlayer.IsPlaying("Fireball");
/* Return the bool whether any feedback is playing */
bool isAnyFeedbackPlaying = HapticPlayer.IsPlaying();

Contact

• Official Website: http://www.bhaptics.com/
• E-mail: developer@bhaptics.com
• Issues : https://github.com/bhaptics/tac-sharp/issues/new

Last update of README.md: Dec 17th, 2018.

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