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  1. SKELETON MARKER SETS
  2. Glove Device Setup

Manus Glove Setup

Basic setup and troubleshooting guide for integrating Manus Glove devices with Motive.

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Overview

The Manus Glove device integration brings finger tracking data from the external glove tracking system into Motive, providing a more comprehensive tracking solution.

Visit the Manus website to download and install the necessary software.

For detailed instructions on using Manus gloves, including the OptiTrack integration, please see the on the .

Required Components

  • Manus Gloves and the USB Dongle.

  • Manus Core and Dashboard software.

  • Motive 3.0 or above.

  • (optional) MoCap suit and markers for full body capture.

Important Notes

  • Supported Glove Models: Manus Prime gloves and Quantum Metagloves.

  • Sampling Rate: Manus gloves run at a fixed sampling rate of 90Hz. If the camera system is set to run at a higher frame rate higher, Motive will pad the missing samples in the glove data with previous samples.

  • Sync: Manus gloves do not support hardware synchronization. Motive uses a software synchronization scheme to attempt to keep the Manus glove as close as possible to mocap data.

  • Manus Dongle: Plug the Manus dongle on a separate USB bus from the one used to connect the USB Security Key. If both dongles are connected to the same bus, it may cause conflicts with Motive activation.


Manus Glove Setup

Before using Manus gloves in Motive, please ensure all gloves have been paired, calibrated and are able to report data from the Manus Dashboard software. This is a crucial first step for the successful use of Manus Gloves with Motive software.

  1. Start the Manus Dashboard software.

  2. Insert the Manus Glove Dongle(s) onto the computer. Do not connect the dongle into the same USB bus used by the USB Security Key as it can cause conflicts with device detection.

  3. Power on the Manus Gloves.

  4. (optional) You may need to pair the glove with the dongle. The gloves should come already paired.

Note: We recommend closing the Manus Dashboard while running Motive to prevent performance issues.


Motive Setup

Wrist Alignment

For best tracking results, we recommend attaching markers with Velcro directly to the gloves at the hand and wrist rather than using an attached rigid body.

Adjust the gain and exposure on the reference camera until the actor's hand in the Manus glove is clearly visible.


Export and streaming

Once Motive is tracking the glove, the finger tracking data can be output for various applications. Real-time finger data can be streamed into any NatNet client, and recorded finger data can be exported into other file formats. For instructions, please refer to the following pages:


Troubleshooting

Licensing

Manus Core requires the appropriate license for streaming to Motive. If that license is not found, Motive will report an error when the program is launched.

Until the proper license is installed, the gloves will appear in Motive, but when paired with a hand skeleton there is no hand animation as expected.

Contact Manus support to resolve Manus licensing issues.

Log Pane Messages

The Log pane will record several informational entries when Manus gloves are connected:

The following Log pane entries indicate that additional steps are required to connect the gloves:


Failed to Load Plugin

The OptiTrack Manus plugin did not load when Motive was initialized.

Troubleshooting Steps:

  • make the correct version of Plugin.dll is in the devices folder.

  • make sure ManusSDK.dll is in the same folder as Motive.exe.


Unable to Load dll ... The specified module could not be found

The plugin DLL was found but not loaded due to missing dependencies. This indicates the plugin setup is incomplete.

Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Reinstall the plugin.


ManusCore not found on %s", szServerAddress

The ManusCore application was not found at the designated server address.

Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Ensure the correct server address is indicated for the ManusCore PC.

  • Check that the ManusCore PC is running and that the software is installed.


ManusCore not found on localhost

The ManusCore application was not found on the Motive PC.

Troubleshooting Steps:

Ensure that the Motive PC has the ManusCore application installed.


Failed to initialize the ManusSDK

The ManusSDK did not initialize.

Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Restart the ManusCore and Motive PCs.


Error: %s", p_SystemMessage->infoString

Error callback from Manus SDK.

Troubleshooting Steps:


Incompatible SDK version. Use 2.0 or above

Error reported from ManusSDK

Troubleshooting Steps:


Skeleton-Related Error Messages

The following error messages indicate issues with the skeleton in Manus.

Error Message
Description

[Manus] Failed to load the skeleton

Failed initialization of Manus skeleton

[Manus] Failed to give skeleton an ID

Failed initialization of Manus skeleton

[Manus] Failed to create skeleton setup

Skeleton chaining error

[Manus] Failed to create skeleton chains.

Skeleton chaining error

[Manus] Error with setting up right hand skeleton node.

Failed initialization of Hand skeleton

[Manus] Error with setting up left hand skeleton node.

Failed initialization of Hand skeleton

[Manus] Failed to Add Chain To Skeleton Setup. Error Code: %d", result

Skeleton chaining error. Error code from ManusSDK

Troubleshooting Steps:

  • Check the configuration in Manus Dashboard and make sure the hand skeleton is correctly defined and working there.

The steps required to setup the glove may change depending on Manus Software versions. For the latest information, please refer to the .

Calibrate each glove according to the . This step is critical to provide the most robust finger solve data.

Start Motive and the gloves should appear in the .

Please refer to our page.

The easiest method to properly align the constraints with the device is to place a camera in MJPEG mode (reference mode) and use the to make adjustments.

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Failed to Load Plugin
Unable to Load dll ... The specified module could not be found
ManusCore not found on %s", szServerAddress
ManusCore not found on localhost
Failed to initialize the ManusSDK
Error: %s", p_SystemMessage->infoString
Incompatible SDK version. Use 2.0 or above
Skeleton-Related Error Messages
Log pane showing successful connection of a pair of Manus gloves.