LCD Shutter Glasses
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One of my favourite areas of interest is stereo imaging with
computers. Some time ago I got some Cyberboy
LCD shutter glasses cheap at a sale, together with some sample
software, that provide real 3D-image viewing on the computer screen.
However, software and drivers for the Cyberboy are getting obsolete;
so I decided to build my own controller.
Meanwhile, a few other
shutter glasses have joined, as there are a Wicked3D Eyescream set
and both wired and wireless Kasan 3DMax glasses.
Having finally also got a wirelesbs Revelator set for little money recently, I've now joined the club of bug-plagued Revelator owners ;-( see below what I made of it ). Find here some basic information and troubleshooting information for the ELSA Revelators
A few words in advance, from a few years later...It is some years ago now that for some months I spent most of my spare (and even some of my non-spare..) time for designing and building my own controllers for LCD shutter glasses – partly to revive my vintage glasses, partly as trade for some Kasan glasses, partly just for the challenge... For several reasons (having working Revelator and miro fanatix glasses in case I need any, personal shift of interest, unsatisfying video quality with the digital controller, just to name a few..) I have given up all this LCD controller work after approx. 2 years of work, and it is unlikely for the moment that there will any more activity from my part in the near future. So, I'm sorry, but, aside from leaving these pages online, I will not be able to provide any detailed technical support, nor will I build any ready-to-use devices from my plans. For those really interested, I may occasionally add the assembler sources for the Atmel microcontroller of my digital glasses controller, even though there will probably no guarantee that the published version will actually be the one that finally worked best for me, and the assembler code contains a few hacks to get everything done that I wanted in the time and memory space available. Now, having been told that I have basically left you on your own, enjoy what is left from my busy days a few years ago... Andreas, 05.08.2007 |
Power to the RevelatorsHere's something you can do when you found out that your Revelator glasses don't work at all, because the designers of your new Nvidia-powered graphics card in their infinite wisdom decided not to provide +5Volts on VGA pin #9. (Guess why I did this ? :-) |
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Controller for LCD shutter glassesAnalog Version; (Currently) final rev. 1.2PLL Syncdoubler, VGA pass-through and bi-level L/R control for wired glasses with 3.5mm stereo headphone connector. |
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Digital Controller - The Next GenerationStuck with Rev. 2.5 for more than a year now...The jitter of the PLL and the lack of any sophisticated features made me sick, so soon I made up my mind to make my own, the master of all controllers. Here's how far I got: the features are great, but the quality would still need some tuning. |
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Well, there is tons of stuff I'd like to do, if only I had the time...
Genaral notes about cables and connectors for DIY computer peripherals.
Some tip(s) and findings about the NVidia Detonator 3-4 and stereo drivers
Look what I found out about the different IR protocols used for wireless shutter glasses.
Some more information about interfacing shutter glasses with Mini-DIN3 VESA standard connectors (like the ELSA Revelator) should be made available some day here...
