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Arduino+HoloLens?

Hello Guys,
I was wondering if/how we can connect the HoloLens and Arduino. I was thinking about a project where, a LIDAR sensor on the Arduino sends data/collision/distances to the hololens, which can be mapped onto a sphere model showing the possible collisions to the operator. My question is how do we connect the HoloLens with an Arduino?.

My objective is to map the received data from the LIDAR sensors onto a 3D mode/ hologram on the Hololens. In the future, make this model interactive, be able to move and spin around.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Vamshi

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  • With UWP you can use standard http, tcp or udp connections. Setup a web server on your arduino and connect to it using a protocol that best fits your needs. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/sockets.

    Hololens is just a device that runs Windows 10 so most of win10sdk should apply.

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  • @AmerAmer said:
    With UWP you can use standard http, tcp or udp connections. Setup a web server on your arduino and connect to it using a protocol that best fits your needs. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/networking/sockets.

    Hololens is just a device that runs Windows 10 so most of win10sdk should apply.

    I would like to do something similar! Quick question here, you say the win10sdk should apply to HL. Do you know of any tutorials on this? Can it be done without using Unity?

  • If you've never developed for Windows 10 , there is a bunch of stuff to learn first.
    Here is a good start: https://abhijitjana.net/2016/04/03/start-building-holographic-apps-with-microsoft-hololens/. Once you have an app running, you can try looking for basic webhttpclient tutorials if you need to. If you've done web development with .net or c++ then the process is about the same. The emulator might give you troubles with the networking communication.

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