Learn how to connect your Tobii Pro Glasses 2 to the Pro Glasses Controller software on your computer.
The Tobii Pro Glasses Controller is a software used for controlling most features of the Tobii Pro Glasses 2 eye tracker; such as recording, calibrating and live viewing. For Pro Glasses Controller to be able to send or receive information to/from Pro Glasses 2, the Recording Unit and the tablet/computer running Pro Glasses Controller must be connected to each other. The connection can either be established over WLAN (wireless) or with an Ethernet cable (if using an Ethernet cable, a USB/LAN adapter needs to be installed on the tablet running Pro Glasses Controller ). The Recording Unit works as a network access point, and a computer running Tobii Glasses Controller Software connects to it in a way similar to how a computer would connect to any network.
from this network first. You may otherwise experience that the tablet is not reconnecting automatically to the
Recording Unit after losing connection to it.find the serial number on the sticker on the back of the Recording Unit.
Tap Connect.
before Pro Glasses Controller establishes a connection to the Recording Unit.
On Pro Glasses Controller
Dashboard, the Glasses Control panel will display “Ready” whenever there is a connection between thesoftware and the Recording Unit. You are now ready to perform a recording with the Pro Glasses 2.
The connection will be lost when either the tablet computer or the Recording Unit is turned off, or if the distance between the tablet/computer and the Recording Unit is too great. When there is no connection between Pro Glasses Controller and the Recording Unit, the Glasses Control panel will display “Disconnected”.
WLAN signal quality is affected by different environmental factors such as the distance between the Recording Unit and the tablet, the presence of walls, windows, furniture and other objects, and the presence of other WLAN devices and networks in the same area. A weak or low quality WLAN signal will decrease the quality of, or even interrupt the Live Viewing video in Pro Glasses Controller or even disconnect the Recording Unit from the tablet/computer.
Connect the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the tablet/computer and to the Recording Unit LAN port.
Networks settings on the tablet/computer must be set to Obtain an IP address automatically for the connection to work correctly.The Glasses
Control panel on Pro Glasses Controller dashboard will display “Ready” whenever there is a connection betweenthe software and the Recording Unit. You are now ready to perform a recording with the Pro Glasses 2.
The connection will be lost if the Ethernet cable is unplugged or if the tablet computer or Recording Unit is turned off. When there is no connection between Pro Glasses Controller and the Recording Unit, the Glasses Control panel will display “Disconnected”. The connection will be reestablished when the Ethernet cable is reconnected.