Microsoft.MixedReality.EyeTracking 1.0.0

SDK for Eye Tracking on Windows Mixed Reality devices. Provides combined and individual eye gaze vectors, different framerate settings.

API Reference

namespace Microsoft.MixedReality.EyeTracking
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Allow discovery of Eye Gaze Trackers connected to the system
    /// This is the only class from Extended Eye Tracking SDK that the application will instantiate, 
    /// other classes' instances will be returned by method calls or properties.
    /// </summary>
    public class EyeGazeTrackerWatcher
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs an instance of the watcher
        /// </summary>
        public EyeGazeTrackerWatcher();

        /// <summary>
        /// Starts trackers enumeration.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Task representing async action; completes when the initial enumeration is completed</returns>
        public System.Threading.Tasks.Task StartAsync();

        /// <summary>
        /// Stop listening to trackers additions and removal
        /// </summary>
        public void Stop();

        /// <summary>
        /// Raised when an Eye Gaze tracker is connected
        /// </summary>
        public event System.EventHandler<EyeGazeTracker> EyeGazeTrackerAdded;

        /// <summary>
        /// Raised when an Eye Gaze tracker is disconnected
        /// </summary>
        public event System.EventHandler<EyeGazeTracker> EyeGazeTrackerRemoved;        
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Represents an Eye Tracker device
    /// </summary>
    public class EyeGazeTracker
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// True if Restricted mode is supported, which means the driver supports to provide individual 
        /// eye gaze vector and framerate 
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsRestrictedModeSupported;

        /// <summary>
        /// True if Vergence Distance is supported by tracker
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsVergenceDistanceSupported;

        /// <summary>
        /// True if Eye Openness is supported by the driver
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsEyeOpennessSupported;

        /// <summary>
        /// True if individual gazes are supported
        /// </summary>
        public bool AreLeftAndRightGazesSupported;

        /// <summary>
        /// Get the supported target framerates of the tracker
        /// </summary>
        public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<EyeGazeTrackerFrameRate> SupportedTargetFrameRates;

        /// <summary>
        /// NodeId of the tracker, used to retrieve a SpatialLocator or SpatialGraphNode to locate the tracker in the scene
        /// for Perception API, use SpatialGraphInteropPreview.CreateLocatorForNode
        /// for Mixed Reality OpenXR API, use SpatialGraphNode.FromDynamicNodeId
        /// </summary>
        public Guid TrackerSpaceLocatorNodeId;

        /// <summary>
        /// Opens the tracker
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="restrictedMode">True if restricted mode active</param>
        /// <returns>Task representing async action; completes when the initial enumeration is completed</returns>
        public System.Threading.Tasks.Task OpenAsync(bool restrictedMode);

        /// <summary>
        /// Closes the tracker
        /// </summary>
        public void Close();

        /// <summary>
        /// Changes the target framerate of the tracker
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="newFrameRate">Target frame rate</param>
        public void SetTargetFrameRate(EyeGazeTrackerFrameRate newFrameRate);

        /// <summary>
        /// Try to get tracker state at a given timestamp
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timestamp">timestamp</param>
        /// <returns>State if available, null otherwhise</returns>
        public EyeGazeTrackerReading TryGetReadingAtTimestamp(DateTime timestamp);

        /// <summary>
        /// Try to get tracker state at a system relative time
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="time">time</param>
        /// <returns>State if available, null otherwhise</returns>
        public EyeGazeTrackerReading TryGetReadingAtSystemRelativeTime(TimeSpan time);

        /// <summary>
        /// Try to get first first tracker state after a given timestamp
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timestamp">timestamp</param>
        /// <returns>State if available, null otherwhise</returns>
        public EyeGazeTrackerReading TryGetReadingAfterTimestamp(DateTime timestamp);

        /// <summary>
        /// Try to get the first tracker state after a system relative time
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="time">time</param>
        /// <returns>State if available, null otherwhise</returns>
        public EyeGazeTrackerReading TryGetReadingAfterSystemRelativeTime(TimeSpan time);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a Frame Rate supported by an Eye Tracker
    /// </summary>
    public class EyeGazeTrackerFrameRate
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Frames per second of the frame rate
        /// </summary>
        public UInt32 FramesPerSecond;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Snapshot of Gaze Tracker state
    /// </summary>
    public class EyeGazeTrackerReading
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Timestamp of state
        /// </summary>
        public DateTime Timestamp;

        /// <summary>
        /// Timestamp of state as system relative time
        /// Its SystemRelativeTime.Ticks could provide the QPC time to locate tracker pose 
        /// </summary>
        public TimeSpan SystemRelativeTime;

        /// <summary>
        /// Indicates of user calibration is valid
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsCalibrationValid;

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to get a vector representing the combined gaze related to the tracker's node
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="origin">Origin of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <param name="direction">Direction of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool TryGetCombinedEyeGazeInTrackerSpace(out System.Numerics.Vector3 origin, out System.Numerics.Vector3 direction);

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to get a vector representing the left eye gaze related to the tracker's node
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="origin">Origin of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <param name="direction">Direction of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool TryGetLeftEyeGazeInTrackerSpace(out System.Numerics.Vector3 origin, out System.Numerics.Vector3 direction);

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to get a vector representing the right eye gaze related to the tracker's node position
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="origin">Origin of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <param name="direction">Direction of the gaze vector</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public bool TryGetRightEyeGazeInTrackerSpace(out System.Numerics.Vector3 origin, out System.Numerics.Vector3 direction);

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to read vergence distance
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">Vergence distance if available</param>
        /// <returns>bool if value is valid</returns>
        public bool TryGetVergenceDistance(out float value);

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to get left Eye openness information
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">Eye Openness if valid</param>
        /// <returns>bool if value is valid</returns>
        public bool TryGetLeftEyeOpenness(out float value);

        /// <summary>
        /// Tries to get right Eye openness information
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">Eye Openness if valid</param>
        /// <returns>bool if value is valid</returns>
        public bool TryGetRightEyeOpenness(out float value);
    }
}