Can I connect the Magic Leap 2 with the internet via Ethernet cable using the USB-C to Ethernet adapter? For USB preferences, it does not show any option for IP addresses and networking related information.
Hi @hkumar4,
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I've reached out to our developers and will report back to you as we uncover more.
Thanks,
El
Hi @hkumar4,
The Magic Leap 2 does support ethernet connectivity with a USB-C to Ethernet adapter. However, there is not currently a display on the home menu that gives visual feedback to the user when an ethernet adapter is connected. For now, we recommend manually turning off Wi-Fi, connecting the ethernet cable and testing the internet connection in the web browser or similar software that requires an internet connection to function.
Thanks,
El
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Thanks! its working. I was using the 2.5G adapter that was not supported due to drivers i guess. I changed the adapter which does not need a driver for that! However, i am working on the project where i need to send and receive higher data rate on ethernet cable. Can you tell me how to make the adapter works that require driver to be installed? In another words, How to install the driver in the magic leap-2?
Hi @hkumar4,
Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to install drivers on the ML2 headset. We will note this feedback and let you know once we have made developments on this feature.
Thanks,
El
Can you suggest me any 2.5G Usb-C to Ethernet Adapter that does not require drivers and can work with ML2?
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Before we get into this, I would like to ask what component of your project requires a 2.5Gbps data transfer rate. If you don't mind sharing.
Actually, we are analyzing the performance measure of high content 3D video delivery, that requires at-least 2Gbps transmission rate, for that I need to connect the ML2 with the 2.5G or higher adapter
We also need some sort of ethernet connection as we plan on demo'ing our content at trade shows, and the WiFi at these thing tends to not work which kills streaming to an external display.
I understand. Would it be possible to stream the video frame by frame instead of loading it all at once? I'm predicting that loading videos in a short time frame may put a heavy load on the CPU. Here is a converter that works with the ML2 headset. However, the data transfer rate is 1 Gbps. It should get the job done for streaming videos. I am going to try to find the maximum data transfer rate that the ML2 can handle as well.
The ML2 headset uses USB 3.1 gen2 with 10Gbps speeds. This maximum is lower due to some other overheads but it could definitely handle 2.5Gbps. I would like to offer a word of caution regarding CPU load when transferring large amounts of data at once though.
Hey. Thanks for the quick response. I have the 1G Adapter and that works okay. The idea is that we are developing an adaptive protocol for 3D videos and for that the minimum video requirement would be 1Gbps and it can go up to 4Gbps. I believe that the CPU in ML2 is powerful compared to other AR/VR and will probably handle the load. Just a quick question, do you know or have you ever tested the data rate that can be achieved in ML2 using WIFI connectivity as it contains WIFI-6?
Second thing is, I believe there must be some 2.5G USB-C to Ethernet adapters out there that can be supported by ML2 without any driver?
You sent me a link of 1G adapter from Belkin. Belkin also has 2.5G adapters, do you think that those adapters would not require any driver and are plug and play?
How can i check that the USB-C port in ML2 is a USB 3.1 gen2? Like where is it written? I have searched everything but could not find any information regarding this. Could you please send me any reference or link or document?
This one looks to be plug and play and does not require any drivers it seems.
Our headset uses the The Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 mobile connectivity system.
With Wi-Fi speeds up to 3.6 Gbps, VR-class low latency and multi-user feature innovation delivered to new and clean 6GHz spectrum, this system takes Wi-Fi performance to a new generation.
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Yeah. That I checked! But I think it can give upto 3.6Gbps or even half of that speed in a very ideal conditions. What are your test results?
Oh cool, Thanks! I have already ordered this and the one from "Cable Matters". I hope one of these gonna work.
Are you asking for the results of a stress test on the WiFi capabilites?
Yeah! I meant, although Qualcomm 6900 chip can support upto 3.6 Gbps, Have anyone tested on ML2 itself about how much throughput one can achieve on it with WIFI-6 connectivity?