Nist

HoloLens2 Research Mode Unity Plugin

Required Tech

• [Hololens 2] (Notice that Nist is not yet compatible with Hololens 1).
• [Unity]
• [Visual Studio Code 2019/2022]

Pre-Installation

1. Pair Hololens 2 with your PC (pair your device using the USB method). Click here to see how
2. Switch on the Research Mode in Hololens. Click here to see how
3. Make sure that all the necessary packages are install on Studio Code 2019/2021. Click here to see the list of packages

Installation

1. Clone this repo to your local PC.

git clone https://github.com/widVE/NIST.git

Steps

1. Open up NIST/ResearchModePlugin/HL2Unityplugin.sln in Visual Studio Code 2019/2022.
2. Build this project for Release and ARM 64 in Visual Studio 2019/2022.
3. Copy the DLL files that are generated in the NIST/ResearchModePlugin/ARM64/Release/HL2UnityPlugin folder to NIST/Assets/Plugins/WSA/ARM64 (replace the DLL file if there already exist one).
4. Open the NIST project in Unity.
5. Switch the to Window Universal Platform in File -> Building Settings in Unity, change the Target Device to Hololens, change the Architecture to ARM64. Note: Don’t forget to click Add Open Scenes.
6. Make any changes you want to the Unity project, and then do a build for Windows Universal Platform - I typically build it in a folder I call NIST/NISTBuild
7. Attach the Hololens 2 via USB and enter the pin.
8. Open the built file (in our example is NIST/NISTBuild/NIST_AR.sln) in Visual Studio 2019/2022 and build for ARM64 Release.
9. Make sure the Text next to the Green Arrow in Visual Studio says "Device" and not "Remote Machine".
10. Click the Green Arrow Next to Device. This will deploy the app to the Hololens 2 and start the debugger.