Develop an AR Experience with Raspberry Pi

Guide Concept

In this tutorial, you’ll develop an application that integrates data from a Raspberry Pi (including other options, such as a distance sensor and/or a temperature/humidity sensor).

We’ll show you how to capture, store, analyze, and visualize data utilizing Vuforia Studio and the ThingWorx platform.

Guide Info

Level	Expert
Est. Time	60 Minutes
Published	October 16, 2018
Author	Amanda Zupfer

Experience

You'll learn how to

Generate an Application Key
Create a Thing
Set Up the Raspberry Pi
Hook Up the Sensors (Optional)
Copy Scripts to the Raspberry Pi (Optional)
Create a Project in Studio
Add a 3D Model to the Experience
Add a ThingMark
Add a 3D Label
Add 2D Widgets
Publish the Experience
View the Experience in Vuforia View

Things used in this guide

Environment:

In order to complete this tutorial, you will need:

Vuforia Studio installed, and access to an Experience Service (this is setup by default with the Studio Trial)

NOTE: If you have never used Vuforia Studio before, follow the steps in the Getting Started with Vuforia Studio guide before proceeding with this Quickstart.
Download the RaspberryPiKit.zip
Download the Vuforia View app from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store
A printer to print your ThingMark
A supported mobile device (phone or tablet)
Raspberry Pi equipment:
- Raspberry Pi with a power supply — If you don't have one, purchase one directly from the Raspberry Pi web site, or from one of their distribution partners, element14, or RS.
- An SD card (8 GB or larger) with the Raspbian Jessie operating system installed
- A form of external sensor if desired (for example, an HC-SR04 distance sensor or a DHT11 temperature/humidity sensor)

Download Trial Version

Software components:

Vuforia Studio

Previous knowledge:

Get Started with Vuforia Studio

Outline

Step 1: Generate Application Key
Step 2: Create a Thing
Step 3: Set Up the Raspberry Pi
Step 4: Hook Up Sensors (Optional)
Step 5: Create a Project
Step 6: Add a 3D Model
Step 7: Add a ThingMark
Step 8: Add a 3D Label
Step 9: Add 2D Widgets
Step 10: Publish the Experience
Step 11: View the Experience
Step 12: Next Steps