CyberMaxx

Head Mounted Display

Hackers, hobbyists and game players still use the discontinued CyberMaxx HMD from VictorMaxx Technology, Inc., but have very few sources on the web for drivers, schematics, etc. I used to work at Vmax and may be able to find CyberMaxx-related software. I hope to provide it as I recover it, either from friends who also worked at Vmax, or others on the net who have it. If you have any information about the CyberMaxx, either files you would like me to host or sites you would like a link to, please send me mail.

Drivers

MaxxUtils.zip Contents of the utilities disk shipped with the CyberMaxx. It includes calibration software, along with some drivers and a slideshow program. I have not tested any of this software recently, so I can't vouch for its usefullness. (133761 bytes)

MaxxCom.zip This is a Windows 95 driver, suitable for including in games or VR software. It has a .dll for reading the CyberMaxx, example code, and an application called CyberTrak for testing your HMD. MaxxCom was written by Robert Gebis while he was at VictorMaxx. (26498 bytes)

This German Cybermaxx page seems to be the most comprehensive one around, and even with minimal knowledge of German it is still very understandable. On the download page you will find quite a few drivers for games, as well as the MouseMaxx driver.

PC Gameworld.com seems to have a fair number of patches to enable the Cybermaxx, including one for Locus, and one for Witchhaven. I haven't tested these myself.

Links

Themekit To quote from Martin Robinson (of Themekit): "Themekit (in the UK) produce and market the MindRender VR Explorer Kit which supports the CyberMaxx (full head tracking AND stereo support)."

jackedin This site has information about the connectors for the CyberMaxx, as well as how to determine which polarity power supply you need for it. Also some words about resolution and an offer to email drivers to you. Update, 16 Mar 1999: this site reports that it is being redesigned, but will still send drivers.

The HITLab at the University of Washington has quite a large knowledge base about virtual reality and head-mounted displays, including the Cybermaxx.
Quite a bit of good technical information is contained here, including the communication protocol to the tracker. Be aware that the product availability information is all out of date.

Hardware

The LCD Project describes how to make your own LCD driver hardware, and has quite a bit of information on the CyberMaxx, including photos of its driver circuit board.

Halted has a block diagram of the CyberMaxx, descriptions of the connectors, power supply, tracker, and display, as well as timing and voltage diagrams for the LCD driver.

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