Controller
This guide will show you how to use the Nreal Light controller and Nreal phone controller. The tutorial will demonstrate how to create apps using controllers as an interaction model.
Controllers provide a simple way for users to navigate in mixed reality. In the latest version, NRSDK supports two types of controlling methods: Nreal Light controller and Nreal phone controller. The Nreal Light controller can be paired with a Nreal Light computing unit or a mobile phone through Bluetooth. The Nreal phone controller is only available when using the phone as Nreal Light's computing unit.

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Controller Features | Description |
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3DoF Tracking | 3 degrees of freedom |
Touchpad | Press = Trigger Button. Can detect touching and clicking. Customizable for your app, e.g. scrolling. |
App Button | Press and hold to recenter your controller. Press can be customized for your app, e.g. opening an in-app menu or performing a special action. |
Home Button | Press and hold to open Exit App Window. Press can be customized for in-app action, e.g. return to the previous step. |

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On the front
Controller Features | Description |
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3DoF Tracking | 3 degrees of freedom |
Touchpad | Press = Trigger Button. Can detect touching and clicking. Customizable for your app, e.g. scrolling. |
App Button | Press and hold to recenter your controller. Press can be customized for your app, e.g. opening an in-app menu or performing a special action. ( Pay attention: For Nreal Light Controller, pressing the App Button equals to pressing the Touchpad Button) |
Home Button | Press and hold to open Exit App Window.</font> Press can be customized for in-app action, e.g. return to the previous step. |
LED Light | Display controller status
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- On the back
Controller Features | Description |
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Charging pins | The three bottom-facing charging pins connect the controller with the computing unit. It is also used to send data from the computing unit to the controller. |
Power Switch | The Nreal Light controller on/off switch is below the charging spots. Green means the power is on, and red means the power is off. |
- Nreal Light Controller LED Guide
See LED demo below:

- Connecting the Nreal Light Controller
- 1.Make sure the Bluetooth on your Neal Light computing unit/or Android mobile phone is on. (The Bluetooth on Nreal Light computing unit is on as default.)
- 2.Turn the Nreal Light controller power switch on. Long press the touchpad until the green light starts blinking.
- 3.Put the Nreal Light controller on the computing unit, and they will be paired automatically.
- 4.If pairing is successful, the LED will stop blinking and become solid green. If you cannot complete this step, remove all other controllers in the Bluetooth record list and try again.
- Charging the Nreal Light Controller

Magnetically attach to the Nreal Light computing unit. Battery power will be shared between the two whether the controller is on or off.
The lithium battery in the controller is not removable. Please do not attempt to open the controller. Damage caused this way cannot be fixed.
Please refer to the following sections to start developing with Nreal controller in Unity:
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