Go from an unboxed explore3D to a live depth map and point cloud. This guide sequences the setup across the explore3D, the SVC Pro, and DeepWater Desktop.
The explore3D is a factory-aligned stereo camera pair on a 100mm baseline, using global shutter sensors that are frame-synchronized to each other.The camera captures the imagery, but it does not compute depth on its own. Depth maps and point clouds are produced by the SVC Pro, and viewed on your desktop in DeepWater Desktop. Setting up an explore3D therefore means setting up all three, in order.
An SVC Pro is required. The explore3D does not stream depth data directly to a desktop computer.
Select the kit you received below. Both share the same setup path — the Complete Kit simply adds strobe lighting.
Smart Kit
Complete Kit
The two aquaLUX MAX lights daisy chain to each other, so only a single cable runs from the light pair back to the SVC Pro.
The SVC Pro manages strobe timing and power for the lights, synchronizing each pulse to the camera’s exposure window. For brightness and exposure tuning, see the aquaLUX MAX Operations Guide.
explore3D
Captures synchronized stereo imagery.
SVC Pro
Runs the stereo algorithm and generates depth.
DeepWater Desktop
Displays rectified images, disparity maps, and point clouds.
DeepWater Desktop is not a public download. Check your email first — if you have already purchased an explore3D, our team may have sent you the download links directly.If you have not received them, reach out through our contact page and our team will send you a link.
Contact Support
Get direct help from our team and request the latest DeepWater Desktop build.
Ask for the latest DeepWater Desktop build and, if needed, an SVC Pro updater. Let us know which operating system you are on so we can send the matching build.
You can continue with the hardware setup below while you wait for a response.
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Connect the explore3D to the SVC Pro
Each camera in the pair has its own cable. Connect each one to a separate camera port on the SVC Pro.Select your connector variant to find the camera ports.
Cobalt
SubConn MCBH8M
Side 1 — Camera and Light Connectors
Side 1 — Camera and Light Connectors
For the full connector reference, see the SVC Pro I/O connectors.Complete Kit: daisy chain your two aquaLUX MAX lights together, then run the single remaining light cable to a light port on Side 1.
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Power and network the SVC Pro
Provide 9-50V to the SVC Pro, connect its Ethernet output to your computer, and configure your desktop networking so you can reach dweOS Pro at http://192.168.2.2.
Cobalt
SubConn MCBH8M
Side 2 — Ethernet Output and Power Input
Side 2 — Ethernet Output and Power Input
SVC Pro Quickstart Guide
Power, Ethernet, and desktop network configuration. Return here once you can load dweOS Pro in your browser.
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Start the stream in DeepWater Desktop
Open the DeepWater Desktop build you received in Step 1, connect it to your SVC Pro at 192.168.2.2, and add a stream.
DeepWater Desktop Quickstart
Connecting to the SVC Pro, choosing a depth mode, and assigning your left and right camera inputs.
The cameras do not store their positional data, so you assign the left and right inputs manually when configuring the stream. Getting these backwards is the most common cause of a bad depth map.
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Success!
Your explore3D is now streaming through the SVC Pro into DeepWater Desktop.You should see rectified images, a disparity map, and a live point cloud in the main interface.
Both cables must be connected to camera ports on the SVC Pro, and any existing video stream on the follower camera should be stopped before pairing. See the Synchronized Streaming Guide.
This is almost always a desktop networking issue rather than a fault with the SVC Pro. Work through the Desktop Networking guide. If you configured your SVC Pro for Dynamic IP (DHCP), use the address listed in your router instead.
