Data Sheet

Where to buy it
For a list of authorized retailers, visit https://www.
leapmotion.com/where-to-buy/. We recommend ARROW
(www.arrow.com) for enterprise and bulk ordering.
Some applications, including those distributed for more
than US$500 or designed for use with or control of
industrial, commercial or medical equipment, require a
separate license from Ultrahaptics. Learn more at www.
leapmotion.com/partners.
Height Width Depth Weight
Metric 13mm 80mm 30mm 32g
Imperial 0.5" 3.2" 1.2" 1.15oz
Product category: Specialized sensor
Description: Leap Motion Controller for hand tracking
Power supply: USB
Data connection:
USB 2.0 (packaged with USB 2/3 hybrid cable, but can be used with any certified USB
cables with the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 logo featured on the packaging)
Ingress protection: Splash resistant
Mounting methods:
May be placed on a desktop, mounted on a VR headset using the Leap Motion VR
Developer Mount, or recessed into a larger hardware installation
Interaction zone:
60cm (24") or more, extending from the device in a 120×150° field of view
(approximately 8 cubic feet or 0.2 cubic meters of interactive space)
Cameras:
Two 640x240-pixel near-infrared cameras; spaced 40 millimetres apart; with infrared-
transparent window, operate in the 850 nanometre +/-25 spectral range; typically
operates at 120Hz but hardware is capable of 240+; capable of image capture within
1/2000th of a second
Camera interface:
Experimental Universal Video Class (UVC) release provides access to low-level controls
such as LED brightness, gamma, exposure, gain, resolution, etc.; examples in C,
Python, and Matlab, as well as OpenCV bindings
LEDs: Three, spaced on either side and between the cameras, baed to prevent overlaps
Range: Arm’s length, up to roughly 80 cm; varies depending on hand perspective conditions
Construction: Aluminium and scratch-resistant glass
Ambient operating
temperature:
32º to 113º F (0º to 45ºC)
Storage temperature: 14º to 122º F (-10º to 50º C)
Relative Humidity: 5% to 85% (non-condensing)
Operating Altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet (0 to 3048 meters)
Compliance: CE, FCC, CAN ICES-3
Minimum system
requirements (desktop):
Windows® 7+ or Mac® OS X 10.7 (note that OSX is no longer formally supported);
AMD Phenom™ II or Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processor; 2 GB RAM; USB 2.0 port
Minimum system
requirements (VR):
Windows 7 SP1 64 bit or newer; Intel® Core™ i5-4590 equivalent or greater; 8GB+
RAM; 3x USB 3.0 port; NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater with
compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
UH-003206-TC Issue 1 LeapMotion Controller Data Sheet | Ultrahaptics Ltd., The West Wing, Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0EL, United Kingdom | [e-mail] | www.ultrahaptics.com
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