Sensor

The sensor is mounted above the display (see below for distance requirements) and tracks to position of each base. This position is then sent to Foundry over WiFi or through a USB connection.

Charging of the sensor is done through a USB-C cable (requiring up to 1500mA of current) or the sensor charging dock expansion. Programming of the firmware is done through the USB-C port or a web interface hosted on the sensor.

The sensor magnetically attaches to a mount. This mount can be attached to a 3/8" microphone stand or using a 4x35mm (or longer) countersunk screw it can be mounted to the ceiling or any other mounting point. Using the provided mount, the sensor can be rotated in 2 directions: up/down and left/right.

The sensor has a field of view, meaning that a minimum distance is required between the sensor and display (see below for distance requirements). A wide-angle lens can be installed to increase the field of view. You can order the sensor with this lens pre-installed by selecting it on the product page, or you can order the lens separately and install it yourself*.

Specs:

• USB 2.0 Full Speed over a USB-C connection
• 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n WiFi
• 1200mAh battery
• 5VDC at max 1500mA over USB-C or sensor charging dock expansion
• Programming through USB or web interface
• Power, reset and boot mode (for programming) switches
• Power and battery indicator LED
• Up to 16 simultaneous trackable bases (you can track as many bases as you want, but only up to 16 can be moved at the same time)
• Mounting on 3/8" microphone stand or 4x35mm countersunk screw into ceiling
• 44x77x18mm (WxLxH)
• 61 gram without mounting hardware, 83 gram with mounting hardware

*To install the wide-angle sensor yourself you will need to open the sensor enclosure. The enclosure is held together using clips that are not designed for multiple openings. Opening the sensor can result in one or more clips breaking, which is usually not a big problem, but can at some point prevent the enclosure from properly closing. Damage resulting from opening the enclosure is not covered by the warranty.

Base

Each mini that you want to track using Material Plane requires a base. The base contains an infrared LED that is activated by touching the left or right side of the base. This infrared LED is detected by the sensor, allowing it to know the position of the base. A red LED is included to indicate that the base is active, since the infrared LED is not visible.

Besides detecting the position of the base, the sensor is also able to detect the battery level of the base and the base's identification number. Each base has its own (configurable) identification number so the sensor can know exactly which base is detected*.

Up to 4 bases can be charged at the same time in the dock, which can be expanded using the Base Charging Dock Expansion (see below), which expands the capabilities by 4 per expansion. You can stack multiple of these expansions on top of the dock. The dock also allows you to program the firmware of the base.

The base has an embedded magnet. By attaching either a square or round magnet to the bottom of the mini you can securely (but not permanently) attach the base to the mini.

Specs:

• 120mAh battery
• Charging and programming using the dock
• Infrared tracking and red indicator LEDs
• Power switch
• Felt on the bottom to prevent damage to your display
• 30x30x8mm (WxLxH)
• 8 gram

*The base identification number and battery level are only detectable if one base is moved at a time. If more bases are moved, the sensor uses a different method to distinguish bases which is less precise, but will still work fine in the majority of cases.

Base Adapters

Base adapters allow bigger minis to be tracked. Normal bases slot into these adapters, allowing one of the touch sensitive sides of the base to be used to activate the base.
Embedded magnets allow the mini to be securely attached using square or round magnets or one of the bigger (40, 50 or 60mm) magnetic plates.
The base adapters come in 2x2, 3x3 and 4x4 sizes.

Specs:

• Fits normal bases
• Has embedded magnets for mounting minis
• No electronics inside the adapters
• Felt on the bottom to prevent damage to your display

2x2 Adapter:

• 60x60x12.5mm (WxLxH)
• 8 gram

3x3 Adapter:

• 90x90x12.5mm (WxLxH)
• 41 gram

4x4 Adapter:

• 120x120x12.5mm (WxLxH)
• 64 gram

Pen

The pen is a multi-functional device that adds a new way to interact with Foundry. It functions similar to a base, but acts more like a mouse, allowing the user to click on elements on the screen, create and edit drawings, place and edit templates, target tokens, and more.

It uses 2 infrared LEDs for the sensor to detect its position and orientation, allowing you to not only move, but also rotate objects*. Using 4 switches and an on-screen menu, multiple actions can be assigned to the pen.

The pen is charged and programmed using the dock. The charge indicator LED is located on the side of the pen to indicate the charging state.

Specs:

• 110mAh battery
• Charging and programming using the dock
• 2 Infrared tracking and 1 red indicator LEDs
• 4 switches
• 16x105x8mm (WxLxH)
• 13 gram

*Because of the way Material Plane detects the pen and its button presses, you can only use one pen at a time and you cannot use it while moving bases.

Dock

The main function of the dock is to charge the bases and pen. It can charge up to 4 bases and 1 pen at the same time. Each base charging slot has an led to indicate the charging status.

The top-left base slot and the pen slot can also be used to program and configure the bases and pen through the USB-C port.

You can stack multiple base and one sensor charging dock expansions on top of the dock. Each of the base charging dock expansions adds 4 additional base charging slots, while the sensor charging dock expansion allows you to charge the sensor on top of the dock.

Specs:

• Charges up to 4 bases and 1 pen at the same time
• Program and configure bases and pens
• Stack expansions on top of dock to expand functionality
• 5VDC at max 2500mA over USB-C
• 81x80x16mm (WxLxH)
• 68 gram

Dock Expansions

Dock Expansions allow you to expand the functionality of the dock. There are 2 expansions available:

• Base charging dock expansion: Adds 4 extra charging slots to the dock
• Sensor charging dock expansion: Adds the option to charge the sensor on the dock

You can stack multiple of these expansions on top of the dock, as long as the total current draw does not exceed 2500mA. Each charging base and pen draws up to 120mA, while the sensor can draw up to 1500mA. This means that you can stack up to 4 base charging expansions (for up to 20 bases), or 1 sensor charging expansion with 2 base charging expansions (for up to 12 bases).

You can only add 1 sensor charging expansion and cannot stack any expansions on top of it.

Base Charging Dock Expansion Specs:

• Charges up to 4 additonal bases
• 80x80x20mm (WxLxH)
• 82 gram

Sensor Charging Dock Expansion Specs:

• Charges the sensor
• 80x80x20mm (WxLxH)
• 65 gram

Wide Angle Lens

The wide angle lens can be optionally installed in the sensor to increase the field of view. This allows you to either move the sensor closer to the display, or use a bigger display.

The lens will be required for some setups, for example, if there isn't a lot of distance between the sensor and display, or if the display is too big. See below for more information and a table to determine if you need one.

You can order the sensor with this lens pre-installed by selecting it on the product page, or you can order the lens separately and install it yourself*.

Specs:

• Increases the field of view of the sensor
• 13x17x5mm (only the lens), 70x55x24 (lens in box)  (WxLxH)
• 3 gram (only the lens), 17 gram (lens in box)

*To install the wide-angle sensor yourself you will need to open the sensor enclosure. The enclosure is held together using clips that are not designed for multiple openings. Opening the sensor can result in one or more clips breaking, which is usually not a big problem, but can at some point prevent the enclosure from properly closing. Damage resulting from opening the enclosure is not covered by the warranty.

Base Magnets

The Bases have embedded magnets. By attaching either a square or round magnet to the bottom of the mini you can securely (but not permanently) attach the base to the mini.

Because the magnet in the base is square, attaching a square magnet to the mini prevents the mini from rotating freely on top of the base. Forcing it to be oriented in one of 4 directions. This makes the attachment between the mini and base very solid. A round magnet, on the other hand, allows the mini to rotate freely on top of the base. This video demonstrates the difference between the two.

For the bigger base adapters, bigger magnetic plates are available.

Specs:

• Attach to mini to easily attach the mini to the base
• 10x10x1mm (square, WxLxH), 10x1mm (round, DxH), 40x0.6mm (plate, DxH), 50x0.6mm (plate, DxH), 60x0.6mm (plate, DxH)
• 1 gram