ArborXR
Introduction
ArborXR allows to manage XR devices - its usage, content deployment and user experience - remotely while keeping everything organised.
General Information
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Name | Internal | Description | Version | Type | Online | Support | Lab PCs | Analysis PCs | LIBC PCs | VR PCs | Status | License and Installation | System Owner | Functioneel Beheer | Technisch Beheer | Key User | Notes |
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| AcqKnowledge | AcqKnowledge Admin | Software for recording and analyzing physiological signals (such as ECG). | 5.0.81 with NIBP100E license | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed only by SOLO. Can only be used with a license dongle, provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| AcqKnowledge | AcqKnowledge Admin | Software for recording and analyzing physiological signals (such as ECG). | 5.0.6 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License dongle provided by SOLO for use on non-university devices. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| AcqKnowledge | AcqKnowledge Admin | Software for recording and analyzing physiological signals (such as ECG). | 4.4 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Paid software. Not available at ISSC anymore. License dongle provided by SOLO for use on non-university devices. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | Installed on the Win 7 LIBC PC. |
| ActiView | ActiView Admin | Software for recording EEG data. | 9.0.2 | App | No | Full | Yes | No | No | On Request | Active | Free software. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST/LST (Iris Spruit/Evert Dekker) | ISSC | RST/LST (Iris Spruit/Evert Dekker) | |
| Anaconda | - | Package and environment manager used for creating and using custom Python environments. | 2023.09 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free software. | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 10 LIBC PC. |
| Anaconda | - | Package and environment manager used for creating and using custom Python environments. | 2022.10 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free software. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| ATLAS.ti | - | Software for analyzing qualitative data. | latest available (currently installed is 22) | App | No | None | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License provided by ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| ArborXR | - | ? | Service | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | |||||||
| BrainVision Analyzer | - | Software for analyzing EEG data. | latest available (currently installed is 2.2.0) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | Henk van Steenbergen | |
| DEP-Tool | - | Platform for managing Ethics, Datamanagement and Privacy Form. | n.a. | Service | No | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Owned by Leiden, support and development by Emerald IT | Arie in 't Veld | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| E-Prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.0.3.219 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License via VPN or dongle provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| E-prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.0.3.80 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Paid software. Not available at ISSC anymore. License via VPN or dongle provided by SOLO. | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 7 LIBC PC and interview PC in 3053K. |
| E-Prime | E-Prime Admin | Software suite used for building and administering computer tasks. | 2.0.10.356 | App | No | Minimal | On Request | On Request | Yes | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License via dongle provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | Installed on the Win 7 LIBC PC. |
| E-Prime Extensions for EyeLink (EEE) | - | E-Prime extension required for EyeLInk eye tracking in E-Prime | 3.0.1.130 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | On Request | No | Active | Paid software. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| E-Prime Extensions for Tobii Pro (EET) | - | E-Prime extension required for Tobii eye tracking in E-Prime. | 3.2.1.105 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. EET is not part of the E-Prime installation and needs to be installed separately. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| ELAN | ELAN Admin | Software for analyzing behavioral (video) data. | 6.4 | App | No | Full | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC or zip downloaded by user. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| EyeLink Developers Kit | - | Required for communicating with an EyeLink eye tracker from the Stimulus PC. | latest | App | No | Minimal | On Request | No | Yes | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | n.a. | RST (Iris Spruit) | Installed on the Win 7 and Win 10 LIBC PCs. |
| Git | - | Command-line tool for version control. | latest available (currently installed is 2.18) | Service | No | None | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| GitHub Desktop | - | GUI tool for version control. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Gorilla | Gorilla Admin | Online service used for building and hosting online tasks. | ? | Service | Yes | Minimal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for FSW, FGW students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| Inquisit | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 5.0 | App | No | None | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | License required. SOLO does not have any licenses. | Installed on the Win 7 LIBC PC. | ||||
| Insta360 Studio | - | Edit spherical (180-360*) videos | Latest | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free. Installation requires camera serial number for verification. | |||||
| JATOS | JATOS Admin | Online service used for hosting online tasks. | 3.9.7 | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Self-hosted, free for Leiden students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | ISSC | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| JetBrains Rider | - | IDE for C# development. Works well with Unity. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free educational license through GitHub Education. | |||||
| MATLAB | - | Programming and computing software. | 2022b | App | No | Full | On Request | Yes | Yes | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. Licence provided by the ISSC or via Mathworks.com. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | Installed on the Win 10 LIBC PC with LUMC license. |
| MATLAB | - | Programming and computing software. | 2021b | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Paid software. Campus license via Mathworks.com. | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on LIBC interview PC in 3053K. |
| MATLAB | - | Programming and computing software. | 2012B | App | No | None | No | No | No | No | Archived | Paid software. Campus license via Mathworks.com. | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2023b | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for PhysioData Toolbox v0.7.0 | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2022b | App | No | Minimal | No | On Request | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2020b (v9.9) | App | No | Minimal | No | On Request | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for PhysioData Toolbox v0.6.3. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| MATLAB Runtime | - | Required for running MATLAB applications (such as the PhysioData Toolbox). | R2018b (v9.5) | App | No | Minimal | No | On Request | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by the ISSC on managed PCs. Required for legacy versions of the PhysioDat a Toolbox. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Meta Horizon Link | - | Cast directly from Quest HMD to PC. | Latest | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Meta Quest Developer Hub | - | Developer tools for interacting with Quest HMDs. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Neuro BS Presentation | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 20.0 | App | No | None | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | License managed by Mischa de Rover | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 7 LIBC PC. |
| OpenSesame | OpenSesame Admin | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 4.0.24 and python 3.11 | App | Yes | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| OpenSesame | OpenSesame Admin | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 4.0.13 and python 3.11 | App | Yes | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 10 LIBC PC. |
| OpenSesame | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.3.14 and python 3.7 | App | Yes | Full | No | No | No | No | Archived | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| OpenSesame | OpenSesame Admin | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 3.3.12 and python 3.7 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on LIBC interview PC in 3053K. |
| oTree | - | Python-based framework for creating interactive experiments. | ? | Service | Yes | None | No | No | No | No | Active | ? | ? | ? | Erik de Kwaadsteniet | ||
| Pavlovia | Pavlovia Admin | Web service for hosting online tasks. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for FSW/FGW students & staff | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | External | RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| PhysioData Toolbox | - | Software for analyzing physiological data (such as ECG). | 0.7.0 | App | No | Full | No | Runnable | No | On Request | Active | Free. A MATLAB Component Runtime is required to run. | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | Elio Sjak-Shie | |
| PsychoPy | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 2024.1.5 | App | Yes | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| PsychoPy | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 2023.2.3 | App | Yes | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 10 LIBC PC. |
| PsychoPy | - | Software for building and administering computer tasks. | 2022.2.4 | App | Yes | Full | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on LIBC interview PC in 3053K. |
| PsychToolbox | PsychToolbox Admin | MATLAB Toolbox used for building and administering computer tasks. | 3 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | On Request | Active | Paid license required for versions 3.0.20 and later. Currently no license available. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | ISSC | RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Python | - | Programming and computing software. | 3.11 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | ? | ? | ISSC | FSW: RST (Elio Sjak-Shie) | |
| Qualtrics | - | Online service for building and administering questionnaires. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license for all university staff and students. Login with ULCN. | Library | Library | External | FSW: RST (Kerwin Olfers) | |
| R* | - | Programming and computing software. | latest available (currently installed is 4.3.0) | App | No | Minimal | No | Yes | No | On Request | Active | Free | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| R* | - | Programming and computing software. | 4.3.1 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | Yes | No | Limited | Free | ? | ? | ? | ? | Installed on the Win 10 LIBC PC. |
| Shinyapps.io | Shiny Admin | Service for deploying Shiny applications. | ? | Service | Yes | None | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Limited shared license on request | ? | ? | External | Juan Claramunt | |
| SideQuest | - | Side-load packages unto Android-based devices (e.g. Quest HMD). | v0.10.42 | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| SONA | - | Online service for advertising studies and awarding participant credits. | ? | Service | Yes | Full | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license, available for students & staff. | ? | ? | External | ? | |
| SPSS | - | Software used for statistical data analysis. | ? | App | No | None | No | No | No | No | Active | Paid software. Installed by the ISSC. License provided by ISSC. | ? | ? | ISSC | ? | |
| Stereokit | - | SDK for developing XR/MR applications. | Latest | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| SurfDrive | - | Windows integration for the SurfDrive cloud sync service. | Latest | App | No | Full | No | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Surf academic account required for use. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| TES RoomBooking | SSH Booking Admin | Online service for lab booking. | ? | Service | Yes | Minimal | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Active | Paid license, accounts managed by SOLO | ? | Kerwin Olfers | External | Kerwin Olfers | |
| The Observer XT | The Observer XT Admin | Software for analyzing behavioral (video) data. | 16 | App | No | Full | No | No | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO (currently no licenses). | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Eye Tracker Browser | - | Software for setting up a Tobii eye tracker (outdated, use the Eye Tracker Manager). | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | No | Archived | Installed by SOLO. | ||||||
| Tobii Pro Eye Tracker Manager | Tobii Admin | Software for setting up a Tobii eye tracker. | 2.6.1 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Free. Installed by ISSC. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Glasses Controller | - | Software for setting up a Tobii glasses 3 recording. | 3 | App | No | Full | On Request | No | No | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| Tobii Pro Glasses Controller | - | Software for setting up a Tobii glasses 2 recording. | 2 | App | No | Full | On Request | No | No | No | Active | Free. Not packaged, installed by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | RST (Iris Spruit) | ||
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 24.21 | App | No | Full | Yes | Yes | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.241 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Eli Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.217 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.194 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Lab | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 1.161 | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Installed by the ISSC. Requires license provided by SOLO. | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Tobii Pro Studio | Tobii Admin | Software for administering eye tracking tasks and analyzing eye tracker data. | 3.4.8 | App | No | Minimal | No | No | No | No | Archived | This software is EOL. Licenses cannot be activated. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | RST (Iris Spruit) | |
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 6.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 2022.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity 3D | - | Game engine for 2D / 3D / XR applications and games. | 2021.3.x (LTS) | App | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| Unity Version Control | - | Version control for Unity. | Latest | Service | No | Full | No | No | No | Yes | Active | Free for educational and personal use. | |||||
| Visual Studio Code | - | IDE for development. | Latest | App | No | Full | On Request | On Request | No | Yes | Active | Free | |||||
| VU-DAMS | - | Software for analyzing physiological data collected with VU-AMS hardware. | 4.3/4.6 | App | No | Minimal | On Request | On Request | No | No | Active | Free | Elio Sjak-Shie | RST (Iris Spruit) | ISSC | RST (Iris Spruit) |
Support
You need to be invited by SOSXR to manage devices on ArborXR for your use-cases. Once you create an account with the invite, you are set !
SOSXR offers full support and recommends using ArborXR along with our XR headsets. Please contact sosxr@fsw.leidenuniv.nl if you can't find answers to your questions here.
Tips & Tricks
Viewing and Adding Devices
A group will already be created for you on the platform when you receive an invite. You are given "Member" level organisation access and Group access to DevicePool (in addition to your group). In this tutorial, let's call the group "ArborXR_Tutorial_Q3".
Please contact sosxr if you cannot find your device in any of the groups.
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Content Deployment
Adding 360-videos
First step is to add the "SampleVideo.mp4" to the Content Library, before adding it to your group.
Step 1: Add your video to Content Library
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Step 2: Add the video to your group
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Adding custom created applications
Do you want to manually install an application that was created by you or someone else? Keep your .apk file ready and follow the videos below.
Step 1: Add your managed application to Content Library
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Step 2: Add the managed application from Content Library to your group
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Uploading new version of an existing managed application
Remember to change the version number and bundle code before exporting the new .apk file, otherwise ArborXR will throw an error. For example, in Unity, you can find these options under Project Settings > Player.
Adding applications from external platforms
Do you want to use a free/paid application published on a platform (Eg: Meta App Store) for education or research purposes?
After manual installation, keep the package name ready from this list or by following this guide.
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Removing videos/application from a group
To delete your content from ArborXR itself, please email us at sosxr@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.
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Configuring User-Experience
Setting up an application/video
Choose your application or video, for example, Content Library > Apps > Managed > Sample Application.
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Changing headset experience
Do you want to alter what your users initially view in the headset?
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Show Shortcuts allows you to configure what options are required in the ArborXR interface.
Launcher Menu helps you to set the language and title of ArborXR Home.
The Admin PIN allows the researcher to lock the users from navigating outside the ArborXR. In our experience, admin pin wasn't required in 99.9% cases.
Background allows you to use ArborXR Lounge or 360-image background, and banner logo.
Colours Themes can be used to set the colour of the ArborXR Home.
Hide unnecessary content in ArborXR Home
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FAQ
| Date | Topic | Question | Answer |
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| 27/09/2024 | Launching content via ArborXR | How to launch content manually via ArborXR? | Loading the video player...
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27/01/2025 | Screen Casting | How to cast screen via ArborXR? | This is useful if you want to screen cast without Meta account login credentials. Loading the video player... Cons: The video quality is low compared to the Oculus casting. |
| 8/12/2025 | Alternate screen casting options | Other reliable screen casting solutions without using Meta login credentials? | Using SideQuest (make sure to install via Advanced Installer) in Windows works best. 1. Install SideQuest using Advanced Installer. 2. For macOS, there's a workaround by running scrcpy via Terminal. Make sure to have Android Platform Tools installed (this step will already be completed if you have SideQuest installed on your system to run ADB commands). Please note that you will see both left + right eye views. 1. Open Terminal. 2. Install Homebrew : 3. Install scrcpy: 4. Connect Quest 3 via USB → Allow USB debugging in the headset 5. Start the stream by running this command on the terminal: ./scrcpy -d --fullscreen 6. Exit screencast by pressing Ctrl + C in Terminal. |
| 24/09/2025 | Content upload | Video or application upload doesn't work. How to solve? | Sometimes the content upload works only in incognito mode because cookies or extensions could interfere. For example, Dark Reader extension often messes up the upload process. Turning it off on ArborXR page would help. If the issue still persists, contact sosxr for further help. |
| 24/09/2025 | Adding members | How to invite more members (students, researchers etc) to my ArborXR group? | Contact sosxr with their email IDs, then we can send an invite and add them to your group. |
Resources
You can find most of the questions answered on the official ArborXR FAQ page.