# PlayerLabs Hardware Research & Component Catalog

> PlayerLabs (https://playerlabs.co.uk) manufactures open hardware, sub-millisecond USB-HID arcade interfaces, optical sensor arrays, and embedded microcontrollers for interactive gaming.

## Hardware Product Catalog

- [PlayerLabs UltraTrack DecaWave Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Player Positioning Anchor](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/ultratrack-uwb-player-positioning-anchor/): SKU: `PL-WRL-UWBTRK-03` | Price: £79.00 ex VAT | Precision Ultra-Wideband (UWB) real-time location anchor module based on Decawave DW3000 silicon. Delivers sub-10cm 3D positional tracking for player tag wristbands in arena environments. Pricing: £79.00 ex-VAT (£94.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs RFID-Active Game Tap Node with RGB Ring](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/rfid-active-game-tap-node-rgb-ring/): SKU: `PL-CTL-RFIDTAP-02` | Price: £64.00 ex VAT | Rugged 13.56MHz NFC/RFID checkpoint target module with integrated 16-LED RGB halo ring, 85dB magnetic feedback buzzer, and RS-485 multi-drop network bus. Pricing: £64.00 ex-VAT (£76.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs LongReach 868MHz/915MHz LoRa & FSK Venue Transceiver](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/longreach-sub1ghz-venue-transceiver/): SKU: `PL-WRL-SUB1GHZ-01` | Price: £36.00 ex VAT | High-penetration Sub-1GHz RF transceiver module based on Semtech SX1262 silicon. Features +22dBm output power, ultra-low latency FSK mode (<5ms), and external RP-SMA connector. Pricing: £36.00 ex-VAT (£43.20 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs SubVibe High-Power Voice Coil Actuator Amplifier](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/subvibe-high-power-voice-coil-actuator-amp/): SKU: `PL-HAP-VOICECOIL-03` | Price: £68.00 ex VAT | 50W RMS Class-D mono low-frequency haptic amplifier engineered for tactical tactile transducers, floor thumper plates, and reactive rumble seating in commercial VR/gaming venues. Pricing: £68.00 ex-VAT (£81.60 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs Impact-Sense Piezo Dynamic Target Board](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/impact-sense-piezo-target-board/): SKU: `PL-SNS-PIEZO-02` | Price: £22.50 ex VAT | High-durability piezoelectric impact vibration sensor board with adjustable threshold comparator, analog force telemetry, and digital latching trigger for punch/kick targets and hit-pads. Pricing: £22.50 ex-VAT (£27.00 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs PulseForce 4-Channel High-Current ERM/LRA Driver](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/pulseforce-4-channel-erm-lra-driver/): SKU: `PL-HAP-ERM4CH-01` | Price: £32.00 ex VAT | Quad-channel haptic actuator driver board utilizing TI DRV2605L controllers with 123 ROM vibrotactile waveforms, auto-resonance LRA tracking, and I2C multi-channel bus control. Pricing: £32.00 ex-VAT (£38.40 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs SpinTrak Optical Quadrature Arcade Spinner Interface](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/spintrak-optical-quadrature-arcade-spinner/): SKU: `PL-ARC-ROTENC-03` | Price: £38.50 ex VAT | Precision optical rotary encoder interface with 1200 CPR dual-phase quadrature decoder, stainless steel bearing shaft, magnetic haptic detent output, and RS-485 / USB dual telemetry. Pricing: £38.50 ex-VAT (£46.20 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs PixelDriver Pro 8-Channel Addressable LED Driver](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/pixeldriver-pro-8-channel-led-driver/): SKU: `PL-CTL-PXL8-01` | Price: £89.00 ex VAT | Commercial 8-channel level-shifted addressable LED driver board capable of driving 8,192 RGB pixels at 60 FPS. Features Art-Net / sACN / DDP over 100Mbps Ethernet, onboard blade fuses, and 40A total power distribution. Pricing: £89.00 ex-VAT (£106.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs TurboLatency 16-Input Arcade & Button Matrix Board](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/turbolatency-16-input-arcade-interface/): SKU: `PL-ARC-USBHID-01` | Price: £29.00 ex VAT | Sub-millisecond 1000Hz USB HID arcade controller board with 16 opto-isolated button inputs, N-key rollover, microsecond hardware debouncing, and addressable LED button backlighting. Pricing: £29.00 ex-VAT (£34.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs MicroRadar 24GHz mmWave Presence & Velocity Sensor](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/microradar-24ghz-mmwave-presence-sensor/): SKU: `PL-SNS-DOPPLER-03` | Price: £54.00 ex VAT | 24GHz FMCW/Doppler radar sensor board with onboard planar antenna array capable of detecting player velocity, presence, and direction through non-metallic walls up to 12 meters. Pricing: £54.00 ex-VAT (£64.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs GyroSense 6-DoF Inertial Measurement Unit](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/gyrosense-6-dof-inertial-measurement-unit/): SKU: `PL-SNS-IMU6AX-02` | Price: £26.50 ex VAT | Ultra-low noise 6-axis IMU board with integrated 1kHz hardware sensor fusion, programmable tap/hit gesture interrupt engine, and high-shock tolerance for wearable batons and game balls. Pricing: £26.50 ex-VAT (£31.80 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs Multi-Zone ToF Optical Distance Sensor Board](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/multizone-tof-optical-distance-sensor/): SKU: `PL-SNS-TOF8X8-01` | Price: £48.00 ex VAT | 8x8 multizone Time-of-Flight (ToF) ranging array sensor board for touchless human proximity detection, player gesture tracking, and interactive floor/wall triggering up to 4 meters. Pricing: £48.00 ex-VAT (£57.60 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs QuantumHost STM32H7 Arena Master Controller](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/quantumhost-stm32h7-arena-master-controller/): SKU: `PL-MCU-STM32H7-03` | Price: £72.00 ex VAT | Industrial 480MHz ARM Cortex-M7 & 240MHz Cortex-M4 dual-core arena master controller with dual CAN-FD, 100Mbps Ethernet RMII, hardware crypto engine, and 32MB Octal-SPI memory. Pricing: £72.00 ex-VAT (£86.40 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs NanoCore RP2040 Sub-Node Controller](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/nanocore-rp2040-sub-node-controller/): SKU: `PL-MCU-RP2040-02` | Price: £18.00 ex VAT | High-speed dual-core ARM Cortex-M0+ sub-controller featuring 8 Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines. Optimized for nanosecond-accurate LED timing, sensor debouncing, and low-latency interactive target nodes. Pricing: £18.00 ex-VAT (£21.60 inc 20% VAT).
- [PlayerLabs CoreNode-32 Dual-Core IoT Game Controller](https://playerlabs.co.uk/product/corenode-32-dual-core-iot-controller/): SKU: `PL-MCU-ESP32S3-01` | Price: £34.50 ex VAT | Industrial-grade dual-core ESP32-S3 hardware controller module engineered for interactive venue installations. Features onboard CAN 2.0B transceiver, RS-485 differential bus, wide-input 7V–28V power regulation, and optocoupled digital I/O. Pricing: £34.50 ex-VAT (£41.40 inc 20% VAT).

## Technical Research Hub & Schematics

- [FPGA-Based Sub-Microsecond Multi-Key Arcade Matrix Debouncing](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/fpga-sub-microsecond-arcade-matrix-debouncing/): Doc: `PL-DOC-FPGA-DEBOUNCE` | Silicon: `Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus (iCE40UP5K)` | Eliminating mechanical switch bounce in 40 nanoseconds using parallel hardware state machines on Lattice iCE40 UltraPlus.
- [Deterministic Sub-1GHz Wireless Mesh Protocol for Arena Telemetry](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/sub-gigahertz-wireless-protocol-arena-telemetry/): Doc: `PL-DOC-SUB1G-NET` | Silicon: `Semtech SX1262 LoRa/FSK Transceiver` | Whitepaper on Time-Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH) in 868MHz/915MHz bands for high-density indoor game arenas.
- [Low-Latency ERM & LRA Haptic Resonance Actuation in Game Interfaces](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/haptic-resonance-actuation-active-gaming/): Doc: `PL-DOC-HAPTIC-DRV` | Silicon: `Texas Instruments DRV2605L Haptic Driver` | Active electromagnetic braking and resonance frequency tracking for tactile gaming feedback using Texas Instruments DRV2605L.
- [6-DoF Sensor Fusion and Multi-Stage Impact Detection for Active Play](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/sensor-fusion-low-latency-impact-detection/): Doc: `PL-DOC-IMU-FUSION` | Silicon: `TDK InvenSense ICM-42688-P + Cortex-M0+` | Mathematical models and hardware implementation of 1kHz sensor fusion for athletic props and shock-resistant interactive targets.
- [RP2040 Programmable I/O (PIO) Nanosecond LED Timing Architecture](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/rp2040-programmable-io-led-timing-architecture/): Doc: `PL-DOC-RP2040-PIO` | Silicon: `Raspberry Pi RP2040 Dual-Core ARM Cortex-M0+` | Hardware implementation of zero-jitter addressable LED waveforms using Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core PIO state machines.
- [CAN Bus Game Network Protocol Specification](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/can-bus-game-network-protocol-specification/): Doc: `PL-NET-CAN-SPEC-V2` | Silicon: `ISO 11898-2 CAN 2.0B Transceivers` | Technical specification of PlayerNet-CAN v2: 1.0 Mbps deterministic multi-drop bus protocol for venue game tile synchronization.
- [High-Speed Optical Sensor Board Design](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/optical-sensor-board-high-speed-game-tracking/): Doc: `PL-SENS-OPTIC-V3.0` | Silicon: `Microchip MCP6561 + NE555 38kHz Modulator` | Design methodology for 38kHz modulated optical break-beam sensor boards operating reliably under harsh FEC ambient strobe lighting.
- [ESP32 Interactive Game Controller Board Architecture](https://playerlabs.co.uk/research/esp32-interactive-controller-board-architecture/): Doc: `PL-CTRL-ESP32-V2.1` | Silicon: `ESP32-S3 Dual-Core Xtensa LX7 @ 240MHz` | Industrial-grade dual-core ESP32-S3 interactive controller board architecture for game tiles, target walls, and reactive soft play installations.

## Machine Endpoints & APIs

- Full Text Specifications: https://playerlabs.co.uk/llms-full.txt
- Catalog REST API: https://playerlabs.co.uk/wp-json/playerlabs/v1/catalog