Documentation & Quickstart

Setup & Getting Started

Exact cable hookup, Sentinel Studio walkthrough, GPU acceleration, and your first 60 seconds in the firing range.

Sentinel Core Vision runs inside Sentinel Studio (SentinelStudio.exe), an all-in-one native Windows desktop application — there is no browser tab to open and no config files to edit by hand. Your video feed, AI inference, and controller output stay 100% local on your PC.

Important — Hardware Capture Card Required: Customer builds process external console or 2-PC video feeds exclusively via a USB 3.0 or PCIe HDMI Capture Card. Capturing games running on the same PC monitor (Dxgi) and software streaming methods are intentionally disabled. A physical capture card is required to use Sentinel. Follow the hardware connection guide below before clicking START.

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1. Hardware Connection & Setup

Sentinel Core Vision operates exclusively with a USB 3.0 or PCIe HDMI Capture Card and a Titan Two controller adapter for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or 2-PC setups with zero display lag:

Physical Wiring & Cable Map (Hardware Capture Card + Titan Two)

Recommended for competitive play at 60–120 fps with zero display lag on your gaming monitor:

  1. Console HDMI OUT → Capture Card HDMI IN: Sends your console (or gaming PC) video into the capture card.
  2. Capture Card HDMI OUT (Passthrough) → Gaming Monitor HDMI IN: Play directly on your monitor's passthrough feed for zero added latency.
  3. Capture Card USB 3.0 → Windows PC (Blue / Teal USB 3.0+ Port): Always use a direct motherboard USB 3.0 port — USB 2.0 ports do not have enough bandwidth for uncompressed NV12 video.
  4. PS5 Users — Turn HDCP Off: On your PS5, open Settings → System → HDMI → Enable HDCP and set it to Off, otherwise the capture preview will stay black.
  5. Close Exclusive Camera Apps: Close OBS Studio, Elgato 4K Capture Utility, or other camera previews so Sentinel Studio gets exclusive access to the capture card.
  6. Wire Your Titan Two (3 USB Connections + Slot 1):
    • Plug Titan Two PROG into a USB port on your Windows PC.
    • Plug Titan Two OUTPUT into a USB port on your Console.
    • Plug an official controller into Titan Two INPUT-A for console authentication.
    • Press the button on the Titan Two until its LED displays Slot 1 (never 0). Sentinel Studio verifies and flashes Slot 1 automatically.

2. System requirements

Sentinel Core Vision runs on Windows and uses your GPU for real-time inference. Most modern PCs meet the minimum; a recent NVIDIA GPU gives the lowest-latency path but is optional. Below is a minimum-versus-recommended breakdown.

Performance depends on your hardware, GPU, drivers, model, configuration, and environment. The requirements and figures below are guidance, not guarantees — your results will vary from machine to machine.

Minimum

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
  • CPU: A modern processor with 4 cores / 8 threads.
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM.
  • Storage: About 15 GB free for the application, the optional NVIDIA acceleration pack and models.
  • GPU: A dedicated DirectX 12 graphics card with 4 GB: NVIDIA GTX 1650 / RTX 3050 class, or the AMD / Intel equivalent. This tier is our estimate while lower-end testing continues.
  • Capture: A dedicated USB 3.0 or PCIe HDMI capture card at 60 fps (Elgato, EVGA, AVerMedia, or standard UVC USB 3.0 card).
  • Internet: A connection is required to activate your license and to check that it stays active.

Recommended

  • Operating system: Windows 11, 64-bit, fully updated.
  • CPU: A recent six-core (or better) processor.
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM.
  • Storage: An SSD with several GB free for models and profiles.
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060, RTX 4060, RTX 5050 or better with 6 to 8 GB, for the CUDA / TensorRT accelerated path, with current drivers. Measured on an RTX 5050 laptop: single-digit milliseconds per detection (about 1.5 ms with a 320 px model and about 4 ms with a 640 px model in our tests). AMD and Intel GPUs run through DirectML; we have not published speed numbers for them yet.
  • Capture: A high-performance USB 3.0 or PCIe HDMI capture card at 120 fps with zero-lag HDMI passthrough.
  • Internet: A stable connection for activation and updates.

Not sure where your PC lands? Run the free benchmark tool before you buy. See the Downloads page for the current build and any version-specific notes.

3. Download, extract & activate

Getting set up takes just a few minutes. Follow these steps in order:

  1. Get your build & key: Paid customers can download from the Downloads page after signing in.
  2. Extract to a clean local folder: Right-click the downloaded .zip and choose Extract All into a normal local path such as C:\SentinelVision. Never double-click SentinelStudio.exe from inside an unextracted .zip, and avoid OneDrive, Dropbox, or temporary Downloads folders.
  3. Launch & paste your license key: Open SentinelStudio.exe and paste your SCV-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX key from your account page, checkout email.
  4. Enable NVIDIA GPU Acceleration (RTX users): In the Sentinel Studio top bar, switch the execution provider dropdown from DirectML to TensorRT or CUDA. Studio will download and install the verified NVIDIA acceleration pack with one click — no manual CUDA Toolkit installation needed. AMD and Intel GPUs use DirectML automatically.
On NVIDIA hardware, the very first launch on TensorRT (or the first launch after switching models) takes 1–2 minutes while TensorRT compiles an optimized engine for your exact GPU. Let the progress bar finish — every launch after that loads in seconds.

4. First 60 seconds in Sentinel Studio & the firing range

Everything is controlled directly inside Sentinel Studio. You can also click the 📖 SETUP GUIDE pill in the Studio top bar at any time for an interactive checklist.

  1. Select your Capture Source: Choose your USB 3.0 Capture Card (NV12 zero-copy formats are ranked first automatically). If nothing is plugged in yet, Studio opens the Setup Guide instead of crashing.
  2. Confirm your Output Device: Select Titan Two (confirm the physical LED shows Slot 1 and your controller badge shows connected).
  3. Press ⚡ START: Confirm live console video appears in the center viewport and that FPS and INF ms counters start updating in the top bar.
  4. Test in your game's Firing Range before touching sliders: Load into a firing range, stand in front of a target dummy, verify bounding boxes and the LOCK indicator appear cleanly, and hold LT / L2 (ADS) to feel the default profile first.
  5. Tune one slider at a time: Start with the primary sliders (Tracking Sensitivity, Vertical Scale, ADS Boost, and the Aim Point mannequin). Adjust a single control by 10–15%, test live, and save profiles per game.

5. Updating & uninstalling

Updating: Sentinel Studio notifies you when a new release is live and can update in place while preserving your license, saved profiles in %AppData%\SentinelCoreVision, and your installed NVIDIA acceleration pack. You can also extract a fresh build from Downloads once SentinelStudio.exe is closed.

Uninstalling: Close Sentinel Studio, then delete your C:\SentinelVision application folder (and optional %AppData%\SentinelCoreVision / %LocalAppData%\SentinelCoreVision data folders if doing a full wipe). Deleting local files does not release a machine binding on its own — see below if moving PCs.

6. Licensing, HWID & moving PCs

Hardware binding (HWID): Every paid key activates on a limited number of machines tied to your PC's hardware fingerprint so your license stays yours. Keys are locked to 1 physical PC per seat.

Moving to a new PC or reinstalling Windows: Paid customers can reset changed hardware bindings directly from their account page (up to 2 self-serve resets every 7 days), or deactivate on the old machine before retiring it. If you ever need assistance after a motherboard or OS swap, reach out via our contact page or email support.

Internet & clock sync: Vision inference and control run locally, while Studio performs lightweight HTTPS checks to keep your license active. Keep Windows Set time automatically enabled so your system clock stays accurate.

7. Performance & tuning tips

  • Switch NVIDIA cards off DirectML: If you own an NVIDIA RTX card and see ~25 FPS or ~30 ms INF time, check the top bar — running on DirectML adds ~25 ms of perception delay that can cause the reticle to swing past targets. Switching to TensorRT or CUDA drops inference to ~4–8 ms immediately.
  • Use USB 3.0 & 1080p60/120 Passthrough: Capturing clean 1080p NV12 frames over USB 3.0 gives fast, crisp detections while your monitor still receives full native passthrough refresh rate.
  • Match your in-game curve cleanly: Use a Linear in-game response curve where supported, keep in-game look deadzone small and consistent, and change only one Studio slider at a time.
  • Close background GPU hogs: Close OBS, browser streams with hardware decode, or duplicate capture utilities while playing.

8. Getting help

If something isn't working the way you expect:

When asking for help, share your GPU model, capture card make and model, a safe screenshot of your Sentinel Studio top status bar, and only the last 4 characters of your SCV- license key.