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Gaming PC Specs

Please refer to Valve’s Steam Link minimum and recommended specifications. For the best experience we recommend that your PC matches the recommended specs provided by Valve.

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VR Headsets (choose one)	Image
Meta Quest 2
Meta Quest 3 / 3S

1. Initial Setup

These steps will take you through how to connect and configure two trackers for use with SteamVR.

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Warning
Due to recent changes in SteamVR Link to support hand tracking, connecting to your PC using this app is not supported as it prevents the OpenGloves or StretchSense SteamVR add-ons from binding to the gloves. Use Meta Quest Link or Virtual Desktop instead.

These steps will take you through how to connect and configure two trackers for use with SteamVR.

1. Download and install the Steam Desktop client and SteamVR. Ensure that SteamVR is installed in the default location on your C drive. Other install paths are unsupported at this time.

2. Install StretchSense App for SteamVR v0.9.0

3. Launch SteamVR and let it run the first-time setup.

   NOTE: For this example, we are using SteamVR Version 2.3.5 with a Meta Quest 3 headset and 2x VIVE Ultimate Trackers. These instructions may vary slightly depending on your headset so make sure to follow the initial setup instructions from the headset manufacturer. 

4. Connect your Meta Quest headset to the same WiFi network as your gaming PC.

5. Ensure your Meta Quest headset is updated to the latest system firmware (v60 or higher).

6. On your Meta Quest headset, connect to your PC via Meta Quest headset install Steam Link from the Meta app storeLink or Virtual Desktop.

7. Connect your headset and base stations, conduct the Room Setup and choose Room Scale when prompted.

8. (optional) With SteamVR running, go to the SteamVR settings menu and toggle Show Advanced Settings. Adjust the following setting: Video → Pause VR when headset is idle. This will allow SteamVR to send tracker data to apps, even when the headset is not worn.

9. In your Meta Quest headset, change the power settings to never let the headset sleep.

10. Mount each VIVE Ultimate tracker to your StretchSense Studio Glove using a 1/4” screw to the universal mount or compatible wrist straps. We recommend using the palm straps from AMVR for maximum stability. Ensure that the trackers are fastened tightly. Depending on the mount you use, rotate each tracker on the mount so the virtual controller’s LED faces the correct directions as pictured below. In the StretchSense SteamVR app, select the mount below.

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• Ensure you select the correct power frequency setting for your location in VIVE Hub under Advanced settings. This will help avoid issues with overhead light flickering negatively impacting the tracking quality:

  • US - 60Hz

  • Europe/Australia/New Zealand - 50Hz

• Only have one VIVE Ultimate Tracker turned on during room setup within VIVE Hub

• If your room is small or has lots of blank walls, add posters or generate and print out ArUco markers to add visual features to your walls to improve tracking. In the latest VIVE Hub it will tell you which direction has poor tracking quality so you can fix this the next time you perform tracking map calibration.

• Keep the trackers further than 6 inches from a wall to avoid tracking loss.

• Close any blinds in your room and ensure the lighting in the room is consistent. Dark areas may be harder to track, and this can be improved by adding table lamps, especially if the room contains a desk that is close to you during tracking, since you are asked to crouch down for part of the room calibration process.

• You may need to clean the lenses of the trackers to improve tracking quality. You can use a microfibre cloth to do this.

• Move slowly during calibration and ensure you rotate your body to face the direction indicated at each step of the room setup process.

• If you significantly change the lighting in your room or rearrange the furniture, you may need to repeat room setup in VIVE Hub to update the room map that is stored on the trackers.

6. After room setup is complete, turn on the other tracker(s). VIVE Hub will show that the room map is being copied from the first tracker (indicated with a star) to the other trackers. Once the map is successfully transferred, the trackers will appear in SteamVR default scene when you put the headset on.

7. In VIVE Hub, go to VIVE Ultimate Tracker → Tracker setup and click the Set up trackers button.

8. On your PC, start SteamVR or restart SteamVR if it is already running.

9. Change the setting under In SteamVR, go to SteamVR Settings → Startup / Shutdown Controllers → Manage Add-Ons → opengloves and stretchsense set to OffTrackers. Change your left- and right-hand Ultimate Tracker roles to Disabled. This will be temporary while you run VIVE Space Calibrator.

10. Start VIVE Hub.

11. Open the VIVE Space Calibrator.

12. Follow the on-screen instructions to align the trackers with your Meta Quest headset controller. If you have mounted the tracker to your StretchSense glove, remove it and hold it next to the Meta Quest Touch controller at the same time in the same orientation as depicted on screen while performing a figure-8 movement as instructed. The controller and tracker must be close to each other, with the top of the tracker facing the direction of movement while performing the calibration for the best tracking quality. You may have to periodically do recalibration in the same way in the future if your trackers start to drift too far from your Meta Quest Touch controllers.

13. Change the setting under SteamVR Settings → Startup / Shutdown → Manage Add-Ons → stretchsense set to OnOnce finished, proceed to the SteamVR Tracker Role Setup instructions.

Note
You must periodically update your calibration in VIVE Space Calibrator as the calibration will eventually drift between play settings if the Meta Quest headset goes to sleep. Both the Quest controllers and Ultimate Trackers must be connected at the same time, with the stretchsense SteamVR addon tracker roles set to Off to complete this calibration in the future Disabled.

3. SteamVR Tracker Role Setup

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Useful Resources

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• Online ArUco markers generator (chev.me)

• VIVE Ultimate Tracker PCVR Beta Troubleshooting FAQ (Discord link)

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Changelog

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• generator (chev.me)

• VIVE Ultimate Tracker PCVR Beta Troubleshooting FAQ (Discord link)

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