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    Cosmos with Index controllers ?

    in General Vive Discussion

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    6 hours ago, viniebenet3 said:

    The Cosmos seems to get bashed a lot in the VR community for its bad hand/controller tracking. There’s not much negativity about the HMD and head tracking. The HMD is not perfect but all the others have issues/niggles too.

    Could Cosmos owners (that don’t want to sell their kit and buy an alternative VR system) simply purchase the Valve Index controllers, base stations and setup the hand tracking only in SteamVR. Leaving the Cosmos standard?

    Making the External Faceplate Addon an option. Or would the faceplate be REQUIRED in order to use the Index kit?

     

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    Hey @viniebenet3,

    Great question! The Faceplate addon is required in order to use any steamvr related tracking devices such as the Index and Vive/Pro controllers.

    I understand what you're proposing, but it wouldn't work 😞 The Index controller is using external tracking (base stations) and therefore, the headset would also require the exact same tracking system as the controllers so they can accurately share the same positional data. 

    Cosmos Tracking Feedback

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    On 3/10/2020 at 6:18 AM, Risby said:

    Thanks for the information. From what I personally had read on forums was mostly people having issues with not getting the message for needing a well-lit room to disappear. And that hasn't been any issues for me, with the roof lamp turned on in my living room I've never seen any notice while playing.

    So, I was afraid this issue with the rifle tracking would get missed and that HTC would focus on helping people without lamps as your priority 😛 

    One other thing I love with not needing base stations is that my computer is in a room next to the living room, so while my partner is occupying the TV I can play in a smaller area. And when the living room is free, I slide the computer closer to the door and play in there as it gives me a bigger area. My only gripe is that the cords could be longer - I for one would be a 2-meter extension cable for the headset if it was possible

    Hmm... from our past product catalog, we did offer extension cable for our VIVE headsets, but it was under the Enterprise Edition. This was a popular request from Arcade owners. I'm not sure if there's enough demand to justify doing it for the Cosmos, but I'll keep you posted it if I hear anything on it!

     

    Cosmos Tracking Feedback

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    Hi @Risby,

    First of all, welcome to the Cosmos family! Glad you're enjoying the resolution (my second fave part about it with flip up function being the first). 

    Second (TLDR), we are aware of the tracking rifle experience you described and are working to improve that through software updates!

    • Context: To get you up to speed since you're new, we've been actively pushing sw updates since launch to improve the Cosmos experience based on customer feedback and internal testing. A major contributor of that feedback comes from this section of the forum and the number 1 response is tracking such as the rifle handling experience. The community members here are absolutely amazing with their patience and constructive feedback in each of our updates. 

    Please feel free to continue sharing your feedback as we read each and every one of them as they are opportunities for us to enhance your Cosmos experience. We push our latest software updates in Beta first, and you have the ability to opt-in and provide feedback if you'd like. 

    Let me know if you have any questions.

    Thanks,
    Steve

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    Lighthouse 2.0 with Cosmos

    in VIVE Console Software

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    @TomCgcmfc - Yeah it'll be fine to use the Cosmos Link Box / power adapter with your Vive Pro. I would suggest using the Vive Pro Link Box with the Cosmos power adapter because the Vive Pro Link Box has Bluetooth to manage base stations. It's nice to have that feature in the event you need to troubleshoot anything or if you decide to add more base stations, etc. 

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    1.0.10.7 Review

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    Thanks for your constructive feedback @Glaucoma Predator! We wouldn't be this far in our progress without our customer's support and patience. I'll submit this for our engineering team to look into. 

    BTW, that's a great game. (Spoiler alert) Putting the tree leaves in the pot and hovering it over the fire to make hot tea was my fave... 

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    Lighthouse 2.0 with Cosmos

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    Hey @TomCgcmfc, thanks for following up on this.

    1. The SteamVR plate currently won't support the Vive Lens. It'll be using SteamVR menu similar to the Vive Pro. 
    2. You can use either link box! The requirement is making sure you have the appropriate power adapter connected; this is to make sure there's enough power since Cosmos and Pro have different power delivery requirements.  

     

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    Lighting & Environment Guidelines/Utility

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    Hi @Klayburn,

    Thanks for sharing this! I think the challenge in producing this type of guideline is keeping it up to date. As you're aware, the team is continuously pushing software updates to improve the Cosmos experience. With tracking currently being the number 1 priority, this means being able to accommodate/adapt to various environmental conditions of our customers. In other words, the goal would be to not require such a document. There's definitely room for improvement so we ask for your continued support and patience as we roll them out. Nonetheless this is still great feedback and will share with our engineering team to consider. Please feel free to share more. 

    Steve

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    Low light warning

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    @Pitcall

    Oh wow interesting. I love this! Would be cool to see this with your whole setup. 

    Steve

     

    On an off note, what racing simulation you playing?? I swear the Cosmos flip up feature is perfect with any simulation... it's hard to go back (i might be a bit bias)

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    Headphones and Microphone doesn't work

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    19 hours ago, xPriime said:

    I have the exact same issue in all 3 Points

    Headphones are working, Mic is not detected in the Device Manager, and the Errored USB 

    @stvnxu @C.T.

     

    On 2/29/2020 at 5:26 AM, ypbrevar said:

    I have the same issue, with the exception that my headphones work.

    The cosmos-microphone isn't even detected in device manager.

    There is an errored "usb-composite device" in the device manager with descriptor "HTC Vive", which fails to update and launch. It can't update or reinstall this driver correctly for some reason.

    I've tried re-installing all the usb drivers and resetting the hmd device within SteamVR to no avail.

    Is it possible to get the Audio driver separately and force a manual driver installation?

    Thanks.

     

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    @stvnxu

    @ypbrevar & @xPriime - Apologies on the issue you're experiencing. I'm submitting this to our engineering team to look at. In the meantime, please also reach out to our customer service for quicker response times. 

    https://www.vive.com/us/support/contactus/

    I put US region by default. Feel free to adjust the location to your appropriate region. 

    I will follow up with a solution and report back here. Thanks for raising this.

     

     

    New Cosmos Versions incoming.

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    On 2/24/2020 at 2:17 PM, Shipmate said:

    The do need to get the cosmos tracking improved. I wonder when the next firmware update will be. I hope we cosmos owners with 6 cameras aren't going to be totally neglected from now on?

    Our latest beta software update was 16 hours ago at the time of this writing. You can check out the details here:

     

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    VIVE XR Webinar: Eye Tracking Integration + Foveated Rendering

    in VIVE Eye and Facial Tracking SDK

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    Get ready to discover a better way to develop and integrate VR experiences with the HTC VIVE Eye Tracking SDK. Led by Developer Relations Engineer Cory Corvus, this free webinar showcases a deep dive into our eye tracking use cases. You’ll also gain insights into:

    • Foveated rendering integration
    • Variable-rate shading
    • Recording eye animations

    The webinar will finish with a live Q&A. Click here to register.

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    VIVE XR Webinar: Eye Tracking Integration + Foveated Rendering

    in Developer Blog

    Posted

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    Get ready to discover a better way to develop and integrate VR experiences with the HTC VIVE Eye Tracking SDK. Led by Developer Relations Engineer Cory Corvus, this free webinar showcases a deep dive into our eye tracking use cases. You’ll also gain insights into:

    • Foveated rendering integration
    • Variable-rate shading
    • Recording eye animations

    The webinar will finish with a live Q&A. Click here to register.

    Disable IDP Pop-up

    in VIVE Console Software

    Posted

    Yeah sometimes I feel the same. Think this kind of thing is different for every user where it works really well for some and has little assistance for others. I'll submit a ticket in the system as feedback for an option to disable. Won't guarantee it, but nonetheless thank you for your feedback!

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