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niverik2k

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  1. I had the same problems as the two people above me, but after talking to tech support and reading the posts above over and over again, I made some vital realizations that allowed me to get the system working. Since most people who are trying to use the Tracker without a HMD are probably not vive users in the first place, it's easy to miss the details. 1) The tracker or controller is the device that is talking to the computer not the base station, therefore the base station does not need to be connected to the computer to work. It's called a base station because it doesn't move, but it is not a central hub of information as the name might suggest. It acts more like a lighthouse on the shore to keep ships on track. 2) The tracker will not even see a basestation if it is less than .5 meters or 1 1/2 feet from the basestation. So if I have my basestation is on my desk right beside my tracker SteamVR only going to see the tracker. Since the tracker seems to report back to SteamVR about the basestation, so SteamVR will not see anything if the tracker doesn't see it. Whenmy tracker and base station were too close, my screenshot looked like KatG's screenshot, HMD, and tracker only. 3) The tracker is meant to be mounted in in the air, and cast it's rays down, from a distance. I can't confirm this, but I think Shiny surfaces can be problematic, so I imagine sitting the basestation on a desk means the infrared light will reflect off the table, and throw off the tracker. That's why they recommend mounting them on a stand or on a ledge. So before I did this step, my SteamVR reading looked like Annish Unnikrishnan, It would show all the devices, but nothing would track. Once I mounted it on a ledge 1 meter away and 1 meter above my desk, the tracker finally began to track properl. I have not had the chance to test it out in Unreal yet, but things are a looking a lot more promising than when I last posted. Since there isn't a lot of support for trackers without HMD displays, I hope this information helps someone who is struggling like I was,
  2. I am having the same results as KatG. Originally got the Base Station 1 By accident. That was recognized by the computer, but the Basestation 1 Does not work with the tracker 2018. So Now that I replaced, the basestation with 2.0, it doesn't show up anymore. It showed up once for a minute or two, but now nothing.
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