Plaguehunter Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I have been planning on getting a Vive Pro but I have been having issues as it seems the cables would struggle to get the distances I need, and then I noticed that the wireless adaptor is about to be released, but I have some questions to make sure it would work in my situation. 1. What is the maximum transmission distance for the wireless adaptor to the computer it is connected to? 2. As the ceiling / floor void between my computer and the preferred location of the player equipment has been substantially insulated and sound proofed,which has resulted in some intermittent wifi signal deficiency (the router is located next to my compuer), i am concerned as to whether this solution would operate effectively. 3. I have been unable to find any actual description on how the base stations send information to the computer, but based on what I have read I believe that they send their information to the headset and from there to the computer, is this correct? And if not, how is it actually done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1. The system is rated for a 6 meter transmission range in typical in-home environments. 2. WiGig is a line of sight technology. It will not transmit through dense surfaces such as walls. 3. Basestations simply provide timing data to the HMD - they don't really communicate actively beyond the timing data that the lighthouses spit out. In short, the basestations send out timing data which is recieved by the HMD and then calcuated on the PC to render an HMD pose. The exception to this is for bluetooth power management which is a use case where the HMD directly connects to the stations. Basestations are really complex, is the best explanation of how the system works and will answer any questions you may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguehunter Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Does the Wireless Adaptor transmit to the link box? So I could use a shorter extension to make the link box rest in the corner of the room the Vive would be used in instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 , No - the wireless adapter plugs into a free PCI-E slot on your desktop and its 2m coax cable connects to the wireless transceiver which you'd mount facing your playspace. It removes the linkbox completely from the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaguehunter Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 For the Vive Pro it requires a displayport 1.2 and a usb 3.0 cable to connect to the PC when using a wired version, from what I understand, using the Wireless Adaptor only requires one Displayport 1.2 cable to connect to the PC and not a usb cable as well, is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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