redcomet Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Does anyone has similar issue? After firmware update from yesterday, I notice the lighthouses keep staying up even after machine shutdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee1968 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 mine do that to at times. sometimes i need to unplug them and plug them back in then open steam vr. then they shut down when not in use. its finicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockjaw Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Hey , the 'standby' mode can be finicky indeed - personally I unplug my lighthouses as well. Usually it's related to your bluetooth drivers, but re-installing them isn't guaranteed to fix the issue. Make sure that you have your firmware up to date for the lighthouses (right click on them in SteamVR and select 'Update Firmware'). Then make sure you've turned the lighthouses off and on again, as obvious as that sounds. Beyond that, there aren't really reliable ways to ensure they go into standby mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcomet Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 May I ask for an enhancement to SteamVR to have a "Go to Sleep" for lighthouses? Reasons: 1. Who wants to unplug them everytime? 2. There is a wakeup, why not have a sleep. 3. Since the lighthouses are still connected, it should not be finicky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se7en Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 You only have to unplug one the other will automaticly go into sleep mode. Invest in a remote switch that you can use to power on and off. Just a couple of soloutions . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockjaw Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 wrote: May I ask for an enhancement to SteamVR to have a "Go to Sleep" for lighthouses? Reasons: 1. Who wants to unplug them everytime? 2. There is a wakeup, why not have a sleep. 3. Since the lighthouses are still connected, it should not be finicky? 'Going to sleep' is what they're supposed to do. :) They're connected via Bluetooth for firmware updates, but that can be unreliable. The ball is in Valve's court on this one - SteamVR is maintained and updated by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandrews Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Turning just the one lighthouse off and having the other go to sleep on it's own sounds a good "half way house" solution, for me. I had everything going to sleep properly just two days ago. Then I accepted a firmware update for the lighthouses and headset. Now none of them go to sleep! I also still have to unplug the headset to make it go off. I hope Vive can make this work properly and consistently soon. I don't know what the impact is of them all staying on, apart from using power. Are the basestations constantly looking for a headset? I believe they have motors inside. I don't want the system to wear out when I'm not using it just because it doesn't go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinMarty Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 How do I know if they're in standby mode? I don't know whether mine do it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nandrews Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I turned one off last night, but the other stayed on. Does it matter which one you turn off? I turned off the one identified as C. Maybe if I'd turned off B instead, then C would have gone to sleep? Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level_14 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I have updated the Base station firmware in Jan 2017 and now have the same issue. It's quite strange that such a high tech and upwardly mobile company isn't listening to the community regarding their actual hardware, it's been quite a while since first post about this but still no response or action from HTC on it as far as I know. Would be nice to hear from an HTC staff member. There was a suggestion somewhere about adding a "Go to sleep button" same as there is a "Wake up the base stations" button in settings. Even that would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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