eteeController SteamVR Guide
eteeController SteamVR Quickstart Guide
1. Inside the box
‧ eteeController, Left and Right‧ 2 eteeTracker SteamVR‧ 1 eteeDongle‧ 2 USB charging cables‧ 3 foam sizes, 2x S/M/L |
Note: There are 2 types of dongle.eteeDongle (with transparent lens) is for eteeController.eteeDongle SteamVR (with gold tip) is for eteeTracker SteamVR and other SteamVR devices. |
2. Overview
1. Thumbpad2. eteeTracker power button3. Tap zone4. Full finger tracking5. eteeTracker LED6. LED slider
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3. How to attach/detach eteeTracker SteamVR?
Note: You should hear a distinct click when the tracker is connected properly. |
Note: You should hear a distinct click when the tracker is connected properly. |
4. How to power-on/off eteeTracker SteamVR?
Power-ON: Press and hold the power-button for 2s. |
Power-OFF: Press and hold the power-button for 5s. |
5. How to change the handle foams?
6. How to wear eteeController?
7. eteeController LED status
Blink blue: Device is not connected. |
Breathing pink: Device is connected and active. |
Breathing red: Device is low on battery. |
Blink red: Device is critically low on battery. |
Breathing yellow: Device is active and charging. |
Solid yellow: Device is powered-off and charging. |
No LED: If a charging cable is not connected, device
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Note: Tracker will charge together with eteeController when they are plugged in for charging. Make sure to securely attach the tracker to the controller for this feature to work properly. |
8. eteeDongle LED status
Blink blue: Device is not connected. |
Single-blink pink: One eteeController is connected to the eteeDongle. |
Double-blink pink: Two eteeControllers are connected to the eteeDongle. |
Note: There are 2 types of dongle.eteeDongle (with transparent lens) is for eteeController.eteeDongle SteamVR (with gold tip) is for eteeTracker SteamVR and other SteamVR devices. |
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9. eteeTracker SteamVR LED status
Solid blue: Device is not paired to anything or in stand-by. |
Blink blue: Device is in pairing mode. Device is not paired |
Solid green: Device is paired to a SteamVR device. |
Blink red: Device is low in battery. SteamVR device. |
Solid yellow: Device is charging. Once fully charged, the LED status will default to either blue or green depending on it’s pairing status. |
Solid blue or solid green: Once fully charged, the LED status will default to either blue or green depending on it’s pairing status. |
Note 1: eteeTracker SteamVR will automatically power-on when plugged-in to a power source.
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10. Hardware compatibility & requirements
eteeTracker SteamVR is only compatible with the SteamVR eco-system and requires below products to work. |
SteamVR Headset
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SteamVR Basestation (1.0 or 2.0)
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11. Set up SteamVR & eteeConnect
Install Steam via https://store.steampowered.com/about/ |
Install SteamVR via https://store.steampowered.com/app/250820/SteamVR/ |
Go to the eteeConnect page.
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Download eteeConnect to install eteeController drivers, visualise device data, configure the device, and keep them updated. |
!! Note: eteeConnect and SteamVR cannot be run simultaneously. Please run only one application at a time. |
12. Pairing eteeController
Insert eteeDongle to PC and open SteamVR.
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Turn on devices. Press and hold the power-button on eteeController and eteeTracker SteamVR for ~2s.!! Note: eteeConnect and SteamVR cannot be run simultaneously. Please run only one application at a time. |
Right click on SteamVR status windows bar. |
Select “Devices “ & click “Pair Controller”. |
Select any of the 4 options.
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Put eteeTracker SteamVR into pairing mode. Press and hold the power-button for 3s. LED will blink blue for pairing then solid green when paired. |
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After pairing, right-click on SteamVR status and select Devices > Manage trackers.
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The "Manage Trackers" menu displays all trackers connected to the PC. Trackers with a green icon are currently active. This should be noted when assigning handedness to the tracker. |
In the drop-down list for Tracker Role, select Disabled for the active tracker.......................... ........................... ......................... ........................ .......................... |
Repeat step 6 to step 9 for the other tracker. Swap the hands in drop-down menu if needed.Note: SteamVR restart will be required for the swapping to take effect. |
Note: Make sure the firmware of eteeControler and eteeDongle are updated to the latest version through eteeConnect before using. |
13. Calibration
Run the eteeConnect application. |
Correct hand position during calibration. |
Go to > Option > Calibration. Follow the on-screen guide for eteeConnect calibration. |
Note: You can do the quick calibration by double clicking the power-button of eteeController. |
eteeConnect calibration: This procedure adjusts the sensing range to match your hand and is required only once.Quick calibration: This procedure simply updates the initial reference for finger tracking and should be performed regularly. |
14. Basic gestures in VR
Press the power-button once to open SteamVR dashboard. .......... ........... .......... .......... |
Replicate a pinch gesture with index-finger and the trackpad to trigger (select) items in SteamVR. |
Double-tap on the tap zone to open in-game menu. |
Replicate a point gesture to teleport. |
Squeeze with all 4 fingers to grab items (thumb is not required). |
15. VR tutorial - eteeOrigin
The island of mystery eteeOrigin awaits you. It's a VR tutorial to help our users get familiar with the gestures in the most epic way. We are reaching the final stages and can't wait to release it for you. |
16. What’s next?
You are now ready to play SteamVR and PC games. |
Low level API for Unity and Python are available. |
17. Further information
Make sure the firmware of eteeControler and eteeDongle are updated to the latest version through eteeConnect before using.Further information and guides can be found by visiting:
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