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. Thumbpad
2. eteeTracker power button
3. Tap zone
4. Full finger tracking
5. eteeTracker LED
6. LED slider
(configurable as analog input or two independent buttons)
7. Replaceable foam (S, M & L)
8. eteeController power button
9. USB-C charging port

 

 

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
is powered-off. If a charging cable is connected,
device is fully charged.
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.
 

 

 

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.

Note 2: eteeTracker SteamVR 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.

 

 

10. Hardware compatibility & requirements

eteeTracker SteamVR is only compatible with the SteamVR eco-system and requires below products to work.
SteamVR Headset
(Not included)
SteamVR Basestation (1.0 or 2.0)
(Not included)

 

 

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.
Please visit the link below. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590110/eteeConnect/
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.
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.
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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:
Knowledge Base
etee YouTube channel
etee Discord community
We hope you enjoy your new eteeController SteamVR!

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