Vive Tracker Tutorial

Vive Tracker Tutorial

Hardware Required:

• Vive Tracker
• Micro-USB cable
• HTC Vive / Vive Pro

Software Required:

• https://www.vive.com/eu/setup/vive-pro-hmd/

Software Setup:

1. Connect the Vive Tracker to a PC via a micro-USB cable.
2. If not installed, go to Vive website linked in “Software Required” and install the software required for the headset.
3. Launch SteamVR. If not installed: Go to the Steam store and download it.
4. Click on the arrow beside SteamVR 1.2.x
   
   
5. Click on ‘Pair Controller
   
   
   
6. Press the middle blue button on the tracker to initialize pairing mode.
7. They should now be paired.

Object Pairing Demo:

1. Install Unity through Unity Hub
2. Click the Asset Store tab and search for “SteamVR”
   
   
3. Install / Import all assets.
   
   
4. Make any 3D object; preferably a 3D Cube
5. Add a “Steam VR_Tracked Object” to that cube’s components
   
   
6. Copy a CameraRig into your hierarchy from SteamVR → Prefabs → CameraRig
7. Under [CameraRig] → VR_Control_Manager set Element 0 to your Cube
   
   
8. Your Cube vector is now attached to the Vive Tracker’s position in real life.

Resources:

• https://dl.vive.com/Tracker/Guideline/HTC_Vive_Tracker(2018)_Developer+Guidelines_v1.0.pdf (Developer Guide)
• https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/GettingStartedAddingEditorComponents.html  (Adding Components)
• https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/integration/steamvr-plugin-32647  (SteamVR Plugin)