Valve Index and Vive Trackers

[Haze]

are you able to use both the Valve index and Vive Trackers in tandem or do you have to use a vive headset to be able to use the trackers, id like to know before i purchase and i couldnt find any info about it anywhere else

[BOLL]

Trackers come with separate dongles, you can use them with any SteamVR headset, in theory, though having one with Lighthouse tracking is preferable.

And on that topic, what you do need is compatible base stations, old Trackers only support v1, but from 2018 and on they support v2. The difference is if the Vive logo on top is blue or black, blue is v2.

The Index comes with v2 base stations, tell-tale sign is the curved front.

[--ranXerox--]

vive lighthouses work with valve index, headset and controllers. v1 or v2. if you have vive controllers, you can use either valve index or vive controllers with v1 vive lighthouses.

[steve1fl]

So do they need to be plugged into the Index's headset or just anywhere on the PC?

[yaelm]

Originally posted by steve1fl:

So do they need to be plugged into the Index's headset or just anywhere on the PC?

Anywhere ! but I've seen you shouldn't put dongles near each others for best signal reception. If they are close enough to your vrspace it won't matter as much.

Vive's website "Requires USB connector on your PC. Number of VIVE Tracker is limited to free USB connectors on your PC"

I you can wait a bit, don't buy vive trackers until Tundra launch theirs
https://www.tundratracker.com/

[Stevelicious Rex]

Still waiting for those Tundra Trackers...