HTC Vive Wireless Adapter + Leap Motion

jdaoustseguin 2019-03-15 18:54:50 UTC #1

I'm developing VR experiences in Unity 3D and I want to use the Leap Motion.

I have the HTC Vive Pro with wireless adapter and I can't seem to get it to work with my Leap Motion. I mounted the Leap Motion to the front of it using a custom-made 3D-printed bracket and I plugged it in the Vive's wireless adapter front USB port. I can see the little green light is on on the device itself so it is receiving power but the Leap Motion Controller icon in the system tray is black and tells me the controller is off. If i bypass the Vive wireless adapter and plug my Leap Motion directly into my computer the system tray icon immediately turns green and everything works so it certainly seems like the wireless adapter is to blame but I'm hoping there's some kind of work-around.

Am I out of luck? Is the Vive wireless adapter simply not supported?

camdenbock 2019-03-20 03:04:14 UTC #2

Try plugging it into the USB port on the front of the vive (not wireless adapter). You may need to purchase HTC's USB extension to do this.

I think the usb port ont he wireless vive adapter is intended for use with the non-pro vive.

lildub 2019-03-29 04:51:56 UTC #3

I've been trying to do the same thing with no luck at one point they posted something on reddit about it working. TBH i think vive updated so you can use only supported devices

iqbal 2019-05-26 07:20:50 UTC #4

I have it working with VIVE CE+Wireless adapter, plugging the LM usb to the front of the HMD(not adapter)

Had to pare down the LM USB's thick rubber in order to fit it in the slot

mmaitland001 2019-05-30 03:26:46 UTC #5

I got this working today on Vive wireless via the Vive's HMD USB-C port. On the Vive Pro HMD, there is a USB-C port right next to the Vive umbilical port. (That's where the wire plugs directly into the HMD) Amazon sells a 1 foot wire USB-C to Micro-B 3.0. It worked perfectly. I could not get the wire retention cover (or whatever they call it) back over the wires, so it's not installed anymore but the face foam covers up the wires without problems. I was surprised how well the performance was compared to HTC's beta finger tracking. They had about a half second delay with lots of error and Leap Motion was about 50 milliseconds with minimal error.