arandomdev / indexrestart

IndexRestart

For some reason whenever I turn on SteamVR, I need to restart my headset. Well, instead of going through the motion of starting SteamVR and pressing the reset button. I decided to create a completely over engineered solution that power cycles the headset and then starts SteamVR. So instead of 2 clicks, just one...

I uploaded this mostly for archival purposes, but if you want to implement this yourself for some reason, here is some more info.

• Hardware is a 1 channel 5v relay from Hiletgo and an Arduino micro controller called the Beetle. I removed the power LED from the relay and designed a small case for the system, the CAD models for which are in the Model directory. I then attached the relay's normally-open inline to the live wire of an extension cable.

  • http://www.hiletgo.com/ProductDetail/1958599.html
  • https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1075.html

• The firmware implements a simple serial server. When it receives the trigger command, it power cycles the headset. The python script sends the trigger command and then launches SteamVR.

• Configuration Use the "listDevices.py" script to view the available com ports and their associated hardware IDs. Then create a "config.json" file in the project directory with a "hwid" key and the hwid string.