mytai01 Posted October 9, 2024 Posted October 9, 2024 Is the Pimax Lighthouse system compatible with standalone DCS? I'm hoping this system will eliminate the occasional loss of sync I'm experiencing during play... MS Win7 Pro x64, Intel i7-6700K 4.0Ghz, Corsair RAM 16Gb,EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, w/ Adjustable RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-6286-KR, Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champ PCIe Sound Card, Corsair Neutron XTI 1TB SSD, TM Warthog Throttle & Stick, TM TPR Pedels, Oculus Rift VR Headset CV1, Klipsch Promedia 4.1 Speakers...
Keith Briscoe Posted October 10, 2024 Posted October 10, 2024 18 hours ago, mytai01 said: Is the Pimax Lighthouse system compatible with standalone DCS? I'm hoping this system will eliminate the occasional loss of sync I'm experiencing during play... What do you mean by lost of sync? Does your view start floating away (outside of cockpit, for example)? If so, I would REALLY like to know if using the lighthouse and base station has COMPLETELY solved this for anyone that had the floating issue and moved to Lighthouse. It is unfortunate that an inside out device like the PCL 'might' require an outside in add-on... but I would actually consider it if absolutely necessary to make my PCL useable again.
mytai01 Posted October 11, 2024 Author Posted October 11, 2024 I do have occasional issues where the view falls behind the movement of the aircraft. I never had this with my G2. The G2 was always locked tight... MS Win7 Pro x64, Intel i7-6700K 4.0Ghz, Corsair RAM 16Gb,EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, w/ Adjustable RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-6286-KR, Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champ PCIe Sound Card, Corsair Neutron XTI 1TB SSD, TM Warthog Throttle & Stick, TM TPR Pedels, Oculus Rift VR Headset CV1, Klipsch Promedia 4.1 Speakers...
Calvin.Pimax Posted October 11, 2024 Posted October 11, 2024 It seems like the tracking is losing accuracy after some time. Is the room well-lit? Proper lighting can significantly impact tracking performance.
WipeUout Posted October 13, 2024 Posted October 13, 2024 On 10/11/2024 at 4:08 AM, mytai01 said: I do have occasional issues where the view falls behind the movement of the aircraft If you are using only one lighthouse, make sure it is on channel A. Scan rate on channel A is 60hz, other channels (B, C) are only on 30hz and will not work as well. You might also consider upgrading your system, VR is pretty demanding. Look at system recommendation for VR, you are short for several aspects... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9800X3D, RTX 4090, 96GB DDR 5, MSI Tomahawk 870E, Crucial 2TB x 2, TM WARTHOG COMBO + PENDULAR RUDDER PEDALS, THE AMAZING PIMAX 8K X, Sony 5.1 Spks+SubW | DCS, A-10C_II, AH-64D, F-14/15E/16/18, F-86F, AV-8B, M-2000C, SA342, Huey, Spitfire, FC3.
mytai01 Posted November 4, 2024 Author Posted November 4, 2024 I have studio lights aimed at my head. I'm not using a lighthouse unit, just the headset tracking. MS Win7 Pro x64, Intel i7-6700K 4.0Ghz, Corsair RAM 16Gb,EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW GAMING ACX 3.0, w/ Adjustable RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-6286-KR, Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champ PCIe Sound Card, Corsair Neutron XTI 1TB SSD, TM Warthog Throttle & Stick, TM TPR Pedels, Oculus Rift VR Headset CV1, Klipsch Promedia 4.1 Speakers...
Nedum Posted November 18, 2024 Posted November 18, 2024 (edited) On 10/9/2024 at 10:28 PM, mytai01 said: Is the Pimax Lighthouse system compatible with standalone DCS? I'm hoping this system will eliminate the occasional loss of sync I'm experiencing during play... Firstly, the Lighthouse is more >>precise<<, but has other big issues coming with it. As every system, none likes reflection from surfaces. The inside outside tracking system are more immune against reflection. If you want to be happy with a Lighthouse system, you have to minimize every reflection, best is none. Mirrors are a no-go! The same with reflection from any kind of glass (Windows). I had to switch my game room into a "dark room" to get the Lighthouse working without "dropping hands". After a while, I switched back. Till now, I never missed the Lighthouse. Pimax did a great job. It's not as >>precise<< with the >>hand controllers<<, but I can't feel any difference with the tracking of my headset. It's outstanding good. What you have to know. The IO-Tracking doesn't really like dark rooms and walls painted in only one color. If you have only white walls, put some stickers or paintings on it. Easy fix. Personally, I can't recommend investing money in a Lighthouse system. The effort exceeds the costs and the result. On 11/4/2024 at 7:01 PM, mytai01 said: I have studio lights aimed at my head. I'm not using a lighthouse unit, just the headset tracking. Too bright light can cause an issue too. IO-Tracking prefers indirect light. Don't blend the cameras of your Headset. Edited November 18, 2024 by Nedum 2 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7950X3D, System-RAM: 64 GB DDR5, GPU: nVidia 4090, Monitor: LG 38" 3840*1600, VR-HMD: Pimax Crystal, OS: Windows 11 Pro, HD: 2*2TB Samsung M.2 SSD HOTAS Throttle: TM Warthog Throttle with TM F16 Grip, Orion2 Throttle with F15EX II Grip with Finger Lifts HOTAS Sticks: Moza FFB A9 Base with TM F16 Stick, FSSB R3 Base with TM F16 Stick Rudder: WinWing Orion Metal
Calvin.Pimax Posted November 19, 2024 Posted November 19, 2024 19 hours ago, Nedum said: If you have only white walls, put some stickers or paintings on it. Easy fix. Addtional note: You can see from this photo that the tracking cameras will recognize these objects as tracking references. 1
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