HTC Corporation 07/17/2017
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HTC Confidential and Proprietary
In the developer version (DVT) of Vive Tracker, the ROM files for firmware upgrade will be
provided by HTC, utilizing the existing program “lighthouse_watchman_update.exe” of
SteamVR located in the folder “SteamVR\tools\lighthouse\bin\win32\”. It should be available in
your environment after the installation of the HTC Vive VR system.
For devices in DVT stage, please follow these steps to upgrade the firmware with the
upgradeFirmware.zip file.
*Note: Check the device number on the power key of your Vive Tracker. If the device number starts with D, it is in
DVT stage.
1. If a Vive controller is connected to your computer via USB, unplug it first.
2. Connect one Vive Tracker with your computer using the USB cable.
3. Unzip the file upgradeFirmware.zip.
4. Execute the file upgradeFirmware.exe.
5. When done, disconnect the USB cable to reboot device.
6. To verify tracking, check that you see the Vive Tracker icon on SteamVR beta.
For devices post-DVT stage, follow the SteamVR notification to update the firmware. You may
also do these steps to upgrade the Vive Tracker firmware:
1. Copy the firmware binary files (including MCU, FPGA and RF) provided by HTC into the
same folder of “lighthouse_watchman_update.exe” in your PC.
2. If a Vive controller is connected to your computer via USB, unplug it first.
3. Connect one Vive Tracker with your computer using the USB cable.
4. Execute the following commands.
a. Update MCU’s firmware:
lighthouse_watchman_update -mnt tracker_mcu_filename.bin
b. Update FPGA’s firmware:
lighthouse_watchman_update -fnt tracker_fpga_filename.bin
c. Update RF’s firmware:
lighthouse_watchman_update -rnt tracker_rf_filename.bin
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