Would I be able to use the CV1 controllers in conjunction with a lighthouse tracked headset?

[Figgyloola]

I would like to use the CV1 controllers with my Index as the main HMD, I am aware that the CV1 HMD must be connected.
There is a way to do this on Windows, with oculus_touch_steam_link.
Essentially, I am asking if this software can be used in a way that makes the CV1 HMD act as a dongle for the controllers and tracking sensors.

Any help would be appreciated.

[AIIX]

Thanks for asking, and for the clear description.

Unfortunately RiftLinux can't do this at the moment. It's built to run the Rift CV1 as your headset: the SteamVR driver always adds the CV1 itself as the headset and drives its display, and there's no mode yet where it only adds the Touch controllers next to another headset like the Index. SteamVR expects one headset, so with both drivers active they would conflict.

Even with a controllers-only mode, two more pieces would be needed:

• The Touch controllers and Constellation sensors track in their own space, and the Index in Lighthouse space, so the two have to be lined up with a calibration step, which RiftLinux doesn't have.
• RiftLinux currently measures where the sensors stand by watching the headset move, so a CV1 lying on the desk as a dongle couldn't place them yet.

It's a reasonable thing to want, and I've noted it as a feature request. I can't promise when or whether it will happen, though, as I don't have an Index here to test with. If anyone with both headsets is interested in helping test such a mode later, that would make it much more likely.

[Figgyloola]

1. No, I was using the 0.1.1-1 release, will try 0.1.3
2. I had my sensors set up as 1 straight ahead and 1 behind me, what would be the best positioning for them?
3. They were being actively moved when the drift occurred.

The drift was mainly caused during "controller stacking", but would drift without it too, and they would also lose tracking altogether sometimes even when I was not "controller stacking".

[Figgyloola]

After using 0.1.3, the drifting issue was greatly reduced, but still present

[AIIX]

That is some unique sensor placement, I haven't tried something similar with two sensors on the opposite ends. But general sensor positions I have tested are the normal layouts (2 sensors front) (+1 back optionally - for full room):

If there are only two sensors available, maybe try the two front sensor layout above and check if it helps.

[Figgyloola]

Will try, thank you

[Figgyloola]

After positioning my sensors like this, the drift i was encountering was eliminated, thank you so much