So, our intrepid leader, @BeachAV8R (for those of you who don’t know him) put forth a question in the PointCtrl thread that made me re-evaluate my SimBox lighting solution. TL;DR my Rift S depends on cameras to orient itself. Cameras that have a problem seeing in the dark. My PointCtrls don’t like to be disturbed by IR sources, so I installed LED strips. The ones I got were pretty bright white ones. They were cheap.
I went looking for LED RGB strips that would fit inside the 3030 frame of the SimBox sides and that had a mode memory, so I didn’t have to set it up every time I shut off the power.
This should allow for the VR headset cameras to find their way in the world…without having my eyes burnt to a crisp when I take off my headset, in the otherwise dark room…!
I went with a subdued green light as it makes everything glow cockpit greenish.
Now, the LED strip had a white control box with a power in port, a power out and IR receiver bulb cables.
Not aviationish at all!
I needed a project for my new 3D printer and this was the result. Yes, I used filler and alu paint to get this finish. But now the IR bulb is inside the box and the cables have braiding on them.
Could you please sign the tech log, @TheAlmightySnark?