Lighthouse Manager

About

Lighthouse Manager is a tool for managing VR Lighthouse Base Stations via Bluetooth. It provides both a GUI application and a command-line interface (CLI).

Installation

Prerequisites

• Windows 10+
• Bluetooth adapter

Steps

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Extract the zip file to your preferred location
3. Run Lighthouse Manager.exe for the GUI or lighthouse-manager.exe for the CLI

Application

The application (Lighthouse Manager.exe) is a interface for managing your devices.

Features

• Device Management: Scan, view, and manage your Lighthouse devices.
• Power: Easily power on or put all devices into standby mode.
• SteamVR Integration: Automatically manage device power states based on SteamVR status.

CLI Tool

The CLI tool (lighthouse-manager.exe) is designed for advanced users and automation scripts.

Command Line Options

Command	Description
--poweron	Power on all detected Lighthouse devices
--standby	Put all detected Lighthouse devices in standby mode
--scan	Scan for devices
--devices	Return a list of known devices
--json	Output known devices in JSON format
--help	Display help information

Examples

Power on all devices:

.\lighthouse-manager.exe --poweron

Scan for new devices:

.\lighthouse-manager.exe --scan

SteamVR Integration (Beta)

Lighthouse Manager can integrate with SteamVR to automatically power on your Lighthouse devices when SteamVR starts and put them in standby mode when SteamVR exits.

Command	Description
--register-steamvr	Register Lighthouse Manager with SteamVR for automatic power management
--unregister-steamvr	Unregister from SteamVR
--steamvr-started	Called by SteamVR when it starts (powers on lighthouses)
--steamvr-stopped	Called by SteamVR when it exits (puts lighthouses in standby)

To set up SteamVR integration via CLI:

.\lighthouse-manager.exe --register-steamvr

Note: The GUI application also provides an interface for managing SteamVR integration.

Building from Source

1. Ensure you have Rust, Cargo, and Node.js (with pnpm) installed.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Run the build script:

.\build-release-win.ps1

This script will build both the GUI application and the CLI tool, placing the output in the release directory.

Build Options:

• .\build-release-win.ps1 -AppOnly: Build only the Tauri GUI application.
• .\build-release-win.ps1 -CliOnly: Build only the CLI tool.
• .\build-release-win.ps1 -SkipInstall: Skip installing frontend dependencies.

License

This project is licensed under GNU GPLv3.

Acknowledgements

• btleplug library for Bluetooth functionality
• Tauri for the GUI framework