Find a station
Open the tool with a Bluetooth LE adapter enabled. A scan lists nearby stations with their name, status, channel and signal strength.
LIGHTHOUSE / DESKTOP UTILITY
Control your base stations.One or all at once.
Select your Lighthouse stations and turn them on, put them in standby or send them to sleep over Bluetooth LE. Enable automatic wake-up to switch them on when you start SteamVR.
View downloads ↓v0.1.0 · x86-64
LIGHTHOUSEFIG. 01
01 / BLE
How it works
Control a group
Select several stations for On, Standby or Sleep. The confirmation lists every target. For a single station you can also set a local name or export diagnostics.
Wake with SteamVR
Enable “Automatically start with SteamVR” and “Power on when SteamVR starts” in Settings. SteamVR can then launch the tool and wake known stations. Choose standby or sleep if you want them to power down when your session ends.
02 / DOWNLOADS
Choose your package.
Windows
Per-user installer with a Start menu shortcut.
Download · MSI ↓Windows
Run the Windows x64 executable directly. No installation required.
Download · EXE ↓Debian / Ubuntu
Install using the Debian or Ubuntu package manager.
Download · DEB ↓Linux AppImage
Portable Linux executable. No installation required.
Download · AppImage ↓03 / INSTALLATION
Install & launch
Windows · MSI
Double-click the downloaded MSI, then open “Basestation Tool” from the Start menu. The installer is not digitally signed.
Windows · EXE
Save the EXE in a permanent folder and double-click it. If you move it later, register SteamVR autostart again.
Debian / Ubuntu · DEB
Open a terminal in the download folder. Install the package, then launch the tool as your regular user:
sudo apt install ./basestation-tool_0.1.0_amd64.deb
basestation-toolLinux · AppImage
Keep the file in a permanent location and run these commands there:
chmod +x Basestation-Tool-0.1.0-x86_64.AppImage
./Basestation-Tool-0.1.0-x86_64.AppImageWithout FUSE:
./Basestation-Tool-0.1.0-x86_64.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-runRequirements & testing
A Bluetooth LE adapter and a supported Lighthouse station with an LHB profile are required. Control was tested with three real stations on Windows. The Linux packages were built and verified; Linux desktop and Bluetooth operation have not yet been tested. Linux requires a graphical session, glibc 2.31 or later, BlueZ and access to the system D-Bus.
FAQ
Why aren’t any stations showing up?
Check that your PC supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Bluetooth is enabled. Classic Bluetooth alone is not enough. If BLE is missing, use a compatible USB adapter. Connect the station to power, move it within range and scan again. On Linux, BlueZ must also be running.
Why doesn’t the tool launch with SteamVR?
Start SteamVR and enable “Automatically start with SteamVR” in the tool. Check that Basestation Tool is enabled in SteamVR’s startup applications. If you moved the EXE or AppImage, register it again from its new location.
The tool opens, but my stations stay asleep. Why?
Autostart only opens the app. Also enable “Power on when SteamVR starts”. Try scanning and manually turning on one station first to check the Bluetooth connection.