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For a starting point, see the [Logic Analyzer](simulation/Logic%20Analyzer.ipynb) notebook.\n\n## Cloning the repository\n\nThis repo uses [Git LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) for tracking large files such as images and signal waveform logs (CSV). To clone it, use a regular `git clone` when Git LFS is installed:\n\n```console\n$ git clone git@github.com:sunsided/lighthouse.git\n```\n\n## Directory structure\n\n- `docs/` contains papers, datasheets and other documents,\n- `fritzing/` contains Fritzing schematics for the sensor board\n- `measurements/` contains sensor measurements from both a Saleae Logic analyzer and a Rigol DS1104Z scope\n- `simulation/` contains Jupyter Notebooks for working out the details\n\n## Source material\n\n### Blogs posts and articles\n\n- [HTC vive lighthouse custom tracking](https://hackaday.io/project/19570-htc-vive-lighthouse-custom-tracking) on Hackaday.io\n- [Homebrew interface for the HTC v1 Lighthouses](https://trmm.net/Lighthouse/)\n- [Lighthouse tracking examined](http://doc-ok.org/?p=1478)\n- [SteamVR HTC Vive in-depth: Lighthouse Tracking System dissected and explored](https://pcper.com/2016/04/steamvr-htc-vive-in-depth-lighthouse-tracking-system-dissected-and-explored/)\n- [DAC with DMA and buffer on a Teensy 3.2](https://hackaday.io/project/12543-solid-state-flow-sensing-using-eis/log/41575-dac-with-dma-and-buffer-on-a-teensy-32)\n- [Alan Yates: Why Valve's Lightouse can't work](https://hackaday.com/2016/12/21/alan-yates-why-valves-lighthouse-cant-work/)\n\n### GitHub Respositories\n\n- [DIY Position Tracking using HTC Vive's Lighthouse](https://github.com/widemeadows/vive-diy-position-sensor) (the sensor board)\n- [Unofficial Documentation for the Lighthouse Tracking System](https://github.com/widemeadows/LighthouseRedox)\n\n### 3D Printing\n\n- [IR Receiver mount for 3x BPV22NF](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2686995) (the diode holder used on the sensor board)\n\n### YouTube\n\n- [HTC Vive Lighthouse Chaperone tracking system Explained](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54dotTt7k0)\n- [The Secret Prototypes of Valve's VR Lab](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLBxz7djQvc)","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsunsided%2Flighthouse","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fsunsided%2Flighthouse","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fsunsided%2Flighthouse/lists"}