https://github.com/python1320/vr_index_brightness

Set Valve Index brightness from command line
https://github.com/python1320/vr_index_brightness

brightness-control openvr valve-index

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Set Valve Index brightness from command line

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/python1320/vr_index_brightness
• Owner: Python1320
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-07-30T12:41:23.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-07-30T13:31:12.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-31T02:13:26.616Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: brightness-control, openvr, valve-index
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 20.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# index_brightness.exe

Set SteamVR/OpenVR headset brightness (likely only for Valve Index) from the command line.

Contains both python and C++ versions.

### Usage

 1. Download and extract [index_brightness.zip](https://github.com/Python1320/vr_index_brightness/releases/download/initial_release/vr_index_brightness.zip) from [Releases](https://github.com/Python1320/vr_index_brightness/releases/) to somewhere (_or compile yourself with the instructions below_).

 2. Right click the `index_brightness.exe`, open properties and click `unblock` to disable warnings: ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e0db097e-c737-4b13-8181-8075a3f46c5a)

 4. Go to Desktop, create shortcut with parameters `index_brightness.exe 0.2` for night, for example:

    1. ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1b27afa8-9ce0-4346-b3ab-f25a896b00a5)

    2. ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aeabd121-7391-4a29-ae92-d5ca68abe582)

 5. Create shortcut `index_brightness.exe 1` for day

 6. Make sure SteamVR is running before executing (otherwise no effect)

### For Python Users

 1. Run `pip install openvr`

### For C++ Users

 1. Install https://www.msys2.org/

 2. Open 64 bit shell, run `pacman -Syu`

 3. install `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-openvr`

 4. Run `make` in the directory