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SteamVR & OSC

There are two ways your IBIS trackers reach a game: through SteamVR (for PCVR) or OSC (for standalone headsets running compatible games like VRChat).

SteamVR (PCVR)

If you play VR through a PC — Index, Vive, Quest Link / Air Link, Quest cable, Pimax, Bigscreen Beyond, etc. — you’re using SteamVR.

Setup

  1. Install the SlimeVR Server (Install). The installer automatically registers the SlimeVR SteamVR driver.
  2. Launch SlimeVR Server before launching SteamVR (order doesn’t strictly matter, but this is the reliable habit).
  3. Launch SteamVR. Your trackers appear automatically as virtual Vive-style trackers.

Confirming it worked

In the SteamVR status window, you’ll see one entry per SlimeVR tracker (alongside your headset and controllers). They should all be green / connected.

In SteamVR’s Manage Trackers panel, you can name each tracker by body part — but the SlimeVR Server already does this internally, so this step is optional.

When SteamVR doesn’t see them

See Trackers Not Showing in SteamVR.

OSC (Quest standalone, Pico, etc.)

If you play standalone on a Quest or Pico without PCVR, you can still use IBIS trackers via OSC, which is what VRChat-on-Quest accepts. You do not need a VR-capable PC — the SlimeVR Server is light enough for any basic laptop, and it also runs on Android.

Where the server runs

Pick one:

  • A laptop or desktop on the same Wi-Fi as the headset. Receiver plugs into the laptop as usual. This is the most common setup.
  • An Android phone. Install the SlimeVR Server Android app; plug the receiver into the phone with a USB-A-female-to-USB-C (OTG) adapter (not included).
  • The headset itself. The Android app also runs on Quest. Plug the receiver into the headset’s USB-C port via the same OTG adapter, and use 127.0.0.1 as the OSC address.

Configure

  1. In SlimeVR Server, open Settings → OSC → VRChat OSC Trackers and enable it. Set the address to your headset’s IP (Quest: Quick Settings → Wi-Fi → your network → the arrow icon shows the IP), or 127.0.0.1 if the server is running on the headset. Leave the port at the default (9000).
  2. In VRChat on the headset, open the radial menu → Options → OSC and enable it.
  3. Walk to a mirror, open the quick menu, and press Calibrate FBT in a T-pose; then do a full reset on the server.

Upstream reference: SlimeVR OSC information.

The whole flow on a Meta Quest, from finding the headset’s IP to enabling OSC in VRChat’s radial menu:

Quest standalone OSC walkthrough: find the headset IP in Wi-Fi settings, enable VRChat OSC Trackers in SlimeVR and enter the IP, turn on the trackers you own, enable OSC in VRChat's radial menu, and turn on Allow Sending Head and Wrist VR Tracking OSC Data

Infographic by Spazzwan, used with permission.

Notes

  • OSC only works in apps that support it. VRChat is the big one. Many other apps do not.
  • Latency on standalone-via-OSC is a little higher than PCVR. Acceptable for VRChat, not great for competitive rhythm games.
  • Reset hotkeys still work on the machine running the server — see Resets. If the server is on the headset, use the tracker button (single press) for resets.

For deeper OSC docs and edge cases, see the upstream SlimeVR OSC page.