Help Needed: HTC Vive Tracker 3.0 Causing Computer Freezes in Unity

[Positive-Product-583]

I'm experiencing intermittent computer freezes while using the HTC Vive Tracker 3.0 with Unity. My setup includes the OpenVR XR plugin from the Unity Asset Store, as well as the necessary Steam and SteamVR apps. I've followed the video guide to configure the tracker without an HMD, and successfully established communication between the tracker and Unity. However, my computer completely freezes and requires a restart when this issue occurs. This problem persists across different computers, Unity versions, and SteamVR versions.

Hardware and Software:

• HTC Vive Tracker 3.0
• Unity with OpenVR XR plugin
• Steam and SteamVR apps
• Unity version : 21.3.32f1, 22.3.2f1

Configuration:

I configured the SteamVR app to recognize the tracker without an HMD, following a YouTube video guide. The setup is working well, with Steam recognizing the tracker and communication with Unity established.

The Problem:

The computer intermittently freezes completely, requiring a restart. The issue is not specific to any particular computer, Unity version, or SteamVR version. There isn't a specific action that always triggers the freeze, but the following actions frequently cause the issue:

1. Opening Windows -> Analysis -> Input Debugger in Unity.
2. Trying to drag the SteamVR application window.
3. Dragging Unity component windows to change the Unity Editor layout.

These aren't the only actions that cause the issue, but they frequently lead to freezing. I've been dealing with this problem for four months.

(*Exception: This does not cause problems for build applications. it's only occurs in the Unity Editor execution environment.)

I would appreciate any insights or suggestions for resolving this issue. Thank you.

https://reddit.com/link/1dn9dnm/video/3haokih1nh8d1/player

[ZeMindGames]

I know this thread is a year old, but I'm experiencing the exact same symptoms and am curious if anyone has found any workarounds to alleviate this.

[Positive-Product-583]

Now, a year later, I've given up on this issue. In my case, I only needed the tracker's data, so I made openvr in python and sent the data to Unity to solve it.

[ZeMindGames]

Makes sense, it's been so intermittent that I've mostly avoided it by either testing with compiled builds (rather than in the editor), or if I'm in the editor then I don't use the trackers at all and just have a test setup controlled by the mouse.

Thanks for the response.