{"id":928594,"date":"2026-10-11T04:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/928594\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T04:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T04:36:09","slug":"valve-releases-hardware-and-cad-reference-for-new-vr-headset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/928594\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve Releases Hardware And CAD Reference For New VR Headset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valve recently began shipping its long-awaited VR headset, the Steam Frame. Now, there is a hardware reference repository<\/a> that includes everything a budding modder might need, and then some.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>No need to 3D scan or break out the calipers if one wants to design their own add-ons.<\/p>\n

Want to design and 3D print some add-ons, or a carrying case, or some other doodad? There\u2019s no need to break out the calipers or 3D scan the hardware. The repository contains STEP format models of the VR core module, head strap, and controllers, so it\u2019s as easy as possible to design things that\u2019ll fit. The location of the IR tracking LEDs embedded in the controllers is also documented, so one can ensure their design doesn\u2019t occlude them.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not all. The Frame has a user-accessible hardware expansion port at its front. This port exposes two interfaces: high-speed MIPI camera and PCI Express. This expansion port is documented in the repository, and even has a simple reference design built in both KiCad and Altium.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re glad to see Valve maintain their hacker-friendly hardware design<\/a> with the Steam Frame. Demand for The Frame outstrips supply so far, so if you\u2019re on the waitlist, you might want to browse the repository and get an early start on whatever customizations you have in mind while you wait for your confirmation. And when you get something working, drop us a note on the tips line<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valve recently began shipping its long-awaited VR headset, the Steam Frame. Now, there is a hardware reference repository…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":928595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[49,48,61,260,261,262],"class_list":["post-928594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=928594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/928594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/928595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=928594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=928594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=928594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}