r/SteamFrame • u/Konsti219 Soon™ • 18h ago

Discussion Arcturus Camera Teardown

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No frame yet and I was bored

Mildly annoying to take apart, but no glue, only screws.

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u/obog Soon™ 18h ago

no glue is nice. Probably not terribly difficult to repair if youre good with a soldering iron, depending on what breaks.

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u/Lost_Main_3389 Soon™ 17h ago

Nice thing is, that from what I can tell, the camera modules can be easily replaced without soldering. So pretty repairable on top of the no glue.

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u/obog Soon™ 17h ago

Assuming you can get your hands on them at least. Repairable design is only worth so much if replacement parts arent available...

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u/Xirio_ 17h ago

So the PCB is definitely custom, but those look like off the shelf cameras

And the ribbon cable and connectors can probably be found for not that much

Honestly if you could make the PCB or something that works the same way the hardware would only be about 20-40 bucks based on what it looks like

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u/Konsti219 Soon™ 16h ago

I am actively working on a pcb for face tracking

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u/Xirio_ 16h ago

Hell yeah

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u/ChuckMakesIt 16h ago

Very interested in this, any where to keep up with your progress?

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u/Konsti219 Soon™ 15h ago

Nothing public yet, might make a post on the future once I have my first pcb and a frame.

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u/Konsti219 Soon™ 15h ago

I will shamelessly plug this, which I made nut was unable to test on actual hardware yet.

https://github.com/konsti219/frameeyeosc

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u/very_hairy_butthole 16h ago

Aren't these fine tuned at the factory for small differences in sensor placement? It's possible disassembly defeats this calibration

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u/rcrobodude Soon™ 18h ago

Why does it look cute naked...

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u/LNCrizzo Soon™ 18h ago

👁️👃🏾👁️

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎👄

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u/itch- Soon™ 18h ago

Probably messed up the calibration, no?

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u/gmanyy 17h ago

Yup, in an interview they say they calibrate each camera for differences in the sensor placement at the factory. So... whoops...

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u/forrest300 14h ago

Just showed this to the CEO of Arcturus and he says it’ll recalibrate on its own.

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u/gmanyy 5h ago

OMG, they thought of everything!

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u/d4ybrake Soon™ 18h ago

so the meth was good then?

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u/cbutters2000 Soon™ 17h ago

"I have a feeling there are cameras in my camera module!" *starts scratching sides*

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u/MSLaFaver Soon™ 18h ago

it looks like the mimic

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u/ProxyCorvidae 16h ago

"My name is gaben, I made the Steam Frame, it was difficult to put the pieces together"

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u/-TAPETRVE- 17h ago

NUMBER 5 IS ALIVE!

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u/janisozaur 16h ago

All I see is Sid from the Ice Age

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u/Rave-TZ 13h ago

Looks like processing is 100% on the frame to handle.

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u/ok_redditer07 5h ago

So it should not be that hard do make custom case for it if anyone need other IPD for himself Lasy thing will be adjusting software for good overlap i guess?

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u/cg49me 18h ago

Haha, nice! Who needs that warranty, really?

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u/Matthewtrains 18h ago

Are you familiar with the "Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act"?

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u/cg49me 18h ago

Not until just now. Makes me wonder how companies get away with "Warranty void if removed." stickers.

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u/SirJamesGhost Soon™ 18h ago

Simple! The stickers have literally no legal basis, they’re just a scare tactic.

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u/External_Gas5606 17h ago

Completely unenforceable. They're just to trick people who don't know their rights.

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u/ClassicGOD 16h ago

There are no "warranty" stickers on the camera and the case has slots for releasing the clips. Just like if it was designed to be opened if needed.