--- title: VR Headset Ditches The Base Stations With DIY Tracking description: A DIY mod called BSB-SLAM adds inside-out SLAM tracking to the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset, removing the need for external base stations. Creator Prohurtz... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/vr-headset-ditches-the-base-stations-with-diy-tracking-c68qogdsc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: VR Headset Ditches The Base Stations With DIY Tracking | daily.dev og:description: A DIY mod called BSB-SLAM adds inside-out SLAM tracking to the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset, removing the need for external base stations. Creator Prohurtz... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/vr-headset-ditches-the-base-stations-with-diy-tracking-c68qogdsc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/C68qoGDsc.png og:image:alt: VR Headset Ditches The Base Stations With DIY Tracking og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # VR Headset Ditches The Base Stations With DIY Tracking **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A DIY mod called BSB-SLAM adds inside-out SLAM tracking to the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset, removing the need for external base stations. Creator Prohurtz attaches an off-the-shelf Xvisio XR50 sensor board to the front of the headset via a 3D-printed mount, plus custom software to feed the sensor data in place of base station tracking. The headset still connects to a PC as a display and isn't wireless. Prohurtz got the idea working back in 2025 and also made the EyeTrackVR eye-tracking add-on for VR headsets. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I add inside-out tracking to a Bigscreen Beyond VR headset without base stations? A project called BSB-SLAM lets you attach an off-the-shelf Xvisio XR50 SLAM sensor board to the front of the Bigscreen Beyond via USB cable and a 3D-printed mount, paired with custom software that feeds the sensor's positioning data into the headset instead of relying on external base stations. The headset still tethers to a PC as a display. _Tinkerers tracking DIY VR mods like this one can follow hardware project writeups on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Full Body VR Tracking Is Just Some Recycled Hardware Away](https://daily.dev/posts/full-body-vr-tracking-is-just-some-recycled-hardware-away-mlsmrg1qa) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Valve has stopped manufacturing its Index VR headset](https://daily.dev/posts/valve-has-stopped-manufacturing-its-index-vr-headset-hourxui2w) · The Verge · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Soulart Station – A markerless full-body motion tracker for VR and VTubers \(Crowdfunding\)](https://daily.dev/posts/soulart-station-a-markerless-full-body-motion-tracker-for-vr-and-vtubers-crowdfunding--fzm8xiqo9) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Someone built a functional Odradek from Death Stranding that actually tracks Bluetooth devices](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-built-a-functional-odradek-from-death-stranding-that-actually-tracks-bluetooth-devices-kc68iomns) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A DIY Headset For SteamVR](https://daily.dev/posts/a-diy-headset-for-steamvr-ggpkwdrez) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#vr](https://daily.dev/tags/vr) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/vr-headset-ditches-the-base-stations-with-diy-tracking-c68qogdsc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"VR Headset Ditches The Base Stations With DIY Tracking","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/vr-headset-ditches-the-base-stations-with-diy-tracking-c68qogdsc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/vr-headset-ditches-the-base-stations-with-diy-tracking-c68qogdsc"},"datePublished":"2026-10-31T02:07:16.439Z","dateModified":"2026-10-31T02:07:38.763Z","description":"A DIY mod called BSB-SLAM adds inside-out SLAM tracking to the Bigscreen Beyond VR headset, removing the need for external base stations. 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