Upgrade your TPCAST wireless adapter for VIVE to support microphone function

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If you want to use your microphone for your HTC VIVE headsets there is a way to enable your TPCAST wireless adapter to support microphone function. This patch needs to work with a specific Connection Assistant software designed for microphone support. Users take their own risk for possible hardware or software failure for wrong operations.

To enable microphone function, you need to open your TPCAST power box to remove and flash the SD Card with a new Mic supporting firmware. We recommend saving a backup of the old image file from the current SD Card to be able to restore the device to factory settings or use a new SD Card instead.

Following tools are needed: PC, Screwdriver, Card reader (optional SD Card)

Please download following software to enable your TPCAST wireless adapter to support microphone function.

Backup / flashing tools：Win32DiskImager-0.9.5-install.exe

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c6q48xraQ5VW1ASYNFy6RPAiygUxBrLq

Mic supporting firmware compressed package: tpcast_mic.zip

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_Z52ENVlWJ6ucP2KyUtffvyGgVPj5Zr1

Mic supporting connection assistant：TPCAST VIVE Setup_mic.exe

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1e1yLUDYxA9Rq2c_1kUehFQ8YLBWR2FYU

1. Open the battery box and take out the SD card.

2. Backup old image file from the current SD card (or use new SD card)

a) First install the software tool: Win32DiskImager-0.9.5-install.exe. Double-click the downloaded Win32DiskImager-0.9.5-install icon to open installation interface

b) When installed right click Win32DiskImager icon at the desktop and select “Run as administrator”

c) Insert SD card into the card reader, then connect the card reader with the computer

d) Choose a directory (such as E:/tpcastimg/) and file name (such as tpcast.img, file suffix must be .img), then click the “Read” button

e) Right after you have clicked the button “Read”, the image saved on the SD card has been successfully backed up to the directory in step 3 (E:/tpcastimg/tpcast.img)


3. Flash the new image to the current SD Card (optional use new SD Card)

1. Connect the SD Card with your computer

2. Start Win32 DiskImageer

3. Select the correct drive for your SD Card from the device drop down list

4. Select the downloaded compressed file (click the folder icon) “tpcast_mic.img” and click the “Write” button

5. Right after you have clicked the button “Write” a pop up appears “Write Successful”, flashing completed


4. Install the SD card and new connection assistant software

1. Insert the current SD Card into the original position of the power box and install power box

2. Uninstall old connection assistant, restart computer and install new version of the connection assistant “TPCAST VIVE Setup_mic.exe”. Follow the normal procedure to connect the wireless adapter, verify microphone and confirm, then assemble the screws.


5. If the power box is not properly used after flashing

1. Take out the SD card and try to re-flash “tpcast_mic.img”file according to above steps.

2. If re-flashing still fails, the SD card can be restored with old image through the tool. Please uninstall Connection Assistant with microphone function, then restart the computer. Install the old version of Connection Assistant. The steps of restoring SD card are as following:

Step 1：Select the correct device from the device drop down list

Step 2: Select the expected backup “tpcast.img”file and click the “Write”, as shown in the figure:

Step 3: Right after you have clicked the button “Write” a pop up appears “Write Successful” flashing completed, and SD card has been restored

If you follow these procedures your TPCAST wireless adapter for HTC VIVE will support microphone function. In case there are any problems during installation please contact our TPCAST support team.

https://www.tpcastvr.com/europe-support-vive


Your TPCAST Team