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Wii sensor bar?

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PureScoundrel

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Can this thing be hacked to use on a computer? I would love to use the Wiimote and sensor bar on my system. I would assume that this device could be adapted to usb and would just need a driver.
 
PureScoundrel said:
Can this thing be hacked to use on a computer? I would love to use the Wiimote and sensor bar on my system. I would assume that this device could be adapted to usb and would just need a driver.
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Do you happen to be adept at writing drivers? I highly doubt anyone will ever go through the trouble of making this work on a computer.
 
You only have to make the remote work for a computer. The sensor bar doesnt sense anything, the controller does. The bar just beams out infared light while the remote detects where that is and then maps the pointer on the screen based off that info... or something.
 
Erasmus354 said:
Do you happen to be adept at writing drivers? I highly doubt anyone will ever go through the trouble of making this work on a computer.
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You'd be surprised what people will spend their time doing.
 
Tv remote controllers work instead of the sensor bar, they arnt as good but they work, you just put them where your sensor bar is, there's a video of it on youtube but I dont feel like looking for it
 
xerus` said:
You only have to make the remote work for a computer. The sensor bar doesnt sense anything, the controller does. The bar just beams out infared light while the remote detects where that is and then maps the pointer on the screen based off that info... or something.
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The sensor bar produces two IR sources. The Wiimote uses the two IR sources to triangulate where it is. Combine this with the two accelerometers to detect movement, and you've got the Wii magic... or something like that.
 
As long as Nintendo didn't make some Bluetooth variant or encrypt the communication between the Wii-mote and console, I am sure a driver will be written. I would love to play Black & White with a Wii-mote!
 
depends how much of the business the wii itself does, and how much the controller does. could be a rather big driver to write if you have to emulate alot of hardware.
 
The Wii sensor bar isn't anything more than a set of infrared LED's that are constantly blinking.. It won't help you with the computer, methinks..

edit: here's the link i was looking for.. watch and learn..

edit: typo :rolleyes:
 
n1ce_hat said:
The Wii sensor bar isn't anything more than a set of infrared LED's that are constantly blinking.. It won't help you with the computer, methinks..

edit: here's the link i was looking for.. watch and learn..

edit: typo :rolleyes:
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You're absolutely right, I counted 10 IR LEDs on the bar using my camera phone. They show up as a kinda sickly pale white colour.
 
erwos said:
The sensor bar produces two IR sources. The Wiimote uses the two IR sources to triangulate where it is. Combine this with the two accelerometers to detect movement, and you've got the Wii magic... or something like that.
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My head exploded when I read that. Thanks :p
 
Technically, couldn't you create a bigger sensor bar with many, many more LED's to get a better signal? Maybe someone should DIY themself a super-sensor bar :)
 
n1ce_hat said:
Technically, couldn't you create a bigger sensor bar with many, many more LED's to get a better signal? Maybe someone should DIY themself a super-sensor bar :)
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not if the system is only designed to look at a certain number. you could get a high powered ir led or laser and fuck with someone playing the wii. it would only mess with them when they were using the wii for pointing though, like menu's or fps
 
the wii remote was detected by my mac mini as a bluetooth device. I wasn't able to do anything with it though... I may try getting the actual wii to detect. Never know... might be able to do file transfers :-O

I know miis can be stored on the remotes.
 
as far as I know the sensor bar is only for power to the LEDs themselves... on another forum people have already spliced the cable for an extra 20' length and someone also built a powerpack for it, hence making it work not connected to the wii.

It only has 2 cables, a ground and a positive. and runs 7.8v. So really not too hard to make something to power it.
 
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