Comments on: Talking to a Wiimote in Ubuntu 8.10 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shane M.http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-846478 Shane M. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:02:41 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-846478 One of the best tutorials out there.. the visual help from the video was great, thank you! You made this really easy for me. And YES, I thought it was kind of cute too!! One of the best tutorials out there.. the visual help from the video was great, thank you! You made this really easy for me. And YES, I thought it was kind of cute too!!

]]> By: Nickhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-805345 Nick Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:17:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-805345 Hi there, thanks for posting this. I just have a few questions. 1) Where does your sensor bar go, and where do you plug it in? 2) What happens when you plug in the nunchuk? 3) Once you've programmed the Wiimote to your OS, does your mouse still work? 4) Will it work any longer on your Wii? I'm interested in playing FPS games like Half-Life with my Wii zapper, as well as other types of games. Thanks again. Hi there, thanks for posting this. I just have a few questions.
1) Where does your sensor bar go, and where do you plug it in?
2) What happens when you plug in the nunchuk?
3) Once you’ve programmed the Wiimote to your OS, does your mouse still work?
4) Will it work any longer on your Wii?
I’m interested in playing FPS games like Half-Life with my Wii zapper, as well as other types of games. Thanks again.

]]> By: Clarissa Womackhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-538633 Clarissa Womack Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:45:53 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-538633 <abbr title="Python programming with Wiimote using Cwiid"> Hi MattI really like your guide which tells you how to connect to the wiimote via Cwiid in Linux. For an assignment at university, I would like to create a game (using pygame) or program in python which communicates with the Wii remote. <strong> Now, I know that you can import Cwiid into python, your balance board example shows that it can be done but I cannot seem to find documentation on the python module cwiid-python or cwiid. </strong> <strong> I want to know what the functions are to communicate with the wii remote and nunchuk so I can create a game based on the user pressing buttons and moving the wii remote and nunchuk </strong>. If I can implement the wii remote and nunchuk, then I will look towards integrating the balance board as well. <strong> Could you offer me any advice how to achieve my aims? </strong> I have tried multiple Google searches but to no avail.Thanks for your advice Clarissa Womack 1st year BE/BSc student studying software engineering, maths and computational science</abbr>
Hi Matt

I really like your guide which tells you how to connect to the wiimote via Cwiid in Linux. For an assignment at university, I would like to create a game (using pygame) or program in python which communicates with the Wii remote. Now, I know that you can import Cwiid into python, your balance board example shows that it can be done but I cannot seem to find documentation on the python module cwiid-python or cwiid. I want to know what the functions are to communicate with the wii remote and nunchuk so I can create a game based on the user pressing buttons and moving the wii remote and nunchuk . If I can implement the wii remote and nunchuk, then I will look towards integrating the balance board as well. Could you offer me any advice how to achieve my aims? I have tried multiple Google searches but to no avail.

Thanks for your advice
Clarissa Womack
1st year BE/BSc student studying software engineering, maths and computational science

]]> By: Dan Collyerhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-528070 Dan Collyer Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:53:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-528070 Most of the connection tutorials I have read told me to press both the (1) and (2) buttons down while connecting to bluetooh. This did not work for me, my controllers have a red "sync" button located in the battery compartment of the wiimote. I spent and hour holding down the two buttons wondering why it would not work, so I hope this information helps saves someone some time. I created a few tutorials on the page below! http://ubuntudan.blogspot.com/search/label/Play%20Wii%20on%20Ubuntu Most of the connection tutorials I have read told me to press both the (1) and (2) buttons down while connecting to bluetooh. This did not work for me, my controllers have a red “sync” button located in the battery compartment of the wiimote. I spent and hour holding down the two buttons wondering why it would not work, so I hope this information helps saves someone some time.
I created a few tutorials on the page below!
http://ubuntudan.blogspot.com/search/label/Play%20Wii%20on%20Ubuntu

]]> By: Jaideep Khandelwalhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-503135 Jaideep Khandelwal Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:58:38 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-503135 Oh ! that's really cool , I was just wondering for some Linux Based Gui for Wii-motes . Great Work!! Oh ! that’s really cool , I was just wondering for some Linux Based Gui for Wii-motes . Great Work!!

]]> By: Endoranhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-486399 Endoran Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:41:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-486399 Hi everybody...I don't know if anyone ever looks here anymore but I can't get this guide to work. I'm new to anything Linux, help would be appreciated. Thanks! Hi everybody…I don’t know if anyone ever looks here anymore but I can’t get this guide to work. I’m new to anything Linux, help would be appreciated. Thanks!

]]> By: Bernard Robbinshttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-460311 Bernard Robbins Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:35:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-460311 Hi All,In Fedora 12: #sudo yum install cwiid cwiid-utils cwiid-wminput cwiid-python2 Hi All,

In Fedora 12:
#sudo yum install cwiid cwiid-utils cwiid-wminput cwiid-python2

]]> By: ryanhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-405700 ryan Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:26:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-405700 Howdy, does anyone know how to configure this program to write an output file of acceleration data? I am trying to perform an experiment in which two Wiimotes are attached to the arms of a double pendulum. I need to save the acceleration data to something like a text file.In the past I was able to do this with DarwiinRemote but the latest version no longer supports this feature.Thank you for any help you can provide, Ryan Howdy, does anyone know how to configure this program to write an output file of acceleration data? I am trying to perform an experiment in which two Wiimotes are attached to the arms of a double pendulum. I need to save the acceleration data to something like a text file.

In the past I was able to do this with DarwiinRemote but the latest version no longer supports this feature.

Thank you for any help you can provide,
Ryan

]]> By: Justinhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-393723 Justin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:18:25 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-393723 Hey everyone. I am a temple electrical engineering student and we are using the Wiimote in our senior design. I am excited about everything I've read here and am hoping that all this openess can continue. We are planning on using the Wiimote for handicapped children as an interface for a microcontroller. Hoping the students can use it to affect their environment and give them some fun activities in the process. If anyone has any input... throw it out there. Keep in mind that the children are severely mentally, physically, or both impaired... Hey everyone. I am a temple electrical engineering student and we are using the Wiimote in our senior design. I am excited about everything I’ve read here and am hoping that all this openess can continue. We are planning on using the Wiimote for handicapped children as an interface for a microcontroller. Hoping the students can use it to affect their environment and give them some fun activities in the process. If anyone has any input… throw it out there. Keep in mind that the children are severely mentally, physically, or both impaired…

]]> By: Matt Leddinghttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/linux-wiimote-via-bluetooth/#comment-380472 Matt Ledding Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:52:55 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1834#comment-380472 Hmmm.... google is one up on microsoft in this race... I had a heck of a time connecting a wii-mote to my iogear, which insisted on a password to pair, and I can't get into the iogear site to get the latest drivers. I gave my beloved Zoom, which worked perfectly, to my sister in Canada. (I am based in Madrid, Spain.)Have you seen any linux wii programs that get close to Boon Jin's Smoothboard? (a further development of JC Lee's whiteboard. It is a program that makes me kinda *like* microsoft, and it is written in net, but dunno if it can work in linux with mono, I am out of my depth there.)If there was a linux supergenious who could make it work in Mono, there would be a lot of underfunded schools in Spain and elsewhere that would very much appreciate it... Hmmm…. google is one up on microsoft in this race… I had a heck of a time connecting a wii-mote to my iogear, which insisted on a password to pair, and I can’t get into the iogear site to get the latest drivers. I gave my beloved Zoom, which worked perfectly, to my sister in Canada. (I am based in Madrid, Spain.)

Have you seen any linux wii programs that get close to Boon Jin’s Smoothboard? (a further development of JC Lee’s whiteboard. It is a program that makes me kinda *like* microsoft, and it is written in net, but dunno if it can work in linux with mono, I am out of my depth there.)

If there was a linux supergenious who could make it work in Mono, there would be a lot of underfunded schools in Spain and elsewhere that would very much appreciate it…

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