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Comment on Wiimote Logger by Maks

2012-02-03T01:31:03Z

Hi Uwe,
Now, there are other problems. First I guess, the program – WiimoteLogger -differentiate between RVL-CNT-01 and RVL-CNT-01-TR wii remote model. Though both of them are Wii motion plus, but my guess RVL-CNT-01-TR is a later production. It has SYNC button interface visible from outside. Whereas in the older production i.e. in RVL-CNT-01, SYNC button is inside the remote cover which is only visible when you open the batter cover.
From my experience with WiimoteLogger, it seems it is vulnerable when trying to connect with RVL-CNT-01-TR type – sometimes it is successful and but most of the times not! Whereas with the RVL-CNT-01 model it seems to be working fine!

I have also tried to play with multiple remote. If both RVL-CNT-01 and RVL-CNT-01-TR remote are paired with your pc/laptop, the program will never accept/find the RVL-CNT-01-TR! But if there is multiple wii RVL-CNT-01 remote is paired with your pc/laptop, WiimoteLogger is able to connect with all of them (almost always). However, there is another problem I have experienced with WiimoteLogger – although it can connect with multiple wii RVL-CNT-01 remote, when it writes the captured data into a file, it only writes data from the second remote(I have played with 2 remote). I have tried this several times and found that the file always contains data from the second remote (wii id 2).

I will be eagerly waiting to hear from you. Any suggestion to handle these issues will be highly appreciated.

Regards
Maks

Comment on Wiimote Logger by Maks

2012-02-01T21:18:32Z

Thanks, Uwe. It worked!

Great, I will now have some fun with it.

Comment on Wiimote Logger by Uwe

2012-01-31T17:31:07Z

Hi Maks,

try starting the app with

java -Dbluecove.stack=widcomm -jar WiimoteLogger.jar

to force using the WIDCOMM stack.

Comment on Wiimote Logger by Maks

2012-01-31T17:09:07Z

Hi Uwe,
I was trying to play with your WiimoteLogger and gave the command java -jar WiimoteLogger.jar under windows 7 32 bit.

However, though the program runs (I mean I can see the application window), I always get the following run-time error:

Jan 31, 2012 12:59:34 PM wiiremotej.WiiDeviceDiscoverer getDevice
SEVERE: Error getting device!
java.io.IOException: WiiRemote failed to connect!
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemote.construct(WiiRemote.java:321)
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemote.(WiiRemote.java:223)
        at wiiremotej.WiiDeviceDiscoverer.getDevice(WiiDeviceDiscoverer.java:121
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemoteJ.findDeviceInternal(WiiRemoteJ.java:342)
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemoteJ.access$100(WiiRemoteJ.java:24)
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemoteJ$1.run(WiiRemoteJ.java:426)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662)
Caused by: com.intel.bluetooth.NotSupportedIOException: Not Supported on winsock
        at com.intel.bluetooth.BluetoothStackMicrosoft.l2OpenClientConnection(Bl
        at com.intel.bluetooth.BluetoothL2CAPClientConnection.(BluetoothL2
        at com.intel.bluetooth.MicroeditionConnector.openImpl(MicroeditionConnec
        at com.intel.bluetooth.MicroeditionConnector.open(MicroeditionConnector.
        at javax.microedition.io.Connector.open(Connector.java:97)
        at wiiremotej.WiiRemote.construct(WiiRemote.java:313)
        ... 6 more
BlueCove stack shutdown completed

————————————————
My machine is Acer ravelmate 6492, with WIDCOMM Bluetooth stack!

Looking for your reply.

Regards
Maks

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:33:33Z

Hi Gerard,

After installing WhiimoteWhiteboard on debian 6 I only get the following error message:
Bleutooth failed to initialize.
There is probably a problem with your localo Bluetooth stack or API

please read the FAQ about this issue.

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:31:36Z

Hi Guénard,

…i click on the two 1+2 buttons on my wiimote, and then i have a windows message that tells me : “Wiiremote failed to connect ! Not supported on winsock. La connexion a échoué. merci d’essayer à nouveau”.

please read the FAQ about this problem.

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:26:50Z

Hi Allen,

I’m pretty sure the maker if this software has completely forgotten about this website, the last time he posted here was in 09, it’s 2012,

I have not forgotten about my website, although you’re right that I don’t post much and haven’t done so in a while. Btw, my last comment before today was from summer 2011, and not 2009.

i myself have unsubscribed from updates, your best bet is to find an active forum for this type of thing.

I personally don’t use my application in practice, hence I agree that your best bet to find solutions to the most common problems is actually to “talk” to other people at forums like wiimoteproject.com.

Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:18:34Z

Hi Andrew,

BTW there are 2 new versions of the wiimote with motion plus. The newest of the two (with a TR at the end of the device name) was only released late last year and is difficult to get in some parts of the world right now. Perhaps you’re thinking of the earlier version?

I probably have one of these earlier Wiimotes with MotionPlus, don’t have it here right now to check.

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:15:43Z

Hi Dan and Andrew,

Is there an issue with NON-NINTENDO wii remotes?

the clone Wiimotes are problematic to the best of my knowledge. At least the Nyko Wand doesn’t seem to work. I don’t have any clone Wiimote to test this myself.

The version they had in the store was the one with ‘MotionPlus inside’. It shows up as ‘Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR’.Do you know if this device is compatible? I can’t connect it through your software or even pair it using the Mac’s ’setup bluetooth device’.

On the other hand, the newer Wiimote model with integrated MotionPlus should work just fine, as I have one of those myself and successfully connected and used it.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T18:01:04Z

Hi YikWah,

Hi there! I have a problem pairing my wiimote to my macbookpro (OSX 10.7.2). My wiimote times out before it is able to be paired to my computer, and then whiteboard cannot find my wiimote.

you shouldn’t pair the Wiimote to OS X, since my app handles the entire connection process. It probably helps to disconnect the Wiimote from OS X…

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:57:42Z

Hi John,

Will Wii Whiteboard work with a Low-Cost Multi-Touch Sensing through Frustrated Total Internal Reflection?

I’d speculate that this is possible in theory, but the image might be too noisy for the Wiimote to “see clearly”.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:55:09Z

Hi ros,

I really want this to work on my linux laptop so I can use it in school…
Caused by: javax.bluetooth.BluetoothStateException: BlueCove com.intel.bluetooth.BluetoothStackBlueZ not available…

please read the FAQ about this issue.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:52:36Z

Hi Allen and eduardo,

i just keep getting this error saying could not connect and “not supported on winsock”…

please read the FAQ about this problem.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:48:15Z

Hi Dante,

Just wanted to let you know that this was a great starter project for our Teched Out club…got any more hands on projects with this equipment?

you might find the Wiimote Logger interesting, which let’s you record data that you can analyze later with any spreadsheet program.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:45:11Z

Hi Brad,

HELP ME!I have all 4 “Visible IR dots” seen, by adjusting my lighting, but can’t get my IR pen to calibrate.Any suggestions?

from your error log it seems that the problem occurred when my app tried to connect to another, second, Bluetooth device. If you only need one Wiimote, use the runtime option org.uweschmidt.wiimote.whiteboard.wiimotes set to 1.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:27:14Z

Hi Aries,

Hi, is there a way for you to come up with the same smart board app for the iPad 2 as well?

I won’t do it and I’m not sure if this is even possible at all, i.e. whether Apple provides the necessary (low-level) access to Bluetooth.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:25:03Z

Hi Tom,

Have you had any issues using wii remotes on OS 10.7?

I’m running 10.7.2 myself and it works. Although I can’t comment on whether the connection process is more unreliable as compared to previous versions of the OS.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:22:54Z

Hi Adam,

The only time whiteboard will even open up is if my bluetooth is on but then the mouse goes crazy when it finds the remote. What do you recommend?

this sounds like everything is working, there are just other sources (sunlight, lightbulbs, etc.) of infrared light my app recognizes and hence uses to control the mouse.

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Uwe

2012-01-22T17:17:31Z

Hi James,

With a google search, it seems that if I had turned on screen 2 and re-started the Java Wii broard program the targets would all fit, and be on the projected image. Is this true?

my app fetches all connected screens and their resolutions upon startup. Hence, it will not adjust when you attach screens or change the resolutions after it’s been started.

Also is there a text file or settings screen where I could FORCE Java Wii whiteboard the the screen and resoution that I want?Thank you.

The calibration settings are written to an ordinary text file, which you could manually change or overwrite if you want. Where this file is stored depends on you operating system…

Sorry for the late reply,
Uwe

Comment on Wiimote Whiteboard by Gerard Bekking

2012-01-20T18:53:40Z

After installing WhiimoteWhiteboard on debian 6 I only get the following error message:
Bleutooth failed to initialize.
There is probably a problem with your localo Bluetooth stack or API

Thank you for looking in to this