Converting Wii sensor bar to external power (or USB)
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2013
- First time i ever taken a look into sensor / track bars and i decided to convert it to external power. some of them can be powered from USB too, depending on the voltage.
This one im using is 7.5v, usb is 5v. Sensor bar that has 6 IR LEDs in total is 5v.
Connecting Wiimote to PC:
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Questions?
post them on our forum here, however before making new topic, SEARCH for wii, there are many topics about headtracking, connecting wiimote to pc ..etc
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the lighter part was great, learned something new, great video!
The part about cleaning the wires was the thing that made this video the most helpful one I could find.
Cleaning the wires will allow you to make basically any connection you want. I chose to twist the stripped wires from a 9V battery clip together with the ones that lead to the sensor bar, and with some electrical tape it works perfectly!
Thanks for making this video :D
ah ah i can't believe this old crappy quality video still gets views, but yeah i always do stuff like that myself. i always twist wires rather than using connectors, because twisting has more surface contact, but "experts" dont realize it, they think some screw fit connector is better. only better way is to solder wires, which would give it best connection.
that burn and clean works great on thin fragile wires, cuz you can't really use wire strippers on it.
most wires have this coating if they are a retail product to prevent crossover of + and -
@@yourmomsbf878 the challenge here is the type of wire. All wires will have this coating but can be easily stripped with wire strippers. These are so tiny and fragile the wire strippers break them.
Just used an old 9V modem power adapter and it shines brighter than using the actual wii, thanks!
glad that people still find that old video useful :)
@@SethiozProject at first i didn't believe you because of the like/ dislike ratio, but i think that people just didn't understood it right or didn't game the bar enough power, i tried with only 3 AA batteries and the lights were very faint, USB 2.0 also gave a very faint light..
I'm about to try with a 9V too, but I believe the sensor bar works with 7V plugged in the Wii.
Wonder if that may be an issue...
I was just looking into how to convert a Wii sensor bar so it can run off of USB, and saw this video.
Thanks for posting this. That trick with cleaning up the wires is one I've never seen before. Should come in handy!
And, I just wanted to note, the script you were running was NOT using the sensor bar! It was only using the gyroscope in the Wiimote to see if you were pointing down, up, left or right, but not WHERE you were pointing.
Nintendo loves their proprietary "tri wing" screws in stuff. started with the NES. good vid ,✌️
Those are tri wing screws which is what Nintendo uses on most of their consoles. You can get a tri wing screwdriver for a couple bucks. Keep one around for opening Nintendo products.
as far as i know, wiimote with sensorbar doesn't know where you point the device, on wii itself, you can calibrate probably, but that's what the sensorbar is, its not even sensorbar, its just IR LEDs, not sensor. sensor is in the wiimote.
if you would have 4 IR LEDs all around monitor / tv, then it would be possible to tell the position, but i doubt wiimote is capable of doing that on its own, you need scripts.
Lighter! Brilliant!!!!!
Thanks dude! You really helped me!!!!!!
yeah :) i always come up with weird, but good ideas ^^
The Sethioz Project
Thanks anyways dude!
I'll suscribe! I'll expect more weird Ideas of yours! YEAH!
Using usb om the sensor bar as is will not get you any good results. So what I did was remove the 4 LEDs on the edges on each curcuit board, and solder 2 wires to connect them to the psu. This way it doesn't need 7,5v but anywhere between 4,5v - 7v. And since a standard usb port only gives you 5v, it works perfect.
So you left only 1 LED on each side? And that works fine?
that is brailliant mate
How did you connect it to your computer
they are called tri-wing screws
Informative video. Not the best video. But worth a like. Thanks.
I don't think you really got what I said... I know the "sensor" bar is just 10 LED's, 5 on each side (for extra strength, btw. The remote just picks up 2), but I'm saying that, the sensor bar had no use in your demonstration in this video.
Your cursor was moving on behalf of the accelerometer/gyroscope in the controller. There's programs that allow you to use it like on the actual Wii, where you point at the screen, and that's where the cursor goes.
So What Is Playstation Sony
nintendo been using triwing screws for thousands of years since the days of skyward sword
and i haven't been using nintendo or any other g-onsoles (gay-consoles) for like ..never.
daniel wray go bag yourself baggot, did you even watch the video? this video is not about nintendo, it only shows how to convert the sensor bar to a PC compatible version .. DUH!
daniel wray Good thing that I own an Tri-wing Screwdriver, then.
thanks alot Sir
do you get a regural usb cable?
yes
The Sethioz Project you didnt show what wires to contect for usb to wii bar
Patrick Mcmunn yes how do you connect them?
so i can use a usb plugin, cool.
Great informative video, but really bad quality. You need to improve the quality so we can see what is going on better.
I didn't have a proper camera back then
Tri Wing screws
everyone already knows how to play Mars by fact
Do you need a program to sensor bar work
the sensor bar is just an LED light XD
No. The "sensor" bar is just four IR LEDs that power on when you turn on the Wii - the Wii Remote deduces where it's pointing by looking at where those LEDs are. You can even test this with Dolphin Emulator like so:
1) Open a title that uses the pointer for things. Wii Fit. Wii Sports Resort. Wii Menu. Lego Star Wars 3. Anything that wants you to point your Wii Remote at the screen.
2) Connect your remote to Dolphin in passthrough mode (wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Bluetooth_Passthrough ).
3) Turn your actual Wii on. This will power the sensor bar.
4) Point the remote in the sensor bar's general direction and watch Wii's motion control magic unfold before your eyes.
when i connect the sensor the bluetooth fails
how i solve this???
this makes 0 sense, buy new PC or check wiring .. sounds like you seriously short circuited the crap out of everything.
@@SethiozProject yea I wasnt methodical at all i just mess with the cables
so the only way is the fuck up the new bleutooth dongle to toshiba stack and it works flawless ?
We 2014-2015
This kid now has his own children, owns a house, and runs a business. 😁
Thx bro
the wii sensor works with 6.5v
thkss!! i will ask for this
It might help if you change the cursor size to max so you can find it easier.
Bluetooth I just use blue tooth it actually works.
how
oh yeah yeah
No
2019?
yeeah
X2
2020
its not like the snesor bar changes over time its not software
You dont explain nothing
he never said he would explain how, if you can read
Dang
you could've bought a tri-wing screwdriver from amazon ... you would've saved that poor sensor bar from being damaged... and it would've saved you from wasting all that energy to get it open with whatever method you used
hah.......????
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IT DIDN'T WORK BRO SO FORGET YOU FOOLS
that is brailliant mate