10 Minute Wireless Wii Sensor Bar (2nd Cut)

[sindrecool1]

nice tanks i can use dolphin emulator

[hacker3120]

does anibody no if this would work with 2 infrared laser pens ??!

[ERN368]

NOW I understand !

[Shakespeare1612]

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[givemeafuknbreak111]

Wow! You are a pretty good ventriloquist! And the dummy is so lifelike! Just kidding, good vid!

[wii041]

@givemeafuknbreak111 Thank you!  And thanks for watching!

[ndyt]

course you could just lengthen the sensor bar's cord with cheap speaker wire or power it with an old wall wort.

[GumbyDuder]

Thanks for the video. This is the simpilist and easiest solution i found.

[wii041]

Your welcome! I'm glad that I could help!

[jailbreakreaper]

trying that tomorrow thanks

[wii041]

Your Welcome!

[youthforoil]

Really cool can't wait to try it.

Thanks for your comment, too.

[afk24]

wouldn't the infrared burn out cause it is directly connected to the power source?

[kmcgrath27]

Great Video

[RonjaRT]

Very nice, thx for the vid.

[Diablo8900]

Is it only two 1,5 Volts bataries and two white leds? Nice! I'm gonna test this, thx alot

[micho83]

how long does one battery last?

[xFYCNxcps22]

Why spend 10 dollars when a sensor v=bar is included?????????

[sykopomp]

I think you're not paying enough attention.

This one is wireless.

It also means that you don't need to turn on your Wii if you want to use your wiimote with your computer.

[xFYCNxcps22]

why dont you use the wii like they intended

[raikoh05]

because the sensor bar that comes with the wii has wires, which dont extend far enough from the console for projector set ups.

[lewys93]

How long is the sensor bar wire on the one supplied with the Wii?

[Shakespeare1612]

@sykopomp Thou knowest of the Wii Interactive White board system?!? :-)

[gameluva24]

ok one question is the homade one stronger then the normal sensor bar?

[pietinkler]

umm nintendo makes the best games in my oppinion ssbb is coming out i mean really clash all nintendo charectors together and play as them and fight!!!

exept they use business skills so you can probally bet theres going to be a second type of wii coming out with a different size maybe a mini wii...LOL LOL

mini Wii i gotta tell my friends bout that!

japanese mini wii! im done...

[pietinkler]

i dont get it... all i get is why the sensor bar is connected is for the power...

[jma125]

Dude u rock! Thanks a lot!

[griffyboy0]

You should really use a current limiting resistor, or you'll burn out your IR LEDs in no time. I made my own using two project boxes, with 2 IR LEDs per piece. Works well.

[Shakespeare1612]

griffyboy0 You are correct. My IR source is 4.5 volts with two LEDs, one IR LED and one power indicator. It uses a 22 ohm current limiting resistor. Have I done well?

[perryratcliff]

drmofcali4niktun, the controller actually goes to the wii. So the sensor bar is read by the Controller which is read by the Wii. Took me a minute to figure it out.

[drmofcali4niktun]

how does the wii pick up the signal? i mean if the LEDs aren't connected to the wii in anyway at all, how is the signal transmitted to the wii itself?

[Shakespeare1612]

The Wii remote has a high resolution infra-red camera in the front. When it sees the IR LED it plots it's position up or down, left or right X and Y if you will and it reports these back to the Wii or if you're smart a computer over bluetooth communication. View: "Low-cost Multi-touch Interactive White board" hear on YouTube for more information.

[DoubleD01987]

yeah it was the a theme from ss:bros

[Niko381]

hey i just followed your directions and i have a question. does my LED get messed up if i put it on with the negative end on the positive end of the battery? I accidently did that the first time and now only one of them works.

[themisourispy]

dou mass he says it in the vid lmao and not i got a wifi sensor bar w00t!

[Shakespeare1612]

@Niko381 If you only used the one 1.5 volt battery then if should not hurt the LED, depending on the quality of the unit. The TSAL 6400 from Vishay will hand up to 6 volts in the wrong direction and be fine. Before throwing that LED away I would double check your connections. It might not be working because of a lose wire, not because it's blown.

[naraku3]

was that super smash bros music in the backrounding thing or whatev ?

[halojames360]

runs by itself

[Nigga2121]

do u have to manually run in wii sports (tennis)? or does ur mii auto run and you just hit the ball?

[kittyisfun]

very very helpful i'll try to do it but i like your hat =] <3333 peace!!!

[mrsalubriousmacca]

hats really cool, but what is the benifit of it being wirless when it uses batteries,when you can just plug in a cord without any hassle ?

[Shakespeare1612]

@mrsalubriousmacca I can't tell you how many times I've tripped over that damm wire. Someday I may ruin a $199.00 Wii console in the process.

[RoboGhandi]

very nice

[itfc23]

dude im gona try that 2moro thanks alot =]

[GuruLarry]

Great video!! 5 stars from me!

Can I ask, what sort of battery life do you get from using them, and do the two LED's need to be a percific distance from each other?

[Kickflipkid687]

Um... wii sports done use the sensor bar to let you know... but nice sensor bar idea. I just made one from a different tutorial thing, but mine has 4 leds and 4 AAAS, but im using a resistor, and now Im thinking maybe I dont want it, since it might be cutting the power down because mine is jittery and doesnt have that good of range.

[wii041]

Yeah I found out that Wii Sports doesn't use the sensor bar a few days ago. I have used this with Zelda and the Wii Internet Channel so I know it works! I haven't had any problems without using a resistor so I would say go for it!

[BigmediaX]

you stupid guys there is a part 1 and together it is 10 minutes :S

[savagekei05]

i like ur hat, where did u get it?

[footballrockscs2]

What is this song?

[wii041]

The song at the beginning is one that comes with Garageband 3. The main song in the rest of the video is called "Original Medley". I got it on this CD that came with an issue of Nintendo Power a while back. The CD is awesome and it has a total of I think 14 songs on it, all from Super Smash Bros. Melee.

[nintendonick]

You idiot. This video is 6 minutes. NOT 10.

[maidenspring]

You idiot. The time it takes you to make the sensor is about 10 minutes.

[evancweeks]

Thanks man! Great idea.

[darol79]

do you thnk you can upgrade the range with two more powerful beams

[ishmaboy]

Yes i have seen many video like these, very nice! I really don't mind the wire on the sensor bar, the thing that bothers me most is the range! I sit about 7 or 8 feet away from my T.V. and I get jittery movement from the sensor bar. If anyone knows how to make longer range IR please contact me!

[wii041]

Try going into the Wii sensor bar settings menu and click on "sensitivity" and increase the sensitivity by pressing the + button.

[GGGUNOTBWS]

thanxs for the idea cool vid and happy wii-ing

[enmom]

You were very nice to make this video. Thank you!

[blankreplica]

this is really cool acually makes me want to get a wii

[julietfairsaint]

too cool! i want a wii sooo badddd!

[iamrascal]

sonicthehedgehog13:

The wii sensorbar for many is an eye sore and having to run the additional cable is annoying. The Wii bar dots are bigger because there are 3 of them close together. having a wireless sensor bar means no cables. If you have candles 2 candles above your TV you get the same effect as well. Just need some kind of IR source.

[sonicthehedgehog13]

thats very clever but why did u do it?is it better than the wii sensor?whats the reason you made your own?is yours more sensitive?

im from england so i cant get my wii till tommorow!

[beebogroll]

ditto, i preordered mine from comet XD

[Vergil177]

GREAT!!!! AMAZING!!! THIS SHOULD GET LIKE 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,99­9,999,999.9 honors! XD Alright no really this version is a 7 out of 5. And that 7 is not a typo.

[Pangster008]

Nice vid, now with sound!

But, i noticed the 4 dots on the screen during the test. The sensor bar's dots are larger than the portable ones; i'm guessing this means the sensor bar is more powerful than the one you made (there could be a reason for this level of intensity).

And i'm thinking, does it work just as well when the room is bright?

Also, when the 2 lights are separated, does it matter what distance apart they are from each other?

[Pangster008]

Nice vid, now with sound!

But, i noticed the 4 dots on the screen during the test. The sensor bar's dots are larger than the portable ones; i'm guessing this means the sensor bar is more powerful than the one you made (there could be a reason for this level of intensity).

And i'm thinking, does it work just as well when the room is bright?

Also, when the 2 lights are separated, does it matter what distance apart they are from each other?

[Ka1zu]

Heh really nice.. though i don't quite get why someone would want to replace his real bar with this one.. though ofcourse it's nice when the bar you get with your wii breaks..

[Pangster008]

Ka1zu: it's useful if you want the console far away away from the screen, i.e. the wire is not long enough or it gets in the way.

ugly wire across the room... :(