Homebrew Wireless Wii Sensor Bar

[TB1337TM]

@doctabu If you think this looks ugly just get 2 candles add a little distance and ta da it works this is just a more expensive and uglier version imo but good idea.

[MrVicious5150]

Wouldn't cost the same as buying one??

Also that thing is fugly

I would want that in my home theater setup...

[blackrack2008]

so you don't have to add in any resistors ??

[shurtugalchrispy]

@blackrack2008 you should, without them you over power the LED's and will burn them out much faster.

[teentitan2k2]

Recently I bought a sensor bar from ebay for 4 dollars, free shipping. changed the Resistors inside to 27 OHM from 220OHM, and put a usb cable on the boards where the original wires were. This allows you to plug it into a spare usb port on the tv or to something like an iPhone/ Android USB phone charger, and power it from the wall. Adjust the sensitivity on the wii settings, and you should be golden.

[eurohim]

I assume they use 10 LEDs just in case any burn out.

[toshiya91]

fuck im bored.... i don't even own a wii....

[wtdvjp]

@IshidaTheQuincy It doesn't work for me with the candles?

[sinisterevilTV]

candels sometime dont work . if one fire is gigger then the other or if u have a fan on.

[skylinevspec000]

lol at my spelling.. i guess im american and cant say solder correctly

[skylinevspec000]

If i iever meet you ima kick you ass its SOLDER not SODDER FAGGOT

[XXXMAC187XXX]

i need help. my wii doesnt read the sensor bar. when i plug it in the back of the wii, it doesnt find the controller. the sensor bar isnt broken cause i tried it on a different wii and it worked. i bought a wirless sensor bar and it doesnt work eather. can anyone help me

[DJfr3shbeats]

5 years later...

[ERN368]

IF you just hook up the LEDs and they go to nothing else, how does it talk to the Wii or anything else..like a telephone with no base...duh..what am I missing?

[iamsecksy]

@ERN368

Wiimote uses the LEDs to work out where it is, then sends that info to the Wii.

[disneydude347]

u can use candles too sherlock

[Christiooa]

CANDELS RULE^^

[PokePal53]

hey i want to make one of these with just one on each side, does this sound like the right LED to get?

Wavelength 940nm

Forward voltage 1.28V rated at 100mA

[Shakespeare1612]

@boneylad95 The three most critical parameters are viewing angle, intensity, and most important Wavelength. The Re-remote camera was designed to detect a wavelength of 940 nano meters. In my opinion, the best LED to use is the VISHAY TSAL 6400 IR LED. I is available on ebay.

[1shotkillu]

im gonna try christmas light and see if that works... lol

[MrTylerknowsbest]

at the end why dont you turn the light on so we can see

[isaiah123112]

just use 2 candles. saves alot of time

[123hello10]

yea but those will eventually burn out.

[badmonkeyballplayer]

The wii is connected, then what I should do with GlovePIE?

[badmonkeyballplayer]

I mean wii is wiiremote

[Rayboy9000]

I have another way for a wireless sensor bar, candles! :D Just make sure if you're a child to have adult supervision so you don't burn anything.

[nonulis]

Can you use candles instead of sensor bar?

[Rayboy9000]

@nonulis Yes you can. Check out the video on my channel to see how.

[shawnb1003]

lmao

[wondersax]

why can't you just cut the cord on the real wii sensor bar or hook some wires up to the end of it and just apply a current through that. if you ask me, i think that the 10 should be more efficient so use the regular bar rather than making an entirely new one.

[wcrobertson119]

Did you not get the point of this video?

[Shakespeare1612]

@wondersax Cutting the wires and creating a new power supply would work, but what about the cost? The sensor bar cost $40. I sell a replacement for just $6.50. Plus, you really can't talk about "efficiency" in this case. If it works, it works. Also, the Wii remote can only track 4 IR spots at most. The five LEDs on each side of the sensor bar just blur into one blob to the Wii remote.

[JUSTWATCHINPORN]

yo, just use 2 candles. saves prolly 3times less then ur "invetion"

[curator23]

excellent, you've just saved me £3.99 and a wait for the post, thanks!

[Xoebear]

Dude just use candles. I just used it and it worked fine as a temporary replacement. = \

[Ronnie51026]

my computer crashed

[shawnb1003]

oooooo That Sucx.srry to here that

[megakiquy]

can you just cut off the end of the wired one and supply it power? Does anyone know what voltage the wired wii sensor bar needs to operate?

[irfanburningowl]

shut the gay up

[DynamicDuo2155]

just relax. calm down dont get worked up

[ComputerGeek27]

i use two canldes, just set them across from eachother the distance of the leds and your done!! that and they smell good!!

[0confa0]

oh yes, it works good ^_^

[DynamicDuo2155]

yer radio shack is like my favourite shop to browse in. the people there are so nice...

[iron16timesmaiden]

just use two candles...

[milathewho]

I have a question. My cat bite the cable and cut it, how can i repare it??.

[Tspeedy12]

tell me if ya figure out same thing happened to me

[BIasphemy]

lol...

[dinmagic]

Im thinking of making one too, I use candles but its limited to how long you can use it. Nintendo's sensor bar isn't that's strong so Im thinking of making one with bigger and better infrared lights. If you make it right it has a longer range.

[viewtifulethan90]

or just use a candle

[Tspeedy12]

lol at first i thought that was a joke but dat actually work i was laughing my ass off when i figured out it works

[viewtifulethan90]

cool

[rockbdude]

or... just plug your already made wii sensor bar that came with the wii into an external power source, such as that battery pack on the one you made. Much easier, same effect

[aobhainn]

fuckn shit

[Nis2Max]

nice trick with the lights turned off...excellent way to hide the Official Wii sensor!

[orionsbelt1]

not true the sensor bar actually recieves no information. the remote does all the work. you can actually see the homemade sensorbar because the camera picks up the ir and it is homemade because it has only 4 lights and not 10. This does work to see for youself set up 2 candels at the bottom of youre tv and turn off all of the lights and the remote should pick up the ir off of the candels and work.not well but it does work. try it yourself

[IshidaTheQuincy]

Just get two candles and you're ready to go.

[green929392]

how the hell does it connect to the wii

[IshidaTheQuincy]

It doesn't. All the sensor bar does is emit infrared lights as reference for the WiiMote. You could very well use two candles as a sensor "bar". It'd work just as good.

[green929392]

oh ok

[Quy11]

øøøm.. candles dosent give away INFRARED light.. retard

[IshidaTheQuincy]

Of course they don't. The fire does.

And calling people retards isn't nice. Apologize.

[70938991]

it's network stumbler...google it

[frybaker]

ya man tea light candles would be the easiest but can start a fire =P

[grendelee]

seriously, that all it is? i thought it at least used radio or something.....no wonder it works like crap....

[joe031193]

i agree w/ the guys that say candles but flashlights is wat i use. hate to break it to u man but u put a lot of unneeded work into it

[PIKACHU49386]

uuh why not candles -.-

[aboybrushedin94]

just use 2 candles it really works

[undido]

the wiimote uses eye like from a tv the led acts like the remote and the ledlights tell the remote where the tv is preaty simple to figure out

[Schmidt54]

woah, awesome, I didn't know that stuff... thanks much.

[slimblackmeleji]

interesting

[manan1016]

i don't understand how this works if the sensor bar isn't even connected to the wii in any way.

[jeanmorin1]

Protip: There's a camera and a IR Filter in the Wiimote.

[manan1016]

no, its ok, I got it soon after watching this. At first, I thought the sensor bar was sending back data of the location of the wiimote back to the wii, but now I realize that the wiimote uses the sensor bar to find its own location and sends that data through bluetooth.

[Frizkie8]

It's only for power.

[rodgeyboy]

Manan1016 Im not 100% sure but if you listen to the start of the video the guy did say that the cord only send power to the sensor bar (no information) which means that the information must be wireless, so instead of plugging the cord into the "Wii" You plug it into the battery. Then the homemade sensor bar sends the info to the wii (the wii thinks it's a real sensor bar)

Im not 100% sure thats how it works, but thats all that makes sense to me... Hope it does to you aswell :)

[jimbo4222]

None of the info actually goes into the wii from the sensor bar. The wii powers the lights in the bar, the wiimote does all the work.

[howcin]

what made it wirelss?

[punklunchbox]

oh man, this guys got a douche stuck in his throat, you can hear it!

[yoyodude4]

lol

XD

[Diablo8900]

is the IR leds bright in the dark when they are powered?

[robotwo]

erm .... Infrared light isn't vissible to the human eye , you can only see it through a camera. For example , a remote uses IR-LED's.

So if you aim a remote to your webcam and push any button , you can se a dim light in there. But i think there is some with higher intensity which can be used in for example night-cameras.

[Diablo8900]

thx

[robotwo]

Yw ^^

[shrimpy20]

All you need is 2 candles for a Wii Sensor Bar.

[Commando110]

You can make one with a normal sensor bar and a nine volt

[afarnen]

why spend all this money and time when you can just snip the wire of the original sensor bar, and attach a power source

[ikszta07]

you can use most IR stuff

[Vashuzinho]

But these won't get the angle of the wiimote on the wiimenu I guess. Look that the hand cursor is always point up at the video, while if you use the normal sensor bar on the wii you can rotate the hand cursor by rotating the wiimote

[harrykid]

Your right radioshack is so expensive

[TheAlmightyRoyzo]

If the cable isn't sending any information,

couldn't you just jank the cable out or something?

[cargodudeMT]

yeah, u can. the wireless sensor bars run of batteries. the regular sensor bar just pulls ower from the wii. u can buy wireless sensor bars made by third-party developers for around $20, or make one of these.

[Shaflugi]

I do wonder why they don't just put little solar panels on the wireless sensor bars like they do on calculators. It could get the power from the TV's glow.

[cargodudeMT]

the solar panels are kinda expensive, the are reallyfregie, and they would probablly need biger solar panels, because the sensor bar needs more power than ur average calculator. plus, a lot of ppl play their in the dark,and even the tv's glow, may not be enough, if the bar is on top of the tv. idk , if solar panels can use the light from the tv. they may not work.

[saigongold]

can u show us how to make it step by step?

[iFlagAnime]

Why are aLl the rooms in these diy things are dark

[Hespitinmysoup]

because otherwise the wiimote can detect light from other sources, I.E. a lamp or overhead light.

[crystonix]

or candles ^^

[faicialfazel]

it would be better if they explained it step by step

[sge92]

can i use the self-made sensorbar only in darkness?

[overmind2]

the wii mote uses IR to stable it-self and it uses bluetooth for the connection

[jaypee112233]

for all they think their wii hasnt got led´s: the wii sensor bar sends out an infrared light, which means you cant see it. your remote sees the lights and know where the position is. so thats all! Hope i didnt say anything wrong.

[Solracxealz]

You can actually see those infrared lights with a digital camera, try it, it works.

[scrot54]

ok thanks

[scrot54]

my wii sensor bar doesnt have leds in it is it because im in the uk or what? please help me.

[rsenalforlyf]

mines the same in in the uk too

[robotwo]

okay mabee you dont't understand one thing guy's , theese are IR-led's , you cant see the light with the naked eye , you need a camera to be able to see them , therefore they are perfect for transmitting info like between a controller and a console :D , END OF LINE

[Solracxealz]

Try to see it with your digital camera

[nard3456]

would it work with 2 lights from a tv remote strapped to a battery

[squeak616]

yea

[EmilDavil]

Pretty cool stuff.

[joricXYZ]

or you can just use candels lol

[toagac]

Candles don't emit enough infrared light to be worth trying if i'm not mistaken

[toagac]

Candles don't emit enough infrared light to be worth trying if i'm not mistaken

[LevLiveDotCom]

Actually, they emit just as much infrared light (probably more).

The only downside with candles is the flicker of light, which can cause the tracking of the Wii remote to be a bit sporadic. Otherwise, candles are sufficient.

[toagac]

yea... kinda figured that out after I posted=( you are absolutely right on most (if not all) of your above points.

[toagac]

Grrrr... why can't I post replies?!?! refer the below coment to the 1 in the reply to the one posted by me......

[786786awais]

u liar it didnt work

[Ian10234]

Quit posting your retarded dating AD posts in every vid people watch! IT"S STUPID!!!

[marc2006z]

what do sensor bars do?

[simkinggold101]

Picks up the infared signals from your wii remote. And that is converted into a patten of movements and is used on the wii.

[swirkass]

i have a wii

[mckludge2002]

Okay you didn't really show how to connect everything up. How 'bout a little help for us less tech savy people. K thanks.

[sanilujin]

Wii owns nice nice :)

[michaelkay]

sooooooooo fake for these simple reasons.

1) How can that work when it has no wireless connections or wires leading to the wii.

2) when there actally trying it the room is too dark, so theyve obviously put a censor bar across the bottom of the tv and thats what there using.

[R1660]

allow me to explain why its not fake:

1. the wires on the wiis sensor bar arent for a connection, they are for powering the LED lights in the sensor bar, using the wii as a power outlet.

2. they are in the dark room so they can show the led lights in their homebrew sensor bar, therefore showing how a sensor ber works.

[R1660]

3. the wii remote , or wiimote, works via a small sensor on the top of the wiimote. what it does is looks for any two sources of flourescent light spaced out any distance depending on how close or far you are to the light sources and moves around the tv screen based on its location in front of the lights.

I hope that these two comments can explain any scepticism. If I got anything wrong about how a wiimote works, please correct me.

[R1660]

sorry, i made a mistake, the sensor bar uses infared light, not flourescent sorry.

[meman456]

Soooooo not fake for theese simple reasons...

1) Even candles work! Not just led lights, just search it on youtube and ull get quite a few videos of it working.

2) WHO SAIS IT NEEDS TO CONNECT TO THE WII? The cord on the standard sensor bar is simply a power cord!

[CalcProgrammer1]

The Wii doesn't take any input from the Sensor Bar. The Wiimote itself just picks up the coordinates of where it sees both ends of the bar (2 sources of IR light) and reports it back to the Wii (or PC, or whatever) through Bluetooth, which is then processed into a coordinate for the pointer. This is not fake, in fact, you can use a standard TV remote, just hold down a button and point your Wiimote at it.

[spider2021]

soultaker9639 what part dont' you understand by the word WIRELESS... you don't connect it too the wii, it can be used without even being next to the wii.

soultaker9639 (2 weeks ago) Marked as spam

ummm... you forgot to mention how to connect it to the wii. But this was a good idea for when the wii first came out, but now I think you can buy wireless sensor bars.

[semo2010]

well nice thanks for info, I see, thats why the wiimote will get screwed up in if there is a strong lighting source in the room ...

[wifikracker]

Some dick on this said only a poor person would do this! Well your an idiot! Your just plain dumb because you dont know how to design electronic equipment! Im just like this guy who shares the interest in electronics. Right now im on someone elses network useing a modify D-link antenna base w/rg59 cable connector that is wired to a homemade 13" dish. Im not poor! Stop being an idiot because your not cleaver enough to make something!

[soultaker9639]

ummm... you forgot to mention how to connect it to the wii. But this was a good idea for when the wii first came out, but now I think you can buy wireless sensor bars.

[CrossCrucial]

ummm... he did in fact say the cable only sends power not a signal. So with batteries you don't need to hook it to anything

[bye12d]

u can use candles too

[DMXP100]

also, u can buy wireless sensor bars at EB Games and such

[gueep]

Only a poor person whould do that.

[cupofrice]

And only a dumbass would say that.

[ottoman111]

wireless, but looks shit.

[Reppa57]

Do not waste your time to do a new sensor bar, just put 2 candle over you tv and miracle that's working. Must respect distance between the two led in the sensor bar

[ZeroNagi]

Oh Yeah! It really works! MY ARSE!!!

[DavidsBBG]

Or, a pre K can do this one

grab 2-4 candles and but it were you usally put your wii bar and it is wrieless and 99.9 functional the distance is about 3 inches shorter to the max

[madmaneliot]

smart

[ghostdragon1337]

so is this homemade one any better than the one that comes with the wii and how much would it cost?

[zelrio]

How do I hook it up to the Wii?

[djneo92nl]

not there's no data between te sensor bar and the wii only power

[KrrAinagotable]

u don´t need to.

[zelrio]

thx

[redsoxfan1144]

u don't need too

[0YONOY0]

at "1:14" whas that like a woodenn stick or pencil on the chip?

[deathfire234]

its a pencil

[0YONOY0]

k thx

[davidzel]

Cool!

[rorytm2]

why don't you just use the sensor bar that comes with the Wii - rather than spending money proving that you can make your own ??

[n00byn4t3r]

because some people use a projector/beamer to play on, than this is handy :). like for my situation there is 10 meters between the screen and the beamer, so there you have your answer :D.

[rorytm2]

fair enough, i just thought it was a waste of time

[vyse75]

wierd...i just use my bedroom lamp and it works just like the sensor bar. clever tho.

[deathfire234]

lol!

[dcsb]

Sweet vid! 5 stars

[JiRocket]

oh yeah u call him a geek big accomplishment, this is awesome and I can now use wiimote better on PC now.

[Arcain101]

what a nerd!

[Elvis0Presleys0Boot]

I'd rather use the regular one, but good idea.

[Nintendude212]

so....

[Nintendude212]

Wow this guy is a geek why would you waste your time no one cares how to make a sensor bar cause you get one with your wii any way

[Balthasar00101]

Ur quite an idiot. He made a wire-less sensor bar. *That the feature* nintendo dosen't offer that.

[dcsb]

What if u want a wireless one? stupid

This vid is kool

[Oskar619]

???

[dcsb]

Ummm try and explain who u are talking 2, me Nintenude212 or balthasar00101

Im making one right now btw, i wonder which one is better

[Oskar619]

oops sorry when i looked at the reply u gave to my first comment i tought it was thr (what if u want a wireless one? stupid) but now i see it was the (agrees sweet video) xD sorry bout that is just that the utube sistem is confusing.. they should put the replys.. ok i hope u understand =P and sorry again xD

[dcsb]

thats fine :)

i made one, it works flawlesly! :D

[Oskar619]

u rock man!! =P!! dont pay atentiont to all the idiots who dont apreciate u! xD i think ur work was awsome!

[dcsb]

*Agrees*

Sweet video!

[neswiiman]

A company already put one of these out, http://www.wirelesssensorbar.c­om. I bought one from ebay and it works great!

[apollo168]

I ordered one, we'll see how it goes.