Wiimote Stuff: Wiimote on Ubuntu Linux part 1

I found out about the CWiid project, which consists of a library called libwiimote, a wminput application to make your Wiimote into a mouse, keyboard, or joystick, and wmgui, a Wiimote GUI. In this video, I only use wmgui, which isn't that useful, but it shows the status and readout of the Wiimote data. The PC is running Ubuntu Linux 7.04 with the IOGear GBU221P USB Bluetooth Adapter (the blue glowy thing is a USB hub, my laptop only has one USB port, the Bluetooth adapter and my wireless mouse are plugged into it). The music is the end credits music from Twilight Princess (it's from the Wii, at least, didn't have anything better for background music).

The camera takes a while to focus...that's because it's older than I am, I had to record directly through my PC TV card because recording to VHS-C would mean horrible tracking issues.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Wii
• Wiimote
• Remote
• Nintendo
• Bluetooth
• Ubuntu
• Linux
• Unix
• CWiid
• wmgui
• wminput
• libwiimote
• debian
• zelda
• twilight
• princess

[CalcProgrammer1]

Been a while since I've looked at this vid, but looking at our robotics team's code I found out that we're using the cwiid libraries to interface our robot (a tank-drive 3-wheeled platform designed for the IGVC competition) with the Wiimote (has 3 drive modes: Accelerometer, D-pad, and Nunchuk joystick). It's a great control method and the code is really simple!

[musikaffe]

Was that difficult to get running?

[CalcProgrammer1]

Not at all! It's a lot easier to set up in Linux than Windows, actually, because Linux has real drivers...Windows only has "drivers" (user-mode GUI applications that mimic drivers) like WiinRemote and GlovePIE.

[Homestar4000]

You dont have Beryl? :(

[CalcProgrammer1]

Beryl doesn't run on a Pentium 3 850MHz with lousy ATi Rage Mobility 128 (16MB) graphics. Beryl DOES run (nicely) on my other (desktop) PC, AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (2.13GHz) with ATi Radeon X1600Pro 512MB graphics, but the laptop's easier to film with.

[CalcProgrammer1]

But now on my good desktop PC, I upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10 Beta and Compiz Fusion rules, it makes Beryl look stupid, it's insanely easy to install and works better :)

[ei3r]

zelda owns.

[Bob0p]

Um what do you use to make it a mouse?

[slax32]

soft music(Y)

[Z3r0XoL]

ps3 + wiimote LOL

[DeadlyAngel91792]

its not that hard just youtube it dude

[mrfourtysevenman]

ur running linux on your ps3?

how? i wanna put ubuntu on my friends ps3

[DeadlyAngel91792]

holy shit it worked on my ps3 via linux

[pederpbsds]

noooooooooooooooo!

ima nerd!

whatever=3

[Lifeisjustagame666]

Heheh, so COD4, With the wiimote and numchuck are possible I will never my xbox360 AGAIN, its not even mine, its my brothers, i officially disown it as a family console, he is the xbox360 fanboy, he doesn't even go on xboxlive, which is the "supposed" best feature for xbox360, pah i love my Pc and wii also love watching TV, but my tv sucks anus through a tube tv lol...if you got that your a nerd, :(

[CataKlysmiC]

Hey CalcProgrammer1, I have been experimenting a lot with making homebrew games for the wii and I must thank you for making this vid, as it has given me a great idea for my final exams.

You wouldn't happen to know of any coding examples involving the wiimote accelerometer?