Hello,
new thread new version.

Works with MS BT-stack and Windows Vista/XP

if you don't have the XP stack follow this tutorial to use it.

http://www.shootingsoftware.com/Widcomm.htm

done:
- start app on connect
- glove pie starter
- automatic removal from known devices list
- tray icon (startup send to tray now in settings)
- autoconnect on startup
- multiple wiimote detection
- autoconnect to wiimotes
- autokill started programms
- some bugs fixed

todo:
- other BT stacks

download it here:

http://2style-graphics.de/wiiconnect/WiimoteConnect-0.6.zip

constructive critics welcome

thex

Nice to hear that it is working

2 seconds my be a bit short because the process takes some time but it should work as i placed the discovery processes in different threads. Take a look if the app eats to much memory or so.

thex

Hi, I don't know yet if I'll release it as open source.

I read the post you pointed out but I don't get what your "Device" does...
is it for BT connectivity? why properitary hardware if any dongle fits?

Or does it "press" the sync button over an usb io card?

Or what does it??

Great job, any chance of a 64-bit build of this project and a link to download it?  Thanks.

It isn't thought to be translated yet. And by the way I'm from germany myself

thex

concerning A:
The only other way to put the Wiimote in discovery mode is the red button in the battery tray. You can put a little block there to press it continously. If you then use an external powersource to power the wiimote, the wiimote will enter discoverymode as soon as power is connected.

See: http://www.wiimoteproject.com/wiimote-whiteboard/ceiling-mounting-and-remote-syncing/

concerning B:
I don't really get the problem.

When learning a Wiimote it has to be in discovery mode or it has to be listed in the Bluetooth devices list to get recognized.

Thats how it works, there is no other way except you could enter the Bluetooth MAC address by hand


thex

hi Thex, I got time this weekend to test your new V0.6, it works nearly perfect! when I have my wiimote learned by the software it connects to PC very fast and it never fails (in the last version occassionally it fails on the first 1 or 2 attemps to connect).

Now I can see only 2 improvements it can use, I believe you already know them and hopefully working on them already?
1) the software does not start with windows:
If I press down 1 and 2 permanently and have you software start with windows and auto-connect, the wiimote can be connected fully automatically.
2) the pop up message to ask user to turn on the sync mode of wiimote.

I have a question, you said "The only other way to put the Wiimote in discovery mode is the red button in the battery tray." and you refered to the post of "cumings" on pressing down the red sync button, but why do we have to press down the red button to enter sync mode for only 15 seconds, while we can press down the 1 and 2 buttons to enter sync mode forever? "cumings said in the post that the problem of pressing down 1 and 2 buttons permanently is they could be picked up by another PC, that's maybe the case for a building with multiple wiimotes installed, but for individual user like me, it is not a problem at all, right?

Hi Thex,

I installed BlueSoleil 3.xx, but it didn't work. So I uninstalled it.

In my frustration last night, I installed the WidComm bluetooth drivers using MSI StarKey. I got the WiiMote to connect by using the bluetooth setup wizard as described in http://www.wiili.org/index.php/How_To:_Widcomm

If I want to use WiiMoteConnect 0.6 should I uninstall the WidComm driver and hope that the Windows Vista bluetooth driver gets reinstalled. Then I can use WiiMoteConnect 0.6 again?

I remember before that when I used WiiMoteConnect 0.6 previously it said "4 WiiMote/s connected" but I only had 1 WiiMote on sync mode.

Can you let me know if WiinRemote does not work with WiiMoteConnect 0.6 ?

Thanks!