Wiimote with GM and Windows 7

[Sledge]

Ok guys,
I know a few of you use wiimotes with Linux, but i want to do it with Windows 7
I have modified a Wii sensor bar to work through USB, and am in the progress of getting a bluetooth adapter..
http://www.dx.com/p/infrared-ray-inductor-sensor-bar-for-wii-black-silver-134328#.U_mvC_mSyaU
http://www.hunterdavis.com/2011/05/04/no-solder-no-tools-no-trouble-usb-wii-sensor-bar-conversion/

I have this link for software: http://glovepie.org/
That SHOULD be everything...

Has anyone else done this? Thoughts?

I will keep this thread updated as i go, until i get it worked out for anyone else who may do it in the future as well..

[Sledge]

Ok, i tried to connect the wiimote to the PC with a bluetooth dongle i bought off ebay that i usually use in the car for connecting my phone to the PC in that..
No joy there.. it would connect, sort of, but i couldn't get it to do anything at all..
So i'm getting another bluetooth dongle, that has been reccommended to me... hrmm it better be good.. 

[Calamity]

Keep us updated with this.

[Sledge]

Yep, just waiting for the new bluetooth dongle to arrive

[deuceduzit]

Just a heads up, I tried this yesterday and was able to get it to detect.... However I was unable to get it very accurate... I didnt like the fact that I had to aim at the sensorbar vs the traditional TV.... But them again.... I didnt hook it up to my cab and tested it on my laptop.... I think I'm going to put it in the can this weekend and see how it runs...

[Sledge]

Just a heads up, I tried this yesterday and was able to get it to detect.... However I was unable to get it very accurate... I didnt like the fact that I had to aim at the sensorbar vs the traditional TV.... But them again.... I didnt hook it up to my cab and tested it on my laptop.... I think I'm going to put it in the can this weekend and see how it runs...

Did you do any sort of calibration?
I think you have to somewhere...

[Sledge]

I'm not having much success...
What software/settings did you use to get the wiimote working dueceduzit ?

My wiimote gets detected by windows... but keeps dropping out, but doesn't seem to get detected by anything else other than dolphin..
Maybe i'm doing something wrong..

[Sledge]

Ok, i've got the wiimote working as a mouse in windows, But i don't seem to be able to get it to work in GM..
Testing in Point Blank, and nothing happens.. at all..

have changed these in mame.ini

mouse                     1
lightgun_device           mouse

no joy

Edit:
Had to disconnect normal mouse..
So now it works.. but not very well... it's a bit jittery speedwise etc.. and hard to move the pointer...

Maybe i should look into the linux version from a USB stick when i want to play those sort of games....
But i know NOTHING about linux etc

[Calamity]

Hi Sledge,

Please try this with official MAME. GroovyMAME has been reported to be not very responsive when working with analog controls. Just wondering if we need to fix something there.

[Sledge]

Yeah it is better with official mame, but no where near what i would consider to be enjoyable for long term use..
For a start there's no calibration of the wiimote to the screen, so no 1:1 mapping, so.. the gun will never be pointing to where you're shooting on screen..

When i have more room i might try some more to see if standing further from the screen helps.. but i doubt it will help much..

[cools]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that how a Wiimote works normally? When I had a Wii the lightgun ports were horrible to use from typical lightgun distance, you needed to be the other side of the room for it to remotely resemble 1:1 mapping.

[Sledge]

Possibly... but i hear of all these people using the wiimote with PC's etc..
But i think for arcade, being further away from the machine won't be good .. but we shall see..
Will be a while before i can try it from a distance