Comments on: Flow Project Kickoff with Wiimote and IR LED http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led Home of the daily creative output and exploration of ideas for Mike Creighton, new media designer and programmer. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:36:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike Creighton http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-6132 Mike Creighton Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:55:03 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-6132 I don't have the part number on hand (no longer have the packaging for it). But Radio Shack only appears to carry one: <a href="http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062565" rel="nofollow">High Output Infrared LED</a>. Really, it's more about having the right resistors in place so you don't fry the LED. As for whether the AZiO Bluetooth device will work with Windows 7 / Vista: I can't confirm personally, but if you look at the <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833340002" rel="nofollow">NewEgg.com reviews</a> on the product, people seem to be having success. Moreover a quick Google search yields the <a href="http://www.aziocorp.com/support/download/wireless/BTD603-132.html" rel="nofollow">AZiO drivers page for the device</a>. Looks like there are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for both Vista and Windows 7. I don’t have the part number on hand (no longer have the packaging for it). But Radio Shack only appears to carry one: High Output Infrared LED. Really, it’s more about having the right resistors in place so you don’t fry the LED.

As for whether the AZiO Bluetooth device will work with Windows 7 / Vista: I can’t confirm personally, but if you look at the NewEgg.com reviews on the product, people seem to be having success. Moreover a quick Google search yields the AZiO drivers page for the device. Looks like there are both 32-bit and 64-bit versions for both Vista and Windows 7.

]]> By: Mukesh Amin http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-6131 Mukesh Amin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:42:06 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-6131 Do you have a Radio shack part number for the IR LED? I couldn't read it from the video. Thanks. I want to set this up with the whiteboard. using 4 ir led pens. Also do you know it the Azio Bluetooth will work with windows 7 and vista. Do you have a Radio shack part number for the IR LED? I couldn’t read it from the video.
Thanks. I want to set this up with the whiteboard. using 4 ir led pens.
Also do you know it the Azio Bluetooth will work with windows 7 and vista.

]]> By: aqm http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-4680 aqm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:28:29 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-4680 video is the way to go to document this stuff. looking forward to see this evolve, but it's totally exciting to see it working at this preliminary stage. video is the way to go to document this stuff. looking forward to see this evolve, but it’s totally exciting to see it working at this preliminary stage.

]]> By: Mike Creighton http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-4676 Mike Creighton Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:35:44 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-4676 @Jeff - Hopefully I'll manage to keep your interest piqued through the holiday season. @Ryan - I'm not sold on any libraries just yet. I'm going to be running the software (whatever I use) off a Windows box since I'm using my Mac for the "real" work -- and for my day-to-day computing needs. I'll check out WiiRemoteJ, also. Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to go with anything that gives me events for the IR LED points and hooks up with Java in some way since the larger app will likely be a Processing app. @Jeff – Hopefully I’ll manage to keep your interest piqued through the holiday season.

@Ryan – I’m not sold on any libraries just yet. I’m going to be running the software (whatever I use) off a Windows box since I’m using my Mac for the “real” work — and for my day-to-day computing needs. I’ll check out WiiRemoteJ, also. Thanks for the heads up. I’m going to go with anything that gives me events for the IR LED points and hooks up with Java in some way since the larger app will likely be a Processing app.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-4675 Ryan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:25:13 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-4675 yo. as far as wiimote libs go, i've been using WiiRemoteJ. It's _really_ finnicky about what wiimote it likes to connect to. seems to alternate between the 3 i have. getting it to detect the nunchaku is a real bonus too, when it decides to do that. so yeah wiiusej looks great, and it's native code so maybe it won't have the hardware issues. sadly tho, it's windows and linux only.. no love for macs. yo. as far as wiimote libs go, i’ve been using WiiRemoteJ. It’s _really_ finnicky about what wiimote it likes to connect to. seems to alternate between the 3 i have. getting it to detect the nunchaku is a real bonus too, when it decides to do that. so yeah wiiusej looks great, and it’s native code so maybe it won’t have the hardware issues. sadly tho, it’s windows and linux only.. no love for macs.

]]> By: Jeffery http://www.todaycreate.com/2008/12/22/flow-project-kickoff-with-wiimote-and-ir-led/comment-page-1#comment-4674 Jeffery Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:57:52 +0000 http://www.todaycreate.com/?p=131#comment-4674 Color me interested. Neat work so far. Color me interested. Neat work so far.

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