Discussion archive for uweschmidt.org
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joel on Wiimote Whiteboard
I followed the steps in the older posts about the infoplist but when i try to change it it says The document “Info.plist” could not be saved. The volume is read only
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Hi Beth,
You have brightened my life as an educator.
thank you for letting me know. I usually only hear from people who have problems with my app…
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Uwe on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to joel
Hi Joel,
I guess you’ve already found the runtime option that can be used to connect a specific Wiimote only.
I followed the steps in the older posts about the infoplist but when i try to change it it says The document “Info.plist” could not be saved. The volume is read only
Are you opening the Info.plist from inside the disk image that my app comes in? If so, please read How to Install Software from DMG Files on a Mac first.
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Uwe on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Teresa
Hi Teresa,
I have IR Pens. When I try to calibrate it, it doesn’t read the pen.
is your IR pen bright enough? Can you see any detected points in the IR Camera Monitor?
My Wii controller is a Wii MotionPlus inside.
Does that mean that you have a Wii MotionPlus attached to the Wiimote? If so, try to remove it before using the Wiimote with my app (which doesn’t require Wii MotionPlus).
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Deane on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi, I saw this on StumbleUpon, thought it was great. I have set it up, got the Wiimotes toolbar on the screen and have calibrated. When I use the pen, however, all I get are trails on the small “Screen 1” under Calibration in the toolbar - nothing shows up on the actual screen. Also, whatever I draw fades after only a few seconds. How do I get what I draw to stay on the screen, and save it, and all of that? Did I miss instructions that were posted somewhere? Please advise, this is so cool and I really want to get it running and use it productively in my classroom.
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TomF on Wiimote Whiteboard
Deane,
If you are using the SMART Board software and getting trails, then having them disappear, you may be using the ‘magic’ pen, the one that has purple stars all around it. Choose the regular pen and your writing will stay.
Uwe,
Thanks for all your help. I made the changes you suggested above (distance and smoothing) and now my Wiimote SMARTboard works great. I still think a brighter pen may help, do you have any suggestions of pre-made pens that are significantly better than others.
Thanks Tom
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Uwe on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Deane
Hi Deane,
When I use the pen, however, all I get are trails on the small “Screen 1″ under Calibration in the toolbar – nothing shows up on the actual screen. Also, whatever I draw fades after only a few seconds. How do I get what I draw to stay on the screen, and save it, and all of that?
my app will only let you control the mouse cursor with your infrared pen. Is the cursor moving? If not, do you have Mouse Control enabled? What you see on the small “Screen 1” is just a mini-view of where you’re pointing at on the screen. My app won’t let you draw on the screen, please use another app for that like Desktastic (assuming you’re on a Mac) or the free Jarnal.
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Hi Tom,
I still think a brighter pen may help, do you have any suggestions of pre-made pens that are significantly better than others.
I’m afraid I can’t help you with that since I’m not actually using the app in a classroom. As far as I know, there is a certain type of very bright infrared LED that most (if not all) IR pen vendors use; please take a look at the wiimoteproject.com forums for more information.
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Teresa on Wiimote Whiteboard
The WiiMotionPlus is all one unit and can not be detached.
The IR pens kind of register on the screen. it is like the top right point is on the bottom left according to the pen. The pen seems to jump around the screen. The pens are new. http://penteractive.us/main/?page_id=58#ecwid:category=596211&mode=product&product=1214703
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Hi Teresa,
The WiiMotionPlus is all one unit and can not be detached.
I guess we’re talking about different things then. I mean the little white device that you attach to the bottom of the Wii Remote (picture), as described in this Wikipedia article. It seems there’s also a Wii Remote Plus with built-in Wii MotionPlus now. I have no idea how my software behaves if you have that model, since I’ve never tested this…
The IR pens kind of register on the screen. it is like the top right point is on the bottom left according to the pen. The pen seems to jump around the screen. The pens are new. http://penteractive.us/…
The pen should be fine. Are there by any chance stray sources of infrared light (e.g. sunlight, light bulbs) that interfere with the system? Check the IR Camera Monitor in my app.
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Spencer on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hey Uwe! This is super cool and I’m really excited about it. A classmate and I are going to use it to possibly build a museum exhibit in which participants roll a skateboard around on a ramp to learn about (and feel) velocity, acceleration, minima and maxima and horizontal points of inflection. Thanks!
(Teresa, the same thing happened to me and it turns out I had calibrated wrong. Check your calibration details, and if it looks like an hourglass, then you accidentally clicked the wrong crosshair at some point in the calibration.)
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Deridder on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Uwe
Hi
I’m having the same problem. It says “won’t work with winsock”. Widcomm won’t work either. Other suggestions? THanks!
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Deridder on Wiimote Whiteboard
I was replying to this: Hi Efex,
the program is not working with the “winsock” Bluetooth stack that comes with Windows XP by default. If possible, try using the WIDCOMM stack. Your last chance may be BlueSoleil if this also fails.
WiiRemoteJ is used to connect to the Wiimote over Bluetooth. If it works on your system, my program will work too. The WiiRemoteJ forum might help to solve your problem.
Good luck, Uwe
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Keenan on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi, I’m trying to find a way to add two wiimotes on a windows system for redundancy in the tracking. i see that you’ve done this on mac, and linux. I’m familiar with java programing and would appreciate some help with how to go about doing this. Thanks.
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Paul on Wiimote Whiteboard
I’m thinking of trying to get this to work on an Android tablet, starting with the cross-platform java version. Any gotchas or suggestions for me?
Thanks Paul
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Eric on Wiimote Whiteboard
I have downloaded the wiimote whiteboard software… I can open/close programs, drag, scroll, etc, awesome! But what kind of program do I need to be able to ‘draw’ on my files (word files, etc), like what is done with a real smartboard? Any tips? I can’t see any option to do that in the software…
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JorgeAT on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to TomF
Hi All, Thanks Uwe, great stuff here, sure I buy a coffe for you. Tom Yesterday I configure in a Win and Mac with excellent results (today I try it in ubuntu) and yes we have an issue with resolution, I doubt is the same for you, but here is: With a 800x600 resolution the movment are erraticall but when we change to 1200 (native resolution in mac) al work perfectly, is an issue if the projector dont work in that resolution.
Best Regards
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JorgeAT on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi Again
We use the new model of controller, this model have the Wii MotionPlus Inside is not a attachable module anymore.
And work well the problem is not in the controller maybe in the pen.
Best Regards
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Jennifer on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi there. A few teachers at my kids’ school have been using your whiteboard software successfully for a while, which has been fantastic! Parents are always blown away that we don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on a Smartboard. The PTO decided to donate several more Wii remotes to the school so all classrooms can benefit from the technology. However, the factory-sealed, Nintendo-branded remotes that we bought (the discontinued model, before MotionPlus) will not sync. This hasn’t been a problem before, except with some Nyko knock-offs. We’ve literally tested 12 or so brand-new remotes, and while they ALL work with the Wii console, NONE will work with the Mac. Do you know of any hardware compatibility issues? I’ve looked extensively through your Wiki and other sites, but I don’t speak ‘code’ and can’t find an obvious answer. FYI, marks inside the battery compartment read: RVL(M)-KOR-3 and NIN-RVL-003KOR-32. Thanks for any guidance you can provide, and for helping underfunded schools like ours to keep up with the times. :o)
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Alexander on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi people.
wiimonteboard would like to use, but I’m not getting … I have basic … W7 ADAPTER with bluetooth and a software Bluesolei 8.0.338.0.
When I try the connection “WB” inform only connection is not supported! When I try the bluetooth winsock windows gives error. Since they did not know anything about programming, how could I solve this problem?
Since already many thanks.
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Andreas on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hey Uwe,
this is a great tool. I only have one Problem. I can not connect the Wiiremote to the PC. I have Windows Vista and Windows 7. both in 64bit mode. Do i have to run the program otherwise? is it working with 64bit? The failure is nemed : “not supprted on winsock”
Please can you help me.
Thanks a lot.
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Rishi on Wiimote Whiteboard
hey uwe, I am a final year engineering student from india.I am not able to use the whiteboard software.After i connect the wiimote and run the calibration,my wiimote doesnt detect the ir pen wen it is placed at 2x the screen height distance.I have to keep it close to get it detected and move for the wiimote to see the next calibration dot.Please help me.Can you gv me the proper guidance of how to get it corrected.
please help.I will post avideo soon in youtube for trobleshooting help
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Rishi on Wiimote Whiteboard
where is the link for downloading the windows version of your software.I am using johnny lee’s original version
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Samantha Pennington on Wiimote Whiteboard
Hi Uwe,
I have been trying to get the wiimote to work on a school laptop that is seriously locked down and we aren’t allowed to use .exe’s. I have had great sucess with the mac version of your software. I have decided to give the windows java version a go on the school’s laptop. It says wiimote failed to connect. Not supported on winsock. I am not sure what this means. I’d really like to use the wiimote in my classroom because it’s great. Thanks for what you do. Sam Pennington - an Australian maths/computer teacher.
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Andy on Wiimote Whiteboard
Uwe,
I love the software and what you can do with it. My query is this: I lack mobility with this program. For instance, when the Pointer is on, my mouse courser only stays at the left side of the screen. When I recalibrate the wiimote the top two dots check off simultaneously and the bottom two simultaneously; i cannot do them individually. What are your recommendations?
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Frederic Ginoux on Wiimote Whiteboard
Thanks for you’re nice job. I’me a french teacher and i wonder if there is a possibility to make the programme more reactive under linux (ubuntu is my distribution) .
There is to much latency when i’m writing to the whiteboard to use this programme in front students.
This situation is unfortunate because i had to use instead gtkwhiteboard that is more reactive but less smoother than your application. I like the shape of the characteres when using wiimotewhiteboard.
If someone know how to eliminate the latency. I will be happy.
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Hellon on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Rishi
Hi Rishi. I will need a specific Led. Wii Remote works in a specific frequency. So you will need Vishay TSAL6400. You can buy it in www.teachwithtech.com.
ok. Bye
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pal prabhakar on Wiimote Whiteboard
hi, i want to make multitouch surface with wiimote. any1 help me regarding this..
rishi
use wiiflash server in windows it will help u…
regards pal
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mario on Wiimote Whiteboard
not solved, i have installed WIDCOMM stack but the “not supported on winsock” pops up
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pal prabhakar on Wiimote Whiteboard
hi mario, could u help that how i made mulitouch with wiimote plz reply asap…
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gparyani on Wiimote Whiteboard
Is it possible to use two Wii Remotes with an extended desktop (one on one screen and one on the other)?
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Murilo on Wiimote Whiteboard
Morgen Uwe,
WiimoteWhiteboard infrared sensor application does not work to me.
I started with (XP-SP3 and dlink DBT-122 bluetooth ): java -jar WiimoteWhiteboard.jar and it was necessary to reset wiimote and restart the application to a successful connection.
DOS window showed: BlueCove version 2.1.0 on widcomm And please see the Log file: INFO 11:21:50 (Re-)Setting IR sensor of Wiimote 1: done FINE 11:21:53 WiiRemoteJ: Found Nintendo RVL-CNT-01 (001A5A801E32) FINE 11:21:53 WiiRemoteJ: Nintendo RVL-CNT-01 is already connected.
It looks fine, because all application sensors ( 1-4) were off. I turned the IR PEN on and the sensor 2 and 3 lighted up. (Instead of expected IR sensor 1)
Now the problem is: During calibration the crosshair never changed to a checkmark. With Esc I went back to main window application and verified IR sensors 2 and 3 were responding. I pushed reset application bottom without success. A second reset froze the application. It should not be a hardware issue because Johnny Lee application (WiimoteWhiteboard v0.3.exe) works within same environment. Web search does not show any similar problem and then it is probably my fault, but I cannot find where it is.
Is there any Runtime Options where I can managed the number of IR sensors? Or do you have a hint to me?
Best regards, Murilo
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Murilo on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Samantha Pennington
Hello Samantha , I think Uwe has already answered your question on April 20, 2008 at 11:30. Please see a copy of his post:
the program is not working with the “winsock” Bluetooth stack that comes with Windows XP by default. If possible, try using the WIDCOMM stack. Your last chance may be BlueSoleil if this also fails.
WiiRemoteJ is used to connect to the Wiimote over Bluetooth. If it works on your system, my program will work too. The WiiRemoteJ forum might help to solve your problem.
See this post also: http://www.uweschmidt.org/comment/148 http://wiki.uweschmidt.org/WiimoteWhiteboard/Troubleshooting
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Murilo on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Murilo
Hallo Uwe,
It seems I got an fake wiimote.I´ll buy a new one and try it again.
Best regards
Murilo
Similar problem was written here:: http://www.wiimoteproject.com/wiimote-java-whiteboard/cannot-calibrate-camera-view-seems-wrong/
If you have any of the symptoms described by Tim, 56% batter, LED 23 flashing, IR field flashing when you pop it up, not being able to calibrate…you got a fake Wiimote despite the fancy box, japanese writing on the remote etc etc.
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joe on Wiimote Whiteboard
where the hell is the .exe? all these jar files and random folders. how am I supposed to run it? aggravting, I need it for a school project!!!!!
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Eicca on Wiimote Whiteboard
Seems that I have bought a “fake” Wiimote … It is an Wiimote with integrated Motion-Plus and the case and inscription is equal to an original controller. Other Wiimote-Whiteboard-Software is working fine - but there the screen can not be chosen. It may lie in the Motion-Plus?
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Gerry on Wiimote Whiteboard
That’s really a good and low cost manner. althrough it is still can’t compare with the professional portable interactive whiteboard products(I get the WM-WB3200 from Oway). I also make a whiteboard with wiimote by myself, I like it though the product I bought is much better than the wiimote, but the wiimote also can work and I can use the professional software from Oway. So my suggestions if big classroom we can use the professional products. if smalll classroom we can use wiimote. Infact I am do like this in Our school. and you can buy the professional interactive whtieboard pen from them. becasue I try the products it is really good. can handwritting, I droped a lot of times and it still works well. and they also have laser pointer for the wiimote.
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Ann Quackenbush on Wiimote Whiteboard
I’m an elementary school teacher in Illinois, and I just learned about this through an NCTM conference in Indiana. I have Wiiboard Whiteboard installed and an IR pen, and I am able to calibrate it, but then I can’t really do much else. I seem to have some control over the mouse, but it just moves horizontally along the bottom of the screen regardless of how I move the IR pen. Can anyone offer assistance? Thank you!
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AzbyRajan on Wiimote Whiteboard
Has anybody tried or developed a SW to use multiple (two at least) Wiimotes, set PARALLEL to the white board….in fact stuck on the surface of the white board, say at the top-two-corners of the white-board instead of the Wiimotes be perpendicular or at some angle to the white board? I am sure we can resolve the X,Y of the IR pen with two Wiimotes with planar-triangulation, right?
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Hi folks,
I’m sorry for not replying to comments here in a long time. If you do have a question or an issue that’s still relevant, please post it again. I’ve also started to compile a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) at the wiki, something I should’ve done a long time ago. Please help me out by updating the FAQ whenever you solve a problem. I’m not a practitioner of the Wiimote Whiteboard and thus unable to answer many of your questions.
Best, Uwe
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Ben on Wiimote Whiteboard
I really love the Wiimote Whiteboard and everything work as expected on my Mac but I miss a option in the settings, where I am able to swap the collected Data from the X- or/and Y-Axis. Is there a chance for a setting like this in a further Version of the software?
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Hi Ben,
may I ask why you need this feature? You could “invert” the horizontal and/or vertical axis by calibrating the 4 points in the wrong order, if you know what I mean.
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Gregg Klein on Wiimote Whiteboard in reply to Andy
Andy,
You definitely have IR interference. The wii remote might be point directly at a light or window. Behavior like that means there is more than 1 IR source.
Regards,
Gregg
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