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RE: Wii Wallplate for Motion Bar



It is just LED's but its more than 2, I can't remember if its 2 each
side or
4 each side. I seem to recall the latter which I picked up when I used the
excellent Freetrack program with a wiimote for headtracking in PC gaming.

Regards
Gary

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Sam Partington
> Sent: 26 January 2010 15:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Wii Wallplate for Motion Bar
>
> I think the motion bar is just two infrared leds which the camera in
> the wii
> controllers track.
>
> Probably the two wires are just power.  You may not need to connect it
> to
> the Wii at all if you can find an alternative power source.
>
> Sam
>
> PS I know nothing, proceed at own risk etc...
>
> 2010/1/25 Rob Mouser <groups@xxxxxxx>
>
> >
> >
> > Two options:
> >
> > Buy an extension cable (available on ebay) and simply splice with
> CAT5
> > patch
> > cables for a neat option. (NOTE: wires on the cable are
INCREDIBLY
> thin so
> > takes some careful soldering)
> >
> > Or just buy one of these:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/yh9bsyu
> >
> > Eats batteries so rechargeable are essential but works perfectly.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > On 25/01/2010 07:34, "Gareth Cook" <g@xxxxxxx
<g%40uk.ibm.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone seen a wallplate (faceplate) that allow you to
connect a Wii
> > motion
> > > bar ? Not found any success through Google....
> > >
> > > I want to relocate the Wii to a corner of a room (when I buy
the
> Wii that
> > > is!) and I can use a channel in the wall to scoot up to the
TV, but
> this
> > > goes via a wallplate
> > >
> > > tia
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Unless stated otherwise above:
> > > IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales
with
> number
> > > 741598.
> > > Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth,
Hampshire
> PO6
> > 3AU
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
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