Hi Everyone,

Just wondering has anyone managed to get control of the Nintendo Wii via IR.
I can get the power to come on and off via the IR bar on the Wii, but a customer has made a homebrew dvd server and music player out of his nintendo wii and i have been asked to try and control it with an S70.

I haven't seen it first hand yet so i can't say whether using the arrow keys will navigate the gui he has made.

I know the movement of the little hand is done by Bluetooth and the IR bar is actually an emitter and receiver not just a receiver for the wii remote.

The alternative is to check if the script written is uPnp and go for that route.

did any one have a similar scenario? or possible solution?

Thanks in advance!
Barry.

Wii use IR only for inital selection, then goes RF. That is why you can use two candles if the IR bar goes out.

The Wii mote does not emit IR.... it has a built in IR camera.

If you want to set up something for this home brew client ... it won't be on the s-70 but if you follow the link below you may be able to do a "Minority Report like" interface which they may enjoy .... a lot more work then it would be worth IMO though.


If you want to learn more Wii-mote hacks here is a good place to start:
[Link: johnnylee.net]

I'm curious as to how you're even doing that. The IR bar only emits IR light. It is not a sensor and cannot be used to control the Wii itself.

And you won't be able to control the Wii by any 3rd party item. It is native to it's bluetooth remote and that's it.