Adding a Power Adapter to the Sensor Bar

[paperstreethacks]

I added a power adapter to my sensor bar! Hopefully this gets enought exposure so others can learn.

digg - Wii Sensor Bar Power Adapter Hack

original site (posted digg in case my server gets hosed)

Paper Street Technologies

enjoy!

-S.

 

[registerednerd]

I hadn't thought of that. This could be the solution for projectors.

 

[paperstreethacks]

My thoughts exactly. If you check out my setup, I am going to test it in a full size movie theater tonight...

 

[Link_of_Hyrule]

lol you should probly record that i wanna see zelda graphics on that big of a screen lol

 

[paperstreethacks]

Will do... i'll post in the forums afterwards!

 

[lee201028]

so how does the signal go from the bar to the wii? if it isnt connected to the wii?

 

[xbandaidx]

Seriously a full size movie theater screen with Zelda on it would be INSANE!

 

[registerednerd]

so how does the signal go from the bar to the wii? if it isnt connected to the wii?

the bar doesn't actually communicate to the Wii. It's only there to give the Wiimote a point of reference.

 

[lazyjk]

so how does the signal go from the bar to the wii? if it isnt connected to the wii?

The name sensor bar can be a misnomer. All it contains are some LED's that the wii mote uses to determine it's posistion. It only connects to the Wii for a power source, nothing else.

 

[Master Wii]

Interesting idea .... but what advantage does this present exactly? I'm sorta confused why you would do this?

 

[DarkDepths]

Well, if your wii was far from your tv, then you can't exactly plug your sensor bar into the wii can you? So why don't you just plug it into the nearest power outlet. That way, your sensor bar doesnt need to be near the wii, only near a electrical outlet.

 

[Master Wii]

Well, if your wii was far from your tv, then you can't exactly plug your sensor bar into the wii can you? So why don't you just plug it into the nearest power outlet. That way, your sensor bar doesnt need to be near the wii, only near a electrical outlet.

Why not just place the Wii near the TV, no modification required :smilewinkgrin:

 

[paperstreethacks]

Here is some interesting information I gathered while doing this yesterday:

- When the Wii is in "sensitivity aiming mode" it variates the voltage from 5 volts to 7.5, to make the lights blink (like they do on screen at when doing the sensitivity aiming screen)

- The sensitivity of the remotes is adjusted in the "Digital camera" (??) (I think a CCD) in the Wii Mote, no changes are made to the brightness of the sensor bar...

- As stated by the guy who made his own sensor bar Make How to make your own sensor bar there are actually 5 lights on each side of the bar

I have added a video of this on my site.. link below..

paperstreethacks.com

YouTube Link

Cheers

S

Next I am going to take apart the Wiimote and find out what it uses as a "sensor",... I have to get em back from my GF first :smilewinkgrin:




When the Wii starts getting more "customizable", I want a mod that when you tap two Wii-motes together, they go "chink" like beer glasses...

 

[paperstreethacks]

Why not just place the Wii near the TV, no modification required :smilewinkgrin:

That's not always practical, say you have a projection television.

Besides, what is this "no modification" stuff you speak of?

 

[paperstreethacks]

BTW can anybody find info on what exactally the Wiimote is using to "triangulate" the signal? I am gonna tear it apart and look, but judging by the screen shots from the aiming sensitivy mode, my bets on a cheap digital CCD. .

Anyone else think the aiming screen looks like "a live feed"...?