Connect Wii Balance Board to Linux

Categories: PC Connect, Video, Wii Balance Board.

Matt Cutts has developed a python program that allows a Linux computer to connect to a Wii Balance Board via blue tooth and display the results graphically in real time.

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“Each sensor returns 2 bytes of data and also has six bytes of calibration data. Think of it as a 16 bit number and three calibration numbers, that are also 16 bits apiece. The three calibration numbers correspond to the sensor reading for 0 kg, 17 kg, and 34 kg (those numbers should look familiar if you look at the previous paragraph). So if sensor #1 gives a value of 5725 and the 34 kg number is also 5725, then that sensor is reporting exactly 34 kg of weight on it.”

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MaryTenderLOS

Comment on December 6th, 2011.

For one, make sure that what you pick does not have any removable sections or parts that can be a choking hazard. Some of them contain only the upper case, while some have both the upper and the lower case. Playing with your kids teaches them how to play safely while having fun.

Peter

Comment on January 24th, 2012.

Hello Matt, great work! What tool did u use? Can you tell me if I’d be able to do something similar with Processing®? That would be really intersting. Peter

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