In my case for some reason the [WiimoteLib ] can’t find my bluetooth device (Kensington Bluetooth EDR Dongle). [WIDCOMM] connects to the Wiimote, but again [WiimoteLib] fails to find the device. You’ll find Kensington has a useless [driver update]. WiiLi.org has a link to another [Kensington Driver].
Here is a [list of working bluetooth devices] for the WiiMote.
I supposed I should have just started by using a [$15 BlueSoleil Dongle (Vista compatible)] or the [Msi Star Key Bluetooth USB Dongle]. Yet another list of [Wiimote compatible devices].
For attempt number two, I picked up a [Targus Bluetooth 2.0 adapter with EDR] from Staples. To work with Vista, you have to download the latest drivers from [Broadcom] (don’t use this driver). I’m going to make my first attempt to get the Wiimote working with [BlueSoleil] (doesn’t work). It’s not looking good. I have to uninstall [Bluesoleil ] because this device uses the WIDDCom drivers… Nice the drivers that came with the device aren’t signed. (Don’t put in the small CD the device came with)
There is a Vista supported driver on the [Targus support page]. (Use this one, the Vista/non-vista drivers are separate) These drivers fail to install the device, but when the install CD dialog opens, if you point the dialog to your temp folder, the drivers will successfully install. Have the Vista installer search the subfolders in the C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/ folder. It turns out that Windows is able to detect and connect to the device. I’m having issues sending data back and forth with the [WiimoteWhiteboard example]. Next I’ll try the more recent version of the [WiimoteLib]. Success. The more recent [WiimoteLib] works. So I’ll need to copy source and build the [Whiteboard example] with the newer [WiimoteLib.dll]. There is a little bit of an upgrade process because the API isn’t exactly the same. Most of the changes are straightforward. Likely the changes can already be found on the [Sourceforge WiiWhiteboard] page. (Unfortunately not) The [Managed Library for Nintendo’s Wiimote] has discussion about the latest API changes.
Get the latest Whiteboard source code from CVS:
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