I've known of a number of people who canibalize Wii remotes for parts. There are also folks who have reverse engineered the wii stuff. Do a google search for it.
Steve [In a message on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:14:05 GMT, "Mick Sulley" wrote:] >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--===============2803474869412521714== >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="------------070204080404090003010607" > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------070204080404090003010607 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I have not actually tried it, but the Wii remote has accelerometers >inside, that may be a cheaper source than buying the components. > >Mick > > >On 11/01/12 06:35, Chris Lautre wrote: >> Hi >> >> Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes will use the DS2438. >> >> I am looking at some accelerometers that give out 4-20mA. >> Seem to be very expensive. >> Will continue looking for a cheaper sensor. >> >> Chris >> >> On 10/01/2012 20:57, Mark Richards wrote: >>> On 1/10/2012 13:07, Chris Lautre wrote: >>>> I am thinking along the lines of finding a sensor that produces 4-20mA and >>>> using a DS2450 to convert to 1 Wire. >>> You might consider a DS2438 and using the current sense pins... As >>> others have stated, the 2450 is done for. >>> >>> How would you implement the sensor portion? Accelerometer? Intriguing.. >>> >>> /m >>> >>> >> > >--------------070204080404090003010607 >Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> ><html> > <head> > <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" > http-equiv="Content-Type"> > <title></title> > </head> > <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> > I have not actually tried it, but the Wii remote has accelerometers > inside, that may be a cheaper source than buying the components.<br> > <br> > Mick<br> > <br> > <br> > On 11/01/12 06:35, Chris Lautre wrote: > <blockquote cite="mid:4f0d2db2.2030...@karusoft.com" type="cite"> > <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" > http-equiv="Content-Type"> > Hi<br> > <br> > Thanks for all your suggestions. Yes will use the DS2438.<br> > <br> > I am looking at some accelerometers that give out 4-20mA.<br> > Seem to be very expensive.<br> > Will continue looking for a cheaper sensor.<br> > <br> > Chris<br> > <br> > On 10/01/2012 20:57, Mark Richards wrote: > <blockquote cite="mid:4f0c8a18.6080...@massmicro.com" type="cite"> > <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" > http-equiv="Content-Type"> > On 1/10/2012 13:07, Chris Lautre wrote: > <blockquote cite="mid:4f0c7e5c.2030...@karusoft.com" type="cite"> > <pre wrap="">I am thinking along the lines of finding a sensor that >produces 4-20mA and >using a DS2450 to convert to 1 Wire.</pre> > </blockquote> > You might consider a DS2438 and using the current sense > pins... As others have stated, the 2450 is done for. > <br> > <br> > How would you implement the sensor portion? Accelerometer? > Intriguing..<br> > <br> > /m<br> > <br> > <br> > <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> > </blockquote> > <br> > </blockquote> > </body> ></html> > >--------------070204080404090003010607-- > > >--===============2803474869412521714== >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex >infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to >virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual >desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure >costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox >--===============2803474869412521714== >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >Content-Disposition: inline > >_______________________________________________ >Owfs-developers mailing list >Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers > >--===============2803474869412521714==-- > Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
