Make.tv made a cool accelerometer from a wiimote. Actually they used a nunchuck and plugged it into some microcontroller (arduino?), added an LCD display and took it on a roller coaster.
I can't find a link ATM, and the episode has already expired from my MythTV. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Brian Simons <[email protected]> wrote: > Any reason why a wiimote wouldn't work? > > > http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Connect-your-Wiimote-to-your-PC-via-Blueto/ > > > On Tue, 2009-07-14 at 14:24 -0600, Sasha Pachev wrote: > > A little off topic, but I believe more on topic than WiFi on Southwest > :-) > > > > I am looking for a 3-D accelerometer that can collect the data and > > transmit it via Bluetooth. I looked online and found this: > > > > http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ccg/resources/btacc/ > > > > This is perfect, and they even tell you how to make it. Unfortunately > > I lack the EE background to follow the instructions, or even estimate > > how long it would take somebody with the skills to make it or how much > > it would cost in parts. It would be nice if something like this was > > commercially available for a reasonable price. > > > > Any thoughts, tips, suggestions are welcome. > > > > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
