{"id":2950,"date":"2014-05-29T11:57:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T08:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitycoder.com\/blog\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2019-05-15T04:42:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T20:42:39","slug":"unity-wii-balance-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitycoder.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/unity-wii-balance-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity + Wii Balance Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSome notes\/links on how to connect Wii Balance Board with Unity & windows pc. (main image from wikipedia)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Setting it up:<\/strong>
\n– You need bluetooth on your pc (you can use USB bluetooth adapters also)
\n– WiiBalanceBoardWalker comes with testing tools, to check if connection works (it also allows setting up permanent sync, no need to sync devices every time)
\n– When connecting the board & pc, click sync button under the battery cover in board, then add bluetooth device in Pc (or use WiiBalanceWalker to find the bluetooth device)<\/p>\n

Tested:<\/strong> (and it works)
\n– Using Wii Balance Board Walker<\/a> (it uses the board as keyboard or joystick, so you can use it anywhere. *Super easy) *archived link: https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171012162643\/https:\/\/www.greycube.com\/site\/download.php?view.68<\/a> *file link: http:\/\/www.greycube.com\/files\/WiiBalanceWalker_v0.4.zip<\/a>
\n– Unity Indie VRPN Adapter plugin<\/a> (server\/client plugin, receives data from board, unity script polls it using sockets, c#. *Quite easy, just have to fiddle with config files, depending if you use some wiimotes also)<\/p>\n

Not tested:<\/strong>
\n– UniWii <\/a>(windows package download link is broken) *Founded some versions in github search<\/a>, but the dll doesnt have any methods to get balance board data?
\n– WRPNWrapper <\/a>(needs PRO, this should be faster than UIVA, but their website was down for the few days while I tried to get it..now the page works)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Problems \/ Todo:<\/strong>
\n– How to calibrate the board or filter the data? (because sometimes it gives “random” values in rawdata, instead of clean 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0…)
\n– How to reconnect board again (without syncing again) after pc was shutdown (or after board was shutdown) ?
\n– Is there a way to connect power cable to wii balance board? (instead of using batteries..)
\n– Is there a way to stop auto power off from wii balance board? (because you need to connect then again..)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\n– Technical details<\/a> (wiibrew.org)
\n– How to add bluetooth device
\n<\/a> – Permanent device pairing<\/a>
\n–<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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