Connect the Wiimote

From Smoothboard

The Wiimote connects to your computer as a mouse/keyboard HID (Human Interface Device). The Wiimote was not intended to be connected to a computer which has created some challenges of which most have been over come or worked around.

Before connecting the Wiimote

• A Summary of available Bluetooth stacks
• Help: "How do I know which stack I have?"
• Help: "How do I know my computer is Bluetooth enabled?"
• Help: "I don't have a Bluetooth enabled computer!"

Wiimote connection Protocols

• Connecting the Wiimote to a Widcomm Bluetooth stack
• Connecting the Wiimote to a Bluesoleil Bluetooth stack
• Connecting the Wiimote to a XP/Vista/Mac Bootcamp Microsoft Bluetooth stack
• Connecting to the Toshiba Bluetooth stack

Problems connecting the Wiimote

• Help: "What does 'exception: No Wiimotes found in the HID device list' mean?"
• Help: "What does 'exception: Error reading data from Wiimote...is it connected' mean?"
• Help: "I have tried everything and I still can't get the Wiimote to connect!"

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