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Connecting a Wiimote to a PC

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The Wiimote can be connected to a PC via Bluetooth. It is a test of luck (almost) to find the right adapter and bluetooth stack to use. In some cases a BT adapter and stack that works on one PC with the Wiimote won't allow full Wiimote functionality on another.

The following site provides a list of working BT adapters and stacks:

http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Main_Page

There are three main stacks that seems to work depending on the adapter:

Bluesoleil stack
Toshiba BT stack (V.5.10 XP/Vista)
Standard Microsoft stack (XP/Vista)
Stack accompanying the BT adapter on CD (may be be one of the above)

The following were the Bluetooth adapters I tested and the result:

Manufac	Part #	Bluesoleil	Toshiba	Microsoft	CD	Operating System	Notes
D-Link	DBT-120 v.B1	Connects. No IR..	Connects. No IR	Connects. No data	No connection	Tested with Vista and XP	Unstable connection
D-Link	DBT-120 v.C1 BT 2.0	Connects. No IR	Connects. Works well.	Comnects. No IR	Connects. No IR	Works under Vista and XP	Only Toshiba stack allows full function. Other stacks only allowed control of LED, buttons and rumble.
Belkin	F8T012 100m BT.2.0	Connects. No IR..	Connects. No IR	Connects. No IR	Connects. No IR	Tested with Vista and XP	Unstable connection
Toshiba integrated	Portege R205	Connects. No data	Connects. No data .	Connects. No data	Connects. No data	Windows XP	Unstable connection

I tested the above BT adapters and stacks on a Windows XP laptop and a Windows Vista PC. The D-link BT120 v.C1 BT2.0 using the version 5.1 toshiba stack on the Toshiba laptop running XP and Vista worked successfully. Most of the stacks would only receive/control the buttons, rumble and LED on/off, or no response.

Your results on your computer may have different results than mine. It was trial and error that finally led me to the right computer/OS/stack/adapter union.

Connecting the Wiimote to your PC:

Go to your Bluetooth adapter software and find new devices.
Either press the sync button in the battery compartment or simultaneously press 1 and 2 on the remote. You may have to keep the 1 and 2 pressed down if the adapter takes more than a few seconds to locate your Wiimote.

No key is needed.

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