Nextronics Sensor Bar USB for Wii / Wii U / PC

Product Information

The Mayflash DolphinBar is a sensor bar in itself, a USB powered one at that. And it actually performs very well when compared to the official Nintendo sensor bar. It's as bright as official sensor bars, with angled and grouped LEDs just like them, and it doesn't turn off while you are using it. As a sensor bar, the DolphinBar is... just a good sensor bar. It's a bit of a shame to have to say this, but in the third party sensor bar market we have today that's actually a big deal. With the release of Smash 4 for Wii U, Nintendo created a new type of standardized GameCube to USB adapter to allow the classic GameCube controllers to be used on their (then) latest console. Soon, not only were there official versions of these adapters, but also tons of third party adapters. Because these use a standardized interface, Dolphin can use these adapters along with LibUSB to directly pass the GameCube controller to the emulated game. This bypasses the need to configure your GameCube controller, but also means that it can only be used as a "Native GameCube Controller" without third party drivers for their adapters. A good way to test if an ir led is working, is looking at it with a webcam or the digital cam of a cellphone. You should clearly see the ir led lighting on the picture of such device. The Wii sensor bar allows the Wii Remote to function as an accurate pointing device. It uses the Wii Remote's image sensor to locate the points of light emitted by the sensor bar. This enables precise control and interaction with the Wii console, even from a distance of up to 5 meters. 3. What is the best position for the Wii sensor bar?

This bundle contains an official GameCube Controller (White) as well as a very commonly used USB adapter to connect the controller to your PC.There has never been an ideal solution for sensor bars. The sensor bar on the Wii is just a set of IR lights, it should be easy! It's not. Third party sensor bars are usually battery powered, and that means they chew through batteries like crazy, have automatic shut offs, and generally aren't as bright as the original Wii sensor bar. There are some USB sensor bars on the market, but generally they are battery first, USB second, and STILL turn off automatically regardless of external power! And that's not even including sensor bars that can't even get the LEDs right. The situation with sensor bars has been so bad, just turning on a Wii and using its sensor bar is the preferred solution for many. KIMILAR Replacement Wired Wii Motion Sensor Bar– A popular and reliable wired option that’s plug and play and ready to go. The resistor will convert the current into heat. It's power dissipation will be 3V * 0.015A = 0.045W If you’re not familiar with the Nintendo Wii, it was the first console to use motion sensing on its controllers to allow the machine to sense the orientation of the handset. It also had an innovative infra red camera system so it could also see where you were pointing the handset and to give some basic 3D spatial measurements. Basically there was a sensor bar that you placed either above or below the TV screen. This had infra red LEDs at either end of it which the camera at the end of the Wii remote was able to see. Measuring the distance between the IR sources gave a measurement of depth, and the position and alignment of the dots in the camera’s field of view told the Wii where the remote was pointing and what rotation angle it was being held in. To get a full Wii setup you’ll need a Wii remote (called a Wiimote) with the Nunchuk attachment and a USB powered sensor bar. Your PC needs to have Bluetooth so if you haven’t got that built in you’ll need a Bluetooth dongle.

See the review for more details, but be warned that review is from many years ago and the landscape has changed quite a bit. Wii Remotes sync with the DolphinBar, and once they're synced a mere press of a button on the Wiimote is all that's required to connect it, just like the Wii. If continuous scanning is enabled and a RealWiimote is set up, when you start a game Dolphin will automatically connect the Wiimotes. No more guides, no more having mess with Bluetooth settings, no more having to press the sync button every time; just press a button and go, exactly how the Wii behaves. It makes using Wii Remotes on Dolphin just as easy as using them on a real Wii; we can't ask for more than that! While the history of this device is interesting, the hard work from both sides wouldn't matter much if the device can't deliver. Let's see if the DolphinBar can fulfill its potential as an all-in-one Dolphin accessory. connecting the 2 bar's in parallel together shouldn't make them weaker. The sensor bar led's can be switched on and off, and usually the component doing the switching can only hande a limited amount of current. It might be largely over dimensionned so that it works, but without knowing which component they used, and without knowing how it sit's in the circuits, you can't tell for sure.Your game should start up in full screen and your Wii remote should work as if you were sat in front of a real Wii console. Update: Since the creation of this article, Bluetooth Passthrough has been created as a new option for Wii Remote connectivity. By taking over the drivers of a Bluetooth Adapter, it allows unprecedented support for Wii Remote features, including the speaker and even 3rd party Wiimotes. However it doesn't work on all bluetooth adapters, and requires some setup to work. Even though it may not be the best option anymore, the DolphinBar remains a very easy all-in-one option for Wii Remote functionality, and we still recommend it for users. The DolphinBar does not current work with Bluetooth Passthrough. The current will be a little lower whith such a resistor. If you use 180 Ohm, it will be a little higher.

After a 10 to 20 seconds it should vibrate and show a single blue LED. This means it has successfully connected to you PC.

Playing Wii Games

If you place one above the other, it should increase the detectable range. Not sure about the accuracy. If you find a file that Dolphin can’t recognise first make sure you’re using the latest Dev build but if that doesn’t work see if you can find the game from another source. IR led's come in different wavelength. It might be best to have led's emitting the same wavelength as the original ones in the ir sensor bar.

But mice don't work that way. Ever since the days of balls with wheels attached, mice have used a relative coordinate system. They have no fixed point of reference; all they do is measure how fast the mouse is traveling horizontally and vertically, and deliver that as X and Y "coordinates". Without a reference point, the mouse has no idea where it is in real space compared to the screen, it just knows its speed and direction. And for a mouse cursor on your desktop, that's all it needs. If you’re on a more powerful machine you can change the display render quality on the enhancements tab to get smoother graphics, or, as I prefer, leave them at native resolution for a more authentic console feel.While playing a first person shooter with jitter would be bad enough, unfortunately they have bigger problems. The DolphinBar uses an absolute coordinate system, just like a drawing tablet or a touchscreen. Absolute coordinates are very simple - the bottom left corner is used as a fixed point of reference (0,0) and all points along the 2D surface are coordinates to the right and up from that point in X and Y values. Speed and direction are essentially irrelevant, since the computer always has the fixed point to compare to and just measures its distance from that point at all times. Make sure you’ve selected Emulate Bluetooth adapter and set at least the Wii remote 1 dropdown to RealWii Remote. If you have more Wii controllers you can add these later as I suggest getting a single remote set up first so we know everything can talk together. MAYFLASH W010 Wireless Sensor Dolphinbar for PC– Specifically made for the Dolphin Emulator. Lets you use Wii controllers on your desktop computer or laptop. Although the KIMILAR Replacement Wii Motion Sensor Bar is wired and not wireless, we were intrigued to see how it would measure up. It’s an exact working replica of the OEM Nintendo Wii Motion Sensor Bar. From the get-go, it was evident that this was a no-fuss, straightforward gadget. With a fully-wired connection, we were spared the hassle of dealing with batteries – just plug it in and you’re ready to play. We can't recommend the DolphinBar as a mouse replacement, but as an easy way to connect Wiimotes to Dolphin, there is nothing else like it!