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 +<WRAP muchbigger>**Wiimote Whiteboard HOWTO**</WRAP>
  
 +=====Objective=====
 +Configure and deploy a functioning "smartboard" using wiimotes and free software.
 +=====TODO=====
 +
 +  * identify known working bluetooth dongles
 +  * list other wiimote whiteboard software (especially for Linux)
 +  * create procedure section
 +  * create calibration section
 +  * create applications section (using some screen drawing software)
 +  * explore some multitouch capability
 +  * finish background section
 +  * pictures
 +=====Parts=====
 +At a minimum, the following hardware is needed:
 +
 +  * Wiimote (1 minimum, 2 for better tracking)
 +  * compatible bluetooth hardware
 +  * [[http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard|wiimote-whiteboard software]]
 +  * an [[http://www.wiimoteproject.com/ir-pens/electronics-101-sharing-my-mistakes!-***-updated-***/?PHPSESSID=57fc9c796de820249aa6ba5e29a257e2|IR light pen]]
 +  * a projector
 +  * host computer running appropriate software
 +  * working or non-depleted batteries for wiimotes and IR pen
 +
 +Preferably, we'd also want these additional items:
 +
 +  * ceiling mounting apparatus
 +  * USB chargeable battery
 +
 +=====Background=====
 +The Wiimote is a unique piece of hardware which provides the following capabilities:
 +
 +  * bluetooth communication for wireless operation
 +  * an IR camera ([[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote#IR_Camera|technical details]])
 +
 +=====Resources=====
 +The following are links to other documentation, technical, tutorial, and informational:
 +
 +  * [[http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wiimote|Wiimote technical information]]
 +  * [[http://www.wiimoteproject.com/ir-pens/electronics-101-sharing-my-mistakes!-***-updated-***/?PHPSESSID=57fc9c796de820249aa6ba5e29a257e2|Build your own IR pen]]
 +  * [[http://www.wiimoteproject.com/wiimote-whiteboard/low-cost-multi-point-interactive-whiteboards-using-the-wiimote/|Wiimote whiteboard document]]
 +  * [[http://www.wiimoteproject.com/|Wiimote Project website]]
 +  * [[http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard|Wiimote Whiteboard software]]