Wiimote-controlled scope

[anat]

I have used a Wiimote (Wii controller) for presentation. It is a really cool inexpensive item. I have just tried controlling a scope with the wiimote.

I use EQMOD (an ASCOM driver for a HEQ5/EQ6). It supports a joystick for controlling a mount. To use a Wiimote, we need two additional software
1) GlovePIE - a windows program that can talk with Wiimote and control the computer from a wiimote.
2) PPjoy - a virtual joystick program

Then I wrote a short script and set parameters in GlovePIE. Finally, EQMOD can recognize the Wiimote.

I don't have a EQ mount now but tried it using a EQMOD simulator. You can control slew direction, slew rate from buttons in a Wiimote. The coolest thing is that you can control the mount by tilting the wiimote If you want to do it during cloudy nights, please feel free to ask me.

Please see the following movie clip I took. The computer also tells the slewing direction (North South East West) COOL

http://www.mediafire.com/?ly1m3d10xvl

[mch3898]

Hi,

Your Wiimote is cool.

EQMOD is one great program and all with EQ Mounts should try it out.

I have used a wireless game control pad, the Rumble Pad, for quite some time now and it works great. Especially useful when doing star alignment without wires getting tangled! EQMOD even has a function to do spiral search which I find most helpful.

Christopher

I have used a Wiimote (Wii controlled) for presentation. It is a really cool inexpensive item. I have just tried controlling a scope with the wiimote.

I use EQMOD (an ASCOM driver for a HEQ5/EQ6). It supports a joystick for controlling a mount. To use a Wiimote, we need two additional software
1) GlovePIE - a windows program that can talk with Wiimote and control the computer from a wiimote.
2) PPjoy - a virtual joystick program

Then I wrote a short script and set parameters in GlovePIE. Finally, EQMOD can recognize the Wiimote.

I don't have a EQ mount now but tried it using a EQMOD simulator. You can control slew direction, slew rate from buttons in a Wiimote. The coolest thing is that you can control the mount by tilting the wiimote If you want to do it during cloudy nights, please feel free to ask me.

Please see the following movie clip I took. The computer also tells the slewing direction (North South East West) COOL

http://www.mediafire.com/?ly1m3d10xvl