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Air Mouse on Linux (Port to Python) #9

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
What feature would you like to see?
It would be great to have the Air Mouse working on Linux. Linux gives 
tremendous power to unleash the potential of the Accelerometer based device. 
For example, piping the data to build graphs, integrating with Linux based 3D 
games and other Open Source Software are a few advantages I have in mind.

What is the expected behavior?
I would recommend porting it on Python giving us a platform independence. 
Python has a rich set of libraries that can be used for Serial Communication 
and hopefully to control the mouse. 

What do you see instead?
Currently the code is in VB6 and is stuck to windows.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by manavkataria on 13 Aug 2009 at 2:06

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Reassigned to Bharat

Original comment by manavkataria on 18 Aug 2009 at 2:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Hi, I was thinking of making the mouse wireless. It has to be made wireless at 
some
point in time. Since, there are more people working on this, I suggest somebody 
take
up the bluetooth interfacing. I am attaching a bluetooth module document. 

 I shall research more on interfacing in linux(Need this for WII too!)

Manav, 
   do discuss more on this and maybe you want to add this as a new enhancement. 

BIS2_Manual is the bluetooth module documentation and the other one is the 
details of
development  kit.

Original comment by mahadesh...@gmail.com on 22 Aug 2009 at 7:52

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
A formal update!

Implemented the air-mouse on openmoko. Openmoko is the mouse.

accelServer.py runs on openmoko.

accelClient.py runs on my laptop.

For this to work ethernet over bluetooth is assumed(must be preconfigured!)

PS: Code can be improved! but when it is working, who cares! :)

Original comment by mahadesh...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2009 at 6:16

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Thanks Panju, This is a wonderful development! 

Will this code work on WiiMote as well?

Original comment by manavkataria on 12 Sep 2009 at 12:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Kudos Panju!!
@Panju 
As per plan, we'll start it right after the midsem.

Original comment by mishra.r...@gmail.com on 12 Sep 2009 at 12:23

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Manav, I dont think it works for Wii. Wii uses totally different protocol 
stack. What
I am using on openmoko is usual tcp/ip. Although the mouse manipulations will 
work... :)

Original comment by mahadesh...@gmail.com on 12 Sep 2009 at 5:46

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Panju:
OK. So can you pls point us to the application/code you used for Wii.

Original comment by manavkataria on 12 Sep 2009 at 6:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Eh, I did not write any code for Wii. Ubuntu has installable packages to do the 
work! 
Specifically 'wminput' with some parameter and wii's bluetooth address will let 
you
use wii as mouse. Although I faced some module problem in the process, it 
should be
very easy thing for anybody using debian/ubuntu...

Original comment by mahadesh...@gmail.com on 12 Sep 2009 at 6:17