pyUmote

A python-based userland driver for the Wiimote with perfect iR tracking.

What does this do?

It turns your Wiimote into a fully-usable Linux gamepad which is fully configurable in userland, without needing to restart X or the entire OS.

What does it support?

All Wiimote buttons and sensors Perfect to the millimeter IR tracking Nunchuck and all sensors Basic Motion Plus support Mouse Emulation for IR tracking Hotplugging support

What does it not support?

Classic controllers and any other peripherals I don't have access to.

How do I use it

./pyUmote.py If you get a permission error, run with sudo as a quick fix or mess with your udev rules until it goes away. You're on your own with that.

###Dependencies Install these with a package manager or pip if you can:

• xwiimote
• xwiimote-bindings
• python-uinput

Configuration

Please inspect the files in sample-cfg.

Troubleshooting

iR tracking is nowhere near perfect, what gives?

Read configuration above.

Even after configuration, iR tracking only works in a limited section of the screen

Move backwards.

I have multiple monitors, but the iR mouse files across all monitors instead of just the one

You'll have to mess with coordinate transformation matricies. It's not fun stuff. Here's a sample which fixes it for my side-by-side dual monitor setup. The rest is up to you.

• xinput set-prop "Umote 1 iR Mouse" --type=float "Coordinate Transformation Matrix" 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

I want to emulate keystrokes or mouse buttons. How do I?

At this time, pyUmote only supports emulating mouse movement through the iR sensor as a non-default option. For everything else, use a program like antimicro.