How to wire a Wii's Bluetooth Module to a PC USB Port

[Set@moN]

(12-04-2018, 11:50 PM)themanuel Wrote: I'm afraid I'm not an expert on this.  If it's even partially working, then the connections are correct.  What seems strange is that it would not remember pairings.  As I understand it, the pairing codes are stored in the adapter itself, so clearing your dolphin folder is overkill and you lose your accumulated shader UID cache when you do this.

What method are you using to pair the Wii remotes with the adapter?  Again, this may be obvious to you but, are clicking the box for "bluetooth passthrough" in the controller settings screen?

First of all very thanks for your kind effort for help. I am trying 2 possible ways to make sync. First one is from the adapters sync button. Other one is controller configs sync button. All results are same. 

[themanuel]

Yeah, it sounds like you are doing all the right things. The only thing I could think of is to post the contents of your dolphin.ini file here so see if someone more knowledgeable can find any issues. Sorry I'm not much help.

[Set@moN]

(12-05-2018, 05:30 AM)themanuel Wrote: Yeah, it sounds like you are doing all the right things.  The only thing I could think of is to post the contents of your dolphin.ini file here so see if someone more knowledgeable can find any issues.  Sorry I'm not much help.

Ok I will post the *.ini file. I hope so. Thanks again. 

[trihy]

I also have the problem when wiimote sometimes wont connect. Wiimote wont connect anymore no matter what you try. Only solution is restart pc, reconnect bt adapter or disable/enable bt adapter from system devices on Windows.

I think this is related to libusbk hanging. Is not the best stable driver on Windows.

If you turn on the wiimote a few seconds after emulation starts, usually you wont have any problem.

If you turn on the wiimote too soon or too late, the wont connect problem have more chances to happen (I think turning it on too soon, like on Dolphin ui, Will have more chances of hanging the adapter than turning it on too late)

Not sure if can be improved on Dolphin side or it's just libusbk side. Maybe Dolphin can do a hard reset of the adapter when you close a game? But also not sure if this can take the adapter out of the hang state. A soft reset probably wont be enough.

Im using wii bt adapter and tried many different wii bt modules. So, it's not module related at all.

[themanuel]

It's likely libusbK. I've also very rarely have had this problem, but the last time it happened, my wiimote battery was very low and I thought that was the reason.

[Seeds]

Is there someone that is good at soldering I can pay to do this for me? I got all the parts, but I really don't think I can handle this. I can hardly solder on a good day, this chip is far too small for me and my shaky hands.

I plan on installing this into a blank 5.25" drive bay on my computer, I have mounted a momentary switch on the exterior of this drive already for the sync button. All I need is someone to wire up a bluetooth adapater to a USB 2.0 header cable (to connect inside the computer), and then leave two 6" leads that I can connect to the switch myself.

[Seeds]

Alright, can't edit the post but I have found someone to do the soldering for me. It's pretty slick, although I am slightly disappointed. The wii remote speaker seems to still have some issues. The "phone calls" you receive through silent Hill to the wii remote speaker is really spotty, and adjusting the volume through the home menu I don't get all the volume beeps coming through.

Maybe USB 2.0 is not a fast enough protocol, or perhaps a Dolphin issue? Someone try using this on a usb 3.0 hub, or would it make any difference?

[mbc07]

The Wii Bluetooth module is USB 2.0, so it wouldn't change anything connecting it through an USB 3.0 port. About your audio issue, it seems you're having signal interference. That's a blind shot but have you tried testing with the Wiimote closer to the adapter, or, with the adapter placed outside of the drive bay?

[Seeds]

(12-22-2018, 05:41 PM)mbc07 Wrote: The Wii Bluetooth module is USB 2.0, so it wouldn't change anything connecting it through an USB 3.0 port. About your audio issue, it seems you're having signal interference. That's a blind shot but have you tried testing with the Wiimote closer to the adapter, or, with the adapter placed outside of the drive bay?

The chip is glued in the drive, though it seems to be about the same no matter how close I am to it. The chip is placed only about an inch away from the wall of the plastic drive, I don't imagine that should be too much of a barrier.

I have had spotty issues with using USB 2.0 with wireless headphones before, and as soon as I plugged it into a 3.0 drive it worked flawlessly. I have ordered a usb 3.0 header to connect to the PCIE, and a 3.0 header to usb 2.0 pinout, so I will try that just to be sure. Have you tried silent hill with the adapter before, and if so do you have any issues?

[trihy]

(12-22-2018, 05:41 PM)mbc07 Wrote: The Wii Bluetooth module is USB 2.0, so it wouldn't change anything connecting it through an USB 3.0 port. About your audio issue, it seems you're having signal interference. That's a blind shot but have you tried testing with the Wiimote closer to the adapter, or, with the adapter placed outside of the drive bay?

There is some weird stuff when talking about 3.0

For example, when connecting ps2 singstar mics to pc, when using usb 3.0 port, voice sound all weird and robotic. The singstar ps2 adapter is 2.0, so no 3.0 extra pins are used, but clearly doesnt work.

Not sure about wii bt. I think I used on 3.0 port without problem, but I preffer 2.0 with old stuff.