Hi guys,
I'm trying to pinpoint the cause of some connectivity issues I'm having with my Wiimotes, and I could use some insight.
The issue is that my wiimotes are randomly disconnected during gameplay. (They also do funny things sometimes. For example, one vibration might make the wiimote continue to vibrate until another vibration command is sent to the remote.) If I tinker with Dolphin's wiimote settings, or try unpairing and repairing in my bluetooth settings, I can eventually get them to reconnect, but I want to know why they are disconnecting so frequently in the first place...
Here is some background info:
I am using a CSR bluetooth device (from Meritline.com) and currently running Bluesoleil v6 drivers.
Bluesoleil seems to have the least amount of disconnect issues. I've also tested with Windows stack and Toshiba stack. Windows stack disconnected frequently, and Toshiba was in the middle. I tried buying another bluetooth dongle (which turned out to also be made by CSR). It worked even less than the Meritline one. (also tested on another computer with built-in--bluetooth Windows stack. Same issues.
Tested with most recent Dolphin build (r7435) and earlier builds (pre-wiimote speaker issue r7251?)
Main computer specs:
C2D E6750 2.66Ghz Conroe
2GB DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA GTX460
Windows 7 64bit
Second test computer:
Core i3 270M
4GB DDR3
intel HD
Windows 7 64bit
Here is my theory: If my PC isn't powerful enough to play a game at near full speed, are wiimote disconnects more likely to occue? The game I've been playing most is New Super Mario Bros. It maintains a near constant 60fps, while almost all other games are in the 30-40fps range. NSMB tends to disconnect the least, while other games disconnect more frequently. Every now and then, NSMB will drop fps to the 40fps range, and I suspect that's when disconnects occur. Am I wrong here?
I also suspect this because under my bluetooth settings, the wiimotes seem to stay connected fine. I can even test the wiimotes in other applications and they stay connected. Dolphin is the only one that reads them as disconnected.
If a different bluetooth dongle would help, can anyone recommend one to buy (I would prefer one that works well with Windows or Widcomm stack if possible).
I have plans to upgrade my computer to Sandy Bridge in the next few months, I'm hopeful that this will help the situation, but I'm interested to know if this is really the cause or not.
I am using two non-Nintendo brand wiimotes (purchased from the U.S. on eBay). I plan on testing my brother's official Nintendo wiimotes in 2 weeks when I visit him, but somehow, I suspect the same results.
Any insight would be helpful. I've done some searching on the forums, but haven't really found a similiar situation with other posts. There is a current issue on the googlesource about a wiimote speaker option that is causing a similar issue for users, but testing it on a build prior to this yielded the same result.
Thanks everyone!
I'm trying to pinpoint the cause of some connectivity issues I'm having with my Wiimotes, and I could use some insight.
The issue is that my wiimotes are randomly disconnected during gameplay. (They also do funny things sometimes. For example, one vibration might make the wiimote continue to vibrate until another vibration command is sent to the remote.) If I tinker with Dolphin's wiimote settings, or try unpairing and repairing in my bluetooth settings, I can eventually get them to reconnect, but I want to know why they are disconnecting so frequently in the first place...
Here is some background info:
I am using a CSR bluetooth device (from Meritline.com) and currently running Bluesoleil v6 drivers.
Bluesoleil seems to have the least amount of disconnect issues. I've also tested with Windows stack and Toshiba stack. Windows stack disconnected frequently, and Toshiba was in the middle. I tried buying another bluetooth dongle (which turned out to also be made by CSR). It worked even less than the Meritline one. (also tested on another computer with built-in--bluetooth Windows stack. Same issues.
Tested with most recent Dolphin build (r7435) and earlier builds (pre-wiimote speaker issue r7251?)
Main computer specs:
C2D E6750 2.66Ghz Conroe
2GB DDR2 RAM
NVIDIA GTX460
Windows 7 64bit
Second test computer:
Core i3 270M
4GB DDR3
intel HD
Windows 7 64bit
Here is my theory: If my PC isn't powerful enough to play a game at near full speed, are wiimote disconnects more likely to occue? The game I've been playing most is New Super Mario Bros. It maintains a near constant 60fps, while almost all other games are in the 30-40fps range. NSMB tends to disconnect the least, while other games disconnect more frequently. Every now and then, NSMB will drop fps to the 40fps range, and I suspect that's when disconnects occur. Am I wrong here?
I also suspect this because under my bluetooth settings, the wiimotes seem to stay connected fine. I can even test the wiimotes in other applications and they stay connected. Dolphin is the only one that reads them as disconnected.
If a different bluetooth dongle would help, can anyone recommend one to buy (I would prefer one that works well with Windows or Widcomm stack if possible).
I have plans to upgrade my computer to Sandy Bridge in the next few months, I'm hopeful that this will help the situation, but I'm interested to know if this is really the cause or not.
I am using two non-Nintendo brand wiimotes (purchased from the U.S. on eBay). I plan on testing my brother's official Nintendo wiimotes in 2 weeks when I visit him, but somehow, I suspect the same results.
Any insight would be helpful. I've done some searching on the forums, but haven't really found a similiar situation with other posts. There is a current issue on the googlesource about a wiimote speaker option that is causing a similar issue for users, but testing it on a build prior to this yielded the same result.
Thanks everyone!