![]() I will post links when I get back to a PC. These are good from any angle and it's a very small package without the big lens and housing recommended by the author of the software. The old LEDs were only visible straight on. The wide angle lens incorporated into the LED is also definitely the way to go. I used fairly thick wire, so that is probably helping wick heat away. ![]() Once they are in the cab behind smoked plexi, I may have to turn it up and add heatsinks. The package says they are rated for 700mA, but I am only giving them enough to get the job done. I am running the LEDs in series at 6.5 volts and 300mA. Adjustable and no messing with giant resistors getting hot. The $7 current limiter is definitely the way to go. They are 3 watt, but I think I can get away with no heatsink if I run them like 1 watt ones. I made a wiring harness today for the LEDs and tested how warm they get. I did think their way of handling LED placement was kind of neat. ![]() ![]() So not much to report yet, but I am working on it. If the aluminum gets too hot I can make it longer or add heatsinks to the other end. To keep the cost to a minimum until I know it works, I didn't buy the pcb and housing they recommend.įor a heatsink I plan attach them to a short piece of round aluminum stock with thermal glue. Not wanting to wait for AliExpress, I ordered what I could find on Amazon without spending too much:ģw 850nm IR LEDs with 140 degree lens built in I could redo it using these LEDs with higher value resistors or run them in series, but the beam on them is so tight that they have to be pointed right at the gun. I made it far enough to verify that the guns connect and see four LEDs, but didn't make it to the point of aiming. They (or maybe the power supply) lasted about 20 minutes. Hooked up a 5v power supply (probably too much) and swapped out resistors until I got up to 19mA. No idea of the specs and haven't messed with LEDs in a while, but a youtube video says 15mA to be safe, 20mA max. I found a bag of LEDs with 940IR scribbled on it. Oof: Probably should add a link so others won't need to hunt it down: Lichtknarre 2/4 LEDs Lightgun SystemĪnd by Badmouth's request, here is a link to the author's Github page for the Plugins, in case the smart folks here want to give it a shot: Lichtknarre Plugin I will be digging the controllers out of my boxed up and stored Wii over the next few days to play with this and will probably do the same All without custom PCBs, desoldering components, building circuits, gutting expensive lightguns for their plastic shells, etc.ĭefinitely post the results of your tests here, if you would. Based on my research, the important functions of the WiiMote IR camera module are exposed to the Wii through the remote, including the ability to sense up to 4 "blobs" (IR beacons.) This means that anything which is possible to do with other solutions using those sensors as a foundation, should also be possible to do in an application like this one. Even cheap Knock-off Wii controllers may end up working with it, albeit likely not as well. Not only are there a number of gun shells commercially available for the controllers, but they are wireless and there are also dedicated guns which may end up working with the software, even if not using the same IR camera module. IMHO, this is one of the best ways to approach using the sensor in the Wii remotes for light guns. I went digging for just this type of application,but didn't see it referenced anywhere. Thank you for posting about this software.
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