Wiimote IR Pen

I've been browsing this fantasic site, and came across Johnny Lee's Wiimote project.

Here's a clip of what he has found:

So I thought I would try building my own Pen and find the items required in Australia.
I have completed my Pen and have also found an easily accessible Bluetooth device.

We use this now at the School I work at, and it is a handy device and inexpensive to build.

We can use it on any whiteboard, wall, Laptop Screen, or external monitor you can think of.

Here's the finished product:

Step 1 Components you'll need....

The components you'll need are:

1. 1 x Pack of "Misty Markers" available from KMart For around $3.00 (6 Pack is what I purchased - They come from Hunter Leisure )

2. 1 x Infrared Light Emitting Diode from Dick Smiths $1 (Cat No. Z3235) ->> View Here

3. 1 Pack of wire - will last you ages..... $4 (Cat No. W4010) ->> View Here

4. 1 x Various Heat Shrink tubing from Disk Smiths - will last a fair while (Cat No. W4060 ) $8.99 --> View Here

5. AAA NiMH Rechargeable battery x 2 - $12.99 Important to use rechargeable as the voltage is 1.2V. ---> View Here

6. "AA" Battery holder - S6155 (Used for battery terminals) ---> View Here

7. SPDT Mini Micro Switch - P7802 ---> View Here

8. Araldite singles - Available at Bunnings Hardware. 3 small packs x 1mL

You will also need a soldering iron and some solder. I also used some helping hands ( View Here ) and a Hobby Rotary Tool ( View Here )

Comments

[Honzik]

WOW! This is the best DIY touch screen, but i have a quiestion... Is there anything that can be used instead of the wii remote? I

[Jackie Lee]

High quality, durable IR Pen for wiimote from Profession portable interactive whiteboard Company Oway Group Limited. Writting pen and Laser Poiner

[Jackie Lee]

High quality, durable IR Pen for wiimote from Profession portable interactive whiteboard Company Oway Group Limited. Writting pen and Laser Poiner

[Jackie Lee]

High quality, durable IR Pen for wiimote from Profession portable interactive whiteboard Company Oway Group Limited. Writting pen and Laser Poiner

[mutaz]

dear Sir, first of all i would like to thank you a lot for this great website, iam student at the american university _girne north of cyprus, and i am graduating within 5 months, and i have project about the magnetic interactive whiteboard, if you dont mind Sir supplying me with some information about this project , because i looked hardly to get some informations about the michanism of the IWB but the magentic one i couldnt find anything. Sir kindly iam asking you if you can supply me with any idea of bulding this interactive magnetic whiteboard,or how it works, on this email address ([e-mail]) yours truely . thanks a lot

[thesmidge]

I'm sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but I picked up two LED's from radioshack. The only thing is that they are red, rather than blue, which is what I see in the tutorials. I'm not sure if this would make a difference whether it is infrared or not.

[rrichmond]

The LED's need to be Infrared LEDs. That means, to the human eye, you cannot see any light coming from the LED (aside: a good way to test if the pen is working is to use a photo camera on point the LED at the camera and press the button. You should now be able to see a light source through the viewfinder...the lens in the camera picks it up and translates it as a white light source). So A RED or a BLUE LED will not work. It must be Infrared. Ask the guys at Radio Shack. Also, one thing I noticed when looking at the Radio Shack LEDs was that the voltage was higher, meaning you may need more than one battery (I think it was 2.3 V which would be two 1.25V batteries?).

[thesmidge]

Ok. Thanks for the info. So this would not work?

[rrichmond]

Correct. It needs to be Infrared not Red. It's the same sort of LED that is in your TV remote control. You can't see the light, unless you aim it at a camera. and look through the display... I have had a look at Radioshacks web site. Cat # 276-143.

[rrichmond]

Looks like someone else has used it for this project before (look in comments): PERFECT for wii projects.

[munchman]

Cool instructable. Hey, I lnoticed that the Dick Smith PowerHouse's in Australia (VIC at least) Don't sell the small LED's and resistery type things anymore. Do you know where I can get these without having to go all the way to the nearest ordinary DS store ( a long way away)? Thanks. Anyways, good instrctble. +1

[rrichmond]

I suspect that they could order it in from their head office however? Give them a ring and ask if you can order the products??

[munchman]

Thanks for the suggestion. I just found out that there is a Jaycar Electronics store close so I'll go there. Thanks Anyway.

[rrichmond]

Just make sure the voltage of the LED Suits the battery you are going to use, else you may need a resistor.

[ara]

great ideea. can't you use many webcameras? thanks !