NAME

xwiishow - Test connected Wii Remote devices
 

SYNOPSIS

xwiishow [-h]
 
xwiishow list
 
xwiishow <num>
 
xwiishow /sys/bus/hid/devices/<device>
 

DESCRIPTION

The xwiishow tool, when called without arguments, shows a short usage information. If the list parameter is given, it lists all connected Wii Remotes. Each connected Wii Remote is given a number. If you pass this number to xwiishow then this device is opened and the UI shows a graphical representation of the device. Instead of passing this number you can also pass an absolute path to the device-root in the sysfs directory.
 
In the ncurses-based interface you can press 'q' to quit the application, 'r' to toggle the rumble motor and 'a' to toggle the accelerometer. See the xwiishow help text for a more comprehensive list of shortcuts.
 

EXAMPLES

$ xwiishow list
 
 
No device path given. Listing devices:
 
Found device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:057E:0306.0001
 
End of device list
 
 
$ xwiishow /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:057E:0306.0001
 
<ncurses based interface>
 

BUGS

This tool is quite incomplete. It does not support all interfaces that are provided by the wiimote kernel driver. However, it provides enough functionality to test whether a Wii Remote is detected properly.
 
The tool reads the input devices directly so you might need root rights to properly access the Wii Remote.
 

AUTHOR

David Herrmann <[email protected]>
 
The XWiimote Project: http://dvdhrm.github.io/xwiimote
 

SEE ALSO

xwiimote(7), libxwiimote(7),

Recommended readings

Pages related to xwiishow you should read also: