Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help please

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hope01
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Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help please

Post by hope01 » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:09 pm

Hello. I plan to write a pc program something like a body weight manager.

It should interact with the balance board directly through bluetooth, but not a wiimote. It should be an exe file that is runnable on pc. I have found similar program such as wbhealthmeter.

Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? (because i think the output of devkit ppc is a dol file rather than an exe)

if it doesn't, what development tool should I use?

thanks in advance

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Re: Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help pleas

Post by WinterMute » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:17 pm

No, devkitPPC is intended to build code for Gamecube or Wii, to write code to run on a PC you'll need to find development tools for your operating system and cpu. You'll also need to find libraries and/or information on accessing Wii accessories from code written to run under windows.
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Re: Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help pleas

Post by hope01 » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:26 am

WinterMute wrote:No, devkitPPC is intended to build code for Gamecube or Wii, to write code to run on a PC you'll need to find development tools for your operating system and cpu. You'll also need to find libraries and/or information on accessing Wii accessories from code written to run under windows.

thank you very much. Is there any recommended development tool ?

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Re: Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help pleas

Post by WinterMute » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:33 pm

Really depends on what you're comfortable with and whether or not you intend to write cross platform code. Microsoft have free editions of their Visual Studio tools and there are several IDEs around that use mingw gcc - CodeLite & Code::Blocks spring to mind.

We don't really do much with PC hosted code unless it relates directly to the toolchains so you may need to look for help elsewhere for setting up tools and working with wii accessories on a PC.
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Re: Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help pleas

Post by Roroy » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:26 am

Use GlovePie for programming the balance board to work with the computer.

https://sites.google.com/site/carlkenner/glovepie

GlovePie not only lets you program the balance board for the PC but also Wii remote, nunchuck, joysticks, almost any input device!

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Re: Is devkitppc the right tool for this project? Help pleas

Post by mtheall » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:39 pm

I have used GlovePie for WiiMote use on my computer. It works great.

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