Hi Camille,
I've been testing out Osculator with my new HTPC setup for the past week and I'm almost to the point where I'm ready to purchase it and start putting it to regular use. Unfortunately, I've stumbled on a sleep issue that may be a deal-breaker for me. After first testing out the software with a borrowed regular Wii remote, I went out and bought a new Wii remote plus. Unfortunately I did not know about compatibility issues with the newer "TR" remotes at the time, but I've been pleased to find that my "TR" remote works fairly well with the latest alpha build v2.12.
The biggest issue I have now is that Osculator appears to be interfering with my computer's ability to sleep when the Wii remote is paired. Right now I've programmed my remote to switch between different presets for different applications by hitting the "Home" button. I've also written some AppleScript that launches and closes appropriate applications when switching between each preset. For one of these presets I run Plex. Plex has a feature that will automatically sleep the system after a preset time of inactivity. It's useful to me because it allows me to put something on and fall asleep at my leisure without having to worry about setting a sleep timer or powering the system down.
This feature works fine when the remote isn't paired however once the Wiimote is paired my system refuses to sleep when inactive. I've tested this without Plex running (using the system's energy saver preferences) and got the same results. It appears the problem is that the "/wii/1/accel/pry" event line consistently sends a signal (the box to the left stays yellow) even when the individual "pitch", "roll", "yaw", and "accel" lines receive no input. I've tried disabling all of these inputs for my entire "Plex" preset however the signal is still sent and my machine refuses to sleep.
I was able to temporarily solve this issue by disabling "Pitch, Roll, Yaw" under "Outputs" in the extendable Wiimote drawer. When I disable the remote sensors for the entire document my computer falls asleep fine even with the remote paired. The problem is I've found no way to toggle this option on or off. I'd like to use these functions for other presets, as well as for certain functions within Plex (picking up the remote triggers the accel sensor to launch a menu). I'm not sure if this was an issue with previous Wii remotes but is there any way to allow the remote to sleep after a certain period of inactivity?
Also, I'm curious if you've made any progress with allowing the remote to power the system on with the press of a button. According to Remote Buddy's website it appears that they found a way to make this happen on the Mac OS, but I prefer to use Osculator because I'm also using a Wii Classic Controller Pro for games and I really like Osculator's flexibility/HID-support. Any ideas on how I can configure my system to sleep and wake up properly?
Thanks.
I've been testing out Osculator with my new HTPC setup for the past week and I'm almost to the point where I'm ready to purchase it and start putting it to regular use. Unfortunately, I've stumbled on a sleep issue that may be a deal-breaker for me. After first testing out the software with a borrowed regular Wii remote, I went out and bought a new Wii remote plus. Unfortunately I did not know about compatibility issues with the newer "TR" remotes at the time, but I've been pleased to find that my "TR" remote works fairly well with the latest alpha build v2.12.
The biggest issue I have now is that Osculator appears to be interfering with my computer's ability to sleep when the Wii remote is paired. Right now I've programmed my remote to switch between different presets for different applications by hitting the "Home" button. I've also written some AppleScript that launches and closes appropriate applications when switching between each preset. For one of these presets I run Plex. Plex has a feature that will automatically sleep the system after a preset time of inactivity. It's useful to me because it allows me to put something on and fall asleep at my leisure without having to worry about setting a sleep timer or powering the system down.
This feature works fine when the remote isn't paired however once the Wiimote is paired my system refuses to sleep when inactive. I've tested this without Plex running (using the system's energy saver preferences) and got the same results. It appears the problem is that the "/wii/1/accel/pry" event line consistently sends a signal (the box to the left stays yellow) even when the individual "pitch", "roll", "yaw", and "accel" lines receive no input. I've tried disabling all of these inputs for my entire "Plex" preset however the signal is still sent and my machine refuses to sleep.
I was able to temporarily solve this issue by disabling "Pitch, Roll, Yaw" under "Outputs" in the extendable Wiimote drawer. When I disable the remote sensors for the entire document my computer falls asleep fine even with the remote paired. The problem is I've found no way to toggle this option on or off. I'd like to use these functions for other presets, as well as for certain functions within Plex (picking up the remote triggers the accel sensor to launch a menu). I'm not sure if this was an issue with previous Wii remotes but is there any way to allow the remote to sleep after a certain period of inactivity?
Also, I'm curious if you've made any progress with allowing the remote to power the system on with the press of a button. According to Remote Buddy's website it appears that they found a way to make this happen on the Mac OS, but I prefer to use Osculator because I'm also using a Wii Classic Controller Pro for games and I really like Osculator's flexibility/HID-support. Any ideas on how I can configure my system to sleep and wake up properly?
Thanks.
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