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Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter

PartialScience·Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter

Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter PCB layout, top view — open source board by PartialScience

About the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter PCB

Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter is an open source PCB design by PartialScience, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 30.5 × 20.3 mm, with 6 components from 6 distinct parts.

Other key parts include the LD1117DT33CTR. By type, the board carries 2 connectors, 2 capacitors, 1 IC and 1 switch.

It belongs with the iot & wireless designs in this gallery.

From the project

Small KiCad PCB that breaks the Wii's Bluetooth daughterboard out to a standard USB-A port, so it can act as a real-Wiimote-capable Bluetooth host on a PC.

A small PCB that breaks the Bluetooth daughterboard from a Nintendo Wii out to a standard USB-A port so it can be used as a Bluetooth host on a PC -- in particular, with Wii / Dolphin emulators that want to talk to real Wiimotes over the original Broadcom-based stack.

A first version was hacked together on perfboard. It worked, but was extremely susceptible to EMI from anything nearby, so this is a proper PCB revision with a continuous ground pour and shorter signal runs.

Main components on the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter

LD1117DT33CTR

Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter bill of materials (BOM)

6 components, 6 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
LD1117DT33CTR
IC1
1
54102-0164
J1
1
UP2-AH-4-TH
J2
1
SW_Push
SW1
1
100NF
100nF
C1
1
10U
10u
C2

Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter design files

The KiCad project lives in the PartialScience/Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter: common questions

How big is the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter PCB?

The Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter measures 30.5 × 20.3 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter?

6 components, from 6 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter design files?

From the PartialScience/Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Wii-Bluetooth-USB-Adapter design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which PartialScience chose for the repository.

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