Smart A Install
Written by eipromb on April 22, 2008 – 1:59 pm -Here’s the install guide for the Smart A Backlight mod. It’s a bit short, but should clear up any questions you might have in regards to installation. So, in the same tradition as the other guides, what you’ll need is:
What you’ll need:
A Nintendo Wiimote
A Triwing Screwdriver
Smart A Mod (DIY or Prebuilt)
Soldering Iron and Solder
Circuit Tape (optional, included in prebuilt kit)
Step 1:
If you have circuit tape (included with the prebuilt kit), you’ll need to cut a strip of it to wrap around one of the solder pads. This step isn’t neccessary, but will make installation alot quicker. Since the solder pad for the push button is very low, the circuit tape will help to make the solder to connect easier.
Step 2:
Next wrap it around the pad as shown in the picture. Don’t worry if it doesn’t hold very well, you can solder it down permanently a few steps below.
Step 3:
Shown here are the points that you’ll want to line up the mod to solder to. The GND connection as shown can actually be any one of the four pins on that side of the IC, they’re all connected.
Step 4:
Here’s the mod soldered down. It’s probably best to solder the ground and input connections first, the +V connection is probably the hardest so you’ll want to have the mod as stable as possible when doing it. I’ve used a small wire (30ga) to bridge the gap between the pad and pin, to make things easier and neater for this guide.
Step 5:
And that’s pretty much it. If you want to check your installation, use a continuity tester on the points shown in the picture. If it tests okay, I would recommend testing the wiimote with batteries in before closing the housing.
Tags: install, multicolour, smart, wiimote
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May 11th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Unfortunately I dont even know what this does to the controller. All I know is that it has to do with lighting the A button… but not much else as to what it does that’s special about it. anyone care to explain?
May 21st, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I wanna know the same thing lol. any pics of the final product? no clue what this does..
May 31st, 2008 at 7:34 am
Is there a video showing the finished product?
June 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
So what exactly does this do? It’d be incredibly helpful if there was a description explaining what this mod does to a wiimote.
August 14th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I believe it’s the install process for this worklog: http://www.wiimotemods.com/?p=9 Apparently a simpler to install version of the “Multicolor A Backlight mod” that uses a microcontroller instead of running wires from the player indicator LED to the A button.
October 8th, 2008 at 6:58 am
I believe it changes the color of the “A” button depending on the player.
If that is the case, it looks much easier than the other method.
January 21st, 2009 at 3:55 pm
The A button lights up, with the color of the player you are.
Player 1: Blue
Player 2: Red
Player 3: Green
Player 4: Yellow
January 25th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
As far as I know, it either makes a light constantly stay on, or go on when you press the button, through the A button. I think this is smart because… maybe it fades in and out when you press it? I dunno.
May 20th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Жаль, что сейчас не могу высказаться - нет свободного времени. Но освобожусь - обязательно напишу что я думаю по этому вопросу….
администратор / тренер / переводчик / помощник руководителя Here’s the install guide for the Smart A Backlight mod…..