<![CDATA[X-Bee]]>Anyone used the X-Bee as a wearable tool for interactive dance? I need to track x, y and z from a dancer in a theatre space. Wii has a range problem

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/topic/2935/x-beeRSS for NodeSun, 17 May 2026 20:59:01 GMTThu, 27 Oct 2016 11:03:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:53:45 GMT]]>you should check the boards from x-io

http://x-io.co.uk/
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/22083https://community.troikatronix.com/post/22083Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:53:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:17:07 GMT]]>I have used X-bee's with and Arduino to communicate sensor data into Isadora.  It's not too tricky, but requires some light programming (arduino/processing) and soldering skill.

It was a while ago, but I think I used an X-bee series 1 attached to an arduino Fio board, which was in turn had a Sparkfun 9 degrees-of-freedom board attached to it. On the computer end, I had a second X-bee to receive the information that was connected to the computer via USB.  I used the Serial in actor to parse the data in Isadora.  
I can dig up my old patch and give you more info if you want it.
Craig
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21892https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21892Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:17:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:29:19 GMT]]>I think he was relating this to wii data.. meaning a rotation on the X Y and Z.

I understand the positioning issues.... 
Thanks Fred.
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21798https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21798Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:29:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:23:23 GMT]]>Getting a rotation is easy, but I think track xyz means position. Why is that tricky?? It just is! If it is rotation, then no problem, but I would say just do this with a smartphone, no need for special hardware, touchosc will do it fine.

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21787https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21787Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:23:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:46:02 GMT]]>surely xyz of a dancer needs to be relative to something?

is there a way of triangulating some kind of transmitter on the dancer to two or three receivers? (or ultrasound distance readers?)
a couple of cameras could do it via blob tracking. (i guess a kinect would be too limited in range) 
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21785https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21785Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:46:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:58:49 GMT]]>@Fred,

thanks for the feedback.
There are 2 types of xbee, did you use the more powerful one?
Why would xyz be tricky?
]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21780https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21780Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:58:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:23:46 GMT]]>@Fred thank you for your comment. So still looking for some wearable thing that transmits x,y and z. Other ideas than the X-Bee

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21778https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21778Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:23:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to X-Bee on Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:51:01 GMT]]>You can use it to communicate, I did, it gets messed up with a room full of smartphones. It does not give you x y and z, this is tricky...

]]>https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21759https://community.troikatronix.com/post/21759Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:51:01 GMT