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C# Windows 10 IoT get xbox 360 controller input
I have a Raspberry pi 3 with Windows 10 IoT installed, and I'm trying to make a background app that read input from a usb xbox 360 controller to later control servo motors. However I'm not really sure how to get the input. I that in windows you can…

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Joystick, gamepad or 3D mouse support in Three.js
An open question to the three.js community.
As far as I know, the Three.js framework has different "enhancements" like OrbitControls.js that allow us to use the mouse or a touchscreen to explore a 3D scene.
Now my question:
Is out there another…

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Controlling joystick axes using AutoHotkey
I will be getting a flight stick for Kerbal Space Program soon and was hoping to AHK-ify it, like every other peripheral I use on my computer. I know how to remap the joystick buttons, and how to get readings for the axes of the flight stick and…

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C++ sending Joystick directional input to program
I'm trying to spoof a PS3 controller and send analog stick directional input to a specific program, but i can't figure out how the INPUT.hi struct works. I can send keypresses over with
INPUT keys;
keys.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
keys.ki.dwFlags =…

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How to use a joystick from SDL on a Mac?
The source is very basic:
#include
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK))
{
return 1;
}
int num_joy, i;
num_joy=SDL_NumJoysticks();
printf("%d joysticks found\n", num_joy);
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How to disable a button/axis on a gamepad/joystick in Windows?
In Windows 98/XP/Vista/7, how do I disable a joystick button/axis?
I am using a PlayStation 1 gamepad connected to my PC using a USB adapter. The problem is that the gamepad is missing the dual analog sticks, and when I press the other buttons, the…

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Can't open /dev/input/js file descriptor after inotify event
I'm creating a Linux module for a game library that let's you hotplug multiple joysticks, it uses inotify to watch /dev/input.
I am testing it with 3 joysticks:
First I connect 2 joysticks.
Then I start the application, the joysticks work and I…

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How is joystick axis information formatted from a USB Joystick?
I actually just have a rather small question, but I have had the HARDEST time finding information about it.
For the application I am programming for, there will be a 3-axis joystick being connected via USB to a Windows XP computer, and it is being…

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SDL2 - No Joysticks detected?
So, I'm trying to learn how to use joysticks with SDL2, and I'm following LazyFoo's Tutorial(Gamepads and Joysticks), but I must've been doing something wrong because my program won't detect my controller!
Windows detects it(I'm using Windos 7 and a…

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Dualshock 4 Touch Pad with C#
I've been playing a little with the DS4 and its' interaction on PC.
So far I've got a list of buttons and all the Axis.
Now the question I'm looking forward to is, is there any way to access the Touch Pad (not the button).
Aka, can I check if a…

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using XInput, is it possible to get an image of the controller?
In my simple mind, it seems useful to ship a nice image of your joystick with an index of the button and axis locations on the image. Can such a thing be queried through the XInput or DirectInput APIs? Would it be driver-specific, and if so which…

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How do I emulate inputs of a connected joystick / gamepad device?
I don't even know if this is possible.
Basically I want to simulate gamepad inputs and I've already found some solutions here on stackoverflow. The common direction seems to be to create a virtual gamepad device that sends all the inputs.
What I…

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Is there a Delphi 'joystick' control?
I'd like to align an object in X and Y by eye using the mouse to move it into position. I can roll a solution by using various spin controls (or buttons) but it's messy and I got to wondering whether there is a control - like a joystick - that…

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How to communicate with DJ Controller (USB hardware)
I have a DJ controller which connects to the computer via USB. It consists of a number of buttons, rotary dials (that look like potentiometers), crossfader and of course a turntable for scratching.
This controller is able to be used in popular DJ…

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Reading joystick values with Python
I want to read the values of an Logitech Logitech Extreme 3D Pro with a Raspberry Pi. I'm using the pygame library
The script:
import pygame
import sys
import time
pygame.joystick.init()
print pygame.joystick.get_count()
_joystick =…

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