Joystick testing thread

[Newsdee]

I always wondered what was the real difference for those modes.
I suppose they pretend to be a specific device (e.g. specific VID/PID) that each OS recognizes easily?

[Sorgelig]

I always wondered what was the real difference for those modes.
I suppose they pretend to be a specific device (e.g. specific VID/PID) that each OS recognizes easily?

8bitdo is not a big company to deal with giants about supporting its gamepads. So 8bitdo chooses to mimic the well known gamepads.
This is not a legal way as 8bitdo uses other companies' VIDs.

[misterItaly]

Good plan I’ll try in on the pc if not I’ll buy a 8bit do controller

did you sorted it out? I bought an orange 8bitdo BT controller receiver as recommended but no way I could pair it with my ps4 joypad. I flashed the fw to the latest , latest beta, gray fw but nothing. I also tried to pair with a mac air with usbc + hub but no luck at all. I also wrote to 8bitdo but they simply replied that they not support mister fpga

[Sorgelig]

Good plan I’ll try in on the pc if not I’ll buy a 8bit do controller

did you sorted it out? I bought an orange 8bitdo BT controller as recommended but no way I could pair it with my ps4 joypad. I flashed the fw to the latest , latest beta, gray fw but nothing. I also tried to pair with a mac air with usbc + hub but no luck at all. I also wrote to 8bitdo but they simply replied that they not support mister fpga

It's NOT BT controller. It's 8bitdo receiver only for 8bitdo gamepads.
There is no way to pair any non-8bitdo gamepads with it.

[misterItaly]

Good plan I’ll try in on the pc if not I’ll buy a 8bit do controller

did you sorted it out? I bought an orange 8bitdo BT controller as recommended but no way I could pair it with my ps4 joypad. I flashed the fw to the latest , latest beta, gray fw but nothing. I also tried to pair with a mac air with usbc + hub but no luck at all. I also wrote to 8bitdo but they simply replied that they not support mister fpga

It's NOT BT controller. It's 8bitdo receiver only for 8bitdo gamepads.
There is no way to pair any non-8bitdo gamepads with it.

ok, dunno why I had the impression it was compatible with every gamepad on the mister and not the other way round (use their own pad on ps4, raspberry etc..) so for me it's totally useless. I guess I'll trash it and buy a compatible usb arcade stick

[Sorgelig]

ok, dunno why I had the impression it was compatible with every gamepad on the mister and not the other way round (use their own pad on ps4, raspberry etc..) so for me it's totally useless. I guess I'll trash it and buy a compatible usb arcade stick

but their SN30 Pro / SF30 Pro are very good BT/USB controllers. Probably are best after DS3 and DS4 gamepads.

[SaschaFFM]

I am currently on vacation, bringing my MiSTer with me. Occasional gaming with the kids when weather is bad. Works great as it is so ultra-portable.

I wouldn’t write if I did not have problems, though. I brought my MiSTer, SF30-Controllers and powered USB-Hub. Same as at home, only that I brought a mini-keyboard instead of Full-size. But for some weird reason I cannot play multi-player games. Both joypads control player 1. With every core I tried. Mainly NES, SNES and Genesis.

I am sure I did something wrong accidentally. Any ideas what it might be? I have very limited chances to test around with my setup I currently have available. As it has been raining for days now, help would be highly appreciated. Shopping with wife is getting expensive

[THaase]

Configure BOTH Joysticks on the Menu Core (best in the used ports) even if they both are the same!

[petarku]

Hi guys ,
someone mentioned here that competition pro USB anniversary edition is working for him out of the box.
I cannot manage to define it properly in mister and minimig as up and left doesnt get registered.
I am using powered usb hub 1.2( powered by split with mister).
Also I tried to connect tac2 via DB9toUSB adapter but it is same behaviour , left and up are not defined.

Is there easy way to debug this on Mac to see what is happening ?

Thanks in advance ,
Petar

[petarku]

here is the data for competition pro usb anniversary edition , where up and left doesnt seems to be picked up when defining buttons

competition pro usb anniversary edition
joystick id 0079:181c
Right
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=255, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=128, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Left
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=128, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Up
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=128, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Down
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=255, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=128, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00, abs_min = 0, abs_max = 255
Button 1
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=307(0x133), value=1, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=307(0x133), value=0, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00
Button2
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=304(0x130), value=1, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=304(0x130), value=0, jnum=0, ID:0079:181c:00

[petarku]

db9tousb with tac2 (left/ up cannot be defined)
joystick id 16c0:27dc
Right
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=127, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Left
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=-127, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=0, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Up
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=-127, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Down
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=127, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Input event: type=EV_ABS, Axis=1, Offset=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00, abs_min = -127, abs_max = 127
Button 1
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=288(0x120), value=1, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=288(0x120), value=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00
Button 2
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=288(0x120), value=1, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00
Input event: type=EV_KEY, code=288(0x120), value=0, jnum=0, ID:16c0:27dc:00

[Sorgelig]

I don't see any anomalies. Both should work fine if you define it in Menu core first and pass dpad test at first stage. Both controllers mimicking analog stick with fixed positions.

[petarku]

Hi Sorgelig ,
I am trying to define them in Menu core first and it doesnt register left or up on both joysticks on last menu core.

Just to be sure that I can configure any joystick, I tired to configure xbox 360 arcade stick and it worked flawlessly.
What are next steps for debuging what is wrong as I really want competition pro joystick to work so I can play swos on mister

any suggestions ?

[Newsdee]

The USB dump that you show seems to be completely normal, i.e. the axis go from 0 to 127 for one side and 128 to 255 on the other side.

Make sure to update to latest MiSTer and menu cores (not just the menu core).

[petarku]

Hi Newsdee ,
I have latest mister MiSTer_20190820
latest menu : menu_20190824.rbf
and latest minimig but that shouldnt matter as my problem with definition of up and left is in menu core..

Is there any other way to debug this ? I can capture all log from start of mister if someone is willing to help.
I will also try to check some other combinations of mister and menu core (maybe to pick one from 3 months from both and see if will be any difference)

Thanks for your time,
Petar

[THaase]

You say something like 'skip d-pad' most likely (as you don't have one).
Just go through it - questionairy about up/down/left/right will follow.

[petarku]

Hi Thaase ,
I am not sure I am following ,
This is what i am doing at the moment
Going to configure joystick button in menu core :
I skip d-pad with space and then come to configure directions on which left and right are not working although the offset looks like they are right based on my debug log that i posted above
Are you saying i should configure d-pad as directions on the joystick and not skip them ?

Best Regards,
Petar

[THaase]

Yeah - what I said
DONT'T skip D-Pad with space!
Just press up/ left (can't remember clearly at the moment) as requested.
You will be asked for up/down/left right afterwards.
If you skip d-pad you have exactly the problem you mention.

[petarku]

thanks, it is clear now ... cheers for suggestion I will try it tonite

[petarku]

@THasse it is working now , you are absolute legend !!! I was breaking my head over this setup for a week now.
Thank you !

[THaase]

Sorgelig is legend - not me

You're welcome!

[Tibob]

Hi,

With the neogeo core, it's time to think about an adapter to play with neogeo original pad on mister

Someone knows about an DB15 to USB adapter for this purpose? Even a DIY concept will be interesting

[bootsector]

Hi,

With the neogeo core, it's time to think about an adapter to play with neogeo original pad on mister

Someone knows about an DB15 to USB adapter for this purpose? Even a DIY concept will be interesting

There's the USB Retropad Adapter, which is open hardware:

https://github.com/bootsector/usb-retropad-adapter

It features a DB9 connector but there's a NeoGeo DB15 to DB9 adapter available in the schematics directory.

[Tibob]

Thanks for your answer, I have to take a look on this.

This one seems to be not so bad too. http://www.smallcab.net/xinmotek-joueurs-p-1874.html. For 15€ there is a lot of possibilities.

[mutmuthux]

Thanks for your answer, I have to take a look on this.

This one seems to be not so bad too. http://www.smallcab.net/xinmotek-joueurs-p-1874.html. For 15€ there is a lot of possibilities.

I bought two single player xinmoteks as i wasnt sure how MiSTer handled having two players on one usb.
Still not sure today, but it was a cheap insurance policy

Also the 'zero delay' units work well too.