MSSW Gamepad¶

Description¶

Used for interfacing to a Microsoft SideWinder gamepad.

Button state variables are set to 1 if the button is depressed, 0 if released.

Signature¶

iodevice/sidewinder_gamepad

Required Parameters¶

data_type¶

Recommended:	`event`
Options:	`event`, `continuous`

If event, variables are updated only when the corresponding button’s state changes. If continuous, variables are updated every data_interval period of time, even if the corresponding button’s state has not changed.

data_interval¶

Example:	`50ms`

Button state polling interval (microseconds)

Optional Parameters¶

up¶

Variable for D-pad up

down¶

Variable for D-pad down

left¶

Variable for D-pad left

right¶

Variable for D-pad right

trigger_right¶

Variable for right trigger

trigger_left¶

Variable for left trigger

a¶

Variable for A button

b¶

Variable for B button

x¶

Variable for X button

y¶

Variable for Y button

alt¶

Alternative device to use if this one fails to initialize (e.g. because the required hardware is not available). If #allowAltFailover is set to 0 or false, this parameter is ignored.