[PD] hid vs. ddr gamepad

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Are other applications getting the button presses?  Is the SNES9X  
emulator a Mac OS X application running on the same machine?

This is a useful app for testing HIDs:

http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/HID_Explorer/index.html

.hc

On May 14, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:

> Here is what [print( says:
>
> hid_hid
> first_argument == &s_
> [hid] setting device# to 0
> first_argument == &s_
> info: open 1
> info: device 1
>
> __________________________________________________
> Device 0: 'Apple' 'Keyboard' version 0 @ location 0x02c30000
> 	device type: keyboard	usage page: 0x0001	usage: 0x0006
> 	vendorID: 0x05ac	productID: 0x0000
> __________________________________________________
> Device 1: 'Apple' 'Trackpad' version 0 @ location 0x03010000
> 	device type: mouse	usage page: 0x0001	usage: 0x0002
> 	vendorID: 0x05ac	productID: 0x0000
> __________________________________________________
> Device 2: 'Logitech' 'USB Mouse' version 1552 @ location 0x1b130000
> 	device type: mouse	usage page: 0x0001	usage: 0x0002
> 	vendorID: 0x046d	productID: 0xc00c
> __________________________________________________
> Device 3: 'HuiJia ' 'USB GamePad' version 272 @ location 0x1b140000
> 	device type: joystick	usage page: 0x0001	usage: 0x0004
> 	vendorID: 0x0e8f	productID: 0x3013
>
> [hid] found 9 elements:
>
>  TYPE	CODE	#	EVENT NAME
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>  rel	rel_x	0	Miscellaneous Input, X-Axis
>  rel	rel_y	0	Miscellaneous Input, Y-Axis
>  key	btn_0	0	Button Input, Button #1
>  key	btn_1	0	Button Input, Button #2
>  key	btn_2	0	Button Input, Button #3
>  key	btn_3	0	Button Input, Button #4
>  key	btn_4	0	Button Input, Button #5
>  key	btn_5	0	Button Input, Button #6
>  rel	rel_wheel	0	Miscellaneous Input, Wheel
>
> Sooooo, I attached a [print KYLE] to the left outlet, and then message
> [hid] with [device 3( and I get this:
> first_argument == &s_
> info: open 1
> info: device 3
> KYLE: abs abs_z 128
> KYLE: abs abs_rz 128
> KYLE: abs abs_x 128
> KYLE: abs abs_y 128
>
> And then nothing else, no matter what buttons on the gamepad I press.
> The gamepad itself lights up, so is getting power, and it's listed by
> hid. It works (badly) at controlling Super Mario World on the SNES9X
> emulator, so I know the buttons work.
>
> Any ideas or data collection you'd like for me to do?
>
> ~Kyle
>
> On 5/14/07, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org> wrote:
>>
>> When you click the [print( message, it should tell you which elements
>> are supported and their type.  Do you get any event at all when you
>> press a button?  Try hooking up a [print] to [hid] and see if you get
>> anything when you click a button.  They might report using non-
>> standard labels.
>>
>> .hc
>>
>> On May 12, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:
>>
>> > Ok, I've been trying the (semi)latest build (downloaded < 1 week  
>> ago)
>> > of pd-0.39.2-extended-rc2 for os x (phew!) and hid plays nice  
>> with my
>> > sidewinder joystic, computer keyboard, trackpad, and usb mouse--- 
>> but
>> > although it recognizes my ddr dance pad, the button events do not
>> > register in the hid-help patch.
>> >
>> > What's the best way to troubleshoot this?
>> >
>> > ~Kyle
>> >
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> ))(((((((((((())))())))))))))))))))__________
> _____())))))(((((((((((((()))))))))))_______
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