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* Returns whether the connection is successful or not.īOOL UART_Init(HANDLE *port, LPCWSTR portName, DWORD baud)ĭCB portDCB // _DCB struct for serial configurationĬOMMTIMEOUTS comTOUT // Communication timeout * HANDLE *port becomes a pointer to an active COM port connection * Opens the com port with ID "portName" at baud rate "baud" Parity, error correction and any type of flow control are disabled by default. Default settings are set to 8 bit transmission length with 1 stop bit. Otherwise, we return TRUE and as a result of execution of UART_Init(), port variable will now point to a serial port handle.įor the purpose of flexibility we will provide the COM port name and its baud rate as arguments of this function. If at any step of this process we encounter an error, we will print the appropriate message and return FALSE. Then we assign the new configuration with SetCommState() function call.
Notice, that port is initialized with CreateFile() function call, and just like with conventional files we can use ReadFile() and WriteFile() to exchange data. The COM port initialization is a straightforward process: first we create port configuration portDCB, which contains all the communication settings, and then we assign the port handle. We will start with creating 2 simple functions, which will allow to open and close UART connection.įor this you'll need MS Visual C++, pair of hands and caffeine-infused brain.
Using XBOX360 controller with Arduino. I've already compiled a simple tutorial on serial communication (second link), so once you are done, we can start developing a fully functional program to suit our purposes. However, it requires at least some basic C++/Arduino programming skills and a little bit of technical know-how.īefore we dive into development process, I'd like you to go over some preliminary reading in order to understand what we are trying to do. In this specific situation it will work on any Windows-powered PC with any XInput compatible gamepad (which includes cheap rumblepad/sixaxis clones).
It will not cost you a penny, given that you have a computer and some means of serial communication( like USB-UART interface, HC-05/06 module etc.). It does not require any hardware modifications, like torturing the gamepad. These principles will also help us to develop the basis for a two-way communication between Arduino(or any other MCU) and a PC, which we can use, for example, for a low-resolution serial camera feed or almost real-time sensor information update. Optionally, we can read some data back from microcontroller, like Force-Feedback triggers for gamepad, or plain-simple sensor data. If necessary, we can transform current gamepad state into short useful data sequence (button state, axis position etc.), which will be sent over UART to our microcontroller. We will implement a lightweight software written in C++ in order to read the current state of XInput Device(gamepad). We are going to use a wired/wireless gamepad connected to PC. General concept of my project consists of the following: The original amount of material I wrote is a bit too big for this Instructable, so in order to save you some time and save myself from repeating the same task over again I will skip some of the stuff and provide a link to an appropriate resource instead. This is still work in progress and requires lots of fine-tuning, but that's what DIY is all about - continuous improvement! The original article is published on my website. Over the course of development I found out that this material will not only be useful in this one particular application, but can also serve as a foundation for much wider range of applications, like data logging systems, PC-based flight control, remote sensor data acquisition etc. This is why I've decided to do a little research in this topic and implement small, but somewhat useful software solution to this problem. Using a bunch of third-party software, like Input remapping programs, Processing IDE and Python to do this one simple thingįor quick testing of remote-controlled the prototype (most likely right on the desk or workbench) we need a simple solution with minimal expenses. Buying a microcontroller with USB-host functionality and writing a ton of code for USB driver to have a “puppy on a leash”. Making your own joystick/gamepad based on the above principles. Completely dismantling your game controller and bypassing USB logic with some weird contraption made of wires, protoboards and a microcontroller acting as an UART gate, which then passes messages to HC-05 bluetooth module.Lately I've been curious about befriending Arduino or any other microcontroller with a gamepad in order to have physical interaction with the things I make, but there seemed to be no fast or cheap way to do so.
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