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Software => Software => Topic started by: Admin on July 12, 2010, 10:15:07 AM

Title: need Java source code to use wireless Xbox controller
Post by: Admin on July 12, 2010, 10:15:07 AM

I'm looking to control our robot fish with an Xbox controller . . .

I'm still a bit open on the platform, but I think my team has mostly decided on using Java.

The wireless Xbox controller links up to a PC using USB, so the Java code would need to read in the data from the com port and interpret it into useful information. A GUI/PC must be involved, so it cannot be a direct controller-robot link.

I've browsed google for half an hour with no luck finding such source code . . . anyone know of any? We can figure it out if we have to, but I was hoping to save a week of coding :P


ps - I found C++ Xbox code, in case anyone is interested:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/directx/xbox360_cont_xinput.aspx (http://www.codeproject.com/KB/directx/xbox360_cont_xinput.aspx)

Title: Re: need Java source code to use wireless Xbox controller
Post by: dunk on July 12, 2010, 01:58:20 PM

which operating system?
you should be able to find an HID driver for Xbox controllers.
then just treat it as a standard HID device.


dunk.

Title: Re: need Java source code to use wireless Xbox controller
Post by: Admin on July 12, 2010, 03:06:59 PM

Windows (XP and later)

Title: Re: need Java source code to use wireless Xbox controller
Post by: dunk on July 12, 2010, 04:03:02 PM

Quote from: Admin on July 12, 2010, 03:06:59 PM

Windows (XP and later)

hmm. Windows and Java.
well that rules all my experience out.

search for a driver that allows you to use the Xbox controller as an HID device.
i presume there are Java libraries that can read HID devices.


dunk.

Title: Re: need Java source code to use wireless Xbox controller
Post by: Webbot on July 12, 2010, 06:21:14 PM

Java had all of its serial support dropped quite a while ago but there is a library out there called 'rxtx' which I use in GaitDesigner.