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Title: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: ubiquityman on February 19, 2010, 11:38:50 pm

I have the U-HID, and I trying to figure out if I can get this to emulate two gamepads?  Is there a way to do that?

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: Havok on February 20, 2010, 01:20:48 am

Looks like it emulates only one gamepad with 32 buttons

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: ubiquityman on February 20, 2010, 01:29:42 am

Thanks for the confirmation.

Looks like I've over-estimated what this device could do.
I thought it could report itself as multiple joysticks or multiple gamepads.

I thought I might be able to use resistors to simulate the analog axis, but it looks like I'm still confined to 1 joystick id.

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: AndyWarne on February 20, 2010, 04:51:15 am

The U-HID is one gamepad, keyboard and mouse. A-PAC is two gamepads.

Andy

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: whammoed on February 21, 2010, 03:45:35 pm

Quote from: AndyWarne on February 20, 2010, 04:51:15 am

The U-HID is one gamepad, keyboard and mouse. A-PAC is two gamepads.

Andy

Andy,

Any possibility of adding functionality for allowing two mouse devices on one u-hid.  It would be a great option for those with two trackballs.

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: ubiquityman on February 21, 2010, 08:15:04 pm

I second that request.  The U-HID, as-is, with a single mouse output is not as great as it could be.
There's not a whole lot of point to have 8 quadrature mouse devices, yet only 2 axis on 1 device.
(Is there any application where 8 quadrature inputs [output to 2 axis as 1 device] would be useful?)

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: Havok on February 22, 2010, 10:03:47 am

Quote from: whammoed on February 21, 2010, 03:45:35 pm

Quote from: AndyWarne on February 20, 2010, 04:51:15 am

The U-HID is one gamepad, keyboard and mouse. A-PAC is two gamepads.

Andy

Andy,

Any possibility of adding functionality for allowing two mouse devices on one u-hid.  It would be a great option for those with two trackballs.

That would be a great Bios update...

 ;D

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: AndyWarne on February 26, 2010, 04:35:52 pm

Yes, I have had a few requests for dual mouse support and will do it as a firmware upgrade.

I will post here when ready.

Andy

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: Havok on February 26, 2010, 04:54:35 pm

Quote from: AndyWarne on February 26, 2010, 04:35:52 pm

Yes, I have had a few requests for dual mouse support and will do it as a firmware upgrade.

I will post here when ready.

Andy

And that's why you're the man!

 :notworthy:

Title: Re: U-HID emulation of Multiple Gamepads
Post by: ubiquityman on February 26, 2010, 11:13:21 pm

Thanks Andy. 
That is really fantastic! 

You da man!