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Title: PS3 Controller
Post by: JRChristenson on July 22, 2013, 07:27:42 pm

Has anyone had any luck playing MAME with a PS3 controller? I've got it paired to my laptop but I can't get MAME to recognize it. I'm using MAME32 Plus! 0.106.

Thanks!

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: nick3092 on July 22, 2013, 08:01:12 pm

Windows will recognize it via USB, but the PS3 controller will not send send any commands back to the PC until you send it a special USB command.  Specifically, I believe it's HID_REQ_GET_REPORT.  Anyway, I found a bit of source called sixaxis-init.c on the web.  It basically is a bit of code that looks for any HID devices that match the sixaxis vendor/product ID, and sends the command to each controller.  It does require that you have libUSB installed, and you have to install a filter for the PS3 controller (very easy, libUSB comes with a gui to install filters).

I had to tweak the code slightly to get it to compile, since I think this code was originally written for Linux.  Mainly I thnk I just had to tweak the includes.  But I've attached what I compiled.  I'm pretty sure I compiled this using 64bit MINGW, so it will probably only work on a 64bit system.  I included the modified source as well, so you can compile it on 32bit if you need to.

After you run this, press the PS button in the controller, and Windows should see it then.  It exposes everything but the tilt functions.  There is also some sketchy looking drivers you can download and install.  They do give you access to tilt, and I think even bluetooth.  But I'm a little leery of them.

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: keilmillerjr on July 22, 2013, 08:10:08 pm

I use a ps3 controller with mame, no issues. I press the center button and it pairs with my mac. You can notice it in the bluetooth icon in the menubar. I use joystick mapper from the app store to convert the controller to key strokes.

I also have a key mapping for call of duty 4, since that game does not allow joystick support. ---daisies---.

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: nick3092 on July 22, 2013, 08:21:42 pm

Quote from: keilmillerjr on July 22, 2013, 08:10:08 pm

I use a ps3 controller with mame, no issues. I press the center button and it pairs with my mac.

The linux USB stack patched in support for detecting the vendor/product ID and sending the HID command somewhere in the 2.6 kernel (at minimum 2.6.25).  I suspect most other *nix/bsd OS's (like OS X) did as well after Linux implemented it in their USB stack.

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: Brian74 on July 23, 2013, 02:27:37 pm

Here you go http://www.motioninjoy.com/ (http://www.motioninjoy.com/)

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: JRChristenson on July 25, 2013, 09:32:47 am

Quote from: Brian74 on July 23, 2013, 02:27:37 pm

Here you go http://www.motioninjoy.com/ (http://www.motioninjoy.com/)

That's what I used to pair my controller to my laptop but I still can't get it to work with MAME. I'll have to try Nick's advice from above, if I can figure it out.

Title: Re: PS3 Controller
Post by: urpimpnes on April 22, 2015, 07:17:23 am

Easiest method to get ps3 controller working in Windows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpSaOJJIun8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpSaOJJIun8)