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Originally Posted by Aeglos

In response to using a TI LaunchPad-
It would be much simpler, at least in my opinion, to use a Raspberry Pi Zero, as it is so inexpensive and abundant. It can pretty easily pretend to be a joystick with as many buttons as you want, and will have a LOT more support from outside sources and forums due to its much larger user base than the TI LaunchPads.
Interesting and somewhat related side note- if I remember right from my tinkering with the Pi, the Driver Station pitches a fit if you have a joystick with more than 32 buttons/ axes/ pov's combined, so keep that in mind when constructing your interface regardless of controller. You might have to double up on microcontrollers if you want anything incredibly complex.

Raspberry Pi runs Linux which means there is a significant boot time. If the usb cable were to come loose during a match, the last thing I want to be waiting for is the thing to boot up again.