USB input controller how to.

[Dave Flowerday]

Originally Posted by rogerlsmith

I picked up a Targus two port numeric keypad and we are not getting much info from it. We are programming in C/C++ and tried getting raw button data (as if it were a joystick) and weren't able to read anything. Although as we typed on the keypad, it did make strange characters appear on the DriverStation.

A numeric keypad is not going to work with the DS. A numeric keypad will appear like a keyboard to the DS, not a joystick. Those who have suggested that an HID-compliant device will work are only half correct. It needs to be an HID-compliant game controller device.

The strange characters you are seeing on the DS are likely because you are typing on the keyboard and sending those keystrokes to the Linux terminal in which the DS program is running.