Introduction
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CircuitPython USB host driver for game controller devices.
Supports the following devices:
- Generix XInput Controllers
- Switch Pro Controller (Wired)
Adafruit SNES Controller <https://www.adafruit.com/product/6285>_- 8BitDo Zero 2 (Wired)
- PowerA Wired Controller
- Sony PlayStation DUALSHOCK 4 Controller (Wired)
- Some HID-compliant Joysticks
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2
- Supported pygame joystick devices (for use with
Blinka <github.com/FoamyGuy/Blinka_Displayio_PyGameDisplay>_)
Dependencies
This driver depends on:
Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem.
This is easily achieved by downloading
the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://circuitpython.org/libraries>_
or individual libraries can be installed using
circup <https://github.com/adafruit/circup>_.
Installing from PyPI
On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/circuitpython-usb-host-descriptor-parser/>_.
To install for current user:
.. code-block:: shell
pip3 install circuitpython-usb-host-gamepad
To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
.. code-block:: shell
sudo pip3 install circuitpython-usb-host-gamepad
To install in a virtual environment in your current project:
.. code-block:: shell
mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install circuitpython-usb-host-gamepad
Installing to a Connected CircuitPython Device with Circup
Make sure that you have circup installed in your Python environment.
Install it with the following command if necessary:
.. code-block:: shell
pip3 install circup
With circup installed and your CircuitPython device connected use the
following command to install:
.. code-block:: shell
circup install relic_usb_host_gamepad
Or the following command to update an existing version:
.. code-block:: shell
circup update
Usage Example
.. code-block:: python
import relic_usb_host_gamepad
gamepad = relic_usb_host_gamepad.Gamepad()
while True:
if gamepad.update():
for event in gamepad.events:
print(event)
Documentation
API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://circuitpython-usb-host-gamepad.readthedocs.io/>_.
For information on building library documentation, please check out
this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/relic-se/CircuitPython_USB_Host_Gamepad/blob/HEAD/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_
before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.