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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: April 19, 2008, 03:39:19 PM »

Hi

Go to message number 90496 on the Yahoo board. It explains the problem with 3.040 and 3.041. I will try and find out what is going on with the pointers and try to adjust the XBox360 controlller code to compensate.  But, it will take a couple of days.  I'll get back to you as soon as I can. 

Version 2.63 should have worked.  That is what I tested it on.  You must have received an update from Microsoft or added (or removed) some program.  Have you done anything with the Microsoft SDK  or DirectX as far as loading or unloading a new one?  Let me know what changes may have occurred between the time it was working and when it quit working. I need that info to help figure out what is happening.

Thanks
Lee
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Hi Lee

I was using R2.63. I have upgraded to 3.041 as suggested but problem still persists.

Liam

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: April 18, 2008, 04:15:40 PM »

Hi,
Did you upgrade to a newer version of Mach?  Brian changed the pointers and it caused some problems for the shuttlepro and probably my controller.  Let me know if you changed it or anything else. If you went to 3.040 try going to 3.041. See Yahoo board for info.

Lee

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: April 17, 2008, 11:46:51 AM »

Hi Liam,

You are welcome.  The only things that are not working on the controller are the left and right triggers. I felt it was too easy to bump them.  They are analog (like the thumbsticks) rather than push on - push off type buttons.  So, I don't plan to enable them.  All of the other buttons should be working.  If you are asking about adding additional functions to the buttons (such as macros), I will probably be adding it in the future.  As far as adding things to the joystick, the problem is that they are analog. Adding pushbutton functions to an analog control can be done.  That would be a lot of extra work. I may consider doing it at a later time.

Regards
Lee

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: April 13, 2008, 10:36:41 PM »

Hi BigZ,

If you are refering to the addin keypad that Microsoft offers for the Controller, the answer is, it should work but I am not sure.  As I understand it, the keypad is really just a USB keyboard that uses the XBox360 controller as a pathway for communication.  If you hook up the keypad to the controller and it starts working like a keyboard, then it should work.  Try it and let me know.  If it gives you any error messages, let me know what they are. I might have to add the productId of the keypad, but I don't think so.

Lee

 

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: March 30, 2008, 09:15:00 PM »

Hi arturoc

Yes, that is the problem.  I do not have the Logitech controller so I can't test it.  However, if you want, I can add your VendorId and productID and you can try it.  The question is how Logitech handles the buttons and the thumbsticks.  They probably do it the same way as Microsoft. But, I can't say for sure.  So, if you want a modified version for the Logitech, send me an email to LeeFairfield at Hotmail dot com and I'll send you a modified version.

Regards
Lee

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: March 17, 2008, 02:08:35 AM »

I am sorry it didn't work for you.  I would suggest that you do not pick the ShuttlePro since I wrote the XBox plugin using the ShuttlePro method of communicating with Mach.  I suspect that it will not work either.  Both devices are considered as HID (Human Interface Device) by Windows.  So if you pick another controller you should make sure that it is not considered as a HID.  Most new devices, including USB joysticks are being defined as HID.  An older joystick that plugs into a Gameport should be ok.  That is the type that the joystick plugin was written for.

Good luck and let me know what you find.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: New Plugin Available - XBox360 Controller

« on: March 16, 2008, 10:12:46 PM »

Hi,

First of all, Brian posted a new G100 plugin. You may try downloading it and see if it helps.  Second, go to the Yahoo site and read message 87428.  It talks about the different versions of Mach and some of the problems with the G100.  You may find that changing Mach versions helps.  If you load Mach on a pc and do not connect it to a controller, you can still test the various versions and plugins by watching the screen DROs.  They are a pretty good indication of what the plugin is doing.

Here is something you can try:  Go to the Plugins folder in C:\Mach3 and rename the XBox360Controller.dll to ABox360Controller.dll.  Mach loads plugins in alphabetical order. So, if the XBox360 plugin is loaded before the G100, it may make a difference.  Let me know how that goes.

That is about all I can think of now. I wish I could be more help.

Lee

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Shuttle Xpress Problem

« on: March 02, 2008, 11:37:39 PM »

Hi,
I probably should have stated myself more clearly. You can certainly jog any axis by programming a button to be "Select X axis" , another button to be "Select Y axis" etc. When you push the button it sets the inner and outer wheel to the desired axis.   

My main purpose with my plugin was to be able to control the different axis without having to push the various buttons all the time and also to be able to move diagonally with the thumbsticks.

You may also want to check out the "How To Install" document that I wrote. It is on the plugins page near the Shuttle Pro plugin download.  If you decide to get one, there are a couple on EBay now.

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Mach SDK plugin questions and answers. / Re: Shuttle Xpress Problem

« on: March 02, 2008, 11:04:31 PM »

Hi woffler,

I have the Shuttle Pro and it works fine. It has an inner and outer wheel that allows you to jog continuously or incrementaly. It only controls 1 axis. You can specify the axis.  You can assign the buttons to perform a variety of operations.

I found the Shuttle Pro to be too limiting. I wanted to be able to control the X, Y and Z axis all from the same device. So, I wrote a plugin to use the XBox360 controller. It allows me to use the X, Y, Z and A axis for continuous or incremental. I can specify which axis I want to control.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Adding Joystick to Mach3

« on: February 24, 2008, 12:49:40 AM »

Hi,
You may want to rethink using a joystick. Windows has changed the way it handles Joysticks.  They used to be devices that plugged in to Gameports. Now they are USB devices that are considered as HID (Human Interface Device). Mach handles HID different than a joystick. This may cause you some problems.

The way that you get a device to work in Mach is to download the desired plugin from the Mach (Downloads - Plugins) and run it. It will place a DLL file in the Mach\Plugins folder.  You then connect the device and start Mach. Then go to Config Plugins from the Mach main menu. If you see a red X next to the joystick plugin, click it to turn it green. Then pick Config and setup the joystick how you want it.

If you do not get the joystick to work properly, you might look at either the Shuttlepro plugin ($30-40 on EBay) or my XBox360 controller plugin (about $40 at most stores $20+ on EBay).

Good Luck