Using a gamepad with CoolCV (Colecovision emulator)

[SpudsMcToole]

@retroBen The CoolCV mapping file won't let you map double-button presses. Set your quit to a single button, as in the example above.

[mediamogul]

@SpudsMcToole said in Using a gamepad with CoolCV (Colecovision emulator):

The CoolCV mapping file won't let you map double-button presses.

Are you very sure about that? It was reported as being possible here.

[SpudsMcToole]

@mediamogul Is that the version you downloaded, though, rather than the standard one?

[mediamogul]

@SpudsMcToole

That's a good point and I'm not sure. I was assuming that the binary in RetroPie had most likely been updated since then, but maybe it hasn't.

[mediamogul]

@SpudsMcToole

I just checked and the version in RetroPie is indeed up to date, so mapping two buttons to activate a function should work.

[Fultos]

I'm trying to figure out the mapping for my 8bitdo, can't find the appropriate variables so I can create the cfg file

anyone knows where I could get that?

[mediamogul]

@Fultos

Have you tried running jstest?

[Fultos]

@mediamogul said in Using a gamepad with CoolCV (Colecovision emulator):

jstest

no, I didn't know such thing existed I'll try to figure out how it works, thanks

thanks for the fast answer

[Fultos]

@mediamogul

Thanks a lot again,

I'm now able to identify and map X,Y,B,A,Start,Select but somehow the D-Pad give me two axis :

left :
Event: type 2, time 7816110, number 6, value -32767
Event: type 2, time 7816250, number 6, value 0
right:
Event: type 2, time 7817890, number 6, value 32767
Event: type 2, time 7818000, number 6, value 0
up:
Event: type 2, time 7820250, number 7, value -32767
Event: type 2, time 7820350, number 7, value 0
down:
Event: type 2, time 7820970, number 7, value 32767
Event: type 2, time 7821090, number 7, value 0

I'm wondering how I can fit this in as a value in the coolcv_mapping.txt since they are not fixed values.

I've tried to add joy0_6 and joy0_7 as values but didn't work since it seems to miss somthing.

[edmaul69]

@herb_fargus f7 works on the pi as well.

[edmaul69]

@Fultos here is my up down left right settings. it auto uses an axis, so the analog on a ps3 analog or any dpad/analog that has an axis should work without having to set a joy setting. here is how mine looks

up_1	key1073741906
right_1	key1073741903
down_1	key1073741905
left_1	key1073741904

[Fultos]

@edmaul69 well it sure does work with the analog stick, but I'm looking to make my D-Pad work as a replacement of the original big clunky joystick of the Coleco.

[edmaul69]

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[edmaul69]

@Fultos so the d-pad is hats on the 8bitdo here is the config from the 8-bitdo. not sure if you can use h0 up down left right's on the coleco. here is the config from the 8-bitdo

input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_left_btn = "h0left" 
input_right_btn = "h0right" 

i will try to test tomorrow