NIMBUS controller

johne79

v4.1.8, RPI3, RetroPie standalone from SD card (not over Jessie)

I searched for this one here in the forum and couldn't find anyone who was asking about it. I'm trying somewhat facetiously to configure a SteelSeries NIMBUS Bluetooth game controller for RetroPie:

(https://www.amazon.com/SteelSeries-Nimbus-Wireless-Gaming-Controller/dp/B01AZC3III/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483664639&sr=8-1&keywords=nimbus+controller)

I use this device primarily for iPhone/tvOS game/app development and wanted to test it on the Pi 3. It actually pairs somewhat! I was a little surprised be it that it's an Apple MFI Bluetooth device. Well, it pairs the Home button so far. There are no devices for it under /dev/input though and after the first time connected it won't reconnect. :-/ Kind of a fickle little device.

Just wondered if anyone had something like this going, and what other steps might be involved in getting it set up and configured.

columboscoat

@johne79 Looks like it just won't work. It is an Apple device after all... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/4wc9dn/steelseries_nimbus_controller/?client=ms-android-samsung

johne79

@columboscoat said in NIMBUS controller:

@johne79 Looks like it just won't work. It is an Apple device after all... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/4wc9dn/steelseries_nimbus_controller/?client=ms-android-samsung

I figured this might be a long shot. It's even kind of flaky with pairing with Windows, but works flawlessly on iDevices as you'd expect.

What's weird to me in that discussion is how they're talking about the driver working at the driver level but not in EmulationStation. Isn't all of EmulationStation driven on RetroArch, and isn't that driven on udev or whatever driver you specify?

In other words, if I want to make a custom device on an embedded MCU (like an Arduino Uno or STM32 Nucleo) and have it make a standard gamepad HID report, will RetroArch get in the way of configuring correctly because it's looking at manufacturer-specific information, which would get in the way of homebrewn hardware? I'd like to build custom HID controllers eventually as I get acclimated.