Using a gamepad with CoolCV (Colecovision emulator)
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Does anyone have a COOLCV_MAPPING.TXT file that works with a gamepad? (Preferably a Playstation one, but I'll take anything.) I can make no sense whatsoever of the file or any of the threads discussing it. I've tried various experimental additions but none have any results at all - the emulator just continues to flatly deny the pad's existence.
If anybody's got one that works already I can very likely trial-and-error my way to success with my own pad, but so far I can't even manage Step 1.
EDIT - below is a working layout for a PS3 Dual Shock pad
' CoolCV mappings for Colecovision controllers to
keyboard and joystick
up_1 key1073741906 joy0_4
right_1 key1073741903 joy0_5
down_1 key1073741905 joy0_6
left_1 key1073741904 joy0_7
left_button_1 key32 joy0_8
right_button_1 key109 joy0_14
button3_1 key1073741939
button4_1 key1073741939
key1_1 key49 joy0_15
key2_1 key50 joy0_13
key3_1 key51 joy0_12
key4_1 key52 joy0_11
key5_1 key53
key6_1 key54 joy0_8
key7_1 key55
key8_1 key56
key9_1 key57
key*_1 key111 joy0_9
key0_1 key48
key#_1 key112 joy0_3
up_2 key119
right_2 key100
down_2 key115
left_2 key97
left_button_2 key9 joy1_0
right_button_2 key113 joy1_1
button3_2 key1073741939
button4_2 key1073741939
key1_2 key114
key2_2 key116
key3_2 key121
key4_2 key102
key5_2 key103
key6_2 key104
key7_2 key118
key8_2 key98
key9_2 key110
key*_2 key106
key0_2 key107
key#_2 key108 joy0_10
key_save key1073741882
key_restore key1073741883
key_exit key1073741939 joy0_0
key_pause key1073741884
key_reset key8On this layout controls are:
D-pad or analogue stick: movement
X button: fire
L2 button: fire
Square button: keypad 1
Triangle button: keypad 2
Circle button: keypad 3
R1: keypad 4
L1: # button on 2nd controller (needed to add credit in Opcode games)
Select: quit to Retropie
Start: pause
R2: reset Coleco -
@SpudsMcToole every gamepad is different. If you can download the PC version of coolcv you should be able to press F7? I think and it should give you the codes for your buttons that coolcv wants
If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/
Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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@herb_fargus Thanks, that helped me figure it out*. I only have one problem now. My mapping file now looks like this for my wireless Playstation pad:
' CoolCV mappings for Colecovision controllers to keyboard and joystick
up_1 key1073741906 joy0_4
right_1 key1073741903 joy0_5
down_1 key1073741905 joy0_6
left_1 key1073741904 joy0_7
left_button_1 key32 joy0_14
right_button_1 key109 joy0_1
button3_1 key1073741939
button4_1 key1073741939
key1_1 key49 joy0_15
key2_1 key50 joy0_13
key3_1 key51 joy0_12
key4_1 key52 joy0_11
key5_1 key108 joy0_10
key6_1 key54 joy0_8
key7_1 key55
key8_1 key56
key9_1 key57
key*_1 key111
key0_1 key48
key#_1 key112That sets the d-pad to the movement controls, X to the fire button, the other three face buttons plus R1 to be 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the Coleco keypad (for games that require you to choose a difficulty), and R2 to be Exit, and all of that works sweetly.
The reason for this line:
key5_1 key108 joy0_10is that the Opcode games annoyingly use "L" on the keyboard to insert a credit, and according to the CoolCV keymapper that's key108. But setting a button on the joypad (L1 in this case) to mimic key108 does nothing.
(I tried two different keyboards and L is key 108 on both of them.)
Any ideas?
*for anyone else with a wireless Dual Shock 3, the mappings turned out to be:
joy0_0 is Select
joy0_1 is L3
joy0_2 is R3
joy0_3 is Start
joy0_4 is dpad up
joy0_5 is dpad right
joy0_6 is dpad down
joy0_7 is dpad left
joy0_8 is L2
joy0_9 is R2
joy0_10 is L1
joy0_11 is R1
joy0_12 is Triangle
joy0_13 is Circle
joy0_14 is X
joy0_15 is Square -
@SpudsMcToole (I already tried "key108 key108 joy0_10" and "key108 joy0_10")
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@SpudsMcToole Never mind - by a long process of elimination, logic and a bit of blind luck I figured it wanted key#_2 :)
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Hi folks, my first post here.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but when I attempt to modify the coolcv_mapping.txt file to remap buttons for this emulator, after I make my changes and save the file, I launch a game and then exit out, the file reverts back to its original contents. I've even deleted the file and after launching a coleco game again, the original file comes back.
So I'm clearly not editing the correct file or editing it on the correct manner.
I'm accessing the coolcv_mapping.txt file over the network, path is \10.78.1.16\configs\coleco
My goal is to get several 8bitdo BT controllers working in Colecovision, which seems to be working, however I can't exit out of the game with select+start, and the wireless RF keyboard I'm using does not have a right shift key.
Sorry, I'm a little new to retropie, about 3-4 months now. If someone can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.
Thank you.
Ben
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@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.
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@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.
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@mediamogul Is that the version you downloaded, though, rather than the standard one?
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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.
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I just checked and the version in RetroPie is indeed up to date, so mapping two buttons to activate a function should work.
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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?
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Have you tried running
jstest?RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive
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@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
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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 0I'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.
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@herb_fargus f7 works on the pi as well.
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@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 -
@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.
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@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
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