From: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
To: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@redhat.com>
Cc: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>,
lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"open list:HID CORE LAYER" <linux-input@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/2] HID: Add driver for RC Simulator Controllers
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 17:08:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230325160838.GB1820@bug> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO-hwJ+3Yrr--cr=r5+jvs4A=A-cmDtrKQETo=YOYDC3nXTMBg@mail.gmail.com>
Hi!
> > +Many RC controllers is able to configure which stick goes to which channel.
> > +This is also configurable in most simulators, so a matching is not necessary.
While it is configurable, we should try to do the good job "by default". Configuring controllers
can take hours, and it is not fun.
> > +The driver is generating the following input event for on channels:
> > +
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| Channel | Event |
> > ++=========+================+
> > +| 1 | ABS_Y |
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| 2 | ABS_X |
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| 3 | ABS_RY |
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| 4 | ABS_RX |
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| 5 | BTN_A |
> > ++---------+----------------+
> > +| 6 | BTN_B |
> > ++---------+----------------+
If one of these is normally used as throttle and rudder, it should be marked as such...
User can then remap it if he does not like the mapping.
Best regards,
Pavel
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-25 16:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-22 6:09 [RESEND PATCH 1/2] HID: Add driver for RC Simulator Controllers Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-22 6:09 ` [RESEND PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: Add entry " Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-23 9:49 ` [RESEND PATCH 1/2] HID: Add driver " Benjamin Tissoires
2022-08-23 15:18 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-23 16:43 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2022-08-25 6:48 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-30 12:45 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2022-09-15 7:34 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-09-15 7:35 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2022-09-19 13:32 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2023-01-10 14:48 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-28 14:18 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-30 12:35 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2022-08-30 14:43 ` Marcus Folkesson
2022-08-30 15:01 ` Benjamin Tissoires
2023-03-25 16:08 ` Pavel Machek [this message]
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