Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 12:05:57 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as USB joystick Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905221204470.3893@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <200905221250.28960.kirk@strauser.com> References: <4A16BDE5.4000903@sebster.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905221746001.18283@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <4A16CDC6.2030403@sebster.com> <200905221250.28960.kirk@strauser.com>
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On Fri, 22 May 2009, Kirk Strauser wrote: > On Friday 22 May 2009 11:07:34 am Sebastiaan van Erk wrote: > >> Ok, that's a clear answer. Are there any alternatives? For example a PCI >> expansion card that does USB device mode and is programmable? Might be >> difficult to get working under FreeBSD though maybe? > > You might look at getting an Arduino board ($30 or so) with built-in USB and > enough RAM to hold your controller software. Write your joystick emulator to > run on the Arduino, and control *that* via your FreeBSD system's parallel port > (if you still have one). Just a thought. Seems like it'd be less work to have the FreeBSD system close the switches of a real USB joystick. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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