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by ono
Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:17 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Why SpacePilot/Navigator is NOT HID compatible joystick!?
Replies: 13
Views: 41748

Why 3Dconnexion devices are not reporting that they are HID joysticks, having absolute axes with specific ranges and deadzones!? As above, 3Dconnexion hardware products are "HID multi-axis controllers". This is an USB Implementers Forum standard (refer to the "HID usage tables" ...
by ono
Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:04 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Why SpacePilot/Navigator is NOT HID compatible joystick!?
Replies: 13
Views: 41748

Why SpacePilot/Navigator is NOT HID compatible joystick!?

Hello, There're numerous examples how to use 3Dconnexion devices (not calling them joysticks) on Windows/Linux/Mac, but here goes the substantial question? Why 3Dconnexion devices are not reporting that they are HID joysticks, having absolute axes with specific ranges and deadzones!? :shock: Instead...
by ono
Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:45 am
Forum: UNIX and Linux Discussion Forum
Topic: Linux evdev driver relative axis issue
Replies: 4
Views: 25432

Linux supports HID in a variety of fashions: - usbfs - XInput - joydev (only for joysticks) - evdev XInput isn't really a driver but just an API that relays on Linux mouse, evdev or joydev. Moreover joydev and usbfs are rather deprecated APIs for handling HIDs and EVDEV is natural and recent way to...