Joystick Class

Package: GHIElectronics.Endpoint.Devices.UsbHost
Namespace: GHIElectronics.Endpoint.Devices.UsbHost

Allows a usb device to be used as a joystick.

public class Joystick : BaseDevice

Remarks

By default, the reported range for position is between -512 and 512, as on TinyCLR. Cursor1 is the left stick; Cursor2 is the right stick of a game pad. Buttons are numbered from 0. The events come on the joystick's own thread.

Nested Types

Type	Kind	Summary
Joystick.ButtonChangedEventArgs	Class	The events args for the ButtonPressed and ButtonReleased events.
Joystick.ButtonChangedEventHandler	Delegate	The delegate for when one of the joystick's button is pressed or released.
Joystick.CursorMovedEventArgs	Class	The events args for the CursorMoved event.
Joystick.CursorMovedEventHandler	Delegate	The delegate for when one of the joystick's cursors moves.
Joystick.DeviceCapabilities	Enum	Joystick capabilities.
Joystick.HatSwitchPressedEventArgs	Class	The events args for the HatSwitchPressed event.
Joystick.HatSwitchPressedEventHandler	Delegate	The delegate for when the joystick's hat switch is pressed.

Constructors

Joystick(string deviceName)

public Joystick(string deviceName)

Opens the joystick that UsbHostController reported ("/dev/input/event3").

Properties

Capabilities

public DeviceCapabilities Capabilities { get; }

The capabilities of the joystick.

Returns DeviceCapabilities

CurrentHatSwitchDirection

public HatSwitchDirection CurrentHatSwitchDirection { get; }

The current direction of the hat switch.

Returns HatSwitchDirection

Cursor2Position

public Position Cursor2Position { get; }

The current position of the second cursor.

Returns Position

CursorPosition

public Position CursorPosition { get; }

The current position of the first cursor.

Returns Position

Methods

GetButtonState(int buttonNumber)

public ButtonState GetButtonState(int buttonNumber)

Gets the current button state.

Parameter	Type	Description
buttonNumber	int	The button number to query (0 to 31).

Returns ButtonState: The state of the button.

SetCursorBounds(Cursor cursor, int minX, int maxX, int minY, int maxY)

public void SetCursorBounds(Cursor cursor, int minX, int maxX, int minY, int maxY)

Sets the bounds for given cursor.

Events

ButtonChanged

public event ButtonChangedEventHandler ButtonChanged

The event fired when one of the joystick's buttons is pressed or released.

CursorMoved

public event CursorMovedEventHandler CursorMoved

The event fired when the joystick's cursor has moved.

HatSwitchPressed

public event HatSwitchPressedEventHandler HatSwitchPressed

The event fired when the joystick's hat switch has been pressed.