BT plasma supports Xbox 360 controller
Our system supports the Xbox 360 controller for jogging, torch on and off and run/stop options. The Xbox 360 controllers are not only stout but plentifull and cheap.
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The XBox360Controller plugin is designed for the XBox360 wired and wireless
controllers. The Xbox360 controller only works on XP SP1 (or greater) and Vista.
The wireless controller communicates with the pc by using a small "Microsoft XBox360
Wireless Receiver For Windows" that plugs into the USB port on pc. You cannot use
the USB charging cable that comes with some Wireless controllers. That is for charging
only and does not pass any signals to the pc.
The plugin currently supports the following ProductIds (0x0202, 0x028e, 0x028f,
0x045e, 0x0291, 0x02A1, and 0x0719). If you have a different one, let me know and
I'll add it.
Before using the plugin, you should make sure your Controller is recognized by
Windows. If you plug the controller in, Windows should say "found XBox360
controller". If so, then you should see 1 green light in the upper left quadrant of the
large button in the center of the controller. This means Windows found it and installed
it as the first controller. If you get a "found new hardware" message then you have 2
choices.
1. You can let Windows go out on the Internet and find the drivers (it will find them)
or
2. Cancel, disconnect the controller, and then go download the drivers and install
them. The file you need is “Xbox360_32Eng.exe” from Microsoft’s web site. Then
reconnect the controller and Windows should recognize it.
The plugin requires that there only be 1 XBox360 controller and that it is the first one
(Green light upper left quadrant). The plugin goes in the \Mach3\Plugins folder.
When you start Mach, if Mach cannot see an XBox360 controller, you will get a startup
message to that effect. You need to fix that problem first. Once it is fixed, Mach
should start with no message. When you go to the Config plugins page, you may see
the XBox360Controller plugin with a red X in front of it. Click it to enable it. You will
then get a message saying that the Controller is not available. That just means you
have to exit Mach and restart it before the Controller will work. It checks a number of
things on startup and you can't just enable it in the middle of Mach and have it work.
When you are on the Config plugins page and receive the message, you can still go to
the Controller page and pick all the options that you want and save them. Then leave
Mach and restart it.
If you get an error message such as file not found when you start Mach, then you may
need to download the Nov2007 (or later) DirectX SDK. It will upgrade your pc to
DirectX 9.0C and will install some Xbox360 header files. You can run "DXDIAG" from
the "Run" choice in "Start". That will tell you what version of DirectX you have. If you
are below 9.0C, you should install the SDK. It is called “directx_nov2007_redist.exe”. It
is available on Microsoft's website. The process for installing the SDK is to start the
exe and let it unzip to a folder such as C:\Temp\SDK. When it is done, go to the folder
and run the setup exe. It will install the DirectX files necessary to upgrade your pc to
DirectX 9.0C. When it is done, you can erase the folder where you unzipped it (such as
C:\Temp\SDK). If you are at 9.0C and are still receiving the error message, then go
ahead and install the Nov2007 DirectX SDK.
When you are on the Config page of the plugin, you should see a grey box that shows
you what controller the plugin sees. You may find that helpful.
The Config page allows you to assign a number of options to the various buttons. You
can also assign whichever axis you want to the Thumbsticks. The ThumbPad (next to
the left Thumbstick) is Incremental jog for the left Thumbstick. If you want to
Incremental jog the right Tumbstick then you have to assign that to the buttons.
When you are using the Controller, if the batteries get too low or the Controller
becomes disconnected, it will be disabled. You will have to exit Mach, fix the problem
and restart Mach. You will receive a Low Battery message when the battery is low.
You can still use the controller for awhile. Just exit at your earliest convenience and
replace the batteries.
The triggers on the lower front are set to increase Jog speed when used with the
Thumbsticks. For example, if you are jogging with one of the Thumbsticks and then
press either (not both) trigger, the jog speed will increase depending upon how much
you pull the trigger. The left trigger works in conjunction with the left Thumbstick and
the right trigger works with the right Thumbstick. You will only see the jog speed
increase if you have set the Slow Jog Rate to less than 100%.
The 2 Thumbsticks control Axis movement and you can assign them to any axis you
want. If you select the Reverse Direction checkbox then the Thumbsticks will move in
the opposite direction for the default.
The ThumbPad (next to the left Thumbstick) is Incremental jog for the left
Thumbstick. If you want to Incremental jog the right Tumbstick then you have to
assign that to one of the buttons.
