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Cleric-K / vJoySerialFeeder

Feed Virtual Joystick driver with data from a serial port
GNU General Public License v3.0
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not a problem with the program, but with my cable #54

Closed tsmspace closed 2 years ago

tsmspace commented 2 years ago

Hello, this may sound a bit odd.

I love the vjoyserialfeeder and it's a critical component of my arduino 4 joystick game controller, and I play it daily, and share it whenever possible. There is not a problem with the app, however, i do have a problem that I wonder if the app can fix.

basically, I am always plugging and unplugging, which has resulted in a connection to usb that is a bit unstable,, just every once in a while it disconnects if I move wrong. ,, with my other game controllers, this is never an issue because I suppose the driver automatically polls to find the controller, so I never notice any disconnects. However, with my arduino controller, if I disconnect, I need to manually reconnect.

Would it be possible to have some sort of "while connected, it will always try to reconnect if there is a failure" feature? I don't know how complex this would be, however I am a bit concerned because although for my experience it would be nice,, I have been sending controllers I build (not selling, but still sharing with others) and I am a little worried that the experiences of the end users might suffer a bit if they too wear out their usb cables a bit. Particularly as I don't necessarily expect these end users to be as able to figure out all of their problems, as I am sending them with no idea how much experience they have with arduino and such apps, so far several have had none.

My complements and gratitude for the app, it is simply excellent, and because i found it, I thought my 4 joystick game controller could be possible, I owe a significant portion of my last few years to it, and virtually my entire recent gaming experience. I absolutely love it, but I have , as a result, worn out my usbs a bit,, and now I suffer from frequent loss of connection, which does always force me to manually reconnect.

Thanks!!

Cleric-K commented 2 years ago

Hi tsmspace,

I understand your issue. I'll think about it. In the coming week I'm not sure is I'll be able to address it but I'll let you know soon.

Thank you!

Cleric-K commented 2 years ago

Hi, sorry for the long wait. I guess you've already solved your cable issues by now but anyway I implemented the possibility to unplug and replug the USB serial without disconnecting vjsf. You may try the new release if you want.

Thanks for the patience!