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Can Ascii GameCube Keyboard Controller Support be Added #137

Closed Wii505 closed 9 months ago

Wii505 commented 11 months ago

I just saw Michael MJD's video about the Ascii GameCube Keyboard Controller and he said that you have to get a specific adapter to make the keyboard part work on Windows while using their software. He also said that it don't work with Nintendo's official adapter on windows. And I thought that using the controller on windows would be cool, but I don't want to buy another adapter in order to make the keyboard part work. So, if support is added for the controller is add would be huge and appreciated

KeyPuncher commented 11 months ago

That would be really cool. I found this page from over 2 years ago about someone looking into how it works. They also have a GitHub Repo with their findings.

Since I don't have one, in order to get it implemented I'll have to have create some sort of debugging tools. I need that for one of the other issues too.

KeyPuncher commented 10 months ago

Debug.zip This build has a debugger in it. Right click on the Connect button to get to the Debug option before connecting. You should get a side window open. Clicking the capture button will grab the data I need to look at for the current state.

For your keyboard controller you're going to have to make a lot of notes. The first capture should be when it is just plugged in and nothing is pressed. To verify the data is reading, try holding down the GCN's A button when doing the second capture, and make sure you see one of the characters change in the text. Next you'll need to painstakingly do a capture while holding down each individual key to see what the data reports if anything at all.