BthPS3
Windows kernel-mode Bluetooth Profile & Filter Drivers for PS3 peripherals.
Pronunciation
/biː θriː/
About
TL;DR: these drivers allow popular PlayStation(R) 3 gaming peripherals (SIXAXIS/DualShock 3, PS Move Navigation & Motion Controllers) to connect to Windows via Bluetooth without losing any standard functionality. 😊
This set of Windows kernel-mode drivers enhances the standard (a.k.a. vanilla) Bluetooth stack (Microsoft/Broadcom/Toshiba/Intel/...) with an additional L2CAP server service (profile driver) and a USB lower filter driver gracefully working around the reserved PSMs issue causing the PS3 peripherals connections to get denied on the default Windows stack. The profile driver attempts to distinguish the incoming device types based on their reported remote names and exposes their HID Control and HID Interrupt channels via simple bus child devices (a.k.a PDOs). The profile/bus driver supports both "regular" operation modes (requiring a proper function driver like a HID-minidriver) and "raw" mode (powering the PDO up without a function driver and exposing it to user-land) for maximum flexibility and future-proofing. The PSM filter only attaches to Bluetooth class devices and unloads itself if the underlying enumerator isn't USB.
The solution consists of the following individual projects:
BthPS3- Multi-purpose kernel-mode driver. Function driver for service PDO exposed byBTHENUM(Microsoft), Bluetooth profile (L2CAP server service) and bus driver for PS3 wireless peripherals.BthPS3PSM- Lower filter driver forBTHUSB, patching L2CAP packets. Reroutes L2CAP traffic to profile driver.BthPS3CfgUI- User-land GUI utility to safely edit driver settings.BthPS3Installer- WiXSharp-based setup for driver installation and removal.
Licensing
This solution contains BSD-3-Clause and MIT licensed components:
- Drivers (BthPS3.sys, BthPS3PSM.sys) - BSD-3-Clause
- Installer/Setup (WiXSharp project and assets) - BSD-3-Clause
- User-land utilities (BthPS3CfgUI.exe) - MIT
For details, please consult the individual LICENSE files.
This is a community project and not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in any way. "PlayStation", "PSP", "PS2", "PS one", "DUALSHOCK" and "SIXAXIS" are registered trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Environment
BthPS3 components can run on Windows 10 version 1507 or newer (x64, ARM64).
Supported Bluetooth host devices
## Supported Bluetooth host devices The BthPS3 profile driver and supported devices have been tested successfully with host devices following [Link Manager Protocol (LMP)](https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/assigned-numbers/link-manager/) core specification version **3** (which equals **Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR**) and higher. Anything lower than that is not advised and not supported. Check your particular chip firmware version in Device Manager prior to installing the drivers:  When loaded onto an unsupported host radio, device boot will fail with `STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE`:  For a list of tested devices [consult the extended documentation](https://docs.nefarius.at/projects/BthPS3/Compatible-Bluetooth-Devices/). ### Link Manager Versions | LMP | Bluetooth Version | | --- | ------------------- | | 0 | Bluetooth 1.0b | | 1 | Bluetooth 1.1 | | 2 | Bluetooth 1.2 | | 3 | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR | | 4 | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | | 5 | Bluetooth 3.0 + HS | | 6 | Bluetooth 4.0 | | 7 | Bluetooth 4.1 | | 8 | Bluetooth 4.2 | | 9 | Bluetooth 5 | | 10 | Bluetooth 5.1 | | 11 | Bluetooth 5.2 |Installation
Pre-built binaries and instructions are provided by Nefarius Software Solutions e.U. and available via setup. Official support covers Windows 10/11 x64/ARM64 only, filing issues about any other version or architecture will be discarded.
Check out the companion solution DsHidMini for using the controller in games!
How to build
Knowledge on how to build and (test-)sign Windows drivers is required for creating usable builds. This is outside of the scope of the project documentation.
Build instructions and details
### Prerequisites - [Step 1: Install Visual Studio 2022](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/download-the-wdk#download-icon-step-1-install-visual-studio-2022) - On the `Workloads` tab under `Desktop & Mobile` select *at least* `.NET desktop development` and `Desktop development with C++`.  - On the `Individual components` tab search for and select the `Spectre-mitigate libs (Latest)` for all architectures you wish to build for.  - [Step 2: Install Windows 11, version 22H2 SDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/download-the-wdk#download-icon-step-2-install-windows-11-version-22h2-sdk) - [Step 3: Install Windows 11, version 22H2 WDK](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/download-the-wdk#download-icon-step-3-install-windows-11-version-22h2-wdk) - [Step 4: Install the WiX Toolset **v3.14.0.6526**](https://wixtoolset.org/releases/v3-14-0-6526/) (or newer) - [Step 5: Setup and build Microsoft DMF](https://github.com/Microsoft/DMF/blob/master/Dmf/Documentation/Driver%20Module%20Framework.md#simplifying-compilation-and-linking-with-dmf) - [Step 6: Setup and build Domito](https://git.nefarius.at/nefarius/Domito#how-to-use) You can build individual projects of the solution within Visual Studio. ### Branches The project uses the following branch strategies: - `master` - stable code base, in sync with tagged public releases - `devel` - work-in-progress changes, mostly bigger changes spanning a couple PRs ### Build artifacts Tagged CI builds get mirrored [to the buildbot web server](https://buildbot.nefarius.at/builds/BthPS3/), use at your own risk, no support provided whatsoever!Support & Documentation
Everything you need to know is documented on the project page, read carefully before considering filing an issue.
Architecture overview
## Device tree Below representation attempts to visualize the relationships between the drivers and devices involved (near host hardware on the bottom, towards exposed child devices on top): ```text +----------------------+ +----------------------+ | Navigation PDO +<----------+ +--------->+ Motion PDO | +----------------------+ | | +----------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | +----------------------+ +-----+---------+------+ +----------------------+ | SIXAXIS PDO +<---------+ Profile & Bus Driver +-------->+ Wireless PDO | +----------------------+ | (BthPS3.sys) | +----------------------+ +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | Bluetooth Enumerator | | (bthenum.sys) | +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | bthport.sys | +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | bthusb.sys | +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | BthPS3PSM.sys filter | +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | USB Stack | +----------+-----------+ ^ | v +----------+-----------+ | USB Bluetooth dongle | +----------------------+ ```Sources & 3rd party credits
This application benefits from these awesome projects ❤ (appearance in no special order):
- ViGEm Forums - Bluetooth Filter Driver for DS3-compatibility - research notes
- Arduino - felis/USB_Host_Shield_2.0 - PS3 Information
- Emulate HID Device with Windows Desktop
- microsoft/Windows-driver-samples - Bluetooth Echo L2CAP Profile Driver
- Microsoft Bluetooth DDI - Reserved PSMs
- Eleccelerator Wiki - DualShock 3
- Link Manager Protocol (LMP)
- Nefarius' Domito Library
- NUKE Build Automation
- Nefarius.Tools.WDKWhere
- Nefarius.Utilities.Bluetooth
- WixSharp (WixSharp) - managed interface for WiX