[Documentation Request] How to reverse engineer an unsupported controller?

[wertercatt]

I think documentation on how to figure out the signals of a currently unsupported controller would be very useful, as it would allow people who own more obscure and unsupported controllers to contribute to the project with their findings.

[zoggins]

That is a good idea. I actually have two vtech kids “computers” that I was going to reverse engineer, maybe I should document what I do. 😊 Is there a controller you had in mind?

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I think documentation on how to figure out the signals of a currently unsupported controller would be very useful, as it would allow people who own more obscure and unsupported controllers to contribute to the project with their findings.

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[wertercatt]

I'm planning on eventually getting myself a Nuon to reverse engineer, but I was also interested in reversing the signals of the currently unsupported Xbox controllers, such as the remote.

[wertercatt]

I'm also wondering if I could hook the Wii's Bluetooth adapter up to RetroSpy, as it communicates over a standard USB interface. This would potentially allow Wiimote input display, not just the extension controllers.