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- basvanstraaten October 2016
- jeremydouglass September 2016
- quark September 2016
PS3 controller on Macbook does not show up in the Game Control Plus library
Hi guys!
I am trying to control an Arduino based rescue robot with a playstation 3 controller through processing, but somehow processing is not able to 'see' the ps3 controller. I did manage to link the controller to my laptop (2014 macbook pro with MacOs Sierra) via bluetooth. And also when I run Enjoy2 (program to map ps3 buttons), it does work perfectly. So there is no question whether the ps3 is connected and working.
But when I am running the example sketch ShowDevices.pde from the Game Control Plus library in Processing, the ps3 controller does not show up. I am using processing 3.1.2 btw. I have searched the whole internet for a solution, but as far as I know, nobody has tried to connect a ps3 controller to processing with the latest macOS. I am wondering if somebody knows how to solve this problem, or, if there is an other way to read and process the input from a ps3 controller with processing (wired or via bluetooth).
with kind regards, Bas
Answers
This is a question for @quark , however some ideas:
Did you use Pcp_configurator to try to create a configuration file as per the homepage ? Did you try using Pcp_gamepad as per the second tutorial video at around 2:05 ?
I don't have a Play Station 3 controller so I can't test it. On my iMac I did have to install a driver for my Xbox controller and this now appears in System Preferences. Perhaps you need to do the same for your controller.
@jeremydouglass @quark , thanks for helping. As far as I know, a ps3 controller should work without installing additional drivers.
I did take a look at the second tutorial video and I noticed that non-controller devices, like wireless mouses etc., show up too when running the Ccp_ShowDevices sketch. This is not the case on my macbook, although I have connected 2 additional bluetooth devices. It looks like Processing is just not able to detect any bluetooth device..
@quark , which version of OSX are you running, also MacOS sierra?
With kind regards, Bas
Osx 10.9.5
JInput is old tech and is unlikely to detect Bluetooth devices.
turns out the application 'Logitech options' caused the problem. After I removed it, the playstation controller showed up when running the Showdevices pde.