

- #HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER INSTALL#
- #HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER#
- #HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#
Since I have rarely connected a keyboard to the Raspberry Pi (I use almost exclusively SSH and sometimes the Remotedesktop) and even more rarely a mouse, I find it very handy to use the Xbox 360 wireless controller as a mouse for the Raspberry Pi. Use the Xbox 360 Controller as Raspberry Pi MouseĪ feature I particularly like is the mouse option. In total, up to 4 radio controllers can be used and addressed or read out. For example, it is possible to make the LEDs of the Xbox 360 controller light / flash ( -led NUM) or vibrate ( -r 255,255). On the documentation page, there are all commands with a brief explanation.

#HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER#
To do this, start the driver using: sudo xboxdrv -detach-kernel-driverĪfter that, press the keys to change the log, which indicates which key(s) is/are pressed and its value. Now you can turn the controller on and test if it is detected. SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapterīus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp.īus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windowsīus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp. With lsusb, you can check if it has been detected: $ lsusbīus 001 Device 005: ID 045e:0291 Microsoft Corp.
#HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER INSTALL#
We first install the driver so that it can be communicated with the controller: sudo apt - get install xboxdrv
#HOW TO SET UP RETROPIE WITH XBOX 360 CONTROLLER SOFTWARE#
Raspberry Pi Software for the Xbox 360 Controllerįor Linux distributions, there is a developed driver, especially for communicating with (wireless) Xbox controllers. LED Set 5mm 4 LEDs: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow ( US / UK).If you want to rebuild the small project below, you also need:

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller ( US / UK)Įach Raspberry Pi with at least one free USB port can be used, for example, the more powerful Raspberry Pi 3.To use the Raspberry Pi with the Xbox 360 controller, you do not need a lot of accessories: From the installation of the required software, to the use as a mouse, to the switching of the GPIOs and the control of a servo motor with the joystick. In this tutorial several of these possibilities are shown. In RetroPie, the Xbox Controller can also be used as input media for games on the Raspberry Pi. This allows the gamepad to be used as an external mouse (in desktop mode) or in scripts and thus the GPIOs can be controlled. In addition to the control of the Raspberry Pi via infrared remote controls, 433 Mhz transmitter, messengers and many more, also a wireless Xbox 360 controller can be read from the Raspberry Pi.
