Joystick info

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Ive been scavenging the net all morning for a way to get joystick readings from my fez cerberus so I can use it to control a project of mine. However I cant seem to find a way to get the info to a windows form application without creating 2 seperate solutions and a sending the info via http. I’ve only worked with C# for a few weeks so Im not too familiar with all the workings, but is there a way to get the info from this joystick within a single solution?

Its probably a waste of the whole cerberus hardware but the kit I got only includes the joystick and led, figured I’d combine it with other hardware.

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Hi Metalith,

Welcome to the Community.

What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to connect the Cerberus to a PC to send joystick data to PC program?

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Yes I am, Im probably just missing something or overthinking things.

Oh and thanks for the quick reply and the welcome.

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@ Metalith - You could send the joystick data via Uart (Serial Port).

So in visual studio you would have 1 solution with 2 Projects.

Project A would be the Cerberus reading the joystick and sending the vales via Uart.
Project B would be a Windows app reading a Com port getting the joystick values.

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@ Metalith

Here is a link to help you further with your venture as Justin has suggested: http://wiki.tinyclr.com/index.php?title=Device_to_PC_Communication.

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Alas, it is usb-serial and I have only a Usb client SP module.

That page was very very helpful though. Im not sure if this would work or not but would probably be best as a last but there appears to be software to convert a usb device into a virtual com port. No idea if thats worth looking into but thanks for the help so far.

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@ Metalith - What you want is one of these FTDI Serial TTL-232 USB Cable : ID 70 : $19.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

Will allow you to connect the Cerb via Uart (com) into one of your PC’s USB port

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GHI provides a module that converts Micro Framework UART (serial) to USB to make a virtual COM port on the PC: http://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/287

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@ Aron - Even better :slight_smile:

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Oh ok, so I didnt miss anything. I just have have to buy something else. Works for me then.

Thanks for the help. I’ll be sure to check out that module and get it when I get money. Really do appreciate an answer to the problem so fast :).

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Why don’t you use a BlueTooth module? They’re cool, and most PC hardware has BT these days. Plus, no wires ! :slight_smile: http://www.tinyclr.com/codeshare/entry/446 is my minimal example so you can see.