How to use v_repExtJoystick.dll?

[atoz]

I'm new to V-Rep and am working with the LBR4p arm. I'm looking to control it with a joypad (XBox 360 controller) and I found the v_repExtJoystick.dll plugin. I've not been able to find any documentation on how to use this however. How do I go about using this? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[coppelia]

Hello,

the joystick plugin is for Windows only. For Linux and ROS there will be a subscriber type in next release (V-REP 3.0.5) to read gamePads: simros_strmcmd_set_joy_sensor.

With the Windows joystick plugin, you can use following code:

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count = simExtJoyGetCount() -- retrieves the number of attached devices

axis, buttons = simExtJoyGetData(deviceIndex) -- retrieves the axis values (table of 3 values) and the button states (bit-coded)

Cheers

[atoz]

Hi, thanks. Yeah I forgot to mention that I'm on windows. Is that all there is to it or is there an API somewhere I can refer to? Cheers

[coppelia]

Those 2 functions are not documented in the user manual. But you can always refer to the source code.
Have a look at file programming/windowsOnlyProjects/v_repExtJoystick/v_repExtJoystick.cpp.

Cheers