Bluepad32 v3.5 released!

TL;DR: Support for Amiga and Atari ST mice, USB console, and re-connect improvements.

I ‘m happy to announce that Bluepad32 v3.5 has been released. It contains two new big features:

• Mouse support
• Console

and many fixes & improvements here and there.

Mouse support

Mouse support has been added both at the “core” level, and at a “platform” level.

By “core” level, I mean that all platforms (Unijoysticle, NINA/AirLift, Arduino, etc.) receive the mouse information: x & y movement and the Left, Middle and Right buttons.

And by “platform” level, I mean that the Unijoysticle platform transforms the mouse data into quadrature events that both Amiga and Atari ST computers can understand.

See the complete list of supported mice here: supported mice

Console support

Before v3.5, it was possible to see the logs by connecting to a serial terminal (e.g: via a USB cable).

Now, it is possible to interact with the serial terminal. Just connect the device with a USB cable, and type:

minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0

Some useful commands are:

• list_devices: dumps info about connected devices
• set_bluetooth_enabled <1 | 0>: To enable/disable Bluetooth pairing mode
• set_mouse_scale <scalee>: To change how fast/slow the mouse should move
• set_autofire_cps: To change the rate of autofire
• help: To see all the available commands 🙂

Other improvements

• DualSense and DualShock 3 / 4: Reconnect works!
• Improved Switch controllers re-connection
• DualShock 3 works without the need to recompile the firmware.
• Added support for Wii Balance board (experimental)
• Improvements in different platforms:
  • Unijoysticle: Added support for the A500 device, supports console, and more.
  • NINA/AirLift: Added support for enabling/disabling Bluetooth
  • Arduino: Added support for enabling/disabling Bluetooth, added Console class (that uses the new USB Console).

Download and Changelog

Download it from the usual place: Bluepad32 releases

And the complete changelog is here: CHANGELOG

Thanks

Many thanks for the community for the testing, contributing patches and ideas.

See complete credits here: AUTHORS