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JoystickXL 0.4.3

20 Feb 14:01
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This is a bugfix release to address an error in the processing of final values for inverted axes. If your project uses invert=True on an axis input you will definitely want to upgrade to this version.

Although not part of the library itself, this release also adds a couple of utility scripts in the extras folder to assist with development.

Note that there are now separate downloads that correspond to the version of CircuitPython you're targeting - *_cp9.zip is for CircuitPython 9.x, *_cp8.zip is for CircuitPython 8.x, and if you're running anything older than that you'll have to extract the uncompiled .py files from Source Code (zip) and use them as-is or compile them yourself with an appropriately ancient version of mpy-cross. 🤪

JoystickXL 0.4.2

13 Feb 19:41
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This is a small (but long overdue) update that addresses the following:

  • Actually implemented the invert functionality for axis inputs. (Thank you to @kmatthews123 for pointing out the omission to me, and @assortedminorfixes for the pull request and implementation suggestion!)

  • Added graceful (read: silent) handling of OSError exceptions that get thrown occasionally when attempting to send a USB HID report to a busy host. (Thank you to @jamesra for bringing this issue to my attention and creating a pull request/suggested fix!)

  • Updated TestConsole to automatically use the GP2 input for the test button on RP2040-based devices.

Note that there are now separate downloads that correspond to the version of CircuitPython you're targeting - *_cp9.zip is for CircuitPython 9.x, *_cp8.zip is for CircuitPython 8.x, and if you're running anything older than that you'll have to extract the uncompiled .py files from Source Code (zip) and use them as-is or compile them yourself with an appropriately ancient version of mpy-cross. 🤪

JoystickXL 0.4.1

28 Aug 15:32
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This is a minor update to accommodate a CircuitPython API change that was implemented in version 7.0.0-beta.0.

Note that - due to an issue in the beta.0 release - you will need to be running beta.1 (or newer) when released, or the "Absolute Newest" build 2021-08-24-da320c3 in the meantime.

JoystickXL 0.4.0

20 Aug 03:42
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This release includes the following improvements:

  • Input sources are no longer limited to Pin or VirtualInput objects - you can assign any object with a .value attribute of the correct type (bool for buttons, int for axes) as an input source. This makes it much easier to work directly with many of the off-board peripherals that already have CircuitPython drivers. The example section has code demonstrating the use of an MCP23017 GPIO expander, an MCP3008 analog-to-digital converter and an MPR121 capacitive touch breakout.

  • The TestConsole() now supports using a digital input to resend the last typed command. This helps when testing an application that has to remain in focus in order to capture joystick events.

  • The TestConsole() axis + and - commands have been replaced by u and d, and they now ramp the axis up/down rather than just jump momentarily to the min/max value.

  • 'TestConsole()' now includes a p command to set the press time for button/hat triggers. (Default press time is 0.25s.)

  • The .suppress attribute of input objects has been renamed to bypass. It sounds less draconian.

  • Axes 7 and 8 were previously swapped if num_axes was set to 8. This has been corrected.

  • The calculated idle position of axis objects was previously off by 1 (127 instead of 128). This has been corrected,

  • The documentation has been improved, and a number of new examples have been added.

JoystickXL 0.3.0

29 Jul 23:07
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This is the first release of JoystickXL that should be ready for use in the wild!

Be sure to check out the documentation for help, including getting started, example code and full API documentation, all available on Read the Docs.

If you have an issue with this release, please report it in the Issues section here on GitHub.

JoystickXL 0.2.0

25 Jul 20:31
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This version includes a number of API additions and improvements. All example code and API documentation have been updated to reflect these changes.

JoystickXL 0.1.0

23 Jul 20:14
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Initial Release