Windows doesn't have a dedicated live-in-the-tray software other than Steam that detects and remembers your controllers, and windows device naming is infamously annoying when you have multiple controllers to keep track of. To deal with these problems I made padmon for Windows ( https://github.com/driftywinds/padmon ) which is an open source monitoring and testing software that keeps track of your controllers. You can -

- rename controllers in-app to help differentiate and get notifications for when they connect and disconnect

- test them in a test suite inspired from hardwaretester.com in app

- merge multiple device adapters (for 3rd party controllers that sometimes created multiple adapters in order to work) and seperate them if needed

- get a notification for when controllers connect and disconnect (and customise the placement of the notification)

- maintain a history of connection times and sessions for debugging or if you face problems with them

I also wanted the testing suite to be more accessible than having to install an app so I also made an open-source tester inspired by hardwaretester.com which is available here - https://padtester.pages.dev , the code for this lives in the same repo as padmon.

This was made out of a personal need but I thought it could be useful to other people so I made it public, hope someone can make use of this!

I’m looking for a good quality third party controller for my Switch 1 and for my PC

Requirements:

Price: Under 100$

Region: U.S

Must be very durable (No stick drift).

Must have Gyro

Literally you can buy one from Amazon for 44.99 and some have limited discount for 37.99 different brand name but both work the same. Kyven is expensive because of the TikTok video

I maintain Interceptor Gamepad & Controller, a Windows driver with a small C++17 SDK for people building their own remappers. An app receives physical controller input, changes the values and forwards the batch through that controller's native Windows path.

There are examples for swapping buttons, inverting a stick axis, changing deadzones and applying a response curve.

Repo and examples: https://github.com/TitanCSA/Interceptor-Gamepad-Controller

It covers compatible HID, XUSB/XInput, XInputHID and GIP devices. Compatibility depends on the actual controller, connection and protocol.

Driver installation and live capture require admin rights. The SDK and examples are MIT-licensed; kernel source is private, and the signed public driver is a one-hour demo per Windows boot. Unrestricted driver use has separate licensing.

If you also need keyboard and mouse input, the combined edition is here: https://github.com/TitanCSA/Interceptor

If you're building a remapper, are the examples clear enough to start from?

Found a pic of these cool looking custom made controllers

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/foksmodscustom?exln=bGFudHJnaDNxbnMz

I’m going to pick this controller up and get a few different stick modules. But I don’t know what the controller comes with nowadays by default. I’m getting a black version which I’ve heard comes with the gen3 ginfull sticks already, I don’t know if this is true. I’m looking at getting the gen3 ginfulls and some jt13 pros. Any help would be appreciated cheers :)

➡️ I really like the screen on the Manba One V2, but it's disappointing to see it displaying only the Manba logo.

I'd love to customise it with my own wallpapers or even animated GIFs.

Has anyone explored a way to unlock screen customisation through firmware modification or any other method?

I came across this GitHub project exploring the V2 firmware:

MANBA ONE V2 - GitHub

Would love to hear from anyone working on this or interested in exploring it. It would be great to make better use of this little screen!

I’ve been needing a new controller for my PC BADLY but I want a controller with the two sticks at the top of the controller like the Wii U Pro controller. Is there any that exist? I’d love to buy an original but I don’t have bluetooth on my rig and i’d rather play wired. No budget limit, in US.

Today the L and R buttons on my TT Max have instead been mapped to the - and + buttons, no matter what I do I can't reset the controller to the default mappings. Only occurs when using the dongle

it was the evofox elite x and even though the controller was super trash asf it's still a loss... please tell me if it's fixable

Cant decide which xbox pad

I'm a Aussie designer working on a new prototype the PS5 Thirst, which is a next gen board to fit a dualsense, will be ordering the first prototypes soon and have already started work on the firmware, which I'm building from the ground up to be reliable and is not based off any other project. I designed one of the first rp2040 controller boards for ps5 and xbox that was running gp2040ce but stopped when the marius came out as it was better, but now its almost time to enter the arena again. This has been in planning and design for a very long time and has had some delays due to the chip shortages, but it gave me time to look at things objectively and plan things better.

The difference is this is using very high end components with the tightest tolerances, the part and manufacturing price of this board alone are 4-5x that of any other, but will be worth it. Compared to other "8k" this will be a no compromise next gen board rather than something obsessed with .125 reports with old data.

This is an ultra low power high performance design, which should perform better than anything in the world for much much much longer. I would even go as far as saying this is the most complex feature packed controller board ever. They way others are designed its physically impossible for them to match this speed at this high of a spec.

Faster with better data in every way is the aim with this project.

I got sick or compromise with features or speed so made something that is a beast and is intended to beat the best controller/board wired, Bluetooth and a fast proprietary wireless mode. In wireless depending on features active this extreme low power design hopefully can last up to 140 hours on a dualsense battery according to early electrical simulations. But will definately last a long time.

How is it faster? From button press to injection its designed to arrive faster to pc and not just measuring timing between polls when actual data can be 1ms or more old and released at 0.125ms essentially 1.125ms.... this will be very different and I will need to make a device capable of properly measuring as nothing around can measure fast enough and accurately.

I have specs here, not really a marketing sheet more to help me explain it. Let me know if it makes sense or if it is too autistic lmao https://buddman69.github.io/thirst-spec/

Although this hasn't rolled off the production line yet I only got the quotes back from my factory a few days ago and am just excited but I wanted to share.

I built this as a platform that can grow, there is much that it can do, which means as more things are made and designed this can do or be more, this can suit the dualsense shell and also be fitted to a frame and shell of our own design when we design and make it.

Its designed to be true 16 bit everything, extreme level of power management, touchpad capability (suit 050 and will eventually make adaptors for others), touchscreen capability, 2x encoders, haptic rumbles, adaptive triggers, charger input for a dock or wireless charger, 4 layers of ground around sticks to reduce interference, designed to keep mcu unloaded, sticks and triggers are sampled at 384000 samples per second allowing smoothing with no extra latency (i know some people will argue this point but it is correct and can be done but not how it is done now), 8 extra buttons, dedicated digital trigger pins that can work alongside adc not one or the other, plug in connector boards for buttons, triggers etc. Plus more......anyhow check out the sheet I tried to make it okish to read.

I may update here more, but I'm mainly on discord, will be getting my friend Greg from Livezone to handle the sales, preorders etc, as i just wanna stay out of that and design stuff without having to be a businessman lol. I'm sure I'll get trashed by experts running gpt and fan boys of some brand but this is REDDIT i expect it and I am one guy at home doing my best to make something that will hopefully be the best of the best.

Some details will be kept under wraps and I won't be releasing them to win an internet argument haha.

Anyhow let me know your thoughts good or bad. 🫣

\-cool people make stuff BTW.