Python class to support reading xbox 360 wired and wireless controller input under Linux. Makes it easy to get real-time input from controller buttons, analog sticks and triggers. Built and tested on RaspberryPi running Raspbian.
Requires that xboxdrv be installed first:
sudo apt-get install xboxdrv
To test the driver, issue the following command and see if the controller inputs are recognized
sudo xboxdrv --detach-kernel-driver
See http://pingus.seul.org/~grumbel/xboxdrv/ for details on xboxdrv
Download the python module and sample code with the following:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FRC4564/Xbox/master/xbox.py
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FRC4564/Xbox/master/sample.py
You can run the sample code to see how the Joystick class works.
sudo python sample.py
Example class usage:
import xbox
joy = xbox.Joystick() #Initialize joystick
if joy.A(): #Test state of the A button (1=pressed, 0=not pressed)
print 'A button pressed'
x_axis = joy.leftX() #X-axis of the left stick (values -1.0 to 1.0)
(x,y) = joy.leftStick() #Returns tuple containing left X and Y axes (values -1.0 to 1.0)
trigger = joy.rightTrigger() #Right trigger position (values 0 to 1.0)
joy.close() #Cleanup before exit
Note: Running with sudo privileges to allow xboxdrv necessary control over USB devices. If you want, you can provide your user account with the proper access, so you needn't use sudo.
First, add your user to the root group. Here's how to do this for the user ‘pi’
sudo usermod -a -G root pi
Create a permissions file using the nano text editor.
sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/55-permissions-uinput.rules
Enter the following rule and save your entry.
KERNEL=="uinput", MODE="0660", GROUP="root"