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JOYHANDLEjoyhandle

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NAME

joyhandle − joypad handle

SYNOPSIS

loadrt joyhandle [count=N|names=name1[,name2...]]

DESCRIPTION

NAME

joyhandle − sets nonlinear joypad movements, deadbands and scales

SYNOPSIS

loadrt joyhandle [count=N]

DESCRIPTION

The component joyhandle uses the following formula for a non linear joypad movements:

y = (scale * (a*x^power + b*x)) + offset

The parameters a and b are adjusted in such a way, that the function starts at (deadband,offset) and ends at (1,scale+offset).

Negative values will be treated point symetrically to origin. Values -deadband < x < +deadband will be set to zero.

Values x > 1 and x < -1 will be skipped to ±(scale+offset). Invert transforms the function to a progressive movement.

With power one can adjust the nonlinearity (default = 2). Default for deadband is 0.

Valid values are: power >= 1.0 (reasonable values are 1.x .. 4-5, take higher power-values for higher deadbands (>0.5), if you want to start with a nearly horizontal slope), 0 <= deadband < 0.99 (reasonable 0.1).

An additional offset component can be set in special cases (default = 0).

All values can be adjusted for each instance separately.

FUNCTIONS

PINS

joyhandle.N.in float in

Analog input value (for example form joypad.axis.N)

joyhandle.N.out float out

Analog output value (for example to haluui.jog.N).analog

PARAMETERS

joyhandle.N.power float rw

Nonlinearity power >= 1.001 Default power = 2.0

joyhandle.N.deadband float rw

0. <= deadband <= 0.99 Default deadband = 0.

joyhandle.N.scale float rw

Default scale = 1. Negative values invert the movements

joyhandle.N.offset float rw

Default offset = 0.

joyhandle.N.ftype unsigned rw

Default ftype = 0; Not yet used, for further purposes

FUNCTIONS

joyhandle.N (uses floating-point)

PINS

joyhandle.N.in float in

joyhandle.N.out float out

PARAMETERS

joyhandle.N.power float rw (default: 2.0)

joyhandle.N.deadband float rw (default: 0.)

joyhandle.N.scale float rw (default: 1.)

joyhandle.N.offset float rw (default: 0.)

joyhandle.N.inverse bit rw (default: 0)

LICENSE

GPL