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Wired and Wireless Controller Issue
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:35 am
by steamybeast
Hello,
I am getting some strange behaviour from my mister.
Firstly my 8bitdo Bluetooth adapter and the wii pro controller. When I turn on the the mister the controller always pairs with the adapter. However the buttons do not register properly. Somes the mister menu will move a few options, and maybe 1 in every 10 attempts it works fine.
Also having problems with my wired 360 controller. Sometimes it will work. Sometime it moves through a few options in the menu, and sometimes it will not work at all.
What could be causing this? Perhaps a power issue?
Regards
Re: Wired and Wireless Controller Issue
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:12 pm
by edr
Hard to know offhand but a few ideas
- Try removing all USB devices (lowers power usage) except 360 controller and try that alone
- Same w/8BitDo BT - try that alone removing all other USB items
- If MiSTer is not in a case, you could try unplugging the USB hub from the DE10, and plugging a controller directly into the DE10 micro USB port (using an adapter micro -> USB A) to see if the issue is related to the USB hub. If it's in a case it's a lot more work to disassemble, leading to impulse to chuck the thing out the window (achievement unlocked)
- Try some other controllers - don't know specifically how well the 360 and Wii Pro are supported. They may be but I've never tried these
- If you're using something like the MisterAddons analog or digital bundle or similar, make sure you're using a splitter and plugged power into both DC jacks (analog system), or plugged into the main DC jack and used the DC jumper or M-M DC cable to connect 2 of the boards (digital system). There is not enough power from the micro USB on the DE-10 alone to power the USB hub
- Check your power supply size, there are bigger options like 20W Triad WSU050-4000, 30W Mean Well SGA60U05-P1J (pretty stiff cable), 30W GlobTek WR9QA6000CCP-N(R6B) (this GlobTek aditionally needs a separate US or Euro plug) (all from Digi-Key). Mouser also has similar options in 5V 2.1mm 5.5 barrel. 20W should be enough for most scenarios, unless you're also trying to charge multiple items from MiSTer USB ports
- Update MiSTer to latest if not already done - a few months ago MiSTer updated kernel to 5.x which may have brought some USB fixes
Re: Wired and Wireless Controller Issue
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:54 pm
by jca
edr wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:12 pm
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[*] If MiSTer is not in a case, you could try unplugging the USB hub from the DE10, and plugging a controller directly into the DE10 micro USB port (using an adapter micro -> USB A) to see if the issue is related to the USB hub....
Use an OTG cable.
[*] Check your power supply size, there are bigger options like 20W Triad WSU050-4000, 30W Mean Well SGA60U05-P1J (pretty stiff cable), 30W GlobTek WR9QA6000CCP-N(R6B) (this GlobTek aditionally needs a separate US or Euro plug) (all from Digi-Key). Mouser also has similar options in 5V 2.1mm 5.5 barrel. 20W should be enough for most scenarios, unless you're also trying to charge multiple items from MiSTer USB ports
20W
Re: Wired and Wireless Controller Issue
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:00 pm
by edr
jca wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:54 pm
20W
Fair point, I measured DE-10 + digital + USB hub usage at only ~7 watts recently, so it's unlikely to be a power supply issue. One reason I was messing with larger supplies was powering both the MiSTer and the LaserBear LCD from a single 5V supply (with a DC splitter), which worked, but I was getting (rare) 1-2 sec LCD dropouts and I decided to go back to using the default 12V supply for the LaserBear LCD.
Re: Wired and Wireless Controller Issue
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 7:11 pm
by clarkkent
My wireless Xbox360 controller often loses sync after a reset. Only unplugging and plugging again solves this.