XIMCommander with simple joystick support

[Wurstwasser]

OK,
basically this is just the XIMCommander from the XIM-SDK with a few lines of code added to have simple joystick passthrough from the PC to XIM3.

X- , Y-Axis and Z-Rotation (as two buttons = left and right) aswell as 32 joystick buttons and a 8-way POV switch are supported.
The app picks the first gamecontroller it finds in windows, so make sure theres only your joystick.

Also you might need the Visual C++ 2010 runtimes to run the app.

There are a few apps included in the zip file:

XIM-Joystick passes keyboard and joystick input only to your XIM.
XIM-Joystick+Mouse passes mouse, keyboard and joystick input to your XIM.
XIM-Commander Keyboard passes only your keyboard input to your XIM.
XIM-Joystick only passes only joystick input to your XIM.

Download link:
https://rapidshare.com/files/4124095681/XIM-Joystick.zip

[JohnGalt2001]

Wurstwasser,

Thanks for your work on this code.  I have configured, tested and have played 10+ hours of BF3 on Xbox360 with my Saitek x52 setup thanks to your efforts.  Having a computer near my Xbox was no biggy since I was so used to using one with XIM1 for so many years...love the peripheral bridge concept on XIM3. 
In particular, I have been able to get x/y on main joystick to work flawlessly and the XIM3 recognizes tha native joystick buttons according to their map numbers as seen in windows. To tell you the truth, your Joystick code is very transparent and required no tweaking at all with the x52- in all it was mostly a turn key solution.  Can't get into the specifics of my setup right this second, got to go to work, but still wanted to say thanks.

JohnGalt2001

[Wurstwasser]

Nice to have some feedback that other joysticks work.
Thanks.

[Dirtee]

Im thunking of getting a stick very soon and using this app! Im happy that others have had success!

Do you guys advise me on buying the thrustmaster t1.600 ? I do you think i will have some luck with the logitch extreme 3d pro? As thats the stick ive been wanting to get?

Any advise would be awesome! Cheers

[msebbe]

Really nice!! It would be very usefull for me to have my kb / mouse in my pc so i dont have to swap all the time

Now could you explain how I connect the cables, and what you mean by "transfer cable" (Im Swedish)

Thanks in advance

[Wurstwasser]

You already posted that in the XIMCommander thread. The transfer cable is a windows easy transfer cable, that one from Belkin works without problems for me.

[Raja]

So would the use of ppjoy and AHK allow for a shift modifier for movement speed now?

[Od1n]

wow nice work, hopefully the joystick fraction finds this topic soon

[Wurstwasser]

I think you have to test it, but as long as ppjoy simulates the joystick as a gamecontroller for windows it should work.

[sas]

Wurstwasser +rep

[AsiaticDefense]

Thanks for this.

Question.

How do I map my joystick buttons in the XIM Manager SW?

[AsiaticDefense]

OK I got it working but I keep getting a "Keyboard Input Emulation Failed (300)" error code.

Can you tell me what is causing this?

[Wurstwasser]

Where do you get this error? What joystick are you using?

[AsiaticDefense]

I get the error in the XIM Commander (Joystick Version) window.

I'm using a Saitek X-65F

It works for a while and when it stops working I see this error in the XIM Commander window.

In order to get it working again i have to:

Close the program

Unplug the Belkin transfer cable and plug it back in

Then start the program up again

From that point it works fine until it locks up again.

[AsiaticDefense]

BTW I'm on a Windows 7 64bit system.

Does that matter?