Goal:Use Use Playstation 3 Controller wirelessly over bluetooth to control CNC.
Ideally I want the control to happen on the host device (raspberry pi), not just the client.
Using a wireless game controller (like a PS3 controller) seems to be one of the lowest cost & simplest solution methods.
Integrating Node.js libraries for support looks like the best option. I also looked at
Here is what I have figured out so far for PS3 on Raspberry PI 3 w/ integrated bluetooth.
The bellow just shows how to get PS3 controller connected.
# Install & Enable Bluetooth Tools
sudo apt-get install -y bluetooth libbluetooth3 libusb-dev
sudo systemctl enable bluetooth.service
# Add pi user to bluetooth group
sudo usermod -G bluetooth -a pi
# Get and build the command line pairing tool (sixpair)
wget http://www.pabr.org/sixlinux/sixpair.c
gcc -o sixpair sixpair.c -lusb
### Connect PS3 over USB
# Get PS3 DS
sudo ./sixpair
### Disonnect PS3 over USB
bluetoothctl
### Connect PS3 over USB
devices
agent on
trust MAC # Replace "MAC" with MAC of "Device 64:D4:BD:B3:9E:66 PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller"
trust 64:D4:BD:B3:9E:66
quit
### Disonnect PS3 over USB, you should now be able to connect wirelessly. To check this, first list everything in /dev/input:
# List Devices
ls /dev/input
### PS3 Controller: press the PS button, the lights on the front of the controller should flash for a couple of seconds then stop, leaving a single light on. If you now look again at the contents of /dev/input you should see a new device, probably called something like ‘js0’:
# List Devices
ls /dev/input
cat "/sys/class/power_supply/sony_controller_battery_64:d4:bd:b3:9e:66/capacity"
# Install
sudo apt-get install joystick
# Usage / Test
jstest /dev/input/js0
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