Here is a couple of Bluetooth game pads for mobile phones that support Bluetooth profile.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13760
http://zeemote.com
I worked with both the BGP100 and Zeemote on other mobile platforms. They both work quit good with action games. The buttons/keys can be user programmable meaning with the proper driver you can configure the buttons for game specific actions. This worked well under other platforms.
I’m considering investing some time in the development of a driver to work with these.
Any gamers interested in using such device with games?
I would love to have zeemote support!
I notice on the zeemote page that they list different models for every phone. Which one would would I need for droid if you do write a driver?
Would it be programmable so that stick directions and buttons represent key presses, so that it works with all games(although, mostly interested in gensoid/nesoid support) without support needed to be programmed directly into the games?
I was looking around on the net for a bluetooth or diy usb controller to use with my droid when I stumbled on this post. I would looooooooove to see a controller for droid. How can I help?
I would be extremely interested as i have been spending the last two weeks investingating what i would need to do to be able to use a controller on my droid. if you make drivers let us know.
Sorry for the slow response. I'm trying to finish off this new print driver for android before i can spend some time on this.
I know i can post key strokes and cursor movements as my KeyPro driver seems to be working so far.
I imagine that games on Android/Droid is similar with keyboard input except for directional movement as I've seen games change direction by tilting the device. I'm not sure how this will be translated to the STICK directional movement but i can take a look at it after I finish the current project.
First of all I'm excited to hear that someone with the know-how is trying to develop a gamepad driver for android! Just a suggestion here, but I think it would be best if u focused on the ps3 gamepad instead - I'm quite sure more people could benefit from already owning the hardware, and most will agree it is a nicer gamepad than any mobile-only bt gamepad.
Id love to play snesoid with a ps3 pad! I think you could develop it into a nice paid app on the android market!
Could u publish the driver for Android,plz
I am waiting and searching this js1's driver for a long time, when received, i´ll try with android and report about the usage with sdk.
thx!
First of all I'm excited to hear that someone with the know-how is trying to develop a gamepad driver for android! Just a suggestion here, but I think it would be best if u focused on the ps3 gamepad instead - I'm quite sure more people could benefit from already owning the hardware, and most will agree it is a nicer gamepad than any mobile-only bt gamepad.
Id love to play snesoid with a ps3 pad! I think you could develop it into a nice paid app on the android market!
I imagine the PS3 controller is HID. If so then I'm not sure what HID API the Android/Droid OS supports at this time. Will have to see.
All of the gamepads on the market today supports SPP profile and for this reason I already have communications solution.
Last edited by mmgtony; December 31st, 2009 at 06:43 PM.
Could u publish the driver for Android,plz
I am waiting and searching this js1's driver for a long time, when received, i´ll try with android and report about the usage with sdk.
thx!
I can't publish something I don't have. I only have pieces of code for Keyboards and Printers.
GamePro - Android Edition is just a concept right now. When i finish my printing application "BlueTxT - Android Edition" I will spend time on GamePro.
Well mmgtony, I've crawled all your threads several times over the last month. You've made me sign up for this forum, gave you a refer too. xP
Anyway, this android keypad would be awesome. The Droid has a 4-directional dpad. So playing older games like Sonic is a pain since I can't go diagonally. I am willing to buy a gamepad specifically for my droid for this purpose, I'll even dev test for you. I code games myself, so I'm a driver newbie. But I'll grab all the game apps I can find and test them.
Mentioned before, but I will motion it again, the driver needs to be able to press keys. All the current applications work off of the keyboard or the touchscreen. If you could literally map the device yourself with a user customization screen to map the buttons to specific keyboard strokes. I don't know how replacing the accelerometer would work, but for apps like Gensoid, GameBoid, snesoid... it would work marvelously.
shoot me a PM dude
hi mmgtony,do u have any information about js1' android program file. we still pay close attention to your bluetooth game controller thread every day.
thank u very much!
+1 interested in your idea, mostly for MSI one, for its cross-directionnal pad, and the fact it has more keys (but I agres, the design is awful ! But all I need is a working pad )
hi mmgtony,do u have any information about js1' android program file. we still pay close attention to your bluetooth game controller thread every day.
thank u very much!
The best i can say is that its coming. I ran into problems with the BlueTxT printing app. It seems its not easy to extract data from Android application.
I'm able to get mail data now so I will finish the mail printing part and release it for reviews soon.
Then while user are providing feedback on printing I will move all development focus to GamePro-Android. GamePro will move faster because I already have code for input commands. I just need time to work on it.
Sorry for the slow support on this GamePro. It will be here soon enough.
Well mmgtony, I've crawled all your threads several times over the last month. You've made me sign up for this forum, gave you a refer too. xP
Anyway, this android keypad would be awesome. The Droid has a 4-directional dpad. So playing older games like Sonic is a pain since I can't go diagonally. I am willing to buy a gamepad specifically for my droid for this purpose, I'll even dev test for you. I code games myself, so I'm a driver newbie. But I'll grab all the game apps I can find and test them.
Mentioned before, but I will motion it again, the driver needs to be able to press keys. All the current applications work off of the keyboard or the touchscreen. If you could literally map the device yourself with a user customization screen to map the buttons to specific keyboard strokes. I don't know how replacing the accelerometer would work, but for apps like Gensoid, GameBoid, snesoid... it would work marvelously.
shoot me a PM dude
freeqaz...
Thanks for the game play information. This is exactly the type of information I'm looking for. It basically tells me that the GamePro concept is do able. I already have code for mapping every key for use with bluetooth keyboards. If games use keys for control then we have the tools to make GamePro a reality.
As for the accelerometer, we will have to figure out a way to map it to the Arrow keys on the MSI/BGP100 and the Stick directional movement on the Zeemote JS1 controller. Right now I can navigate with arrows on keyboards. We will worry about this when we get there.
I'm getting excited just talking about this project. Its next in the que...
Hi!
Just sending my full support for this gamepad drivers!
My personal opinion and I think I speak for all my gamer friends as well. I think the MSI gamepad seems way more suitable as a gamepad. Especially for emulators and I mean it's always nicer to get a good grip of small gaming devices instead of balancing it against something or get some extra docking station to be able to play with some wireless unattached gamepad. (But that's my opinion of course )
Looking forward for the release of your drivers (What shall I search for on the market anyway? Got some sweet name)?
Also would be cool to keep in mind for us sad Europeans that we can't download from Market yet :P. But I know I will put donations for an app like this and I don't think I'm the only one!
Before purchasing my N1, I saw a video of a Zeemote playing nice with Android promising full support 2 come. I've been hunting around and can't find any progress on this. I have my Zeemote working great with my TP2, thanks 2 a program I bought with a modified version 2 support WM. I searched the same site and only found Bluetooth keyboard support for Android. My Mobile Gear - Mobile Community - Powered by vBulletin.
Sign me up for a driver that supports any BT game controller. Is there any way a driver can be made to support a PS3 controller? That would be the shiz.
Hi all, sorry for not being around much was busy on multiple projects.
With that a side I am back again to let anyone interested to know that beta testing for my Android driver for the Zeemote JS1 Controller and BGP100 Bluetooth GamePads will be starting shortly.
I have a sign up thread at my site if anyone is interested.
Hi all, sorry for not being around much was busy on multiple projects.
With that a side I am back again to let anyone interested to know that beta testing for my Android driver for the Zeemote JS1 Controller and BGP100 Bluetooth GamePads will be starting shortly.
I have a sign up thread at my site if anyone is interested.
I want the BGP100 - can I buy that and use it with the emulators (NES, SNES) for the droid?
Right now I tested the NES and it seems it accepts keypress simulation. but I don't have much games to test with. This is the reason i will run a beta test with a few interested users. Also I'm not a gamer so I will leave it up to gamers to decide if the driver works.
sign up now because I will only accept a limited number of beta testers.
Did a search on Zeemote and found a web site dated 3/18/2010 that said zeemote had closed up shop. Probably not a good idea to develope drivers for that product
Did a search on Zeemote and found a web site dated 3/18/2010 that said zeemote had closed up shop. Probably not a good idea to develope drivers for that product
They are still around. as a mater of fact I sent their Director of HW engineering a sample of the driver today to see if we can some how work together to get more of their Zeemote out to users.
Did a search on Zeemote and found a web site dated 3/18/2010 that said zeemote had closed up shop. Probably not a good idea to develope drivers for that product
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Before purchasing my N1, I saw a video of a Zeemote playing nice with Android promising full support 2 come. I've been hunting around and can't find any progress on this. I have my Zeemote working great with my TP2, thanks 2 a program I bought with a modified version 2 support WM. I searched the same site and only found Bluetooth keyboard support for Android. My Mobile Gear - Mobile Community - Powered by vBulletin.
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I certainly hope this gets rectified quickly. The onscreen buttons for Gensoid are passable for Shadowrun but I wouldn't play any real action games with them.
Like maybe a usb relay battery pack or a small powered hub with batteries? this controller is pretty portable long as we can fix the power requirement through usb since droids don't put powered out through the micro. Any thoughts?
The iControlpad has been developed by the same dudes who came up with the Pandora console (I've been waiting over a year to get mine made).
Originally it was just for the iPhone but they have let slip that the unit has detachable sides and inbuilt bluetooth to support Android and WM7 phones.
Hey guys, I am new here. I keep finding mixed answers on this, or very few answers, althogether. Maybe someone can help clear this up for me. We all know that the SenseUI's incompatability with the current BT stack is killing BT devices for the HTC phones. I know that the wiimote will not work, however, I am seeing several posts around the net saying that the MSI BGP100 will connect.... some say it won't and also the Zeemote with a DInc is also unknown on the net.
Straightforward... Will the BGP100 sync with the HTC Incredible?
Will the Zeemote JS1 sync with the HTC Incredible?
I would like to get whichever will work but, the BGP100 is only selling on ebay now, and it is selling for an ungodly amount of money (extorsion much?). The zeemote is widely available (Bestbuy.com) and there are some mods I would like to do with it to make it a digital-pad controller rather than analog-stick mainly because deadzones suck, and I don't like the ergo on the zeemote.... MOD TIME!
To make a long post short (too late), if the Zeemote will sync with the HTC Inc., then I will go with that one. If it won't, I will need get something else or just wait. I just don't want to waste money to find out.
If anyone knows for sure, I would sure appreciate it!
BTW, awesome forum. I have been lurking here for a bit... time to join!
About me (since I am new) My name is Brian, I own an Incredible and I am a big kid... hence, the need to play games on my phone more efficiently!
Last edited by absolom7691; December 1st, 2010 at 09:54 PM.
Reason: afterthoughts and intro
Answering my own question above and also if anyone else has questions about it.
The Zeemote DOES work with the HTC Incredible. Quite well, in fact. There is no lag at all. I tried it with Genesoid and also with NESoid. Both work great. I love that the Zeemote does diagonal movement as well.
Now, on to modding my Zeemote. I will probably put this in a new thread but, what I am going to try for is to take the controller apart and rebuild in so that my phone sits "inside" the controller... Basically giving it a PSP feel, screen in the center and the buttons and d-pad on the outside. Much like the BGP100 but in landscape mode and not so big. More to come!
I was thinking about that myself but the issue I have with the Zeemote is that it only has 4 buttons. The BGP has 7 not including the D pad. I was starting to think about seeing if I could actually add more buttons to it but I can't find any of the in-depth tech specs to find out. Oh well, I saw Best Buy actually carries these in their online catalog now. Might have to get one and experiment, though I bet the microprocessor in them isn't programmed to recognize any more inputs than it comes with.
It may be possible. I am not sure. I am going to be modding mine very soon. I am waiting for a tri-wing screwdriver to arrive so I can dissasemble a wiimote to use the D-pad and buttons from it. Shouldn't be too hard to mod for that. I just hate analog controls for digital games.
I normally just use the Genesis emu and the NES emu. I don't really play too many SNES games. Never got into that system. 4 buttons work fine for me. When I have the device apart, I'll see if I can identify the chip used and look up the specs for it. I highly doubt it is a proprietary chip. If it is a common chip, it may very well be possible to add inputs. I don't see why not. If it's custom though...
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