Node Xbox Controller

Interface for Xbox 360 game controller into Node.js

Lots of low level details about the controller here:

• http://free60.org/GamePad
• http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller/UsbInfo
• http://euc.jp/periphs/xbox-controller.ja.html

Mac OSX driver: for Lion/Snow Leopard or for Yosemite

Usage

var XboxController = require('xbox-controller');
var xbox = new XboxController;

xbox.on('a:press', function (key) {
  console.log(key + ' press');
});

xbox.on('b:release', function (key) {
  console.log(key+' release');
});

xbox.on('lefttrigger', function(position){
  console.log('lefttrigger', position);
});

xbox.on('righttrigger', function(position){
  console.log('righttrigger', position);
});

xbox.on('left:move', function(position){
  console.log('left:move', position);
});

xbox.on('right:move', function(position){
  console.log('right:move', position);
});

LEDs

Set LED pattern on controller:

xbox.setLed(0x0A);

Available LED patterns:

0x00   All off
0x01   All blinking
0x02   1 flashes, then on
0x03   2 flashes, then on
0x04   3 flashes, then on
0x05   4 flashes, then on
0x06   1 on
0x07   2 on
0x08   3 on
0x09   4 on
0x0A   Rotating (e.g. 1-2-4-3)
0x0B   Blinking*
0x0C   Slow blinking*
0x0D   Alternating (e.g. 1+4-2+3), then back to previous*

Rumble

Control left and right rumble motors:

var leftStrength = 255;
var rightStrength = 255;

xbox.rumble(leftStrength, rightStrength);

Where the strengths are between 0 and 255.

Within function

Listen for when a trigger or stick's position is within a particular range:

xbox.within('righttrigger', [50,100], function(err, data){
	console.log('rightttrigger within 50 and 100', err, data);
});

Third Party Controllers

If you have a third party controller with a different name you can specify the name when creating the controller:

var xbox = new XboxController('flight stick');

Configuring a Third Party Controller

To configure a third party controller:

XboxController.configure();

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2015 Andrew Nesbitt. See LICENSE for details.