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Red Joystick

Red Joystick

Settings

The Red Joystick can be connected to the computer via USB; the device will emulate a serial port. The following COM port settings should be used:

Baudrate 115200
Parity None
Data bits 8
Stop bits 1
Flow control None
CTS Control Off
DSR Out Control Off
DSR In Control Off
RTS Control Off
Set FIFO Interrupt Off

Python

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 from rusocsci import joystick, utils
 import logging, time
 
 ## Setup Section
 #logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # use this for debug info
 #utils.serialList() # get alist of ports with a joystick or buttonbox connected
 j = joystick.Joystick()
 #j = joystick.Joystick(1) # use this to connect to the second joystick 
 #j = joystick.Joystick(port="COM1") # use this to connect to a joystick on a specific port
 
 ## Experiment Section
 for i in range(15):
 print("x: {}".format(j.getX()))
 time.sleep(1)

Logitech Attack 3 Controller

Logitech Attack 3 Joystick

Installation

The Logitech Attack 3 joystick requires a DirectX 7 DLL file to be installed on your computer. If it hasn't been installed yet, please follow the instructions below.

Windows 7 32bit

  1. Download dx7vb.dll.
  2. Extract the zip and copy the .dll file into the following folder: C:\Windows\System32
  3. Open the Windows Command Prompt with Administrator rights.
  4. Register the DLL file by executing the following command:
    C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32 dx7vb.dll
  5. When done correctly, you should see the following message:

    Regsvr32.jpg


Windows 7 64bit

  1. Download dx7vb.dll.
  2. Extract the zip and copy the .dll file into the following folder: C:\Windows\SysWow64
  3. Open the Windows Command Prompt with Administrator rights.
  4. Register the DLL file by executing the following command:
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\regsvr32 dx7vb.dll
  5. When done correctly, you should see the following message:

    Regsvr32.jpg