JoySticks

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

 1 #!/usr/bin/env python
 2 from rusocsci import joystick, utils
 3 import logging, time
 4 
 5 ## Setup Section
 6 #logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # use this for debug info
 7 #utils.serialList() # get alist of ports with a joystick or buttonbox connected
 8 j = joystick.Joystick()
 9 #j = joystick.Joystick(1) # use this to connect to the second joystick 
10 #j = joystick.Joystick(port="COM1") # use this to connect to a joystick on a specific port
11 
12 ## Experiment Section
13 for i in range(15):
14 print("x: {}".format(j.getX()))
15 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:
   
   

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: