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| author | Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com> | 2018-03-17 11:00:58 -0700 |
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| committer | Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com> | 2018-03-26 15:22:20 -0700 |
| commit | 68ef4836cd3ca283b89843d6ad603ce258ba087d (patch) | |
| tree | f44975fa28ba983cfd47d1032811e3607ff918fb /Documentation/input | |
| parent | 85f46fbf5e242ef923fd313722e65cb6d2170149 (diff) | |
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Input: pxrc - new driver for PhoenixRC Flight Controller Adapter
This driver let you plug in your RC controller to the adapter and
use it as input device in various RC simulators.
Signed-off-by: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/input')
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diff --git a/Documentation/input/devices/pxrc.rst b/Documentation/input/devices/pxrc.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ca11f646bae8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/input/devices/pxrc.rst @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +======================================================= +pxrc - PhoenixRC Flight Controller Adapter +======================================================= + +:Author: Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@gmail.com> + +This driver let you use your own RC controller plugged into the +adapter that comes with PhoenixRC [1]_ or other compatible adapters. + +The adapter supports 7 analog channels and 1 digital input switch. + +Notes +===== + +Many RC controllers is able to configure which stick goes to which channel. +This is also configurable in most simulators, so a matching is not necessary. + +The driver is generating the following input event for analog channels: + ++---------+----------------+ +| Channel | Event | ++=========+================+ +| 1 | ABS_X | ++---------+----------------+ +| 2 | ABS_Y | ++---------+----------------+ +| 3 | ABS_RX | ++---------+----------------+ +| 4 | ABS_RY | ++---------+----------------+ +| 5 | ABS_RUDDER | ++---------+----------------+ +| 6 | ABS_THROTTLE | ++---------+----------------+ +| 7 | ABS_MISC | ++---------+----------------+ + +The digital input switch is generated as an `BTN_A` event. + +Manual Testing +============== + +To test this driver's functionality you may use `input-event` which is part of +the `input layer utilities` suite [2]_. + +For example:: + + > modprobe pxrc + > input-events <devnr> + +To print all input events from input `devnr`. + +References +========== + +.. [1] http://www.phoenix-sim.com/ +.. [2] https://www.kraxel.org/cgit/input/ |