[chuck-users] spacenavigator

[Hans Aberg]

On 24 May 2009, at 02:26, Spencer Salazar wrote:

> I'm pretty sure there is no direct way to go from SpaceNavigator ->  
> ChucK.  In its current form, ChucK HID only deals with devices that  
> identify themselves as keyboards, mice, or joysticks.

There is a a file
   /System/Library/Frameworks/Kernel.framework/Versions/A/Headers/ 
IOKit/hid/IOHIDUsageTables.h
which defines HID type numbers and there controller variables
   kHIDUsage_GD_Pointer  = 0x01,  /* Physical Collection */
   kHIDUsage_GD_Mouse  = 0x02,  /* Application Collection */
   /* 0x03 Reserved */
   kHIDUsage_GD_Joystick  = 0x04,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_GD_GamePad  = 0x05,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_GD_Keyboard  = 0x06,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_GD_Keypad  = 0x07,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_GD_MultiAxisController  = 0x08,  /* Application  
Collection */

Perhaps it is a multiaxis controller, then.

> I actually bought one of these a while back for the specific purpose  
> of getting it to work in ChucK, so there's a definite possibility of  
> that manifesting in some form.  In the long term, I think it would  
> be better if ChucK had a way of dealing with any kind of generic HID.

One would want a way to list all available devices, and make a pick  
from them. (Like 'chuck --probe' but for HIDs and within the program.)

There are though a lot of controller types. Further down in the file  
mentioned above:
   kHIDUsage_Sim_FlightSimulationDevice  = 0x01,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_AutomobileSimulationDevice  = 0x02,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_TankSimulationDevice  = 0x03,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_SpaceshipSimulationDevice  = 0x04,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_SubmarineSimulationDevice  = 0x05,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_SailingSimulationDevice  = 0x06,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_MotorcycleSimulationDevice  = 0x07,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_SportsSimulationDevice  = 0x08,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_AirplaneSimulationDevice  = 0x09,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_HelicopterSimulationDevice  = 0x0A,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_MagicCarpetSimulationDevice  = 0x0B,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_BicycleSimulationDevice  = 0x0C,  /* Application  
Collection */
   /* 0x0D - 0x1F Reserved */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_FlightControlStick  = 0x20,  /* Application  
Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_FlightStick  = 0x21,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_CyclicControl  = 0x22,  /* Physical Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_CyclicTrim  = 0x23,  /* Physical Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_FlightYoke  = 0x24,  /* Application Collection */
   kHIDUsage_Sim_TrackControl  = 0x25,  /* Physical Collection */
   ...

Do you want them all? :-)

   Hans