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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/input/elantech.txt | 81 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/input/xpad.txt | 123 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt index e1ae127ed099..1ec0db7879d3 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt @@ -38,22 +38,38 @@ Contents 7.2.1 Status packet 7.2.2 Head packet 7.2.3 Motion packet + 8. Trackpoint (for Hardware version 3 and 4) + 8.1 Registers + 8.2 Native relative mode 6 byte packet format + 8.2.1 Status Packet 1. Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Currently the Linux Elantech touchpad driver is aware of two different -hardware versions unimaginatively called version 1 and version 2. Version 1 -is found in "older" laptops and uses 4 bytes per packet. Version 2 seems to -be introduced with the EeePC and uses 6 bytes per packet, and provides -additional features such as position of two fingers, and width of the touch. +Currently the Linux Elantech touchpad driver is aware of four different +hardware versions unimaginatively called version 1,version 2, version 3 +and version 4. Version 1 is found in "older" laptops and uses 4 bytes per +packet. Version 2 seems to be introduced with the EeePC and uses 6 bytes +per packet, and provides additional features such as position of two fingers, +and width of the touch. Hardware version 3 uses 6 bytes per packet (and +for 2 fingers the concatenation of two 6 bytes packets) and allows tracking +of up to 3 fingers. Hardware version 4 uses 6 bytes per packet, and can +combine a status packet with multiple head or motion packets. Hardware version +4 allows tracking up to 5 fingers. + +Some Hardware version 3 and version 4 also have a trackpoint which uses a +separate packet format. It is also 6 bytes per packet. The driver tries to support both hardware versions and should be compatible with the Xorg Synaptics touchpad driver and its graphical configuration utilities. +Note that a mouse button is also associated with either the touchpad or the +trackpoint when a trackpoint is available. Disabling the Touchpad in xorg +(TouchPadOff=0) will also disable the buttons associated with the touchpad. + Additionally the operation of the touchpad can be altered by adjusting the contents of some of its internal registers. These registers are represented by the driver as sysfs entries under /sys/bus/serio/drivers/psmouse/serio? @@ -78,7 +94,7 @@ completeness sake. 2. Extra knobs ~~~~~~~~~~~ -Currently the Linux Elantech touchpad driver provides two extra knobs under +Currently the Linux Elantech touchpad driver provides three extra knobs under /sys/bus/serio/drivers/psmouse/serio? for the user. * debug @@ -112,6 +128,20 @@ Currently the Linux Elantech touchpad driver provides two extra knobs under data consistency checking can be done. For now checking is disabled by default. Currently even turning it on will do nothing. +* crc_enabled + + Sets crc_enabled to 0/1. The name "crc_enabled" is the official name of + this integrity check, even though it is not an actual cyclic redundancy + check. + + Depending on the state of crc_enabled, certain basic data integrity + verification is done by the driver on hardware version 3 and 4. The + driver will reject any packet that appears corrupted. Using this knob, + The state of crc_enabled can be altered with this knob. + + Reading the crc_enabled value will show the active value. Echoing + "0" or "1" to this file will set the state to "0" or "1". + ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 3. Differentiating hardware versions @@ -746,3 +776,42 @@ byte 5: byte 0 ~ 2 for one finger byte 3 ~ 5 for another + + +8. Trackpoint (for Hardware version 3 and 4) + ========================================= +8.1 Registers + ~~~~~~~~~ +No special registers have been identified. + +8.2 Native relative mode 6 byte packet format + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +8.2.1 Status Packet + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +byte 0: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + 0 0 sx sy 0 M R L +byte 1: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + ~sx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +byte 2: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + ~sy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +byte 3: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + 0 0 ~sy ~sx 0 1 1 0 +byte 4: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + x7 x6 x5 x4 x3 x2 x1 x0 +byte 5: + bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 + y7 y6 y5 y4 y3 y2 y1 y0 + + + x and y are written in two's complement spread + over 9 bits with sx/sy the relative top bit and + x7..x0 and y7..y0 the lower bits. + ~sx is the inverse of sx, ~sy is the inverse of sy. + The sign of y is opposite to what the input driver + expects for a relative movement diff --git a/Documentation/input/xpad.txt b/Documentation/input/xpad.txt index 7cc9a436e6a1..d1b23f295db4 100644 --- a/Documentation/input/xpad.txt +++ b/Documentation/input/xpad.txt @@ -1,18 +1,22 @@ -xpad - Linux USB driver for X-Box gamepads +xpad - Linux USB driver for Xbox compatible controllers -This is the very first release of a driver for X-Box gamepads. -Basically, this was hacked away in just a few hours, so don't expect -miracles. +This driver exposes all first-party and third-party Xbox compatible +controllers. It has a long history and has enjoyed considerable usage +as Window's xinput library caused most PC games to focus on Xbox +controller compatibility. -In particular, there is currently NO support for the rumble pack. -You won't find many ff-aware linux applications anyway. +Due to backwards compatibility all buttons are reported as digital. +This only effects Original Xbox controllers. All later controller models +have only digital face buttons. + +Rumble is supported on some models of Xbox 360 controllers but not of +Original Xbox controllers nor on Xbox One controllers. As of writing +the Xbox One's rumble protocol has not been reverse engineered but in +the future could be supported. 0. Notes -------- - -Driver updated for kernel 2.6.17.11. (Based on a patch for 2.6.11.4.) - The number of buttons/axes reported varies based on 3 things: - if you are using a known controller - if you are using a known dance pad @@ -20,12 +24,16 @@ The number of buttons/axes reported varies based on 3 things: module configuration for "Map D-PAD to buttons rather than axes for unknown pads" (module option dpad_to_buttons) -If you set dpad_to_buttons to 0 and you are using an unknown device (one -not listed below), the driver will map the directional pad to axes (X/Y), -if you said N it will map the d-pad to buttons, which is needed for dance -style games to function correctly. The default is Y. +If you set dpad_to_buttons to N and you are using an unknown device +the driver will map the directional pad to axes (X/Y). +If you said Y it will map the d-pad to buttons, which is needed for dance +style games to function correctly. The default is Y. + +dpad_to_buttons has no effect for known pads. A erroneous commit message +claimed dpad_to_buttons could be used to force behavior on known devices. +This is not true. Both dpad_to_buttons and triggers_to_buttons only affect +unknown controllers. -dpad_to_buttons has no effect for known pads. 0.1 Normal Controllers ---------------------- @@ -80,17 +88,29 @@ to the list of supported devices, ensuring that it will work out of the box in the future. -1. USB adapter +1. USB adapters -------------- +All generations of Xbox controllers speak USB over the wire. +- Original Xbox controllers use a proprietary connector and require adapters. +- Wireless Xbox 360 controllers require a 'Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver + for Windows' +- Wired Xbox 360 controllers use standard USB connectors. +- Xbox One controllers can be wireless but speak Wi-Fi Direct and are not + yet supported. +- Xbox One controllers can be wired and use standard Micro-USB connectors. + -Before you can actually use the driver, you need to get yourself an -adapter cable to connect the X-Box controller to your Linux-Box. You -can buy these online fairly cheap, or build your own. + +1.1 Original Xbox USB adapters +-------------- +Using this driver with an Original Xbox controller requires an +adapter cable to break out the proprietary connector's pins to USB. +You can buy these online fairly cheap, or build your own. Such a cable is pretty easy to build. The Controller itself is a USB compound device (a hub with three ports for two expansion slots and the controller device) with the only difference in a nonstandard connector -(5 pins vs. 4 on standard USB connector). +(5 pins vs. 4 on standard USB 1.0 connectors). You just need to solder a USB connector onto the cable and keep the yellow wire unconnected. The other pins have the same order on both @@ -102,26 +122,41 @@ original one. You can buy an extension cable and cut that instead. That way, you can still use the controller with your X-Box, if you have one ;) + 2. Driver Installation ---------------------- -Once you have the adapter cable and the controller is connected, you need -to load your USB subsystem and should cat /proc/bus/usb/devices. -There should be an entry like the one at the end [4]. +Once you have the adapter cable, if needed, and the controller connected +the xpad module should be auto loaded. To confirm you can cat +/proc/bus/usb/devices. There should be an entry like the one at the end [4]. + + -Currently (as of version 0.0.6), the following devices are included: - original Microsoft XBOX controller (US), vendor=0x045e, product=0x0202 - smaller Microsoft XBOX controller (US), vendor=0x045e, product=0x0289 +3. Supported Controllers +------------------------ +For a full list of supported controllers and associated vendor and product +IDs see the xpad_device[] array[6]. + +As of the historic version 0.0.6 (2006-10-10) the following devices +were supported: + original Microsoft XBOX controller (US), vendor=0x045e, product=0x0202 + smaller Microsoft XBOX controller (US), vendor=0x045e, product=0x0289 original Microsoft XBOX controller (Japan), vendor=0x045e, product=0x0285 - InterAct PowerPad Pro (Germany), vendor=0x05fd, product=0x107a - RedOctane Xbox Dance Pad (US), vendor=0x0c12, product=0x8809 + InterAct PowerPad Pro (Germany), vendor=0x05fd, product=0x107a + RedOctane Xbox Dance Pad (US), vendor=0x0c12, product=0x8809 + +Unrecognized models of Xbox controllers should function as Generic +Xbox controllers. Unrecognized Dance Pad controllers require setting +the module option 'dpad_to_buttons'. + +If you have an unrecognized controller please see 0.3 - Unknown Controllers -The driver should work with xbox pads not listed above as well, however -you will need to do something extra for dance pads to work. -If you have a controller not listed above, see 0.3 - Unknown Controllers +4. Manual Testing +----------------- +To test this driver's functionality you may use 'jstest'. -If you compiled and installed the driver, test the functionality: +For example: > modprobe xpad > modprobe joydev > jstest /dev/js0 @@ -134,7 +169,8 @@ show 20 inputs (6 axes, 14 buttons). It works? Voila, you're done ;) -3. Thanks + +5. Thanks --------- I have to thank ITO Takayuki for the detailed info on his site @@ -145,14 +181,14 @@ His useful info and both the usb-skeleton as well as the iforce input driver the basic functionality. -4. References -------------- -1. http://euc.jp/periphs/xbox-controller.ja.html (ITO Takayuki) -2. http://xpad.xbox-scene.com/ -3. http://www.markosweb.com/www/xboxhackz.com/ +6. References +------------- -4. /proc/bus/usb/devices - dump from InterAct PowerPad Pro (Germany): +[1]: http://euc.jp/periphs/xbox-controller.ja.html (ITO Takayuki) +[2]: http://xpad.xbox-scene.com/ +[3]: http://www.markosweb.com/www/xboxhackz.com/ +[4]: /proc/bus/usb/devices - dump from InterAct PowerPad Pro (Germany): T: Bus=01 Lev=03 Prnt=04 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 5 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=32 #Cfgs= 1 @@ -162,7 +198,7 @@ I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=58(unk. ) Sub=42 Prot=00 Driver=(none) E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 32 Ivl= 10ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 32 Ivl= 10ms -5. /proc/bus/usb/devices - dump from Redoctane Xbox Dance Pad (US): +[5]: /proc/bus/usb/devices - dump from Redoctane Xbox Dance Pad (US): T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=09 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 10 Spd=12 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1 @@ -173,7 +209,12 @@ I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=58(unk. ) Sub=42 Prot=00 Driver=xpad E: Ad=82(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 32 Ivl=4ms E: Ad=02(O) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 32 Ivl=4ms --- +[6]: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/ident?i=xpad_device + + + +7. Historic Edits +----------------- Marko Friedemann <mfr@bmx-chemnitz.de> 2002-07-16 - original doc @@ -181,3 +222,5 @@ Marko Friedemann <mfr@bmx-chemnitz.de> Dominic Cerquetti <binary1230@yahoo.com> 2005-03-19 - added stuff for dance pads, new d-pad->axes mappings + +Later changes may be viewed with 'git log Documentation/input/xpad.txt' |