Translate USB mouse/trackball to USB joystick compatible with Xbox Adaptive Controller. A Kensington trackball works well with this program. A large trackball can be operated by foot, wrist, elbow, etc. Be sure to use a 5 volt, 2 amp power supply on the XAC.
The Perixx PeriPad 501 glidepad now works. Only a light touch is required to move the joystick.
Be sure to use the Xbox joystick calibration to make full use of the pointing device (mouse, trackball, or glidepad).
Tested with XAC firmware version 5.17.3202.0 (updated on May 25, 2023).
For Adafruit RP2040 Feather USB Host board. The board supports USB host and device at the same time. Lots more information at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-with-usb-type-a-host.
- Adafruit Feather RP2040 with USB Type A Host
The latest code can be blasted into the Adafruit board without installing the Arduino IDE, libraries, etc. Look for the UF2 file which is currently named mouse2xac.ino.adafruit_feather_usb_host.uf2.
See the Adafruit tutorial to put the board in bootloader mode. https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-with-usb-type-a-host/pinouts#buttons-and-rst-pin-3143253
Look for a USB drive named RPI-RP2. Drag and drop the UF2 file on the RPI-RP2 drive. Wait a few seconds for it finish. The board is now ready to be plugged into an XAC. Skip the next section!
Install the Arduino IDE. Then install this board package.
The following libraries must be installed using the IDE library manager.
- "Adafruit TinyUSB Library" by Adafruit
- "Pico PIO USB" by sekigon-gonnoc
The following library must be downloaded as a ZIP file. Use the IDE "Add .ZIP Library" to install it.
- Set "Board" to "Adafruit Feather RP2040 USB Host"
- Set "USB Stack" to "Adafruit TinyUSB"
- Set "CPU Speed" to 120MHz.
At this point compile and upload mouse2xac.ino.
WARNING: This program disables the USB CDC ACM serial port so use the BOOT and RESET buttons to enter the bootloader before using the IDE to upload.
The Adafruit USB host board does not always recognize USB devices when plugged in to its type A connector. Try plugging the USB mouse/trackball into the Adafruit board before plugging the Adafruit board into the XAC. This seems to work better.
Some USB devices require the XAC be powered by a 5 volt, 2 amp power supply. For example, the large Kensington trackball does not work without the power supply.