[Aug-20] CobaltController - PS3/Wii Controller Driver for Windows Mobile

Cobaltikus · May 27, 2010

CobaltController

Use your Sony Playstation 3 Controller (Sixaxis/Dual Shock 3) or Nintendo Wii Remote (Wiimote) as a Bluetooth Game Controller on your Windows Phone.

It's perfect for game system emulators.

Play PlaystationOne games with FpseCE, Super Nintendo games (and more) with MorphGear (HD2 version), Nintendo, Genesis, GameBoy, GameGear games (and more) with SmartGear - There are many other emulators out there and this program/driver will work for anything that accepts keyboard input.

Compatibility
Post your results and I will update this list

Code:

DEVICE                    PS3  Wii  Confirmed By
------------------------- ---  ---  -------------
Acer beTouch E200         ?    Yes  pmprog
Acer Neotouch S200        Yes  Yes  Fenrir84 (PS3) / Snowball2010 (Wii)
HTC HD2                   Yes  Yes  Cobaltikus
HTC Touch Diamond         Yes  No   koert17 (PS3) / nightly_shadow (Wii)
HTC Touch HD (Blackstone) Yes  Yes  RDilus
HTC Touch Pro             Yes  No   Cobaltikus
HTC Touch Pro2            Yes  Yes  Cobaltikus
HTC Touch2 Mega           Yes  ?    RipNWO
HTC Vogue                 No   No   Mycle78
HTC Wizard                No   ?    shorty66
LG Expo                   Yes  Yes  dalb3 (PS3) / trueg (Wii)
Samsung SCH-i730          No   No   Cobaltikus
Samsung i780              Yes  ?    ShadowswordPL
Samsung SCH-i830          No   No   Cobaltikus
Samsung Omnia I900        Yes  No   Manny-77
Samsung Omnia II i8000    Yes  No   cyber-junkie
Sony Xperia               Yes  No   sashapont (PS3) / stratis10 (Wii)
Toshiba TG01              No   No   Cobaltikus
...                       ...  ...  ...
Your Device               ?    ?    You

You Tube Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH_NBKtj0R8 (Thanks i900frenchaddict)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dH9J1y0G-8 (Thanks ahmedsaid)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo-_nMmYq1Y (Thanks dijay_94)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HauZQWYZxmQ (Thanks ShadowswordPL)

Prerequisites:

PS3 Controller
- A compatible Windows Mobile device. Check the Compatibility list. Is your device not listed? Try out CobaltController and post your results; I'll update this post.
- A PS3 Controller (I don't know if non-Sony 3rd party controllers work - maybe they do, maybe they don't).
- A desktop or laptop computer with a USB port to set the controller's master address.
  - Linux - Use sixpair - directions in this thread somewhere, search for "Ubuntu"
  - Windows - Use Motion in Joy, but please note that Motion in Joy uses a different MAC format (little endian vs big endian) so for example, when I run CobaltController on my Touch Pro2 it displays "BT ADDR: 00:23:76:70:6B:4D" so I enter it into Motion in Joy as 4d.6b.70.76.23.00
Wii Controller
- A compatible Windows Mobile device. Check the Compatibility list. Is your device not listed? Try out CobaltController and post your results; I'll update this post. Devices with the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack can't use the Wiimote yet.
- A Wii Controller.
XBOX 360 Controller
Not Going To Happen
In order to get the XBOX 360 controller to work in windows you need to purchase a wireless receiver - it doesn't use bluetooth. It needs additional hardware. So if a full desktop Windows PC can't even do it without additional hardware, I seriously doubt it will ever work for our phones. Some company could come up with an xbox 360 wireless receiver for Windows Mobile, but again, very doubtful. And since I don't even have an XBOX of any kind, I know I'm not going to be motivated enough to even try.

Initial One Time Setup for PS3 Controllers:
Setting the PS3 controller's master address to your phone's bluetooth mac address via Windows:

Download and install Motion in Joy.
Run DS3 Tool, installed in the previous step.
Click the "About" tab in DS3 Tool to see the version. If DS3 Tool is less than 0.5.0003 you will need to update.
Connect your PS3 Controller to your computer via the USB cable and wait while Windows recognizes the new device.
Click on the "BluetoothPair" tab.
In the DUALSHOCK 3 drop down list select your controller. If it says "Can't find connected(USB) Playstat":
- Click "Driver Manager" directly above the drop down list
- Click "Load" and wait for it to finish
- Return to the "BluetoothPair" tab
Run CobaltController on your Windows Mobile device to get its BT address.
Enter that BT address into the text box directly above the DUALSHOCK 3 drop down list. Note that Motion in Joy uses a different MAC format (little endian vs big endian) so for example, a bluetooth address of "00:23:76:70:6B:4D" is entered it into Motion in Joy as "4d.6b.70.76.23.00"
Click the radio button next to this textbox to make sure that it uses the one you entered and not the one above it which is to connect your controller to your PC
Click "Pair Now"
If all went well your controller is now configured to talk to your Windows Mobile device. Go to the "Quick Start" tab and click "Disconnect".
Unplug your PS3 Controller.
As long as you don't pair your controller with any other device (like your PS3) then you never have to do this again. If you do pair the controller with a another device and wish to re-pair it with your phone again, repeat the above steps.

Widcomm Stack Specifics:

Turn on bluetooth and set it to discoverable. Thanks to ryotgz, skilty, and gorelshv for this information. I believe it is only required the first time you use CobaltController. Once you have successfully connected, BT does not have to be in discoverable mode any longer so you can change it back to invisible to save battery life.
Make sure that the checkbox is not checked where it says "Allow only devices listed in 'My Devices' to connect".
If you have never tried to connect the PS3 controller to your phone before (or at least not since the last hard reset or rom flash) it will fail to connect at first and you'll get a bunch of pop ups with PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller shown in bold asking for the pin. Keep tapping cancel as it pops up and wait for everything to stop trying to connect. After all that, try again and it should connect just fine and should always connect right away in the future without the pin prompts. There is no pin (that I know of at least) I'm bypassing security on both the PS3 and Wii connections (even though we do know the pin for the Wiimote is the host's mac backwards.)

Microsoft Stack Specifics:

TURN OFF BLUETOOTH The MS stack does not like the PS3 controller and will NOT pair with it. I ended up writing a modified version of this stack to get around this problem, but it will conflict with the real MS stack so they can't both be on at the same time.
Your phone will reboot when you disconnect the controller.

PS3 Controller Specifics:

Press the PS button to connect and then later to disconnect

Wii Controller Specifics:

Press the red Sync button to connect. Hold down the Power button to disconnect.

Common:

All 4 LEDs should flash a few times and then only the player one LED should remain lit showing it connected.
The driver stops running after you disconnect to save battery life. Run it again to reconnect. It's in Start Menu\Programs\Games
Registry Values are stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cobaltikus\CobaltController
Currently only 1 controller can be active at a time but I am exploring the ability to add more.
Once you are connected you can tap Menu > Exit to close the configuration program and your controller will remain connected, and the driver will continue to run until your controller is disconnected.

To Do: (not necessarily in this order)

Get Wiimote working on devices with the Microsoft Bluetooth stack
Figure out why this doesn't work on the TG01 and HTC Vogue and fix it
2 player support
Battery meter
Integrate LeSScro graphics
Clean up Microsoft stack code to eliminate the need to reboot
Add support for non-touch-screen devices

Attachments

CobaltController.vX.X.cab = Installs to \Program Files\CobaltController\ and a shortcut goes to \Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games
NETCFv35.wm.armv4i.cab = Although the CobaltController driver is written in native C++, the UI is written in .Net 3.5, therefore you will need to have .NetCF 3.5 installed on your device to run the UI. You might already have this by default so try without this first, and come back if you get an error message about needing it.
NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab = Provides more details when .Net errors occur with any program written in .Net 3.5. This is optional and only needed if a .Net error occurs and you wish to see more details about that error.

Change Log

v0.7
- Sorry - no actual driver enhancements yet - just bug fixes
- IMPORTANT - Different Default Buttons - you may need to remap in your emulator settings
- Updated instructions (Menu > Instructions)
- Menu reorganized, some new menu items exist
- More Bluetooth "stuff" working in the UI
- UI Settings Bug Fixes (values not sticking etc)
v0.6
- ANALOG STICKS WORKING!
- Menu reorganized, some new menu items exist
- More Bluetooth "stuff" in the UI - Mainly for devices with the M$ stack
- Some other tweaks and changes but these are all the important ones.
v0.5
- New Icon
- UI Uses .Net 3.5, (driver is still c++)
- Option to restore default keycodes
- Bluetooth Address shown on screen so you don't have to search for it
- 229 fix - it could cause you to not like how the SIP works in other programs but you can always restore, so no worries.
- I might have forgotten about another change or two but these are all the important ones.
v0.4
- Updated Instructions (Menu > Help > Instructions > [PS3|Wii])
- Added Menu > Help > About to verify version

Cobaltikus · May 27, 2010

Buttons - There are editable registry values to modify the button mappings - below are the defaults

Code:

Sixaxis Button   Keyboard Equivalent
--------------   -------------------
SELECT           A
LEFTCLICK        B
RIGHTCLICK       C
START            Enter
UP               Up
RIGHT            Right
DOWN             Down
LEFT             Left
L2               D
R2               E
L1               F
R1               G
TRIANGLE         Space
CIRCLE           O
X                X
SQUARE           Backspace

These are all the digital buttons - I will eventually implement the left analog stick to send Up, Right, Down, and Left. Not yet sure what to do with the right stick... window scrolling maybe?

rkrishnan2012 · May 27, 2010

dece. how did u manage to get the drifvers for hid support?

Cobaltikus · May 27, 2010

rkrishnan2012 said:
dece. how did u manage to get the drifvers for hid support?

I didn't

I used Visual Studio 2008 + Windows Mobile 6 SDK + Widcomm SDK

I'm using L2CAP

Although the HID GUID is not defined, you can hard code the values for it and vwahlah - it works!

It runs great on my Sprint Touch Pro2 and also the HTC HD2 but should work for any Windows Mobile device with a Widcomm Bluetooth stack - again though I fully plan to tackle the M$ stack as well and also add support for the wiimote.

wapvirus · May 27, 2010

wow can't wait for the wii remote

but even ps3 is best thing to happen to wm thanks and i look forward to testing this

Cobaltikus · May 27, 2010

Version 0.1 Available NOW!!!

Cobaltikus · May 28, 2010

v0.2 will have M$ stack support - working on it now

Cobaltikus · May 28, 2010

Request:

That would be really cool if someone would write a nice app to set the sixaxis master bluetooth address that doesn't require a pc with bluetooth and other apps. That would make my app even better - cuz I know the setup really sucks - but believe me it is worth it, especially if your phone also has TV Out.

ryotgz · May 28, 2010

Have you gotten it to work with Fpsece?

Mase_Mase · May 28, 2010

I've been lurking on the other BT controller thread and I must say I was very anxious to see what you guys could pull off! Great, great work!!!

Hammerfest · May 28, 2010

same here as above, lurking in the BT Controller thread (and even in the request thread for PS3 on PPC)

where the **** is the donation address I said I had $5 for a working PS3 and while I havent had the chance to test it yet I want to ****ing donate as soon as I have (yes the word **** was necessary to use, it conveys emotion and as is said, words are only as powerful as you make them)

DracoDrake · May 28, 2010

It would be awsome if this could trigger some devs to make it vice versa, so that you can use your phone to control media stuff on the ps3

-=IRoN=- · May 28, 2010

nice one !

can't wait to get back home to try this !!!!!!

THX !!!!!

Cobaltikus · May 28, 2010

DracoDrake said:
It would be awsome if this could trigger some devs to make it vice versa, so that you can use your phone to control media stuff on the ps3

I was looking into that a little bit and it seems completely possible - it's just a matter of devoting the time. If no one else does it first I'll probably end up doing it eventually - after this program grows more

My main goal right now as far as this is concerned is to get it working on all windows mobile phones.

itoYo · May 28, 2010

good job, lets hope we can get it working with FPSECE, if thats the case i am willing to donate £5. you better get your paypal address sorted!

thanks

Nilee · May 28, 2010

hi sounds nice. i will be real happy if it worked with wiimote

anthonys322 · May 28, 2010

Awesome man! Looking forward to trying this on my HD2!

braindoc · May 28, 2010

DracoDrake said:
It would be awsome if this could trigger some devs to make it vice versa, so that you can use your phone to control media stuff on the ps3

I agree. I use my PS2 to watch a lot of movies and it would be great if I could use my phone as the remote control instead of using the standard controller.

frmariam · May 28, 2010

How about Morphgear?

I'm all for OSS apps so this seems only natural

Morphgear is very similar with Smartgear with the difference of being free and open for development (you can get the sources at SourceForge). And it surely could use a boost and more attention.

Cobaltikus · May 28, 2010

itoYo said:
good job, lets hope we can get it working with FPSECE, if thats the case i am willing to donate £5. you better get your paypal address sorted!

thanks

I don't see why it wouldn't work with FPSECE - it works with anything that accepts keyboard input - you can even text with it so long as you don't need more letters than A, B, C, D, E, F, G, O, and X, maybe I should use letters like WTFLMAO instead...

I put a link to donate in the first post http://www.cobaltikus.com

If you donate - that would be awesome - I've never received any donations before.

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