STM32 USB HID Custom Joystick/Gamepad - Phil's Lab

[@hollyizza3672]

Hey Phil loved your videos. One thing I would like to understand is how do you plan for a project, the requirements for the project, do you make prototype first before going for real one and your thought process when planning. Perhaps can you make a video about it?

[@PhilsLab]

Thank you! That's a good idea for a future video, thanks!

[@colonDdesigns]

to add to this- i’d be interested in seeing your project structure and how you manage development in github, altium, cubeIDE, etc. i feel like my projects get unwieldy with both hardware and software revisions/branches that are on different cadences

[@colonDdesigns]

@@PhilsLab^

[@ishowclips-lol]

Best electronic KZbin channel ever

[@PhilsLab]

Far too kind - thank you!

[@kylec3193]

@@PhilsLab not too kind, just true! will always stay subscribed, your videos keep me motivated and i learn so much valuable information for my electrical engineering degree!

[@lptf5441]

Phil yet again leading the way and setting the gold standard in every way for electronics content. Amazing work Phil. Thank you!

[@PhilsLab]

Thank you very, very much!

[@olavobarreto]

Phil is leading the way and setting the gold standard in every way for electronics content!!!

[@AzaB2C]

Thank you Phil! Appreciate you covering your controller design, but especially the software and USB concepts/apis. Very useful, since am trying to learn how to have my PC and ESP32 interact via USB using Chrome Web Serial API, and WebUSB. WebUSB tips from people are appreciated, cheers!

[@PhilsLab]

Glad to hear that this is helpful - thank you!

[@bbawj]

thank you for putting out high quality content that is easy to follow!

[@PhilsLab]

Thanks for watching!

[@vigneshkarthi3321]

Man because of you other youtube channel I fall in love with embedded system.

[@PhilsLab]

I'm very glad to hear that - thank you!

[@QuibizOwl]

Thank you! Thats just what I needed for my diy submarine 😂

[@PhilsLab]

I'm hoping this is a miniature RC sub (if so, very cool), not something OceanGate-ish 😅

[@Peter_S_]

That a titanic idea. Best of luck.

[@xThirdOpsx]

I recently completed a mouse project based on nRF52, and I'm happy to see you used the same workflow to get the HID descriptor working (HID descriptor tool, open source references etc), it is damn difficult to get it right the first time, I wish there was some better tool to build one, as the HID descriptor tool is from 2001.

[@PhilsLab]

Yeah, it was pretty frustrating to figure out the correct structure.. But got there in the end!

[@James-on1vy]

Wonderful explaination of a very complicated topic!

[@PhilsLab]

Thank you, James!

[@dhruvbose8294]

I swear to god this man is psychic! This is exactly what I needed help with and here he is, providing everything in detail! Cannot thank you enough man. Really appreciate this superpower (😅) and all the effort you take that goes into making these exhaustive videos ❤.

[@Kysen10]

Thanks to your STM32WB55 guide I made a custom wired/wireless hitbox controller.

[@PhilsLab]

That's very cool, well done on your design!

[@dekus80]

Like another world😂. I already for years use chinese uc. They have a lot of uc, they are cheap. I forgot about stm32 and don't remember when a take it in hands😂.

[@God_controls_all]

​@@dekus80 Hi there. Please give me some of the MCUs you use; the Chinese ones?

[@dekus80]

​@@God_controls_allI tried 5 times to reply and wrote many companies and uc and features. But youtube immediately delete this replies. I don't understand what youtube doesn't like...

[@baptisteroche8113]

It's crazy, i just bought a hotas stick, and i was thinking about making a diy throttle control with buttons for flaps, gears, ... And you just posted a video about the hid!

[@PhilsLab]

Very cool - hope all goes well with your project!

[@dmarman]

I would love to see a tutorial on how to setup a USB audio device using one of your boards. Something like a sound card with audio in/outs over USB.

[@9onight]

Hey phil, i love the videos, been learning pcb design and most of it was with you! is there any plans for a battery charger ic´s and circuits? would love to see one

[@EvanInder]

Phil, your a legend ;)

[@frogandspanner]

I have done something similar, based on theRaspberry Pi Pico, for controlling my CNC late and milling machine, although I use it wired as wireless in such a noisy environment as a machine shop is impractical.

[@tannerdowning-mcadams110]

Hi Phil, thank you for another great video! Would you ever consider putting the STM32 DSP firmware back on your Github?

[@tman15bp90]

If I need additional axis for my controller more than provided by X,Y,Z Rx Ry and Rz is this possible

[@omrannd6854]

hello, is it possible to apply same method but on stm32f103c8t6 ?

[@mandrasaptakmandal636]

Hello phil! can you cover SoCs available for makers? not SBCs but standalone SoCs for mobile devices like rockchip, how it can be aquired by individual maker if possible, and if possible make a board out of it, i have been thinking if making a mobile device, but it seems very hard to get the parts, apart from that, the current software ecosystem is greatly supported and very easy to understand.

[@Fab_Recordz]

Hey Phil, great video. If I want the input to be mouse and keyboard, and output gamepad (emulation). Any idea where to start?

[@PhilsLab]

Thanks! Composite HID is what you're looking for.

[@hippie-io7225]

Another great tutorial!! Thanks!

[@PhilsLab]

Thanks for watching!

[@AljazJelen1992]

Hey! Could you make a video about HOST sending data to DEVICE? I know it is not part of the descriptor as per se and one need to handle it through endpoints and filters. However I had some problems with Force Feedback and I just dont manage to get it to work. Thanks!

[@billyjoe3309]

Awesome! love this project!

[@PhilsLab]

Thank you!

[@engdarwish8308]

Your videos is really useful

[@PhilsLab]

Glad to hear that, thanks!

[@stormixgaming8389]

Awesome video. Well delivered.

[@PhilsLab]

Thank you!

[@myetis1990]

Hey Phil, you did it as always. Thank you for the great video. One question I have is whether this project is directly suitable for simulators or requires some extra effort.

[@PhilsLab]

Thanks, Mustafa! You can pretty much use this straight away with simulators - just have to configure the pin/axis mapping.

[@noijze]

Better then the OceanGate one 😅

[@rajpalan]

Does this support xinput? If not would it be possible for you to make a tutorial on xinput as most modern games require xinput.... Thanks

[@muhammadjoshua7464]

I love you Phil

[@Gregster-HH]

I count 53 bytes in the ReportDescriptor, not 54. What am I missing?

[@PhilsLab]

There are definitely 54 bytes in the report descriptor. 10 for the 'header', 22 for the buttons, 20 for the joysticks, and 2 bytes to 'end collections'.

[@Gregster-HH]

@@PhilsLab Ah OK :-D THX

[@AljazJelen1992]

Hey there! Just recently I finished my USB BoB design (pcb + software) for automotive racing simulators or flight simulators. Basically you can do custom pedals, handbrake, buttonboxes, etc... and connect it neatly to this board. I would say is quite versatile, I am thinking to put it on kickstarter Anyways, as always your videos are super as always (been following for almost 4 years now, yeeey!). One thing I want to understand, is your PCB design in this case. Why have you decided for such board? To me, it looks unnecessarily complex. That is of course, that you dont plan anything additional with it. Could you comment more on this or explain it in next videos? As always, thanks!! :)

[@PhilsLab]

Sounds great :) You've got to keep in mind, that - for the YT channel - I design hardware that showcases various circuits, bits of firmware, etc. Therefore, I group many functions into one board, so that I don't have to design board after board after board, just to show individual functions, or bits of circuitry. This way, I have one board with a lot of different elements that I can split into many videos. It wouldn't be particularly time-efficient otherwise.

[@AljazJelen1992]

@PhilsLab yes totally understand you! Are you planning to make more videos woth this board? It looks mysteriously interesting 😊

[@jamegumb7298]

So in theory I could jump into Solid Edge and clone and then modify a Nostromo N52 yes?

[@PhilsLab]

I believe so!

[@AshishVerma_Awesome]

Atleast i am getting something better on mondays 😍

[@stukgaanreijden2082]

Hi Phil, Could you connect this to your Xbox?

[@PhilsLab]

Potentially with some button remappings!

[@SparrowSparrow-k4i]

can you make rc remote controle for drone . with min range 10 km

[@PhilsLab]

I've made this RC controller :) Anything outdoors/long range is rather difficult due to regulations in Germany, so I haven't really bothered much with that..

[@mohdayaan8384]

What did you use as the communication protocol for such a long range communication?

[@metalgearsolid2substance507]

Did you study electronics in university or are you all self taught? Edit: nvm lol. Went to his website and it seems he has a masters in engineering, which is cool because that’s what I’m working towards.

[@faust-cr3jk]

Using 480MHz for core clock frequency when designing battery powered device does not sound to me as a smart move. Similarly with ADC frequency. Your battery life will be quite limited.

[@PhilsLab]

This particular video is a demo project for USB + HID - nothing to do with battery-powered.... The final project is battery-powered (~2000mAh battery), but doesn't need long battery life before recharges. Battery-powered doesn't necessarily mean low-power. Lastly, the core clock + ADC clock will be the last of the problems given the large display + backlight ;)

[@lifelvr90]

@@PhilsLab Also i heard STM32 degrade pretty fast @480 MHz (look for STM32 gotchas #57)