A couple of questions (PS4, RasPi, bluetooth)
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 8:47 pm
Hello, I have a couple of questions! I've attempted to find answers for these but have not been successful; I apologize in advance if these have already been answered or the answers are obvious.
1. I am running the GIMX software on a Raspberry Pi 3 (Raspbian Jessie) and have already established communication between my PS4 and the Pi via the GIMX USB cable from the webshop but would like to get things working over bluetooth. Do I need a separate bluetooth adapter or will the Pi's onboard bluetooth suffice?
2. In regards to keeping a PS4 controller connected to the Pi, does it have to be the controller that I plan on playing with or can it be a separate controller (I noticed that a PS4 tutorial reccomend this for some reason)? What would be the benefits of using a seperate controller?
3. Lastly, I play Elder Scrolls Online on the PS4. I got things set up last night such that I had successfully mapped controller buttons to keysrokes and the setup was working as intended when navigating the Playstation system menu, but my controller was not recognized in game (I was able to press the PS button and return to the system menu where the keystrokes were appropriately recognized so I don't believe this to be an issue with the GIMX software). The game was asking me to reconnect the controller. Could this be a safeguard against unauthorized peripherals on the part of the game developers? Could it be that I was wired via the GIMX USB adapter and not setup over bluetooth (I am going to try a bluetooth setup when I get home from work tonight)? The lightbar on my controller was yellow, is that normal (videos online show controllers with blue lightbars)?
Thanks in advance for all responses
1. I am running the GIMX software on a Raspberry Pi 3 (Raspbian Jessie) and have already established communication between my PS4 and the Pi via the GIMX USB cable from the webshop but would like to get things working over bluetooth. Do I need a separate bluetooth adapter or will the Pi's onboard bluetooth suffice?
2. In regards to keeping a PS4 controller connected to the Pi, does it have to be the controller that I plan on playing with or can it be a separate controller (I noticed that a PS4 tutorial reccomend this for some reason)? What would be the benefits of using a seperate controller?
3. Lastly, I play Elder Scrolls Online on the PS4. I got things set up last night such that I had successfully mapped controller buttons to keysrokes and the setup was working as intended when navigating the Playstation system menu, but my controller was not recognized in game (I was able to press the PS button and return to the system menu where the keystrokes were appropriately recognized so I don't believe this to be an issue with the GIMX software). The game was asking me to reconnect the controller. Could this be a safeguard against unauthorized peripherals on the part of the game developers? Could it be that I was wired via the GIMX USB adapter and not setup over bluetooth (I am going to try a bluetooth setup when I get home from work tonight)? The lightbar on my controller was yellow, is that normal (videos online show controllers with blue lightbars)?
Thanks in advance for all responses