Features

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works on PC under Ubuntu-based distros or Windows
works on Raspberry Pi under Raspbian
up to 8 profiles per controller
on-the-fly profile switch with switch back mode and configurable delay
supported devices: mice, keyboards, joysticks (gamepads, wheels, ...)
force feedback support for Logitech wheels (G27, G25, DFGT, ...) with the PS4
force feedback support for all wheels with the PS4, running GIMX on Windows
multiple joysticks, mice and keyboards can be used independently
configuration GUIs with automatic event & device detection
button-to-button, axis-to-axis, button-to-axis, and axis-to-button mappings
axis intensity control for button-to-axis mappings (sticks and pressure-sensitive buttons)
customizable mouse translation (dead zone, sensitivity, acceleration, smoothing)
mouse driving/flying mode
graphical display of the controller state
mouse calibration mode with calibration tests
keyboard/mouse/joystick macros with precise event scheduling
on-the-fly macro sets toggling/swapping
control axes and buttons from the command line (automation...)
updater
config downloader
config conversion & auto-binding
remote connection over UDP/IP: can receive/send controls from/to other GIMX instances

Performance

100 updates/s (bt controller, real sixaxis report rate)
up to 250 updates/s (usb adapter)
measured MAX latency between event reception and emission: bt controller = lower than 12ms
measured AVERAGE latency between event reception and emission: bt controller = about 6ms