This page describes how to talk to a GIMX instance that is listening for UDP packets on a specific port.
See the "--src IP:port" argument on the Command line page to learn how to start such a GIMX instance.
Protocol starting from version 7.1
One problem with the earlier protocol was that backward compatibility was broken each time a new axis was added to the controller map.
The new protocol allows to send any number of axis values.
Get controller type
Use this request for getting the controller type of the remote GIMX instance.
Request
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0x00
|
| 1 |
0x00
|
Answer
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0x00
|
| 1 |
0x01
|
| 2 |
value
|
| value |
type
|
|
|
| 0x00 |
JOYSTICK
|
| 0x01 |
360 PAD
|
| 0x02 |
SIXAXIS
|
| 0x05 |
DS4
|
| 0x06 |
Xbox One PAD
|
| 0x07 |
T300RS PS4
|
| 0x08 |
G27 PS3
|
| 0x09 |
G29 PS4
|
| 0x0A |
DF PS2 (Driving Force)
|
| 0x0B |
DFP PS2 (Driving Force Pro)
|
| 0x0C |
GTF PS2 (GT Force)
|
Send report
All axes are unsigned 32-bit integers (network byte order).
The Controller Maps page describes the axes and the value ranges corresponding to each controller type.
Report
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0x01
|
| 1 |
number of axes to follow
|
| 2 |
| bit 7
|
bit 6
|
bit 5
|
bit 4
|
bit 3
|
bit 2
|
bit 1
|
bit 0
|
0 for rel_axis
1 for abs_axis
|
axis index
e.g. 0 for abs_axis_0 or for rel_axis_0
|
|
| 3-6 |
axis value
|
| ... |
repeat 2 and 3-6 for each axis to update
|
Protocol for versions up to 6.11
Get controller type
It's possible to send a packet to get the controller type from the remote GIMX.
Request
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0x11
|
| 1 |
0x00
|
Answer
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0x11
|
| 1 |
0x01
|
| 2 |
value
|
| value |
type
|
|
|
| 0x00 |
JOYSTICK
|
| 0x01 |
360 PAD
|
| 0x02 |
SIXAXIS
|
| 0x05 |
DS4
|
| 0x07 |
T300RS PS4
|
| 0x08 |
G27 PS3
|
| 0x09 |
G29 PS4
|
Send report
All axes are signed integers.
The Controller Maps page describes the axes and the value ranges corresponding to each controller type.
Report
| byte |
value
|
|
|
| 0 |
0xff
|
| 1 |
0x9C = 156
|
| 2-5 |
axis 0
|
| 6-9 |
axis 1
|
| ... |
|
| 158-161 |
axis 39 (changed in GIMX 6.10)
|
