Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by snoek09 » Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:19 pm

Can you post your retrogame.cfg here? I did an install with a different retrograme today and it is working fine.

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by tinkerBOY » Sun Oct 22, 2017 4:51 pm

firestw152 wrote:
Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:02 pm
snoek09 wrote:
Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:45 pm
firestw152 wrote:
Sun Oct 22, 2017 11:58 am
Is there a way to change the GPIO number after I ran the script? I accidentally set start and A as the same button as 23 and now I switch start to another pin but its acts as the same pin after I reboot.
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Sat Jul 08, 2017 12:46 am
If you have different GPIO pin assigments then you can edit the file retrogame.cfg to suit your needs.
First post of topic has all instructions.
And as I said in my post changing that did not work.

Edit /boot/retrogame.cfg

Or

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by NewBuilderMaker » Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:24 am

Question: I followed another sudomod poster's wiring diagram and would like to edit my configuration. My only issue is when I try to edit my cfg file it's totally blank. I don't know if it just didn't include anything in said file or if I got a bad install file or something else entirely. Is there anyway to edit my pins or am I SOL and need to do a completely new install?

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by tinkerBOY » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:24 pm

Just follow the instruction in the first post and edit Edit /boot/retrogame.cfg.
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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by tinkerBOY » Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:24 am

Post updated:

Method 2: Just download a RetroPie image with pre-installed Adafruit Retrogame utility.
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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by lightpixel » Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:28 am

Hello Tinkerboy,

I´ve tried your first method and there are some issues...
Buttons works in Emulatorstation, but not in the retropie "config area"...
With your second method - installing your complete image - everthing´s ok...
Whats the érror in the first method?
BTW, I´ve ordered two of your PCB´s... :-)

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by tinkerBOY » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:13 am

lightpixel wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2018 1:28 am
Hello Tinkerboy,

I´ve tried your first method and there are some issues...
Buttons works in Emulatorstation, but not in the retropie "config area"...
With your second method - installing your complete image - everthing´s ok...
Whats the érror in the first method?
BTW, I´ve ordered two of your PCB´s... :-)

best regards
chris
Hi lightpixel,

What do you mean by "config area"?
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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by lightpixel » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:47 am

This area in retropie where wifi/raspiconfig/retropieconfig ...etc will be adjust..

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Re: Easy way to setup the controller buttons via GPIO

Post by tinkerBOY » Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:52 am

lightpixel wrote:
Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:47 am
This area in retropie where wifi/raspiconfig/retropieconfig ...etc will be adjust..
Ok i will look into that.
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