btsixad

Introduction

The Playstation 3 Sixaxis is a USB and wireless gamepad that can also be used on PCs with appropriate drivers: MotioninJoy on Windows, various approaches on Linux, and now btsixad on FreeBSD.

The driver translates wireless input from the gamepad into events on an emulated USB HID device, allowing it to work like an ordinary USB joystick in SDL and other programs.

Shopping list:

• the gamepad in a suitable colour

• USB mini-B cable for pairing and charging

• Bluetooth dongle (ASUS USB-BT400 works)

Downloads

Driver: Source code on GitHub btsixad-0.1.1.tar.gz (15.14 KB; 2020-08-22)

Installation and configuration

To install, run

make
make install

Or use the port.

See the man page for further instructions.