Hi guys,
I am happy to find myself here and although a total noob I'am determined to solve this. I will need all the help you can offer. I can understand coding principles but I can't program. I can copy-paste, combine information and code parts and finally test by trial and error.
Cut to the chase.
I want to write a program (or use available templates that you know of) to convert a classic arcade joystick (4 switches for directions, 2 fire buttons and maybe couple more switches to make it MAME compatible i.e. switch for "Select", "Start" etc as on most gamepads) to bluetooth HID for Raspberry Pi arcade emulators.
The concept is to connect any old 9-pin joystick Amstrad or Amiga compatible (Competition Pro, Atari 2600 etc) to this "box" I want to make that will also have the additional switches on the top side and pair it using BT to Raspberry Pi. The "box" will comprise of the db9 male connector, the additional switches, battery and the right bluetooth development board (i.e bluefruit).
I know this was possible in the past using the Adafruit EZ-key board which is now obsolete and scarce. Can we now use/program let's say Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit LE or Arduino Nano 33 BLE to do this task?
Thank you for your patience and time.
br,
george