Hi All
I can't seem to find the answer I'm looking for. I have a project that I'm working on that requires a gamepad to be usb connected to my arduino board. Of course that's not possible without a USB-host shield. I'm using naked mega btw.
I'm thinking of connecting my gamepad to a pc via bluetooth. Then having a long usb cable directly connected from the pc to the mega. Does a software to convert the signal received from the gamepad to the serial monitor exist?
I don't fully understand what you are aiming for.
A USB/TTL converter might be the device you need. It allows a device producing serial output to communicate with a PC via USB.
John.
@HillmanImp This what I mean: https://i.imgur.com/JVsatDx.png
jch700:
Does a software to convert the signal received from the gamepad to the serial monitor exist?
When the PC pairs with a Bluetooth device Windows allocates two COM ports for communicating with the Bluetooth, say COM16 & COM17.
Windows Device Manager describes these as "Standard Serial over Bluetooth link (COM16)" and "Standard Serial over Bluetooth link (COM17)".
In the IDE they will appear in the ports list. Selecting the second of the pair (in this example COM17) connects the PC to the Bluetooth. On opening the monitor, data from the Bluetooth will appear on the monitor.
Does that help you?
John.
