OpenStickCommunity / OpenStickCommunity/GP2040-CE

Classic Controller analog triggers and sticks have jitter and range issues

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Since Aug 6, 2025.

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Description

Expected Behavior

Classic Controller triggers read 0 when unpressed and 1 when pressed. Analog sticks reach full range and do not jitter.

Current Behavior

On my controller, the left trigger is unable to reach 0 (minimum of around 0.13), with a maximum below 0.9. Strangely, with the shell on, the right trigger can reach 0 (sometimes, other times 0.04) and 1, but with the shell removed, f i move the sliders to their maximal positions, both can't exceed a range of 0.04 to 0.92.

My left analog stick can't quite reach full left (-0.95-96), while my other cardinals range from 0.97-98 to 0.99x. Ideally it would be possible to calibrate the stick range so all cardinals can output a full ±1.00 or within a rounding error of.

Additionally both analog sticks (and sometimes triggers) have jittering positions even when I don't touch the sticks.

Context
Steps to Reproduce
  1. Wire Classic Controller to Pi Pico I2C pins using WiiChuck adapter.
  2. Enter web UI using force_webconfig.uf2 and setup keybinds.
  3. Try to calibrate controller.
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