libretro / libretro/RetroArch

Support the other commands for the Bliss-Box API.

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Description

May want to address this bug first
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/17415

My the request here is for RetroArch to support the entire API.

  1. The API can read and write to memory cards on n64
  2. The API can read and write to memory cards on psx hubs
  3. The APi can write to the LCD screen of a Dream cast ( data can not be retrieved however )
  4. The API can talk in the controllers native tongue ( like raphnets raw read ), this negates the 3 above.
  5. The API can get all 12 PS2 pressure button data bytes.
  6. The API could handle all UBS polling, and take rumble commands, bypassing dx/udev/xinput.

The API currently already gets controller information so the leg work is mostly there. The issue is that the API is read only once, on insert and could be running 24/7 communicating back and forth.

The API for the 4-Play, GP, GPjr should match the API for the 4-Play advanced and GP advanced. Contact me for help, or check out the source code for the API tool online.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the blocking issue #17415 and the Bliss-Box API tool's source, then locate RetroArch's existing controller-information integration. Done means supporting the requested memory-card, LCD, pressure-button, native-controller, polling, and rumble operations, with ongoing two-way communication rather than a single read on insertion.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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