It is surprisingly easy to add joystick support to your VCL app on Windows. Here is third party Delphi and C++ Builder component from WINSOFT for retrieving joystick position and status for any keys.
You can use wired or wireless joystick for your application like games, audio/video players and other application. I have tested this delphi component on a recent Windows 10. All functionality corresponds to the declared. All buttons my joystick successful detected. Also works analog sticks. Now let’s view this demo (included to instalation packages)
The first thing you need to do is install component to Delphi. It’s very fast and simple! Look this video.
Demo included to component package. Now let’s look at the stages of working with a component.
# 1 stage – Enumerate controlers
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for I := 0 to FJoystick.ControllerCount - 1 do if FJoystick.Attached[I] then ComboBox.Items.Add(FJoystick.ControllerName[I]); |
# 2 stage – Connect to controler and get value ranges
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FJoystick.Controller := ComboBox.ItemIndex; FJoystick.Active := True; MinX := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinX; MaxX := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxX; MinY := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinY; MaxY := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxY; ProgressBarR.Min := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinR; ProgressBarR.Max := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxR; ProgressBarU.Min := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinU; ProgressBarU.Max := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxU; ProgressBarV.Min := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinV; ProgressBarV.Max := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxV; ProgressBarZ.Min := FJoystick.Capabilities.MinZ; ProgressBarZ.Max := FJoystick.Capabilities.MaxZ; |
# 3 stage – Now we can read current values from controller anytime.
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if FJoystick.Active then begin SetColor(ColorBoxButton5, joButton5 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton6, joButton6 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton7, joButton7 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton8, joButton8 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton9, joButton9 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton10, joButton10 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton11, joButton11 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton12, joButton12 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton13, joButton13 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton14, joButton14 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton15, joButton15 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); SetColor(ColorBoxButton16, joButton16 in FJoystick.PressedButtons); ProgressBarR.Value := FJoystick.PositionR; ProgressBarU.Value := FJoystick.PositionU; ProgressBarV.Value := FJoystick.PositionV; end; |
This component was developed by WINSOFT.
The component uses the DirectX API
Extended capabilities also provide support for rudder pedals, flight yokes, and other devices that use up to six axes of movement, a point-of-view hat, and 32 buttons.
This component has both versions for FireMonkey and for VCL applications to Delphi / C ++ Builder 10 – 10.4.
Works with: Delphi, C ++ Builder, RAD Server, FireMonkey, VCL
Works on: Windows 32-bit, Windows 64-bit
Source code included in registered version. Royalty free distribution with application without any limitation.
Related links
Here is packages for VCL and Firemonkey:
Joystick
Joystick for FireMonkey
DirectX Joystick
DirectX Joystick for FireMonkey
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