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Ahh awesome, thanks for creating it!
Yea i tried without the shifter running on 3v and nothing, jstest reported no response. I then briefly ran it on 5v and jstest showed life. Admittedly i cant remember which buttons i pressed, probably only A. I then quickly turned it all off for fear of damaging the Rpi. It was from this i concluded a shifter would be required.
Ive read that there are three types of controllers, ones that are 3v compliant, ones that require 5v power but can run on 3v logic and ones (like mine) that require 5v across the board.
Ive since soldered up the shifter and im getting better results, however still only the A button respond, however this time its a solid yes no when i press the button. Previously it would flicker one way or the other, so soldering it up helped with that.
I remember reading on here about people where only the A button would respond but can’t find the threads now.
Thanks Stephen