kb2xbox
Convert a keyboard to (multiple) gamepads.
Description
Usually, a second or third keyboard is treated the same way as the first keyboard. kb2xbox allows you to emulate as many XBox Controllers as you like with your keyboards. This is useful when you want to play local co-op games (aka couch games) with multiple players.
Requirements
- Linux
- python-libevdev
Run
Check your available keyboards with kb2xbox.py --list
Make sure /dev/uinput is writable sudo chmod 666 /dev/uinput
Syntax
python kb2xbox.py -d KEYBOARD_DEVICE CONFIGS
Example
python kb2xbox.py -d /dev/input/event<KeyboardEventID> config/xbox.cfg config/xbox2.cfg
This lets you emulate 2 XBox Controllers:
- Arrow keys for the analogue stick (Controller 1)
- Right Alt, HENKAN and KATAKANAHIRAGANA keys for additional buttons (Controller 1)
- E,S,D,F keys for the analogue stick (Controller 2)
- Left Shift, Caps Lock and Tab keys for additional buttons (Controller 2)
Keyboard over the Network
To connect a built-in keyboard from e.g. notebooks and turn them into Gamepads, use: (taken from here)
- keyboard receiver:
nc -l -p 4444 > /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd - keyboard sender:
cat /dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd | nc <IP> 4444