This program communicates with an Xbox 360 Chatpad over a serial connection and relays the messages into the Linux input sub-system using /dev/uinput.
This means it can be used as a standard keyboard whether that be in a terminal or game (in theory).
Because of how some of the macro keys are mapped your system will need to use the en-gb keyboard layout. On Debian based systems this StackOverflow shows how to change this with console only access: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/a/10103
This program either needs to run as root or you will need to customise the group of /dev/uinput as per this guide: https://tkcheng.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/changing-uinput-device-permission/
git clone https://github.com/timstableford/chatpad-linux.git
cd chatpad-linux
npm i
sudo nodejs index.js <serial port>
For ease of use this program maps some other keys in a special way.
| Output Key | Input Key(s) |
|---|---|
| Left CTRL | People |
| Up | Green + Left |
| Down | Green + Right |
| Home | Orange + Left |
| End | Orange + Right |
| F1-F10 | Green + 0-9 |
| ESC | Green + Backspace |
| TAB | Green + Space |
Some of the keys aren't mapped. Mostly these are the language specific keys accessed through the orange and green modifier keys.