3djoy

Control your CNC or 3D-Printer using game controller.

Install

make
sudo make install

Quickstart

3djoy /dev/ttyACM0 # Default baudrate: 115200

Help

3djoy --help
Usage: 3djoy [OPTION...] OUTPUT
Serial Interface multiplexer

  -b, --baudrate=BAUDRATE    Baudrate, default: 115200
  -i, --input=INPUT          Input device, default: /dev/input/js0
  -p, --port=TCPPORT         Remote TCP port, default: 5600
  -v, --verbose              Verbose Mode
  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to https://github.com/pylover/3djoy.

Systemd

First you have to install serialhub.

Create a file named /etc/systemd/system/3djoy.service.

[Unit]
Description=3djoy
After=network.target
Wants=serialhub.serivce

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/3djoy --baudrate 115200 unix:///run/serialhub.socket
Restart=on-failure
KillSignal=SIGINT

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then:

systemctl daemon-reload

UDEV

KERNEL=="js?", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_MODEL}=="usb_gamepad", RUN+="/bin/systemctl start 3djoy.service"
KERNEL=="js?", ACTION=="remove", ENV{ID_MODEL}=="usb_gamepad", RUN+="/bin/systemctl stop 3djoy.service"