Matlo Releases Game Input MultipleXer v0.25

Game Input multiplexer has been released by developer Matlo. Formerly known as Sixaxis Emulator this allows you to control your PS3 via PC using bluetooth or usb. Some features include the connection of up to seven controllers, multiple joysticks, keyboards, mouse and also controller profiles.

GIMX stands for Game Input MultipleXer or Game Input MatriX. The purpose of this software is to control a video game console with a PC. It currently only works with the PS3, but the Xbox 360 is a also targeted.

It operates:

Over bluetooth:

Works with Linux only. A compatible bluetooth dongle is required. Tutorial: Link

Over usb:

Works with Linux and Windows. A usb-usb adapter is required. Tutorial: Link

The application gets data from the PC peripherals (mice, keyboards and joysticks) and sends controls to the PS3 over bluetooth or usb.

Other controls such as gesture or voice are possible through the emulation of PC peripherals.

Changelog v0.25:

• The joystick now works / joysticks names are filled in gimx-config
• Support of the navigation stick
• The "Link Control" menu is checked by default
• Config gimx do more bug in Linux
• The combo boxes (dropdown lists) of Gimx-serial now work

Features:

• Up to 7 controllers (Linux + Bluetooth only) - requires a BT dongle for each controller
• Up to 8 profiles per controller
• Quick change of the profile with change mode "return"
• Supported devices: mice, keyboards, game controllers (gamepads, steering wheels, )
• Multiple joysticks, mice and keyboards
• Configuration of GUIs with automatic notification and detection devices
• Mappings button to button, pin to pin, push-to-pin and pin-to-button
• Mapping of the mouse customizable (dead zone, sensitivity, acceleration)
• Graphical display of the controller status
• Calibration Mode the mouse
• Smoothing of the mouse
• Macros for clavier

Known Issues:

• Motion sensing axis control
• Motion sensing events
• Custom minimal duration time for button events
• 1:1 translation
• [Windows] Some mouse buttons are not working
• [usb] Some games are not compatible with gamepads other than the sixaxis/dualshock 3
• TCP/IP Support
• Shift states
• Translate GUI
• Trigger intensity
• Support for windows virtual devices (virtual keyboard, )
• Event scheduling for macros
• Make gimx-fpsconfig capable of editing configs produced by gimx-config
• Improvements for config examples
• Diamond / flexible dead zone
• Auto-updater
• Auto-updater for config examples
• Remove mouse and keyboard names if "Multiple mice and keyboards" is unchecked.

Source & Downloads: log.gimx.fr

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