pico-xpad

Raspberry Pi Pico Xinput focused Macropad / Gamepad

Hardware

Folders in this repository have different hardware variations of the xpad.

selectomatic-hw

Get you fingers ready to select as many buttons as DirectInput allows.

• 18 buttons (12 numbered keys + 4 directional keys + 2 special buttons)

thumbs-down-hw

Pencils down folks; try out development ideas with this compact Pico + Feather Wing combo.

• dev kit for keys / usb / wireless with GP2040 FW or with CircuitPython
• 4 buttons (2 keys + 2 special buttons)
• feather wing socket ** 4 more buttons w/ OLED display wing
• RFM69HCW module for 915/433Mhz wireless ** compact spring antenna (for 915/433) or SMA connector ** footprint compatible w/ RFM95CW LoRA modules

Firmware

The gamepad hardware supports running the GP2040-CE firmware out of the box.

Compiling custom GP2040-CE firmware on MacOS

Steps to build the firmware on MacOS since this is not covered, but similar to, the steps provided in the project user guide for Linux.

brew update
brew install --cask gcc-arm-embedded
brew install cmake
brew install node@20
cd ~/repos
git clone https://github.com/OpenStickCommunity/GP2040-CE.git
git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk.git --branch master
cd pico-sdk
git submodule update --init
cd ../
cd GP2040-CE
mkdir build
cd build
PICO_SDK_PATH=/Users/ihartwig/repos/pico-sdk cmake ..
PICO_SDK_PATH=/Users/ihartwig/repos/pico-sdk make

Credits

Footprints reused from community designs:

• https://github.com/Kozova1/Macropad
• https://github.com/ebastler/kicad-keyboard-parts.pretty/
• https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/rp2040/VGA-KiCAD.zip
• https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/rp2040/VGA-PicoW-KiCAD.zip