Not recognized as Switch Pro controller

[Invictaz]

There is no easy way to remap in the code without compiling and no WebUI to change anything.
So it would be best to output as a real Switch Pro controller.

As my real Switch Pro controller is in repair now I investigated with an 8bitdo Pro 2 Adapter which also outputs as a real Switch Pro controller, see here:

wiredopposite/OGX-Mini#5 (comment)

I hope the code can be adapted to have real Switch Pro output, as after all PicoSwitch is an adapter to work on a Switch.

[juan518munoz]

Does emulating as a pro controller allow the possibility to remap buttons with the switch UI? If so, please provide a video demonstrating the procedure.

[bmelanman]

Hello! I stumbled across this issue while looking around for rumble info (see issue #13 if interested) and I just so happened to be in a position to test this.

TL;DR: I can confirm that proper emulation of a Pro controller enables remapping in the Switch UI (and the remapping actually works, too!).

I used a copy of retro-pico-switch that I modified to use picow_ble_controller, which allowed me to connect an Xbox controller to my switch. The retro-pico-switch project does whatever trickery is necessary for the Switch to think it's a legit Pro controller, which enables remap support. I remapped the screenshot button to be the home button, and there seemed to be no issues.

I spent ~30 mins to see if I could easily modify the SwitchDescriptors.h file hoping for a trivial fix, but unfortunately I have no clue what I'm doing, so someone else will have to figure the rest out (or wait about a month and hope I remember to come back to this!)

Let me know if anyone needs more info, hope this helps! :)

[Invictaz]

@bmelanman did you continue this?