matlab-sdl-joystick


MEX code for using SDL joysticks and game controllers in MATLAB.

If you’re looking to use joysticks or game controllers in MATLAB, you can use the MEX files in matlab-sdl-joystick to get access to all axes and buttons. If you need to build the MEX files yourself, then you need to compile both C++ files using mex in MATLAB. SDL2 is a depedency, so make sure to install it first on your platform. Then, use these two commands build the MEX files:

>> mex Joystick.cpp -lSDL2
>> mex GameController.cpp -lSDL2

The MEX files need to be compiled only once. To access the axes and button data of the first available joystick, use the following code snippet:

[axes, btns] = Joystick();

All source code can be found in this Git repository.

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