Dueledge (PS5) bluetooth only attempted re-connect on power up of microcontroller. Doesnt retain pairing on slot 2

[ripnetuk]

Hi, This is EXACTLY what ive been looking for to play the few games that dont support PS5 controllers (mainly Xbox Gamepass games) on my gaming PC.

I flashed it to a bare Pico W, and used a piece of wire to bridge the +5v and GPIO18, and successfully used the web page to connect to my controller (brilliant idea btw standing up a USB network adaptor - nice one!)

It worked perfectly, and I was able to play Crash Bandicoot with no notable lag :)

However, my plan was to use the new feature on the PS5 controller to pair with up to 4 devices. It works great switching to the native BT -> PC connection on the triangle slot, and re-connects no probs.

I was hoping to be able to switch between a direct BT PS5 connection (working) and a XInput connection (via Pi Pico), and switch using just the controller.

However, using PicoGameConverter, it doesnt reconnect unless I a) put the PS5 controller in pairing mode (as opposed to just holding circle+ps button to re-connnect), and b) power cycle the Pi Pico while its in pairing mode. It seems the pairing is not remembered.

I was hoping it would behave like the PC, and keep trying to connect until it succeeded, but it seems to not do that.

Thank you,
George

[Loc15]

power cycle the Pi Pico while its in pairing mode

Yeah it's known issue, it's something I hope to can to fix when I finished the n64 controller and USB keyboard integration

[ripnetuk]

brilliant - thank you for answering. - will keep an eye out for updates :)