42/5000 Joystick connection problem with usb

Hello ElectroFlying,

Welcome to the Xbox Support Forums.



I understand your issues and I'm glad I may assist you with this problem.

First I need to know what kind of Joystick it is?

- Brand;

- ModelNumber;

- USB or PS/2 Connector?



If it is a USB Connector, you can try to connect your son's Joystick to another USB-Port.

Perhaps the USB-port that the Joystick is plugged in now is faulty.

... if I connected the joystick with a serial to USB adapter to the Xbox Adaptive Controller, would it work? If so, what type of adapter would I need?

In order for the Adaptive Controller to recognize an USB joystick, the USB adapter would present itself as a HID-compliant (Human Interface Device) Joystick.

Most USB to Serial adapters however advertise themselves as a serial COM Port, so normal USB to 9-pin converters won't work.

You could try to
contact Curtiss Wright, the maker of the Compact Joystick, if they know of an USB adapter that makes this joystick available as an actual USB Joystick device.

When talking to Curtiss Wright, make absolutely sure that they are aware of the HID Joystick requirement. A serial port USB adapter will not do the trick!

Same problem here on one of my controllers. Connect it via USB and it works fine. XBOX button lights up solid like it is connected, but only XBOX Home button works and console responds like I want to turn it off but the joysticks won't move to select anything.

From another thread I found a discussion about connecting various joysticks via an Arduino microcontroller to the Adaptive Controller.

The discussion is about getting the Arduino to be detected as a joystick in the first place, but maybe the discussion can lead you to a different direction on how to get your desired button input working.

The
thread on getting the Arduino working on the Adaptive Controller is here.

Hi,

Thanks for responding. I am not sure what you mean. I have connected a Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS one (flight)joystick to my Xbox with the USB cable that came with the joystick. I am not sure what "pairing and syncing" you are referring to. The guide says "plug cable in and start Xbox" then I should be able to use the joystick as controller but the joystick remains unresponsive?

:-(