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README.md

X52 Pro MFD library

This is a library which communicates using libusb-1.0 with the Saitek X52 Pro HOTAS. The library provides several functions to control the LEDs and MFD of the above HOTAS.

Supported functions

Set the LED state of all LEDs
Write text to each of the MFD lines
Set the date/time on the MFD
Make the clutch and hat LEDs blink
Display the "SHIFT" indicator in the MFD

Note that when writing text to the MFD, the line length is limited to 16 characters. While you can pass a longer string, the library will only consider the first 16 characters for writing to the display.

Building the library

Build has been tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on x86_64.

Prerequisites

You will need the following packages:

automake
autoconf
libusb-1.0-0-dev (Package name may vary across distributions)

Installation

Clone the parent Git repository
Run autogen.sh
Run configure; make and sudo make install.

The test program is not installed. Use x52cli to communicate with the joystick and set the LEDs and MFD state.