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Saitek X52Pro joystick driver for Linux
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This project adds a new driver for the Saitek/MadCatz X52 Pro flight
control system. The X52 pro is a HOTAS (hand on throttle and stick)
with 7 axes, 39 buttons, 1 hat and 1 thumbstick and a multi-function
display which is programmable.
Currently, only Windows drivers are available from Saitek PLC, which
led me to develop a new Linux driver which can program the MFD and
the individual LEDs on the joystick. The standard usbhid driver is
capable of reading the joystick, but it cannot control the MFD or LEDs.
Most of the extra functionality can be handled from userspace. See
the individual folders for README information.
# Building
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)
* python (2.6 or greater)
## Installation
1. Clone the repository
2. Run autogen.sh
3. Run configure; make and sudo make install.