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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

Installation

  1. Clone the parent Git repository
  2. CD to the libx52 folder and run autogen.sh
  3. Run configure; make and sudo make install.

The test program is not installed, there will be a separate command line utility in the future that utilizes the library and communicates with the joystick.