COMpad

COMpad connects modern gamepads to retro computers using Bluetooth and RS-232, by Neil Rackett

Just wire up your Pico W or Pico 2 W, install the software, plug it into the serial ("Modem") port and you're ready to go.

See README.md for more information.

If you'd like to add support for your favourite retro system, please don't hesitate to send a PR!

Atari ST

Here are the binaries you need to start using COMpad wth your Atari ST, TT or Falcon:

Binary	Description
compad-w.uf2	The adapter firmware for Pico W. Hold BOOTSEL, plug the Pico W into USB, and copy this across.
compad-w2.uf2	The adapter firmware for Pico W 2
COMPAD.PRG	The ST provider. Put it in the AUTO folder and it finds the adapter at boot, then publishes every connected gamepad as an XPAD block.
XPADVIEW.TOS	Live viewer. Run it to watch buttons, sticks and triggers; 1-4 select a pad, ( ) * test the rumble motors, Q quits.
PIPECHK.TOS	Bring-up: prints the raw bytes arriving on the serial port, and hunts all three ports if the mapped one stays quiet. Run this first when nothing works.
SENDTEST.TOS	Bring-up, the other direction: transmits a tagged byte on each port so the adapter's USB console names the socket it arrived on.