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X Box Controllers

XBox Controllers

X-Box Controllers

X Box Controllers are used to control drones & robots

XBOX 360 Controller used to control industrial drones and robots

In the December 2011 issue of Popular Mechanics they and this short article on how XBox 360 controllers are being used to control robots used in mines.

This is at least the second time I have seen an article where X box controllers are used to control robots.

The other article said that the kids the military cons into joining and becoming government slaves are familiar with the XBOX controllers from playing games with them and don't need much training to be taught how to use the drones and robots that the military uses to murder brown skinned folks in Afghanistan and Iraq.

An industrial robot controlled by an XBOX 360 controller

Here is what wikipedia has to say about XBox Controllers.

Names of the buttons and keys on a 360 xbox controller

A standard Xbox 360 controller features eleven digital buttons, two analog triggers, two analog sticks and a digital D-pad.

The right face of the controller features four digital actions buttons; a green "A" button, red "B" button, blue "X" button and amber "Y" button.

The lower right houses the right analog stick, in lower left is a digital D-pad and on the left face is the left analog stick.

Both analog sticks can also be "clicked in" to activate a digital button beneath.

In the center of the controller face are digital "Start", "Back" and "Guide" buttons.

The "Guide" button is labelled with the Xbox logo, and is used to turn on the console and/or controller and to access the guide menu. It is also surrounded by the "ring of light", which indicates the controller number, as well as flashing when connecting and to provide notifications.

The left and right "shoulders" each feature a digital shoulder button, or "bumper", and an analog trigger.

Rechargeable Battery Pack

The Rechargeable Battery Pack is a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack, which provides up to 25 hours of continuous gaming for the wireless controller. It is recommended in place of disposable AA batteries,

Wireless Gaming Receiver

The Wireless Gaming Receiver (sold as "Crossfire Wireless Gaming Receiver" in the UK) allows wireless Xbox 360 accessories, such as wireless gamepads, racing wheels and headsets, to be used on a Windows-based PC. The device acts in a similar manner to an Xbox 360, allowing up to 4 controllers and 4 headsets at a time to be connected to the receiver. The device has a 30 foot (10 meter) range and a six foot (2 meter) USB cable. It is specifically designed to work with games bearing the "Games for Windows" logo, but will function with most games that permit a standard PC gamepad. The official Xbox website noted that the adapter will work with "all future wireless devices".

Messenger Kit

The Messenger Kit consists of a wired Xbox 360 headset and a small keyboard known as the "Chatpad". The Chatpad connects to the front of the controller and may be used for any standard text input on the console. It is not currently compatible with the wireless gaming receiver.

Here is another article from wikipedia on X Box Controllers

Controllers & Accessories

The Xbox controller features two analog sticks, a pressure sensitive directional pad, two analog triggers, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit analog action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue, Y/Yellow, and Black and White buttons).

An 8 MB removable solid state memory card can be plugged into the controllers, onto which game saves can either be copied from the hard drive when in the Xbox dashboard's memory manager or saved during a game. Most Xbox game saves can be copied to the memory unit and moved to another console but some Xbox saves are digitally signed; each console has a unique signing key, and some games (e.g. Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball) will not load saved games signed by a different Xbox, limiting the utility of the memory card.

Operating system

The Xbox runs a custom operating system which was once believed to be a modified version of the Windows 2000 kernel. It exposes APIs similar to APIs found in Microsoft Windows, such as DirectX 8.1. The system software may have been based on the Windows NT architecture that powered Windows 2000; it is not a modified version of either.

Modding

The popularity of the Xbox, as well as (in the United States) its comparatively short 90-day warranty, inspired efforts to circumvent the built-in hardware and software security mechanisms, a practice informally known as modding. Within a few months of its release the initial layer of security on the Xbox BIOS (which relied heavily on obfuscation) was broken by MIT student Andrew Huang and the contents of the "hidden" boot ROM embedded on the MCPx chip was extracted using some custom built hardware.

Once this information was available, the code was soon modified so that it would skip digital signature checks and media flags, allowing unsigned code, Xbox game backups, etc., to be run. This was possible due to flaws in the Xbox's security. Modding an Xbox in any manner will void its warranty, as it may require disassembly of the console. Having a modified Xbox may also disallow it from accessing Xbox Live, if detected by Microsoft, as it contravenes the Xbox Live Terms of Use, But most modchips can be disabled, allowing the Xbox to boot in a "stock" configuration. Softmods can be disabled by "coldbooting" a game (having the game in the DVD drive before turning the console on, so the softmod is not loaded) or by using a multiboot configuration.

Alternative operating systems

Beyond gaming, a modded Xbox can be used as a media center with XBMC.

There are also distributions of Linux developed specifically for the Xbox, including those based on Gentoo, Debian, Damn Small Linux and Dyne:bolic.

List of alternative operating systems:

Xbox Linux is a project that ported Linux to the Xbox.
FreeBSD and NetBSD have also been ported to Xbox.
Windows CE
ReactOS

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	X Box Controllers are used to control drones & robots In the December 2011 issue of Popular Mechanics they and this short article on how XBox 360 controllers are being used to control robots used in mines. This is at least the second time I have seen an article where X box controllers are used to control robots. The other article said that the kids the military cons into joining and becoming government slaves are familiar with the XBOX controllers from playing games with them and don't need much training to be taught how to use the drones and robots that the military uses to murder brown skinned folks in Afghanistan and Iraq. Here is what wikipedia has to say about XBox Controllers.
Names of the buttons and keys on a 360 xbox controller
	A standard Xbox 360 controller features eleven digital buttons, two analog triggers, two analog sticks and a digital D-pad. The right face of the controller features four digital actions buttons; a green "A" button, red "B" button, blue "X" button and amber "Y" button. The lower right houses the right analog stick, in lower left is a digital D-pad and on the left face is the left analog stick. Both analog sticks can also be "clicked in" to activate a digital button beneath. In the center of the controller face are digital "Start", "Back" and "Guide" buttons. The "Guide" button is labelled with the Xbox logo, and is used to turn on the console and/or controller and to access the guide menu. It is also surrounded by the "ring of light", which indicates the controller number, as well as flashing when connecting and to provide notifications. The left and right "shoulders" each feature a digital shoulder button, or "bumper", and an analog trigger. Rechargeable Battery Pack The Rechargeable Battery Pack is a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack, which provides up to 25 hours of continuous gaming for the wireless controller. It is recommended in place of disposable AA batteries, Wireless Gaming Receiver The Wireless Gaming Receiver (sold as "Crossfire Wireless Gaming Receiver" in the UK) allows wireless Xbox 360 accessories, such as wireless gamepads, racing wheels and headsets, to be used on a Windows-based PC. The device acts in a similar manner to an Xbox 360, allowing up to 4 controllers and 4 headsets at a time to be connected to the receiver. The device has a 30 foot (10 meter) range and a six foot (2 meter) USB cable. It is specifically designed to work with games bearing the "Games for Windows" logo, but will function with most games that permit a standard PC gamepad. The official Xbox website noted that the adapter will work with "all future wireless devices". Messenger Kit The Messenger Kit consists of a wired Xbox 360 headset and a small keyboard known as the "Chatpad". The Chatpad connects to the front of the controller and may be used for any standard text input on the console. It is not currently compatible with the wireless gaming receiver.

	Here is another article from wikipedia on X Box Controllers Controllers & Accessories The Xbox controller features two analog sticks, a pressure sensitive directional pad, two analog triggers, a Back button, a Start button, two accessory slots and six 8-bit analog action buttons (A/Green, B/Red, X/Blue, Y/Yellow, and Black and White buttons). An 8 MB removable solid state memory card can be plugged into the controllers, onto which game saves can either be copied from the hard drive when in the Xbox dashboard's memory manager or saved during a game. Most Xbox game saves can be copied to the memory unit and moved to another console but some Xbox saves are digitally signed; each console has a unique signing key, and some games (e.g. Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball) will not load saved games signed by a different Xbox, limiting the utility of the memory card. Operating system The Xbox runs a custom operating system which was once believed to be a modified version of the Windows 2000 kernel. It exposes APIs similar to APIs found in Microsoft Windows, such as DirectX 8.1. The system software may have been based on the Windows NT architecture that powered Windows 2000; it is not a modified version of either. Modding The popularity of the Xbox, as well as (in the United States) its comparatively short 90-day warranty, inspired efforts to circumvent the built-in hardware and software security mechanisms, a practice informally known as modding. Within a few months of its release the initial layer of security on the Xbox BIOS (which relied heavily on obfuscation) was broken by MIT student Andrew Huang and the contents of the "hidden" boot ROM embedded on the MCPx chip was extracted using some custom built hardware. Once this information was available, the code was soon modified so that it would skip digital signature checks and media flags, allowing unsigned code, Xbox game backups, etc., to be run. This was possible due to flaws in the Xbox's security. Modding an Xbox in any manner will void its warranty, as it may require disassembly of the console. Having a modified Xbox may also disallow it from accessing Xbox Live, if detected by Microsoft, as it contravenes the Xbox Live Terms of Use, But most modchips can be disabled, allowing the Xbox to boot in a "stock" configuration. Softmods can be disabled by "coldbooting" a game (having the game in the DVD drive before turning the console on, so the softmod is not loaded) or by using a multiboot configuration. Alternative operating systems Beyond gaming, a modded Xbox can be used as a media center with XBMC. There are also distributions of Linux developed specifically for the Xbox, including those based on Gentoo, Debian, Damn Small Linux and Dyne:bolic. List of alternative operating systems: Xbox Linux is a project that ported Linux to the Xbox. FreeBSD and NetBSD have also been ported to Xbox. Windows CE ReactOS Other articles on radio controlled drone airplanes. Even more articles on radio controlled air plane drones. And even more articles on radio controlled air plane drones.

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