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Ubuntu 11.04

Posted on 2 May 2011 by Matlo

Ubuntu 11.04 is out! Some important changes for the sixaxis emulator: the bluez version is now 4.91 The Ubuntu 10.10 bluez version (4.69) seems to cause some connection problems in some undefined cases. the middle mouse button emulation is now … Continue reading →

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A tool to estimate the latency

Posted on 4 April 2011 by Matlo

In a series of posts I am talking about the sixaxis emulator latency. What kind of latency am I talking about? Basically, the time between event reception from PC peripherals, and event emission to the PS3. The most critical event … Continue reading →

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Left and right mouse button lag

Posted on 1 February 2011 by Matlo

In my previous post I told that I was experiencing about 50ms latency for left and right mouse clics. After some investigations I discovered that the problem was located in xorg. It appears it’s not a bug, it’s a functionality … Continue reading →

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Another post about latency

Posted on 29 January 2011 by Matlo

My previous work on that subject I already worked on measuring how much latency the sixaxis emulator is adding compared to a real sixaxis. I did that using a microphone, measuring the overall response time for a gunshot. Assuming we … Continue reading →

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Back to the latency: my audio system sucks

Posted on 1 November 2010 by Matlo

In my previous post, I warned that I was experiencing some measure inconsistency. The reason is simple: my audio system sucks For some measures, I recorded the LCD audio output, and for some others, I recorded the audio output of … Continue reading →

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Sixaxis emulator: the truth about latency

Posted on 26 October 2010 by Matlo

Warning: I need to work again on these measures. I took some more measures for the wireless sixaxis. These measures are not consistent with my earlier values :s For these new measures, the average game response time with the wireless … Continue reading →

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