ESP32-S3 Joystick with custom name AND Serial port

[dexter323i]

First thank you for the library, this is exactly what I need!
But I could not make it work yet. :( I have an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 N16R8 with two USB ports. I want it to work as joystick device with a custom name, and also as a Serial comm. device using a single USB cable.
I could make it work as joy / serial composite device on the original name, but as soon as I tried to rename it using your instructions, it totally gone wrong. :( Now I cannot even make it work as a composite device. I am using VSCode, Platformio, Arduino framework.

This is my platformio ini file:

[env:esp32-s3-devkitc-1]
platform = espressif32
board = esp32-s3-devkitc-1
framework = arduino
monitor_speed = 115200

board_build.arduino.memory_type = qio_opi
board_build.flash_mode = qio
board_build.psram_type = opi
board_upload.flash_size = 16MB
board_upload.maximum_size = 16777216
build_flags = 
  -DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM
  -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1
  -DUSB_VID=0x2341
  -DUSB_PID=0x6872
  -DUSB_PRODUCT="\"Magic joy\""
  -DUSB_MANUFACTURER="\"Dexters Lab\""
lib_deps =
  schnoog/Joystick_ESP32S2 @ ^0.9.4

Please note, USBOPTIONS.md said, I have to use -DUSB_PRODUCT="My Product Name" but this caused compile error as it did not understand Magic. ChatGPT said I have to add extra quotes escaped out to make it to compile. Not sure if it is correct tho.

Now I get a bunch of warnings like this:

In file included from C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-gpio.h:29,
                 from C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/cores/esp32/esp32-hal.h:83,
                 from C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/cores/esp32/Arduino.h:36,
                 from C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/cores/esp32/wiring_private.h:31,
                 from C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/cores/esp32/wiring_pulse.c:18:
C:/Users/Peti/.platformio/packages/framework-arduinoespressif32/variants/esp32s3/pins_arduino.h:8: warning: "USB_PID" redefined
 #define USB_PID 0x1001

<command-line>: note: this is the location of the previous definition

Anyway, it compiles, it runs, but it does not come up as joystick in windows. Only as Serial comm device. I swear it worked previously, but now it doesn't. Probably after I tried using the custom USB methods in Setup, but not sure. This is my short code:

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <Joystick_ESP32S2.h>

Joystick_ Joystick(0x03, JOYSTICK_TYPE_JOYSTICK, 25, 1, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false);

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(115200);

   // If I uncomment this one, the joystick shows up, and Serial port disappears
   // But the joystick doesn't have my custom name. It will be Espressif ESP32-S3-DevkitC-1-N8 (8 MB QD, No PSRAM)
   // USB.begin();

    Joystick.begin(false);
}

void loop() {
    Joystick.setButton(0, 1);
    Joystick.sendState();
    delay(2000);
    Joystick.setButton(0, 0);
    Joystick.sendState();
    delay(2000);
}

Do you have any idea what is happening here? Why did it stop working as a composite device?
And most importantly, how can I make it working as Joy + Custom name + Serial port?

[schnoog]

Hi Dexter,
to have serial and joystick working at the same on time on a single USB port can cause some problems (see #12 )

Since you have 2 USB ports (once with HID option, the other connected by an additional uart chip) I would try using the second USB port for serial output.

In regards to the platformio.ini:
I never had to use double quotes, just the normal ones (or if I clued the words together with "_" even without quotes at all)
And since I don't have an active Windows installation I unfortunately can't test if or why that behavior changed

However, text without white space should work without quotes.
Please give
-DUSB_MANUFACTURER=Dexters_Lab
-DUSB_PRODUCT=Magic_joy
a try.

[Aquila13fr]

Hello,
i need 55 button and the library accept 32 button, it's possible to change the JOYSTICK_DEFAULT_BUTTON_COUNT
Thanks

[schnoog]

Hi,
no need to change the default value.
Default is "only" used if you declare the joystick with

Joystick_ Joystick;

Just declare the joystick with the amount of buttons and the axis required

Joystick_ Joystick(JOYSTICK_DEFAULT_REPORT_ID,
JOYSTICK_TYPE_MULTI_AXIS, 55, 0,
true, true, false, false, false, false,
true, true, false, false, false);

The parameters are:
JOYSTICK_DEFAULT_REPORT_ID,
JOYSTICK_TYPE_JOYSTICK,
buttonCount <up to 255>
hatSwitchCount
includeXAxis
includeYAxis
includeZAxis
includeRxAxis
includeRyAxis
includeRzAxis
includeRudder
includeThrottle
includeAccelerator
includeBrake
includeSteering

[Aquila13fr]

Thanks