This is a generic USB game controller which provides a two-handed gaming experience for retro gaming, or really any game you want to use a handheld rather than keyboard controller! Use it with your Raspberry Pi or desktop computer while playing emulated games, or as a controller to your CNC machine. It appears as a gamepad device (not a keyboard or mouse) which most games recognize.

The controller functions include a D-Pad, 2 Shoulder buttons, 2 Menu (Select / Start) and 4 Action (Classic X,Y,A,B) Buttons. It's powered through a USB-A Type connector.

This guide will demonstrate how to use CircuitPython and Arduino to read data from the controller and determine when buttons have been pressed. 

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