Working properly on PS4 with the Raspberry Pi 3A+

[SubatomicPlanets]

Just wanted to let you know that I think I managed to get it working on the 3A+ because the description says it does not work. As you can see, it is very similar. In my case I have a PS4, but it might also work on other consoles. If you have any questions, or so, feel free to ask. Here is the updated instruction for the RPI 3a+

Prerequisites

• Raspberry Pi 3A+
  • NOTE: This is not really specific to the 3A+ so it may also work on the RPI 2, 3, 3B and so on, but I only tested it on the 3A+
• USB cable Type A to Type A this cable is a bit rare, but can be found on amazon.
• 2 GB+ Micro SD card
• Internet connection on your PC

Guide

1. Flash Raspberry Pi OS Lite to your SD card using the Raspberry Pi Imager tool. Configure the settings in the raspberry pi imager to use your wifi network, enable ssh and configure the settings you like.

Settings Image:

2. Connect the Raspberry Pi to your PC via USB cable

3. Use SSH to run the following commands (Don't know the IP address? Try "raspberrypi.local" instead of an IP adress.)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y git libusb-1.0-0-dev libudev-dev
echo "dtoverlay=dwc2,dr_mode=peripheral" | sudo tee -a /boot/config.txt
echo "dwc2" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
echo "libcomposite" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules
echo "usb_f_rndis" | sudo tee -a /etc/modules

git config pull.rebase false
git clone https://github.com/Berny23/LD-ToyPad-Emulator.git
cd LD-ToyPad-Emulator

printf '\necho "$UDC" > UDC\nsleep 2;\nchmod a+rw /dev/hidg0' >> usb_setup_script.sh

sudo cp usb_setup_script.sh /usr/local/bin/toypad_usb_setup.sh
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/toypad_usb_setup.sh
(sudo crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "@reboot sudo /usr/local/bin/toypad_usb_setup.sh") | sudo crontab -

Reboot the raspberry pi with this command:

sudo shutdown -r now

Wait a minute or so, until it rebooted. Then connect via SSH again and run the following commands:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.38.0/install.sh | bash
export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"

nvm install 11
sudo setcap cap_net_bind_service=+ep `readlink -f \`which node\``
npm install --global node-gyp@8.4.1
npm config set node_gyp $(npm prefix -g)/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js

cd LD-ToyPad-Emulator
npm install

Usage

Connect the Raspberry Pi with Your console using a USB cable.

Run the emulator server with this command if you are in the correct folder (otherwise run cd LD-ToyPad-Emulator first):

node index.js

Type your single board computer's IP address(or "raspberrypi.local") in a browser on your pc or phone to use the emulator.

If you want to turn it off, just press Ctrl + C in the cmd window, then use the command sudo shutdown now to safely power off the device.

[Berny23]

Thank you!

[FrankTheTank908]

Thank you, I’ll test this out with other pi’s I have 😁

[SubatomicPlanets]

Thanks for the replies! I also set my Raspberry Pi's hostname to "toypad" and made index.js start after boot. Now every time I plug in my Raspberry Pi (which I never really used for anything else) into my PS4, I can access "toypad.local" on any device connected to the same network, and it works! My real toypad broke a few years ago, and it's really great to play the game again! Thanks to all the people who contributed to this!

[FrankTheTank908]

I set mine to toypi 😂

how can I set it to auto start? Mind helping me out? Or us 😂

[SubatomicPlanets]

Yeah, I was new to it myself and tried the auto start with something called rc.local, but that didn't work... In the end I did it with "systemd" which is a service manager. Basically you create a new service which runs your script. That service is then called at startup. Here is how you do it: 1. Create a systemd service file:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/toypi.service

2. Add this to the file:

[Unit]
Description=ToyPi
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=<path_to_node> <path_to_your_script>
WorkingDirectory=<directory_of_your_script>
User=<your_username>
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

replace all the <> fields with the correct information.

3. Start the service:

sudo systemctl enable toypi.service

4. Reboot with sudo reboot
   Make sure the path to node, and all the other information is correct. I am currently not at home, and can only look at the exact file contents tomorrow. Just let me know if it didn't work, and i will look at what I did and post it tomorrow.

[FrankTheTank908]

Can you please give me a sample of your service you created because I’m having issues starting mine

With your working directory, listed and everything

I think I’m being confused with the replacements and how it supposed to be

I’m using the default, working directories

edit: this is mine that’s not working

[Unit]
Description=ToyPi
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=node index.js
WorkingDirectory=LD-ToyPad-Emulator
User=frank
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

[FrankTheTank908]

After a long time getting familiar with command line

here’s mine working, change user and version if needed

[Unit]
Description=ToyPi
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/home/frank/.nvm/versions/node/v11.15.0/bin/node /home/frank/LD-ToyPad-Emulator/index.js
WorkingDirectory=/home/frank/LD-ToyPad-Emulator
User=frank
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target