Button Values Not Updating

[xdreaper15]

I have tried this library across multiple different ESP32s (C3-Zero and S3-Zero), and attempted from both PlatformIO, as well as the Arduino IDE, but I am still unable to get responses which indicate the buttons are changing state. the connect example does seem to connect, but there are two suspect conditions:

1. The device address is reported incorrectly:

• IS: 7a:14:3e:5c:c5:00
• SHOULD BE: 98:7a:14:3e:5c:c5

2. Button values refuse to update, despite the controller actually connecting and getting past "waiting for first notification"

Address: 7a:14:3e:5c:c5:00
btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
joyLHori: 32767
joyLVert: 32767
joyRHori: 32767
joyRVert: 32767
trigLT: 0
trigRT: 0
joyLHori rate: 0.50
joyLVert rate: 0.50
battery 100%
received at 120057
at 120068

Address: 7a:14:3e:5c:c5:00
btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
joyLHori: 32767
joyLVert: 32767
joyRHori: 32767
joyRVert: 32767
trigLT: 0
trigRT: 0
joyLHori rate: 0.50
joyLVert rate: 0.50
battery 100%
received at 120557
at 120569

Address: 7a:14:3e:5c:c5:00
btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
joyLHori: 32767
joyLVert: 32767
joyRHori: 32767
joyRVert: 32767
trigLT: 0
trigRT: 0
joyLHori rate: 0.50
joyLVert rate: 0.50
battery 100%
received at 121007
at 121070

3. Vibration example sketch works

[xdreaper15]

The controller is an Elite Series 2, and I have verified it has the most up to date firmware version via the XboX Accessories App

[xdreaper15]

Added some code inside notifyCB to help troubleshoot as I pressed the A button several times in succession, per chatGPT:

void notifyCB(NimBLERemoteCharacteristic* pRemoteCharacteristic,
                uint8_t* pData, size_t length, bool isNotify) {
                  
    // TESTCODE
    Serial.print("Raw notification data: ");
    for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
      Serial.printf("%02x ", pData[i]);
    }
    Serial.println();

    // Example: decode 1st button byte
    uint8_t buttonByte = pData[0];  // This depends on actual report layout!
    Serial.print("Button byte: ");
    Serial.println(buttonByte, BIN);
    // TESTCODE END

    auto sUuid = pRemoteCharacteristic->getRemoteService()->getUUID();
    if (connectionState != ConnectionState::Connected) {
#ifdef XBOX_SERIES_X_CONTROLLER_DEBUG_SERIAL
      XBOX_SERIES_X_CONTROLLER_DEBUG_SERIAL.println(
          "Received first notification");
#endif
      connectionState = ConnectionState::Connected;
    }

00:22:44.344 -> Starting Xbox Controller!
00:22:44.344 -> not connected
00:22:44.344 -> at 2103
00:22:47.710 -> waiting for first notification
00:22:47.710 -> at 5708
00:22:48.217 -> waiting for first notification
00:22:48.217 -> at 6209
00:22:48.730 -> waiting for first notification
00:22:48.730 -> at 6709
00:22:49.185 -> waiting for first notification
00:22:49.185 -> at 7209
00:22:49.709 -> waiting for first notification
00:22:49.709 -> at 7709
00:22:50.099 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 Raw notification data: c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.099 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 0Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.099 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 785 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02
00:22:50.099 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.099 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 8500 00 11110011
00:22:50.137 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00
00:22:50.137 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.137 -> Raw notification datac4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.137 -> Butto
00:22:50.137 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 00 01 11110011
00:22:50.137 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.174 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.174 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.174 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.174 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 000 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.174 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.174 -> Raw nofication data: f3 8c d2 7c 00 00 00 81 00 00 00
00:22:50.174 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.174 -> Raw notification data: c4 7d ed 02 00 00
00:22:50.209 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.209 -> Raw notf3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.209 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.209 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:50.209 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:50.209 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:50.209 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:50.209 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:50.209 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:50.209 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:50.209 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:50.209 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:50.209 ->
00:22:50.209 -> A: 0
00:22:50.209 -> B: 0
00:22:50.209 -> at 8210
00:22:50.209 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.209 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.209 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00
00:22:50.249 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 0002 00
00:22:50.249 -> Raw notificationf3 8c d2 7c c4 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.249 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.249 -> Raw noc4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 081 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.249 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.249 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00
00:22:50.249 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.249 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 0 00 802 00 00
00:22:50.286 -> Button byte: 1111
00:22:50.286 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.286 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 000
00:22:50.286 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.286 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85
00:22:50.286 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.286 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.324 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 Raw notification data: f3 8c 85 00 00 00 00 00 Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c 00 00 00 00 00 81 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.324 -> Buttoyte: 11110011
00:22:50.324 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00
00:22:50.324 -> Button byte: 1
00:22:50.324 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c 00 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.362 -> Bu
00:22:50.362 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d211110011
00:22:50.362 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.362 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.362 -> Raw notification data: c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00:22:50.362 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.362 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.396 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.396 -> Raw notification data: 00 00 00 00 11110011
00:22:50.396 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.396 -> c4 7d ed 85 00
00:22:50.396 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.429 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.429 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.429 -> 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.429 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.429 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.429 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.429 -> Raw notification d7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.472 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.472 -> Raw notification data: 7d ed 85 00 00 000 00 Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 002 00 00
00:22:50.472 -> Button byte:
00:22:50.472 -> Raw notificatf3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 11110011
00:22:50.472 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.472 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.504 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 000 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.504 -> Button byte: 1
00:22:50.504 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.504 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.504 -> c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.504 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.504 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.550 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.550 -> 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.550 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.686 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:50.720 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:50.720 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:50.720 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:50.720 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:50.720 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:50.720 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:50.720 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:50.720 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:50.720 ->
00:22:50.720 -> A: 0
00:22:50.720 -> B: 0
00:22:50.720 -> at 8711
00:22:50.804 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.804 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.804 -> Raw notification df3 8c d2 7c 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.841 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.841 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.841 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.841 -> Raw notificatf3 8c c4 7d 00 00
00:22:50.842 -> Button byte11110011
00:22:50.842 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.842 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.842 -> Raw notificati7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.876 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.876 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 0
00:22:50.876 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.876 -> c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.876 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.876 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.876 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.916 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02
00:22:50.916 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.916 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.916 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00
00:22:50.917 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.917 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.917 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.917 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00
00:22:50.954 -> Bu11110011
00:22:50.954 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.954 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.954 -> Raw notification data: 7d ed 85 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.954 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:50.954 -> Raw notification data: 00 01 00 00 02 00 0011110011
00:22:50.954 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:50.954 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.001 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 01 Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.001 -> Raw noti7c c4 7d ed 85 01 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.001 -> Button byte: 1111
00:22:51.231 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:51.231 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:51.231 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:51.231 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:51.231 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:51.231 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:51.231 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:51.231 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:51.231 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:51.231 ->
00:22:51.231 -> A: 0
00:22:51.231 -> B: 0
00:22:51.231 -> at 9211
00:22:51.277 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.277 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.277 -> Raw notification data: f7d ed 85 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.277 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.277 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.277 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.277 -> 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.277 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.277 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 00 00 00 00 00 02 Raw notification data: f3 8c 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.308 -> Raw notification d7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.308 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.308 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.308 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.308 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.308 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.308 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.308 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.344 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d7c c4 7d ed 800 00 000
00:22:51.344 -> Button 110011
00:22:51.344 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.344 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.344 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
11110011
00:22:51.344 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 800 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.381 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.381 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.381 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.381 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.381 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.381 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.381 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.381 -> Raw nof3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.417 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.417 -> Raw notification data: f3 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 000 00 011110011
00:22:51.417 -> 8c d2 7c c4 7d ed 85 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00
00:22:51.417 -> Button byte: 11110011
00:22:51.687 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:51.727 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:51.727 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:51.727 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:51.727 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:51.727 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:51.727 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:51.727 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:51.727 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:51.727 ->
00:22:51.727 -> A: 0
00:22:51.727 -> B: 0
00:22:51.727 -> at 9712
00:22:51.773 -> Raw notification data: 64
00:22:51.773 -> Button byte: 1100100
00:22:51.773 -> Raw no
00:22:51.773 -> Button byte: 1100100
00:22:52.222 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:52.222 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:52.222 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:52.222 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:52.222 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:52.222 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:52.222 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:52.222 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:52.222 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:52.222 ->
00:22:52.222 -> A: 0
00:22:52.222 -> B: 0
00:22:52.222 -> at 10213
00:22:52.690 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:52.690 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:52.690 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:52.690 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:52.690 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:52.690 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:52.690 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:52.690 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:52.690 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:52.690 ->
00:22:52.735 -> A: 0
00:22:52.735 -> B: 0
00:22:52.735 -> at 10714
00:22:53.233 -> update: btnY: 0 btnX: 0 btnB: 0 btnA: 0 btnLB: 0 btnRB: 0
00:22:53.233 -> btnSelect: 0 btnStart: 0 btnXbox: 0 btnShare: 0 btnLS: 0 btnRS: 0
00:22:53.233 -> btnDirUp: 0 btnDirRight: 0 btnDirDown: 0 btnDirLeft: 0
00:22:53.233 -> joyLHori: 32767
00:22:53.233 -> joyLVert: 32767
00:22:53.233 -> joyRHori: 32767
00:22:53.233 -> joyRVert: 32767
00:22:53.233 -> trigLT: 0
00:22:53.233 -> trigRT: 0
00:22:53.233 ->
00:22:53.233 -> A: 0
00:22:53.233 -> B: 0
00:22:53.233 -> at 11215

[asukiaaa]

The notification data style seems different from xbox series x controller.

You can handle the button info by creating or updating notification parser for xbox elite controller.
https://github.com/asukiaaa/arduino-XboxControllerNotificationParser

I don't have xbox elite2 controller so I cannot help.