sys-hidplus: a brand new sysmodule that allows you to emulate gamepads over the network for Parsec

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(v1.1 + New Client released!)
sys-hidplus: a brand new sysmodule that allows you to emulate controllers over the network


sys-hidplus is a sysmodule that allows you to emulate up to 3 controllers (and probably more in the future) over the network from a PC to a Nintendo Switch.
The objective of this is to allow services such as Parsec to be usable on the Switch without having to buy $100 worth of accessories to emulate a single controller.
Currrently, the sysmodule still has some bugs, but it's usable and, most importantly, playable and enjoyable.
You can check more details on the github repository and any kind of feedback is welcomed!

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If anything here sounds familiar, is because I'm the same developer a hid-mitm-plus, a unstable fork of hid-mitm with the same objective, but it has been rewritten from scratch due to the crashes and bad performance.
So, yeah, this not a fork or an update, this is, in fact, a brand new sysmodule with newly written code and functionality too (such as experimental joy-con emulation)!
(just in case, development of hid-mitm-plus has ceased and won't be coming back, use this instead)

Requirements:
Instructions:
(This tutorial has yet to be updated for v1.1, please be patient!)
First, copy the contents of the "nswitch" folder in the build zip file to the Switch microSD card. Make sure to use Atmosphere because this sysmodule isn't tested with other CFWs.

After that, make sure you have Python3 installed and open cmd on the location of the extracted "pc" folder from the build zip file and execute
Code:
py -3 -m pip install inputs
(you'll have to do this step only once). Once inputs is installed, you can then connect to your switch by using
Code:
python3 input_pc.py {SWITCH IP}
replacing {SWITCH IP} with the IP address of your Switch (You can check it by going to Settings > Internet on your system) (Note: if using "python3" gives an error/prints an empty line, try using "py" instead. If that also gives issues, try reinstalling python making sure "add to paths" is enabled. If not even that works, try using the python3 path instead of using "python3" or "py".

If you did all the steps fine, your switch should now detect your controller as a Kirby colored Pro Controller (or a JoyCon, more details below).

You can modify the behaviour of the controller emulation on the python file by changing the conType values. If you set it to 0, you'll be able to disconnect the controller (useful if the Switch disconnects the controller for some reason). If you set it to 1, you'll be able to emulate a Pro Controller. If you set it to 2 or 3, you'll be able to use the experimental sideways joycon emulation, it has some issues but in some games such as Clubhouse Games, it'll be playable.

If for some reason you enter to the "Change Grip/Order" menu or when entering a game your controller is disconnected on the Switch, modify the python script, set the conType value of the disconnected controller to 0, execute the python script once, change the value back to 1 (or 2/3) and the controller will be functional again!​
Links:
Special Thanks to:
  • jakibaki - base and inspiration for this sysmodule (hid-mitm), a lot of the code comes from it
  • cathery - helping me with my dumb questions and issues
  • ReSwitched Discord Server - help in the support channels
  • Everyone using this sysmodule - thanks a lot!
 
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awsome project. Just tried it out yesterday and it works like a charm on 15.0.1 (tried it together with sysdvr and parsec; my mate on the remote connection even beat me on mariokart :D).

Quick question, is the syshidplus able to wake up the controller from the locked screen/turn on the console from sleep?

I'm not really using the switch anymore but would love to keep it attached to my homeserver so that friends could connect via parsec on it (i would buy a capture card for this).
 

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Not working on 15.0.1 using AMS 1.4.0. Was working up fine last I tested this mid December or so.
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awsome project. Just tried it out yesterday and it works like a charm on 15.0.1 (tried it together with sysdvr and parsec; my mate on the remote connection even beat me on mariokart :D).

Quick question, is the syshidplus able to wake up the controller from the locked screen/turn on the console from sleep?

I'm not really using the switch anymore but would love to keep it attached to my homeserver so that friends could connect via parsec on it (i would buy a capture card for this).
What was your method? Can't seem to get mine to respond.
 

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What was your method? Can't seem to get mine to respond.
Im really new into all of this modding stuff, so please dont take my method as reference:
installed the sthetixs hats pack because im lazy.
dropped the sys-hidplus files on my sdcard. Downloaded the sys-hidplus-rs pc client.
Thats it. didnt do anything else.
 

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Can confirm works like a charm
It may work. which is great. but it does seem to crash the status tesla monitor overlay if you go in and out of it a few times with some games and press home button. (or rather I should say it softlocks the entire nintendo switch! and it needs a reboot) This plugin needs an update for full proper usage at the very least. @nachuz
 
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It may work. which is great. but it does seem to crash the status tesla monitor overlay if you go in and out of it a few times with some games and press home button. (or rather I should say it softlocks the entire nintendo switch! and it needs a reboot) This plugin needs an update for full proper usage at the very least. @nachuz
just spent the last 2 hours troubleshooting and finding out the hard way that this was the cause lol, don't know too much about the technical side of things especially since Atmos isn't even crashing but rather 'freezing' (I find it to be kind of a cool effect if you're in the middle of a game like Zelda it wont be able to properly load assets anymore) but it's specifically SaltyNX it's having issues with, using just Status Monitor itself is fine, I haven't even touched hidplus in years but I can confirm yea it does still work just fine if you don't care about an FPS counter (and whatever other SaltySD plugins you may have) like I said even though I never touch this all too much an update to this or SaltyNX whichever needs fixing would still be greatly appreciated
 
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I'm on firmware 16.0.2 and updated atmosphere. I could connect my genuine switch pro controller to my PC/client-rs but no matter what I do, my switch won't detect inputs from my controller. Is this app dead?
 

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