3rd party switch controllers not getting recognized as a Switch Pro Controller

I've bought a HORIPAD switch pro controller that is official licensed by Nintendo and it was recognized as a generic joystick and not a Gamepad of any kind (Windows). I figured it might be because the vendor and product IDs dont match the ones of the original switch controller, and if I wired the 3rd party controller to the original it would work. Doing that gives correct input for the dpad, shoulders, triggers, plus/minus, left/right stick presses, leaving the left and right sticks and the ABXY buttons to be misconfigured.

But the horipad controller is supposed to work with the Switch as its supported official, therefore the data layout of the og switch pro and HORIPAD's should be the same right? Does this mean that the original switch pro controller isn't correctly handled then? Or is the original one correct, but the console is able to handle multiple types of controller data layouts (this wouldn't make sense)?

I was able to implement the 3rd party controller as a Gamepad using this layout, but my question is, are 3rd party controllers not officially supported despite them theoretically being no different than the originally supported controller?

Vendor ID: 0xf0d
Product ID: 0xc1 (HORIPAD S)
Manufacturer: HORI CO.,LTD.
Amazon link

 

Same thing with the PowerA core plus controller, rewiring it to use my written layout makes it work perfectly.

Vendor ID: 0x20d6
Product ID: 0xa711 (Core (Plus) Wired Controller)
Manufacturer: ?

 

I have the same issue with the core controller

 

@dmytro_at_unity case 1377103

I haven't tested the horipad or the powera, but I'd imagine that they would work on the switch perfectly considering they're products for the switch. But they did have a slightly different layout when plugged into windows, so I don't know if it's all switch pro controllers that aren't mapped correctly or just 3rd party ones. I don't have the original and true one to check with either.

I'll do more testing to provide for you and see if things have changed in the recent versions. I tested the Horipad brand switch pro controller on the gamepad tester website and it reported everything correctly. Using it in unity with input system 1.1.1, the controller is mapped as a joystick with no controls or anything, just raw values. If using this, then the controller can be mapped correctly.

 

Is it possible to have a public database of HID devices similar to this one that Unity can utilize automatically for the input system where users could test and submit layouts? I know its a stretch but it can greatly improve device support for the input system if it comes bundled with community submitted layouts.

 

Brilliant, I saw the commit related to this change. if anyone finds another 3rd party that isnt mapped correctly then it might be worth to submit a pull request to add your device's specific manufacter veondor and product IDs to this class along with tests as per pr guidelines

 

Hi, I have another type of switch controller which is not correctly recognized by Unity: .
I have to bind every button by hand (they are named button0, 1, 2, etc.), and I can't map the right stick (it's defined as two 1D vectors Z and RZ)
The D-PAD is called "Hat".

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    "product": "Core (Plus) Wired Controller",

    "serial": "000000000001",

    "version": "512",

    "manufacturer": "Bensussen Deutsch & Associates,Inc.(BDA)",

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