Input System: Correct bindings for Oculus controller 'thumbstick' input?

Hi there.
I'm a couple days into trying to get the new Input System package working and I've got a few questions about the Input Actions menu.
I am trying to use an Oculus controller's thumbstick to control movement.
I've created a Input Actions Asset and named it 'Controls'.
I've added an Action Map called 'Player'.
In the Actions panel, I've added an action called 'Movement'.
To this I've added a '2d Vector Composite' binding.
For each of the Up, Down, Left and Right options in the action I've added bindings in the Properties panel, to XR Controller > XR Controller (LeftHand) > Optional Controls > joystick.

Is any of this right? Is any of this wrong?

I've also added a Movement script to my player GameObject, added a PlayerInput component and set that Actions object to the 'Controls' Input Actions Asset I've been describing above. Then I've also set Behaviour to 'Invoke Unity Events' and set up the Movement event (in the Events > Player dropdown) to the Movement.Move function. All on the advice of a couple YouTube tuts.

With so many steps, it's impossible to know which part (or parts) is/are not correct.
Any pointers much appreciated!

 

Hi again.
I've actually got it working with the WASD keys, so I'm hoping I've isolated the problem to the paths I'm using in the Action > Properties panel.

Does anyone know what the correct path is (in the InputActions editor window) to listen for input from an Oculus touch thumbstick?

Also, it looks to me like the 2019.3 documentation doesn't include the new Input System Package. Am I right in reading it that way?
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/xr_input.html
I will also continue the research.

 

I'm still exploring the new input system myself, but from what I can tell you shouldn't us the "2d Vector Composite". You should set the "Movement" input action to output a value of Vector2D, then add a simple input binding to the thumbstick. Now the Movement input binding should return the thumbstick axis output.

 

Oh my god. That has finally worked!
I swore I had tried everything. Thank you so much for the reply!

 

If you try to use XR Interaction Package with this, everything breaks it seems.

 

For me it worked with XR Interaction Toolkit (0.9.3 preview).
It looks like to have events performed HMD must be put on, and focus on Game window must be set.

 

Thanks Clavus .

I too have spent all afternoon trying to run with 2d Vector Composite.

concise setup of Input System
then swap out 2d Vector Composite Action to..

Actions
Action Type : Value
Control Type: Vector 2
AddBinding
Properties: Binding: Path
XR Controlller : thumbstick

Allows me to translate object in Unity XR build with Touch joystick on Quest.

 

This worked perfectly, thanks for the help!

 

I'm trying to create an action and bind it to the trigger button on my Oculus Rift Touch controller. I tried setting the action to Button and also to Value/Axis, and for the binding I used: XR Controller -> Oculus Touch Controller -> Oculus Touch Controller (Right Hand) -> triggerPressed, and I tried playing with setting various interactions.

I'm always getting the same thing: the "performed" event fires as soon as I make the slightest contact with the trigger button. Essentially, it's acting like triggerTouched, rather than waiting for me to fully press the trigger, as it should.

I'm using serialized InputActionMap variables on a ScriptableObject as the place where my actions and bindings are defined. Bindings to simple buttons on the Touch controller (A, B, X, Y...) work normally.

Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?

 

I am having the same problem, it doesn't work for me.

I have an Oculus Quest 1 controller, and a Vive controller. For both I got the trigger and the grip buttons to work.

For the Vive controller, "primary2DAxis" works and gives me my Vector2.

But for the Oculus Quest controller, nothing seems to work. I tried joystick, touchpad, trackpad, thumbstick, primary2Daxis, secondary2Daxis.

thumstick [Right Hand Oculus Touch Controller] also does not work.

 

I restarted the project, and now Primary2DAxis works on both Oculus and Vive. I wasted 4 hours on this.

 

Now, Primary2DAxisClick does not work on either Oculus or Vive. I'm getting mad.

*edit*
PrimaryAxis2DClick does not work on Oculus or Vive controllers.

This is the setup that works:

trackpadClicked for Vive, and thumbstickClicked for Oculus.

 

Exact same issue

 

managed to get per axis working on Oculus Quest 2:

1. Set Action Type to Value, Control Type to Stick


2. Then set path to below as shown


3. Edited code to output some values


4. Then assign the actions and test. (Remember to save input asset, or set to Auto-save)


Managed to get normalized output now from both axis.

 

You want triggerButton.

 

This.

also note action type Button didn't work well for me! I used action type pass-through and control type Button!

 

After a lot of trial and error I got my thumbstickClicked working. I made a button action, added thumbstickClicked and ReadValue<float>(). It doesn't output bool values and .triggered doesn't get set to true. Hope that helps!

 

You can just use the regular input system, work with oculus in 2022.. i wrote a simple code that moves, strafes and turns. Just had to add an Axis as axis 4, I called it TurnStick.. then can move and strafe with left thumb and turn with right thumb...
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class VR_CONTROLLER : MonoBehaviour
{
[SerializeField]
float forwardSpeed;

[SerializeField]
float strafeSpeed;

[SerializeField]
float jumpHeight;

[SerializeField]
float turnSpeed;


void FixedUpdate()
{
transform.Translate(Vector3.right * -forwardSpeed * Input.GetAxis("Vertical") * Time.deltaTime);

transform.Translate(Vector3.forward * strafeSpeed * Input.GetAxis("Horizontal") * Time.deltaTime);

transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * turnSpeed * Input.GetAxis("TurnStick") * Time.deltaTime);
}
}

just adjust the speeds in unity inspector, used unitys basic vr project, put the script on the xr controller thang, had to invert some of the direction for some weird reasons? it works nice tho xx and sooo simple! I guess the buttons work similar.. not tried yet.. the Axis I added in edit/projectsettings/inputmanager was on axis 4.. that seems to be the Oculus right thumb stick.
I expect that all the regular inputs like Fire1 and Fire2 etc work, its basically the same as a regular controller, although I know you can access it other ways as vr controller, my way works on keyboard, gamepads and vr controllers

 

Not sure if you guys are over complicating things here? VR Controllers can be considered the same as regular ones and just use the in built Input system?
you can map your Vr controller the same as a normal controller, most of the buttons will already correspond to gamepad buttons, so its just trial and error to find out which, the 4th axis seems to be the Oculus Right thumbstick, the left thumbstick works same as "Vertical" & "Horizontal" Axis on keyboard or gamepad. Will have a look at the touch sensitive buttons and get back with that..

I gone and tried all the buttons on Oculus and mapped all but one to the already built in Input system.

Left Oculus pad :

Trigger = joystick 4
ThumbStick Click = joystick 8
ThumbStick Tilt = Vertical & Horizontal but one is flipped
X = Fire3
Y = Jump
Sensor = joystick 12
Menu = joystick 6
Middle finger trigger ??????????

Right Oculus pad :

Trigger = joystick 15
ThumbStick Click = joystick 9
ThumbStick Tilt = 4th Axis
A = Fire1 & Submit
B = Fire2 & Cancel
Sensor = joystick 11
Middle finger trigger = joystick 5
Menu = joystick 10 ??? not sure

 

just tried this on my game, as if by magic most of it is mapped nicely. Even the triggers seem to be set up to turn you so long as you hold them down. Just wondering how to get the lasers that you see in oculus games.

 

You're a GOD THANK YOUUU!!!

 

I bought an asset configured to use the keyboard. DO you mean with some settings, I can change it to use input from oculus controllers? this is exactly what I've been looking for

 

If the asset uses the new Input system then yes, it would be super easy to change that in the Input Asset without even touching the code.

 

It's not actually using the new input system. That's why I'm finding it difficult. Can you help me?

 

This works perfectly for me. Thanks a lot!

 

Thanks! I can confirm. The thumbstickClicked returns a float value and not a Boolean on the Standalone Meta Quest. It Does return a Boolean on PC though... odd