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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+'''
+Demonstrate usage of steering wheels
+
+In this sample you can use a wheel type device to control the camera and
+show some messages on screen.  You can acclerate forward using the
+accleration pedal and slow down using the break pedal.
+'''
+
+from direct.showbase.ShowBase import ShowBase
+from panda3d.core import TextNode, InputDevice, loadPrcFileData, Vec3
+from direct.gui.OnscreenText import OnscreenText
+
+loadPrcFileData("", """
+    default-fov 60
+    notify-level-device debug
+""")
+
+class App(ShowBase):
+    def __init__(self):
+        ShowBase.__init__(self)
+        # Print all events sent through the messenger
+        #self.messenger.toggleVerbose()
+
+        self.lblWarning = OnscreenText(
+            text = "No devices found",
+            fg=(1,0,0,1),
+            scale = .25)
+
+        self.lblAction = OnscreenText(
+            text = "Action",
+            fg=(1,1,1,1),
+            scale = .15)
+        self.lblAction.hide()
+
+        # Is there a gamepad connected?
+        self.flightStick = None
+        devices = self.devices.getDevices(InputDevice.DC_flight_stick)
+        if devices:
+            self.connect(devices[0])
+
+        self.currentMoveSpeed = 0.0
+        self.maxAccleration = 28.0
+        self.deaccleration = 10.0
+        self.deaclerationBreak = 37.0
+        self.maxSpeed = 80.0
+
+        # Accept device dis-/connection events
+        self.accept("connect-device", self.connect)
+        self.accept("disconnect-device", self.disconnect)
+
+        self.accept("escape", exit)
+        self.accept("flight_stick0-start", exit)
+
+        # Accept button events of the first connected flight stick
+        self.accept("flight_stick0-action_a", self.action, extraArgs=["Action"])
+        self.accept("flight_stick0-action_a-up", self.actionUp)
+
+        self.environment = loader.loadModel("environment")
+        self.environment.reparentTo(render)
+
+        # save the center position of the stick
+        # NOTE: here we assume, that the stick is centered when the application get started.
+        #       In real world applications, you should notice the user and give him enough time
+        #       to center the wheel until you store the center position of the controler!
+        self.hcenter = 0
+        self.xcenter = 0
+        self.ycenter = 0
+        if self.flightStick:
+            self.hcenter = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.pitch).value
+            self.xcenter = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.x).value
+            self.ycenter = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.y).value
+
+        # disable pandas default mouse-camera controls so we can handle the camera
+        # movements by ourself
+        self.disableMouse()
+        self.reset()
+
+        self.taskMgr.add(self.moveTask, "movement update task")
+
+    def connect(self, device):
+        """Event handler that is called when a device is discovered."""
+
+        # We're only interested if this is a flight stick and we don't have a
+        # flight stick yet.
+        if device.device_class == InputDevice.DC_flight_stick and not self.flightStick:
+            print("Found %s" % (device))
+            self.flightStick = device
+
+            # Enable this device to ShowBase so that we can receive events.
+            # We set up the events with a prefix of "flight_stick0-".
+            self.attachInputDevice(device, prefix="flight_stick0")
+
+            # Hide the warning that we have no devices.
+            self.lblWarning.hide()
+
+    def disconnect(self, device):
+        """Event handler that is called when a device is removed."""
+
+        if self.flightStick != device:
+            # We don't care since it's not our gamepad.
+            return
+
+        # Tell ShowBase that the device is no longer needed.
+        print("Disconnected %s" % (device))
+        self.detachInputDevice(device)
+        self.flightStick = None
+
+        # Do we have any other gamepads?  Attach the first other gamepad.
+        devices = self.devices.getDevices(InputDevice.DC_flight_stick)
+        if devices:
+            self.connect(devices[0])
+        else:
+            # No devices.  Show the warning.
+            self.lblWarning.show()
+
+    def reset(self):
+        """Reset the camera to the initial position."""
+
+        self.camera.setPosHpr(0, -200, 10, 0, 0, 0)
+
+    def action(self, button):
+        # Just show which button has been pressed.
+        self.lblAction.text = "Pressed %s" % button
+        self.lblAction.show()
+
+    def actionUp(self):
+        # Hide the label showing which button is pressed.
+        self.lblAction.hide()
+
+    def moveTask(self, task):
+        dt = globalClock.getDt()
+
+        if not self.flightStick:
+            return task.cont
+
+        if self.currentMoveSpeed > 0:
+            self.currentMoveSpeed -= dt * self.deaccleration
+            if self.currentMoveSpeed < 0:
+                self.currentMoveSpeed = 0
+
+        # we will use the first found wheel
+        # Acclerate
+        throttle = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.throttle).value
+        accleration = throttle * self.maxAccleration
+        if self.currentMoveSpeed > throttle * self.maxSpeed:
+            self.currentMoveSpeed -= dt * self.deaccleration
+        self.currentMoveSpeed += dt * accleration
+
+        # Steering
+
+        # Control the cameras yaw/Headding
+        stick_yaw = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.yaw)
+        base.camera.setH(base.camera, 100 * dt * (stick_yaw.value - self.hcenter))
+        # Control the cameras pitch
+        stick_y = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.pitch)
+        base.camera.setP(base.camera, 100 * dt * (stick_y.value - self.ycenter))
+        # Control the cameras roll
+        stick_X = self.flightStick.findAxis(InputDevice.Axis.roll)
+        base.camera.setR(base.camera, 100 * dt * (stick_X.value - self.xcenter))
+
+        # calculate movement
+        base.camera.setY(base.camera, dt * self.currentMoveSpeed)
+
+        return task.cont
+
+app = App()
+app.run()