Analog handle

The analog handle refers to a handle that uses the MIDI/game interface on the sound card as the interface. Use the four buttons designed on the circuit board to control the direction, and then design the four buttons to act as the buttons for the handle to fire. According to the number of function keys, this kind of game handle is divided into two key handles (there are two function keys, the following analogy), four key handles, six key handles and eight key handles. Eight function keys are the limit of this kind of handle. . This kind of analog controller is a kind of "dumb" type controller: if a game designer wants his game to support the controller, he will set the function for each controller button, and first add a universal one in the "game controller" The handle is driven, and then just the buttons in the game. This kind of handle has shortcomings for games such as insufficient buttons and limited game support.

Digital programmable handle

The digital programmable handle appeared after the birth of windows. It makes full use of the DirectX technology provided by Microsoft to realize the "editable" of the handle. It can be said that it is the "handle in the Windows era". The programmable handle allows the user to establish a corresponding relationship between a key on the handle and a key (or a group of) keys on the keyboard through the setting program. When the key on the handle is pressed, it is equivalent to pressing the corresponding key on the keyboard. under. Generally, the game provides different functions for each key on the keyboard. The user needs to set the handle buttons to correspond to these function keys, and then the different settings for the functions of the handle buttons can be completed. This kind of handle is suitable for players who like to play fighting, racing and other games. Digital programmable handles have obvious advantages over ordinary analog handles: they can completely replace keyboards in games. All games that can be played with keyboards can be played with programmable handles, including games that only support keyboards but not analog handles. In addition, the programmable handle can also be switched to a normal handle through its built-in function keys.