Opens a reference to and initializes a joystick device at the index you specify.

(Windows) You must have DirectX 8.0 or later to use this VI.


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Inputs/Outputs

  • ci32.png device index —

    device index is the index of the joystick you want to initialize. The default is 0. Set device index to 0 if you have only one joystick connected to the computer.

  • cerrcodeclst.png error in (no error) —

    error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.

  • idlrn.png device ID —

    device ID identifies which device you initialized.

  • ierrcodeclst.png error out —

    error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.