# awalol/DS5Dongle

Turn your Pico 2 W into a DualSense 5 dongle.

Repository: https://github.com/awalol/DS5Dongle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ds5dongle
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-24T00:03:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 181, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 74, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2650, forks 170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:06.861335+00:00)

## What it is
Firmware that turns a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W into a wireless Bluetooth dongle for the DualSense (PS5) controller, making it appear as a wired USB connection on a host. It supports HD haptics, headset audio output, and microphone input over the bridge.

## Use cases
- use a DualSense controller wirelessly on a PC without official Sony adapter
- get HD haptic feedback over Bluetooth on unsupported platforms
- use the DualSense headset jack and mic as a USB audio device
- build a DIY wireless controller adapter with a Pico 2 W
- pair and manage controllers without unplugging the dongle

## When to choose
- you own a Pico 2 W and want a cheap official-adapter alternative
- you need full DualSense features like haptics and audio on hosts with poor Bluetooth support

## When to avoid
- you need a plug-and-play commercial product with support
- your host board is not a Pico 2 W or compatible RP2350 board

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, networking
- domain: hardware, gaming-tools, embedded-systems
- platform: embedded, cross-platform
- tags: dualsense, raspberry-pi-pico, firmware, bluetooth-bridge, game-controller, usb-audio, haptics, bluetooth

## Member repositories
- awalol/DS5Dongle (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.861335+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:53.052602+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/awalol/DS5Dongle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:06.861335+00:00, sha b82dc156b2ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.