MS Edge ,Google Chrome & Firefox Browsers < vPedals

Page updated: Feb 2022

An easy way to test if your vPedal is talking to your computers browser is to use the link Gamepad Tester

An vP-1 is plugged in & the centre pedal is pressed > that is represented by B0 + B1 showing the value of 1.00

Gamepad Tester – Check Controllers and Joysticks Online (gamepad-tester.com)


“The Web Gamepad API presents a new way for web  developers, as well as interaction designers, to access and use gamepads and other controllers.”

vPedals are visable to the HTML5 draft standard gamepad api which are now part of the latest standard builds of Firefox (ver 30.0) + Chrome (ver 35.0) on  PC + OSX

Firefox + Chrome:

vp1 in firefox1


http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/doodles/gamepad/
< test page

IE:

Currently vPedal are NOT visable to the MS IE


Using the vPedalax.ocx with Google Chrome + FireFox

This works with windows 7 / 8 /10/ 11

We have found that to use the SDK with Chrome and FireFox you will need to install an extension:

Go to IETAB.net then choose the browser you are using


firefox+chrome

or

(for Chrome) IE Tab Multi   https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ie-tab-multi-enhance/fnfnbeppfinmnjnjhedifcfllpcfgeea?hl=en-US

win8 plug-ins

Please follow the install instructions provided by the installers of either of the extensions

You can now download install the vPedal API / SDK

Plug-in your vPedal

Load a sound / video file into the webpage – click on the refresh button to load the


ie plug-in 3


ie plug-in

You then load the  “vPedalSDKIEExample.htm”  page and then click on the IPA icon ( on the right hand side of the browser ) which then reloads the page in an IE mode in Chrome.

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