# Hotas joystick compatibility

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/hotas-joystick-compatibility/15751>\
**Category:** Cockpit\
**Tags:** surface-controller\
**Created:** [January 4, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/hotas-joystick-compatibility/15751 "2024-01-04T00:18:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/boko/32/7241_2.png) [@Boko](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/Boko)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/hotas-joystick-compatibility/15751/3 "2024-01-05T12:02:54Z")

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I have done that for many years, emulating Hotas to X box syntax in QGC.  
Probably work for Cockpit as well.

> [@Using dual Flight Joysticks](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/using-dual-flight-joysticks/1156?source_topic_id=843):
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> To have better ergonomics for ROV control I got dual Flight Controllers working with QGC It is Saitek Rhino X56 To make them work with QGroundcontrol You have to emulate their output into one X-Box format. Ie QGC believs there are only one standard X Box controller connected. That also means You can only have that many commands/buttons that a X box has. A way to make this work is x360ce emulator: [http://www.x360ce.com/](http://www.x360ce.com/)

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