Wireless Controller Adapter

For PS1&PS2
PS3 PS4

PS5 WII & WIIU PRO

8BITDO RETRO-BIT

XBOX ONE S XBOX SERIES X/S

SWITCH JOYCON SWITCH PRO

Contents
Features ...............................................................................................................04
Instruction ...........................................................................................................05
Pairing with PS4 or PS5 controller .......................................................................06
Pairing with Xbox One S, Series X|S controller ....................................................08
Pairing with Wii & WiiU Pro controller ................................................................10
Pairing with Switch Pro & Joycon .......................................................................12
Pairing with 8bitdo controller ............................................................................14
Pairing with Retro-Bit controller .........................................................................17
Pairing with PS3 controller ..................................................................................19
Firmware update ...............................................................................................24
Buttons mapping reference .................................................................................27

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This device is a wireless controller adapter for PS1 & PS2 consoles, compatible with
the best-selling Bluetooth controllers on the market.
Based on the open source project [darthcloud]
(https://github.com/darthcloud/BlueRetro), built-in the popular ESP32 chip.
Support PS3 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One S / Xbox Series X|S / Wii / Wii U Pro / Switch Pro
/ Switch Joycon / 8bitdo / Retro-Bit Wireless Controller, etc.

Features
1) Suitable for PS1/PS2 console.
2) Support firmware updatable.
3) Almost zero latency, the PS4&PS5 controller less than 6ms of latency using
Blueretro.
4) Support PS3 / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One S / Xbox Series X|S / Wii / Wii U Pro / Switch Pro
/ Switch Joycon / 8bitdo / Retro-Bit Wireless Controller, etc.
5) Support Keyboard/ trackball / mouse console accessories.
6) The key value of the buttons can be configured through the web bluetooth port
of the Google Chrome.
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Instruction
LED Status
SYNC led fully on: Bluetooth failure
SYNC led off: Bluetooth connected successfully
SYNC led pulsing: Searching wireless controller
POWER led fully on: Power on

Buttons
RESET: Reset Blueretro
PAIR:
1) Short press:
Disconnect all Bluetooth devices and start the
new pairing.
2) 10 sec hold:
Restore to default configurations and clear
BT pairing keys.

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Pairing with PS4 or PS5 controller
First time pairing
1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode(”SYNC” LED pulsing).
2) Hold down “Share” button (PS4) or “Create” button (PS5) and “PS” button of the
controller simultaneously until the light bar flash blink.

Press and hold “Share” or “Create” & “PS” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For PS4 or PS5 controller: The light bar fully on.
Led fully on

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply hold down the "PS" button on the PS4 or PS5 controller until the Bluetooth
function is activated. Then it will reconnect to BlueRetro adapter automatically.

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Pairing with Xbox One S, Series X|S controller
As of v1.2.1 the minimum required Xbox FW for controller are:
Xbox One S: 4.8.1923.0 Adaptive: 4.5.1680.0 Series X|S: 5.9.2709.0
Update via the Xbox accessories Win10 app.
(https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9NBLGGH30XJ3?hl=en-us&gl=US)
For details of the update procedure, please visit on:
(https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/controller/update-xbox
-wireless-controller)

First time pairing

1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode (“SYNC”LED pulsing).
2) Power on controller via “Xbox” button and then hold the black “SYNC” button
until the LED of “Xbox” button flash rapidly.

Press and hold Black “SYNC” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

“SYNC” button
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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For Xbox One S, Series X|S & Adaptive controller:
The LED of “Xbox” button comes to constant.

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply hold down the “Xbox” button on the controller to power on. Then it will
reconnect to BlueRetro adapter automatically.

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Pairing with Wii & WiiU Pro controller
First pairing
1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode(”SYNC” LED pulsing).
2) Press red ”SYNC” button, then the four lights flash.
3) LEDs will stop blinking on controller once pairing is complete.

“SYNC” button

Press and hold red ”SYNC” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For Wii & WiiU Pro controller: The first light fully on.

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply press any button button on the controller. Then it will reconnect to
BlueRetro adapter automatically.
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Pairing with Switch Pro & Joycon
First time pairing
1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode(“SYNC”LED pulsing).
2) Press and hold the “SYNC” button on the top of the gamepad until the indicator
on the underside of the pad starts flashing back and forth.

Press and hold black “SYNC” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)
“SYNC” button

“SYNC” button

Switch Joycon Switch Pro

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For Switch Pro & Joycon controller: The first light on the left fully on.

Led fully on

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply press any button button on the controller. Then it will reconnect to BlueRetro
adapter automatically.
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Pairing with 8bitdo controller
As of v1.2.1 the minimum required 8bitdo FW for controller are:
SF30: v1.37 Gbros adapter: v2.25
Update via the 8bitdo Win10 app.
(https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9NBLGGH30XJ3?hl=en-us&gl=US)
For details of the update procedure, please visit on:
(https://support.8bitdo.com/firmware-updater.html)

First time pairing

1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode (“SYNC” LED pulsing).
2) Power up 8bitdo controller in Xinput mode, then LED 1 will start to blink.
(“Start + X” button or set switch to X) (Only supported in Xinput mode!).

Set switch to X
（Turn on Xinput mode）

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3) Press and hold “SYNC” button until LED starts flashing back and forth.

Press and hold “SYNC” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

“SYNC” button

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For 8bitdo controller: The first light on the left fully on.

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply press start button on the controller. Then it will reconnect to BlueRetro
adapter automatically.
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Pairing with Retro-Bit controller
First time pairing
1) Boot up BlueRetro and make sure adapter is in inquiry mode (“SYNC”LED pulsing).
2) Power up Retro-Bit controller in Xinput mode (”Home + X”), then LED starts
flashing back and forth. (Only supported in Xinput mode!).

Press and hold “HOME+X” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For Retro-Bit controller: The LED fully on.

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply press “Home” button on the controller. Then it will reconnect to BlueRetro
adapter automatically.

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Pairing with PS3 controller
NOTE: Only official PS3 controllers are supported.

First time pairing

Windows
1) Download and install Sixaxis Pair Tool.
(https://sixaxispairtool.en.lo4d.com/windows)

2) Connect BlueRetro adapter to PC with USB cable to obtain BD ADDR

(MAC address).
Open (https://blueretro.io/)in a chrome web browser. (Windows PC)
Navigate to "BlueRetro System Manager".
Click on "Connect BlueRetro".
(Make sure your PC had built-in Bluetooth compatibility or a Bluetooth dongle
plugged in.)

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The BD ADDR of your BlueRetro will be displayed when connected. Write it down.

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 3) Use USB cable to connect your PS3 controller to PC .
4) Launch Sixaxis pair tool and enter BD ADDR into the Change Master.
5) Click update. (Once the update is complete the controller can be disconnected
from the PC.)

6) Insert your BlueRetro adapter into your PS1 or PS2 console to boot up
BlueRetro. (Make sure adapter is in inquiry mode (”SYNC” LED pulsing)).

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7) Hold down the “PS” button on your controller until the four red lights on top of
the DualShock 3 flashing.

Press and hold the “PS” button

(Bluetooth Inquiry Mode Enable)

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Successful pairing
1) For BlueRetro adapter: The “SYNC” LED light off.
2) For PS3 controller: The four red lights on top of the DualShock 3 fully on.

Led fully on

Reconnect
Simply hold down the "PS" button on the PS3 controller until the Bluetooth function
is activated. Then it will reconnect to BlueRetro adapter automatically.
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Firmware update
1) Download the NodeMCU-PyFlasher and Blueretro firmware.
(https://www.retroscaler.com/archives/415)
2) Execute NodeMCU-PyFlasher.exe .

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3) Connect Blueretro to computer using micro usb cable. Select proper COM port
for your computer. And choose the latest BlueRetro firmware.

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4) Click Flash NodeMCU. Then wait for the burning to complete.

Can visit on (https://www.retroscaler.com/archives/415) for an alternative method

of operating the firmware update.
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Buttons mapping reference

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For details on how to configure the buttons, please refer to the tutorial:
(https://www.retroscaler.com/archives/415)
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