Lego Liebherr R 9800 controller

Brick controller 2

Controlling the Lego control plus (+) with Nintendo switch joycon

Basically, there is this mobile application that can control basically any Android/iOS compatible bluetooth controller/gamepad. I only covered my test results with Nintendo switch.

The setup

What's needed is:

- an Android device. I'm Using a Pixel 4.

- one of the Nintendo joycon.

Connecting to a Bluetooth Joystick.

1. Reset the joy con by pressing the 'pair' button. The LED lights on the joycon will start flashing in a railing manner.
2. Turn on Bluetooth on the mobile device.
3. Open the Android and goto settings. Look for Bluetooth/connectivity
4. Pair the controller by searching. A name "Joycon" should appear in the list. If not, redo step 1.Phone should display a word "connected", similar a bluetooth headphone connection.
5. Download "BrickController 2" from playstore.
6. Open BrickController 2 app and click on "Controller" from the bottom's menu tab.
7. Start moving the joycon's joystick (provided it has been paired), or buttons and it should respond. If it displays "X-axis" or "Y-axis" it means your devices are recognized.

Connecting Lego Liebherr to the Phone

1. Open "BrickController 2" app from playstore.
2. Turn on both GPS/location and Bluetooth. Both has to be turned on for some reason.
3. Select "Devices" from the bottom's menu tab.
4. Click on the scan icon on the top-right. Turn on physically the Brick controller on Liebherr Lego, either the bottom or the top's controller. Do this connection of the bricks one at a time.
5. Pray that it finds it.
6. Once it finds it, connect it.
7. Do another search for the other controller, repeating step 3 to 5.
8. Rename by pressing on either one of those so you know the controller's name. Default name was "Lego Controller"

Pair the buttons

1. Go to the first screen of "Brick Controller 2"
2. Click + and make a name.
3. Once created, click into it. If you see "default profile", just delete that off.
4. Click on + to create a new profile. Once created it will automatically enter "Controller Profile".
5. Now make sure the Joycon is connnected. Press + again on this new profile.
6. Do assignment 1 by 1 from here.

Some Catch

1. Make sure Top Brick Controller -> C, is set with maximum output of 70. This is to minimize the force it put on the gear.
2. Make sure Top Brick Controller -> D, is set to maximum output of 70. This is also to minimize the force it puts on the gear.
3. In both scenarios above, if it is set to 100, you will hear the "crunch" sound on the bucket opening as too much force is exerted. 

Update

As because the Joycon's button of nintendo switch was in sufficient (minimum there should be at least 2 joysticks and 10 buttons to make the who machine articulated.), I went to purchase a cheap and used Bluetooth gamepad. So far it works pretty well and it's definitely better than the one from using a virtual controller.