Reflex Adapt
Introducing Reflex Adapt: a revolutionary gaming device with the power to provide ultimate control. With minimal latency, input response times are improved, empowering gamers to respond faster to unpredictable changes and take on even the most dynamic gaming challenges. Experience gaming with a responsiveness never seen before, and take your gaming to the next level!
Uses your existing HDMI style controller adapters to work with a buttload of different accessories, all over USB!
How does it work?
Connect your controller to the HDMI-style controller adapters, then insert the HDMI adapter into the Reflex Adapt. Finally, connect the Reflex Adapt into your PC, MiSTer, or PS3.
Why does latency matter?
Latency is a key component in gaming, even if you can't detect it. When a button is pressed, the controller transmits the data to the console/computer, which verifies inputs in separate phases. The speed of the controller adapter is integral, as it increases the likelihood of the button press registering within the same polling cycle (same frame). Most Reflex Adapt modes have 90% or higher same frame probability, with the remainder being 80%+. In comparison, standard wired USB controllers are 65% likely and Bluetooth controllers are 5% likely. Reflex Adapt all but eliminates input latency, and boasts a native 1ms polling interval.
Features:
- Lightning fast 0.84 ms to 2.92 ms average latency across all modes. That’s 2-8x faster than most usb controller converters, 5x faster than most native usb controllers and 15x faster than most wireless controllers.
- Native 1ms polling on PC, and MiSTer!
- USB Direct Input device compatible with Windows, Linux, MiSTer, and Steam Deck!
- Switch and Xinput compatibility available in the latest firmware
- OLED screen indicates controller mode, shows per-port controller detection, and provides live feedback of the inputs as they are pressed
- Change modes with a press of a dedicated button - multiple modes can be stored simultaneously (up to memory capacity - typically 3-5 modes)
- Individual mode input mapping on MiSTer (no shared mappings between modes)
- Custom software updater - works on PC, Linux, Mac, and even your MiSTer
- Open source firmware by Sonik
- Compatible with many devices with more possible in the future
Supported Modes:
- NES + SNES + Virtual Boy (2P)*
- Genesis + Saturn (2P)*
- PSX (2P) / GunCon (1P) / neGcon (1P) / JogCon (1P)**
- Neo-Geo (1P)
- PC-Engine (2P)
- 3DO (6P?)***
- Jaguar (1P)
- N64 (2P)
- GameCube (2P)
- Wii Classic (1P)
- Sega Master System, Atari 2600, Commodore 64 and Amiga (2P, digital pads)
- FM Towns, MSX, X68000 and PC-88/PC-98 (2P, digital pads)
* Any combination of these supported controllers
** Each mode is separate (no mixing)
*** Only 3 controllers tested so far but theoretically 6 can be used
USB C cable not included
Reflex Adapt vs SNAC/SNAX?
SNAX has one advantage over Reflex Adapt: zero latency. Reflex adapt has 0.0007 to 0.003 seconds of latency. The only devices that won't work with Reflex Adapt are light guns and peripherals like memory cards.
| Feature | Reflex Adapt | SNAX |
| Connectivity | USB | MiSTer SNAC |
| Devices Supported | MiSTer, PC, PS3 | MiSTer |
| HDMI Controller Adapters | Yes | Yes |
| Required Port | Any USB port | User IO Port |
| Latency (in seconds) | 0.0007-0.003 | 0 |
| Light Gun Support | GunCon1 as USB (1P) | Core-native light guns |
| Rumble | Not currently | Yes (PSX currently) |
| Memory Cards | No | Yes |
| Navigate MiSTer Menu | Yes | No |
| Any Controller with Any Core | Yes | No |
| OLED Controller Display | Yes | No |
| 2 Player Support | NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Genesis, Saturn, PCE, N64, GameCube, 3DO | NES, SNES, PSX, and N64 (WIP) |
| Multitap | SNES, Genesis, Saturn, 3DO (controller chaining) | SNES, PSX, Saturn (WIP) |
Windows/MacOS/Linux Firmware Updater:
-
Download and unzip the latest Reflex Updater release here
- Run the executable for your operating system:
- Make sure you allow the untrusted code in System Preferences > Security, then run it again and acknowledge the warning again
- Windows: reflex_updater.exe
- MacOS: reflex-macos
- Linux x86 64bit: reflex-linux-x86_64
- Linux ARM: reflex-linux-armv7
- Select the desired firmware combo from the list and press enter
- Press the "RESET" button on Reflex Adapt when prompted
- Close the updater software
MiSTer Setup:
- Copy the reflex_updater.sh script to the “Scripts” folder of your MiSTer’s SD card
-
Modify your sd card's MiSTer.ini file(s)
- Option 1: fb_terminal=0
- Option 2: add these to MiSTer.ini to scale your Menu core to 15kHz (won't display on HDMI)
- [Menu]
- video_mode=480,12,48,36,240,4,3,16,9089
- vga_scaler=1
- CRT users, make sure you can see the output of scripts on your CRT or the updater won't work with one of these options:
- Run reflex_updater.sh on your MiSTer by selecting it in the Scripts menu
-
Run your preferred MiSTer updater to download the Reflex Adapt mappings
Guide:
Discussion and Bug Reporting:
Discussion on my Discord Server
Bug reporting on Github Issues
Source code and firmware updater:
Reflex Adapt
Introducing Reflex Adapt: a revolutionary gaming device with the power to provide ultimate control. With minimal latency, input response times are improved, empowering gamers to respond faster to unpredictable changes and take on even the most dynamic gaming challenges. Experience gaming with a responsiveness never seen before, and take your gaming to the next level!
Uses your existing HDMI style controller adapters to work with a buttload of different accessories, all over USB!
How does it work?
Connect your controller to the HDMI-style controller adapters, then insert the HDMI adapter into the Reflex Adapt. Finally, connect the Reflex Adapt into your PC, MiSTer, or PS3.
Why does latency matter?
Latency is a key component in gaming, even if you can't detect it. When a button is pressed, the controller transmits the data to the console/computer, which verifies inputs in separate phases. The speed of the controller adapter is integral, as it increases the likelihood of the button press registering within the same polling cycle (same frame). Most Reflex Adapt modes have 90% or higher same frame probability, with the remainder being 80%+. In comparison, standard wired USB controllers are 65% likely and Bluetooth controllers are 5% likely. Reflex Adapt all but eliminates input latency, and boasts a native 1ms polling interval.
Features:
- Lightning fast 0.84 ms to 2.92 ms average latency across all modes. That’s 2-8x faster than most usb controller converters, 5x faster than most native usb controllers and 15x faster than most wireless controllers.
- Native 1ms polling on PC, and MiSTer!
- USB Direct Input device compatible with Windows, Linux, MiSTer, and Steam Deck!
- Switch and Xinput compatibility available in the latest firmware
- OLED screen indicates controller mode, shows per-port controller detection, and provides live feedback of the inputs as they are pressed
- Change modes with a press of a dedicated button - multiple modes can be stored simultaneously (up to memory capacity - typically 3-5 modes)
- Individual mode input mapping on MiSTer (no shared mappings between modes)
- Custom software updater - works on PC, Linux, Mac, and even your MiSTer
- Open source firmware by Sonik
- Compatible with many devices with more possible in the future
Supported Modes:
- NES + SNES + Virtual Boy (2P)*
- Genesis + Saturn (2P)*
- PSX (2P) / GunCon (1P) / neGcon (1P) / JogCon (1P)**
- Neo-Geo (1P)
- PC-Engine (2P)
- 3DO (6P?)***
- Jaguar (1P)
- N64 (2P)
- GameCube (2P)
- Wii Classic (1P)
- Sega Master System, Atari 2600, Commodore 64 and Amiga (2P, digital pads)
- FM Towns, MSX, X68000 and PC-88/PC-98 (2P, digital pads)
* Any combination of these supported controllers
** Each mode is separate (no mixing)
*** Only 3 controllers tested so far but theoretically 6 can be used
USB C cable not included
Reflex Adapt vs SNAC/SNAX?
SNAX has one advantage over Reflex Adapt: zero latency. Reflex adapt has 0.0007 to 0.003 seconds of latency. The only devices that won't work with Reflex Adapt are light guns and peripherals like memory cards.
| Feature | Reflex Adapt | SNAX |
| Connectivity | USB | MiSTer SNAC |
| Devices Supported | MiSTer, PC, PS3 | MiSTer |
| HDMI Controller Adapters | Yes | Yes |
| Required Port | Any USB port | User IO Port |
| Latency (in seconds) | 0.0007-0.003 | 0 |
| Light Gun Support | GunCon1 as USB (1P) | Core-native light guns |
| Rumble | Not currently | Yes (PSX currently) |
| Memory Cards | No | Yes |
| Navigate MiSTer Menu | Yes | No |
| Any Controller with Any Core | Yes | No |
| OLED Controller Display | Yes | No |
| 2 Player Support | NES, SNES, Virtual Boy, Genesis, Saturn, PCE, N64, GameCube, 3DO | NES, SNES, PSX, and N64 (WIP) |
| Multitap | SNES, Genesis, Saturn, 3DO (controller chaining) | SNES, PSX, Saturn (WIP) |
Windows/MacOS/Linux Firmware Updater:
-
Download and unzip the latest Reflex Updater release here
- Run the executable for your operating system:
- Make sure you allow the untrusted code in System Preferences > Security, then run it again and acknowledge the warning again
- Windows: reflex_updater.exe
- MacOS: reflex-macos
- Linux x86 64bit: reflex-linux-x86_64
- Linux ARM: reflex-linux-armv7
- Select the desired firmware combo from the list and press enter
- Press the "RESET" button on Reflex Adapt when prompted
- Close the updater software
MiSTer Setup:
- Copy the reflex_updater.sh script to the “Scripts” folder of your MiSTer’s SD card
-
Modify your sd card's MiSTer.ini file(s)
- Option 1: fb_terminal=0
- Option 2: add these to MiSTer.ini to scale your Menu core to 15kHz (won't display on HDMI)
- [Menu]
- video_mode=480,12,48,36,240,4,3,16,9089
- vga_scaler=1
- CRT users, make sure you can see the output of scripts on your CRT or the updater won't work with one of these options:
- Run reflex_updater.sh on your MiSTer by selecting it in the Scripts menu
-
Run your preferred MiSTer updater to download the Reflex Adapt mappings
Guide:
Discussion and Bug Reporting:
Discussion on my Discord Server
Bug reporting on Github Issues