SIO_PAD_NEGCON = 3 presents a Namco NeGcon (NPC-101): poll ID 0x23 with
buttons, twist (left X), then analog I, II and L (Mednafen negcon.cpp).
sio_set_pad_negcon() supplies I/II/L per frame like the sticks. The device
has no config mode: any command but 0x42 gets the ID byte with no ACK, and
game bytes in a poll drive no motors. Multitap seats stay digital unless the
analog-on-tap hack is armed; the bulk status block carries the NeGcon frame.
Entering or leaving NeGcon is a device swap, not the DualShock analog
button: a deferred request applies even while the game holds the 0x44 mode
lock, and the swap clears the lock, config latch and motor map. Requests
raised mid-config still wait for config exit.
0x44 now selects the analog mode of the device in the port: a JogCon the
game set to digital returns as a JogCon instead of becoming a DualShock.
The mode lock and that device are guest state, so they join the snapshot
as an appended section (older snapshots still load, unlocked).
pad_status reports negcon and mode_locked per slot.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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