Gamepad Mimic Control - Support Status Unconfirmed¶

NEEDS_REVIEW FLAIR 7 GAMEPAD / MIMIC

Summary¶

The chat confirms gamepads can be assigned for XCam/Browse style control, but a specific question about using a gamepad to mimic movement was not answered in the extracted context. Keep this separate from general gamepad control until confirmed.

Symptoms¶

You want to use a USB gamepad to mimic robot movement in Flair 7 and are unsure whether this is supported.
You have confirmed the gamepad works for XCam/Browse control but cannot find a mimic mode option.
You are searching for whether a Logitech-style proportional gamepad can drive a mimic workflow.

Stable ID¶

ISSUE-CTRL-005

First Reported¶

2026-04-10 - Niko asked whether it is possible to mimic a movement using a gamepad.

Known Confirmed Adjacent Behavior¶

Gamepads can be configured in HHB setup.
Logitech-style proportional triggers are useful for XCam/Browse.
This does not prove mimic support.

Current Community Status¶

[NEEDS_REVIEW] 2026-04-10 - User: Niko¶

Question found; no confirmed answer extracted.

confidence_score: 0.35

2026-04-10 01:40 - ~ Linus Enlund: Hi again! My first AC wants to record the focus during the move with mimic. I’m trying to set it up but I can’t get flair to record focus using ”live”. I tried to run the move slow and...

Media Text / Description¶

Media 1: 2026-04-10 01:40 - ~ Linus Enlund: Hi again! My first AC wants to record the focus during the move with mimic. I’m trying to set it up but I can’t get flair to record focus using ”live”. I tried to run the move slow and...
Media 2: 2026-04-10 01:40 - ~ Linus Enlund: Hi again! My first AC wants to record the focus during the move with mimic. I’m trying to set it up but I can’t get flair to record focus using ”live”. I tried to run the move slow and...

WhatsApp Excerpts¶

2026-04-10 01:40 - ~ Linus Enlund: Hi again! My first AC wants to record the focus during the move with mimic. I’m trying to set it up but I can’t get flair to record focus using ”live”. I tried to run the move slow and walk with the camera and doing random focus pulls, but it doesn’t seem to record anything. Is there a toggle or setting I’m missing?
2026-04-10 01:40 - ~ Linus Enlund: Hi again! My first AC wants to record the focus during the move with mimic. I’m trying to set it up but I can’t get flair to record focus using ”live”. I tried to run the move slow and walk with the camera and doing random focus pulls, but it doesn’t seem to record anything. Is there a toggle or setting I’m missing?
2026-04-10 01:52 - ~ MRMC Support: https://talk.mrmoco.com/t/setting-up-mrmc-mimic-handwheels-for-cartesian-mimic-on-a-bolt-pan-tilt/232/9
2026-04-10 01:52 - ~ MRMC Support: Try these
2026-04-10 01:55 - ~ Peter Constan-Tatos: Under controller try auto if ric mimic 3 does not pick up the focus encoder readings.
2026-04-10 17:55 - ~ Niko: Now that mimic arised, is it possible to mimic a movement using a gamepad?