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--- controllers [2023/06/04 18:48] – [Checksum/keepalive] pulkomandy
+++ controllers [2023/06/05 19:59] (current) – [Checksum/keepalive] simer
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 | Right          | C3 80 to C7 80  | C0 80              |
+The controller also sends Bx values for keepalive (see below).
 ==== Dance mat ====
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 ''0xb0 | (((A + B + 0x0f) & 0x0f) ^ 0x05)''
-where A and B are the two most recent nibbles sent by the console in 7x commands.
+where A and B are the two most recent lower nibbles sent by the console in 7x commands. If only one nibble has been sent, the other nibble in the algorithm will have 0 as its value. The console can also reset the previous state by sending a Bx command instead which otherwise works like a 7x command.
 The console must send the 7x commands, even if it ignores all the Bx replies from the controller. Without these commands, the controller eventually shuts down.