What the Elite controller adds

The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller and the Elite Series 2 add four paddles on the back and trigger locks that shorten how far LT and RT travel. The Series 2 also has sticks with adjustable tension, and it connects over Bluetooth or USB-C. The original Elite has no Bluetooth, so it needs a micro USB cable or the Xbox Wireless Adapter.

Tool description

This tester shows what your Elite controller sends to the browser. Connect it and press any button, since browsers only show a controller once one of its buttons is pressed.

The gamepad picture lights up A, B, X, Y, LB, RB, View, Menu and the Xbox button as you press them, fills LT and RT as far as you pull them and moves the sticks. Under the picture, each button has a tile with how far it's pressed, and both sticks show their exact X and Y position from -1 to 1.

Chrome and Edge on Windows also report the four paddles, which show up as P1 to P4 in the tiles under the picture. Other browsers don't report the paddles. If your controller can vibrate in the browser you use, Test vibration rumbles it for one second.

Checking the sticks and triggers

Let go of both sticks. A healthy stick rests close to zero, like 0.0039, while one that stays around 0.1 or more drifts. Then set the trigger locks and pull LT and RT to see how far they read at each stop.

Features

  • A controller picture that lights up every button, plus P1 to P4 for the paddles in Chrome and Edge on Windows
  • How far each button and trigger is pressed, and each stick's exact position
  • A one second vibration test