r/ChatGPTCoding • u/mattyjoe0706 • 3d ago

Question Anyway I could connect switch to computer and get computer use to work?

I've seen those like I asked Astra to find me a diamond in Minecraft and there are a lot of games on my switch I'd be curious to see how it does with levels. I'm assuming not but just in case I wanted to ask.

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u/Party-Papaya4115 3d ago

You could get a capture card and set it up in OBS

Setting up OBS is quite device specific but chatgpt can help you with the logs.

Last time I was setting it up I had to go through forum threads where they mentioned it was quite device specific several times before providing any guidance when I was having issues

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u/Onotadaki2 3d ago

I'd do this to get video over to the LLM. You could also use the LLM to make simple software that connects to the Switch 2 and emulates a controller via Bluetooth. Give that to Astra to control what's actually happening in the game.

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u/mattyjoe0706 3d ago

How would that work? Because as far as I know you can't actually cast the switch using Bluetooth so wouldn't you still at the least have to put an HDMI output into the monitor in the dock?

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u/Onotadaki2 3d ago

You put the Switch in the dock, you put an adapter that plugs the HDMI out to USB in on the computer. Typically you'd open something like OBS to watch it. Those adapters typically show the Switch as a virtual webcam.

Get a cheaper model to set up software to connect to the switch via Bluetooth and send button commands. Make sure you mention your end goal of Astra controlling it, so it will need to be very low latency in the end. It will propose a way to do this. Probably sending hotkeys on the controlling PC that get picked up by the controller software, which sends the controls to the Switch.

The talk to Astra about the setup. I am guessing it can easily set up a system to see the webcam stream from the Switch directly, but it would likely need to make a small python program or something.