Saitek X52 Assigned buttons NOT working since update?

Update #2

Here is the button/axis map I created to help me with a joystick-controlled FPV robot project.

Axes:


 
 

Button map:

Notes:

  • Pressing in on the roller-switch on the throttle is button 31.
    I use it to “reset” the simulation in MSFS and “return to the beginning of the runway” in X-Plane.  It is particularly useful for things like resetting the sim, because it’s not convenient and is a bit hard to press, providing a bit of a “safety” factor against inadvertent presses.

  • The “mouse” button is button 30 and does work despite what the original button mapping says.

  • The activity of the central hat switch on the joystick varies depending on the software used.  Using the link I provided above, moving the central hat-switch attempts to move the controller view-port around.  Other test sites show the central hat-switch affecting axes 8 and 9.

  • The “mouse” thumb control works as an auxiliary mouse control in some software, (I believe MSFS uses it as an auxiliary mouse).  Other software ignores it.  Your Mileage May Vary.