Pairing multiple Move controllers on Windows

[Kieran Coulter]

Hello again,

After getting things working in Windows, I noticed that I can only pair 1 controller at a time. Is it possible to have more than 1 controller paired? 

If not, is this a platform-specific issue, i.e. would I be able to pair 2 controllers if on macOS or Linux instead?

Thanks,

Kieran

[Alexander Nitsch]

> After getting things working in Windows, I noticed that I can only pair 1
> controller at a time. Is it possible to have more than 1 controller paired?

Yes, it was possible last time I checked. A new "feature" of some (not
so) recent Windows 10 update maybe?

> If not, is this a platform-specific issue, i.e. would I be able to pair 2
> controllers if on macOS or Linux instead?

Some MacOS update years ago lead to a smaller number of controllers that
you could use in parallel (not sure why, it worked flawlessly in the
prior version). It was still greater than 2 if I am not mistaken.

I never had problems with multiple controller on Linux.

[Kieran Coulter]

It seems to me that both controllers are getting paired using the same MAC Address, which would explain why only one can connect at a time.

I can only pair the 2nd controller once the 1st one is turned off, and then it inherits the MAC address of the controller I just turned off. 

If the 1st controller is already on and connected, I cannot connect the second one.

Maybe I am doing something wrong? Should I use two cables and go through pairing of both controllers at exactly the same time?

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[Aeva Palecek]

I see this is an old post, and while I'm hopeful this is in any way helpful for you, should you have moved on or got it working on your own, then maybe this is at least helpful for someone else:

I was able to get two controllers to pair on Windows 10 Pro.  My move controllers did report having different mac addresses though, so that may be your issue.  I was only able to pair two by doing them one at a time with only one powered on at a time.  I documented the steps I followed, should it be useful: https://gist.github.com/Aeva/bdeca75fd08c09674c4ed7fd32dfbee2.

[Kieran Coulter]

Thanks Aeva, I will give this a shot now that I have some confidence it can work!

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