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Open-Source Pico Dongle Restores DualSense Wireless Triggers and Haptics on PC

By posing as a wired controller, the bridge restores DualSense features blocked by Windows Bluetooth.

Image of the DualSense controller from the front on in situ.
Sony DualSense Edge
Enabling haptics over Bluetooth is what this is all about.

Overview

  • DS5Dongle, a free GitHub project by developer Awalol, now supports 1000Hz polling to match the PS5 controller’s wired rate.
  • The device pairs a DualSense to the dongle over Bluetooth and then presents itself to Windows as a wired pad to carry adaptive-trigger and advanced haptic data.
  • The build uses a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W microcontroller, which sells for about $7, with complete DIY parts reported at roughly $20.
  • Early user reports describe latency that feels close to wired in single‑player use, helped by a simple handshake spoof that avoids the Windows Bluetooth stack.
  • This remains an unofficial, tinker‑oriented fix with possible issues like inconsistent response from USB interrupt handling, created to fill the gap left by the lack of an official Sony PC dongle.