PS5 Controller Test

Connect your DualSense to test PS5 button input, stick drift and L2/R2 trigger travel. Follow the checks below to understand what each browser reading means.

Connect your DualSense

Connect a DualSense to this device with a USB-C data cable. For Bluetooth, hold Create + PS until the light flashes, then pair it in device settings. Press a face button to wake the tester. Not detected? See the connection checks.

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How to test a PS5 DualSense controller online

Use the live dashboard above, then check each input deliberately so a missed press is easy to spot.

Check every button

Press Cross, Circle, Square, Triangle, the D-pad, L1/R1, Options, Create and both stick clicks one at a time. Each input should light while pressed and clear after release. The PS button and touchpad click register only when your browser exposes them.

Open the detailed button input test

Sample stick drift

Leave both sticks untouched and start the 8-second drift sample. Repeat it if you move the controller, then rotate each stick around its outer edge to inspect range and circularity. A single small offset is not a hardware verdict.

Read the stick drift guide

Read L2 and R2 travel

Pull each trigger separately from rest to full travel, then release it. With a standard browser mapping, the value should rise smoothly toward 1.00 and return near 0.00. This reads trigger input, not adaptive resistance.

DualSense not detected or showing unexpected values?

Rule out the connection and browser mapping before treating a reading as a broken control.

No controller appears

Try a USB-C cable that transfers data, press a face button and confirm the controller appears in your device's system settings. If testing over Bluetooth, pair it with the device first, then reload this page.

Buttons show B0, B1 or other numbers

Those are raw button indices when the browser does not report a standard mapping. Press each control and watch which tile responds; a different label alone does not mean the button failed.

L2 or R2 shows --

The trigger meter needs a standard browser mapping. If it shows --, check the raw button tiles and retry with a wired connection or another browser before drawing a hardware conclusion.

What this DualSense browser test can confirm

The page reports inputs and capabilities exposed to the browser; some PlayStation features require a supported game or native software.

Browser-visible input

You can observe mapped button presses, stick positions, a hands-off drift sample and L2/R2 travel when the operating system exposes those readings. Repeat a suspicious result over USB before deciding the controller needs repair.

Vibration and adaptive triggers

A browser vibration pulse is an optional capability check, not a full test of DualSense haptics. This page does not control or verify adaptive trigger resistance in PS5 games.

Check browser vibration support

Calibration decisions

These measurements can help you investigate symptoms, but the page cannot change controller firmware or calibrate a DualSense. Compare a repeated reading with the behavior you see in a game.

Read the PlayStation calibration guide