I posted without being through in my research. I found that if you go into the recalbox.conf file, there is an option for PS3 compatibility. The default option is set for 'original'. I changed this to 'shanwan' and was able to register the devices via bluetooth and then set them up as regular controllers.
I've recently upgraded to 3.3.0B6 and can not get my controllers recognized by the system. They worked great both wired and wireless with 3.2.X. When I connect it, it looks to be recognized by the OS. However EmulationStation doesn't see it as a controller and the sixad process looks like it fails also when I disconnect the cable. Any troubleshooting steps would be appreciated.
Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [ 369.283027] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 9 using dwc_otg Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.398968] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268 Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.398990] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.399014] usb 1-1.3: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.399026] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: ShanWan Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.470694] input: ShanWan PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/platform/bcm2708_usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0005/input/input3 Sep 18 01:38:40 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [369.472006] sony 0003:054C:0268.0005: input,hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Joystick [ShanWan PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on usb-bcm2708_usb-1.3/input0 Sep 18 01:38:43 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[323]: kernel reports TIME_ERROR: 0x41: Clock Unsynchronized Sep 18 01:42:13 RECALBOX user.info kernel: [582.072604] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 9 Sep 18 01:43:00 RECALBOX daemon.err sixad-bin[216]: unable to connect to sdp session Sep 18 01:43:40 RECALBOX daemon.err sixad-bin[216]: unable to connect to sdp session Sep 18 01:43:40 RECALBOX daemon.err sixad-bin[216]: HID create error 115 (Operation now in progress)