It is sort of possible to do already though with a bit of workaround, you can map the keyboard shortcuts to a button/switch on your transmitter with a program such as this:
Windows: http://joytokey.net/en/
Mac: http://alternativeto.net/software/joytokey/?platform=mac
Linux,Windows: https://github.com/AntiMicro/antimicro
It's strange that the controllers only work in one of the versions, the input system is exactly the same. Are you not seeing any movement of the little circles at all during calibration? There are also some more info in the user manual.