Please Help Rookie with Simple Program

[obot]

Please help me write Java program that will turn on and off a motor through Jaguar attached to PWM 3 on digital sidecar. I would like it to be mapped to button 4 on left joystick for on and button 5 on left joystick to turn it off. Please, please help

Thanks
Obot

[theNerd]

Are you trying to send analog signals (-1.0 - 1.0)? or do you just want it to turn on and off like a relay?

[obot]

Just turn on and off like a relay, Please.

[neal]

You could do something simple like this:


import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.*;

public class TestBot extends SimpleRobot {

private Joystick joystick1;
private Jaguar jag;

public void robotInit() {
joystick1 = new Joystick(1);
jag = new Jaguar(3);
Watchdog.getInstance();
}

public void autonomous() {
while (isAutonomous() && isEnabled()) {
getWatchdog().feed();
}
}

public void operatorControl() {

while (isOperatorControl() && isEnabled()) {
getWatchdog().feed();
boolean motorOn = false;

if(joystick1.getButton(4)) {
motorOn = true;
}
if(joystick1.getButton(5)) {
motorOn = false;
}

if(motorOn) {
jag.set(1.0);
} else {
jag.set(0.0);
}

Timer.delay(0.005);
}
}

public void disabled() {
while (isDisabled()) {
getWatchdog().feed();
}
}

}

[obot]

Thanks Neal. I will try it!

[austin1743]

how did this work out for you guys?