Basic help with labview in Begin VI

[nickhilgupta]

We are a new team in FRC and it is up to me to do the programming in labview. can someone help me get started. I want to get two joysticks. connect each one to one of the motors. just to get started. so i can connect it to my robot and maybe, just use the joysticks to move my robot. Please you really simple language to explain. Thanks in advanced.

[propionate]

Begin.vi
http://i.imgur.com/95HGp.png

Teleop.vi
http://i.imgur.com/bd4uG.png


Above are the links to the code for what is called "Tank Drive" (two joysticks controlling the robot at once, one for each side of the drive train).

You will need to discuss with your electrical team which PWM number they have used for the motors controlling your drive train, and what kind of speed controllers they used. Those two settings must be changed in the Begin.vi where the motors are "opened."

Notice in the teleop.vi that all I have done is add another joystick and change the robot drive VI to "Tank" instead of "Arcade."

If you have other questions, please ask.

[nickhilgupta]

I will ask if i have questions. Thanks. you were really helpful

[sandbag747]

If you go to frcmastery.com you can find a bunch of tutorials that got me started pretty well

[nickhilgupta]

Thanks. that looks like a nice website.

[cartwrig]

Hmmm...anyone know where http://www.frcmastery.com went?

Thanks,
- Rob
Programming Mentor, that's still trying to learn!

[JeffB]

It looks like it's up now. It might have been down for a brief period.

What are you running into that you'd like to have us take a look at?