[FTC]: Buttons RobotC

[JohnFogarty]

I am trying to assign buttons to control a Tetrix DC motor when ever i assign 2 functions to control the same motor say one button forward and one backward the motor coughs and jumps and vibrates moving spastically. I attached the code below, how could i solve this problem?




if(joy2Btn(2) )
{
motor[motorF] = 100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}

if(joy2Btn(1) )
{
motor[motorF] = -100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}

[emmell]

Let's break this down step by step:


if(joy2Btn(2) )
{
motor[motorF] = 100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}


What the above "if" is saying is "If Button 2 on Joystick 2 is pushed, set power to motorF to 100%. Otherwise, set it to 0".


if(joy2Btn(1) )
{
motor[motorF] = -100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}
This one is saying "if Button 1 on Joystick 2 is pushed, set power to motorF to 100% in reverse. Otherwise, set it to 0".

The problem is not with the if (true) conditions, it's the else conditions that are conflicting with each other. If Button 1 is pressed, then button might or might be pressed, so motorF shouldn't go (the else conditions). Likewise for Button 2.

A better way to right the code is:

if (joy2Btn(1))
{
motor[motorF] = -100;
}
else if (joy2Btn(2))
{
motor[motorF] = 100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}


Since the target of the conditional test is the same resource (motorF), you'll have to keep the tests with the target in one condition.

Good luck!

[JohnFogarty]

Let's break this down step by step:


What the above "if" is saying is "If Button 2 on Joystick 2 is pushed, set power to motorF to 100%. Otherwise, set it to 0".


This one is saying "if Button 1 on Joystick 2 is pushed, set power to motorF to 100% in reverse. Otherwise, set it to 0".

The problem is not with the if (true) conditions, it's the else conditions that are conflicting with each other. If Button 1 is pressed, then button might or might be pressed, so motorF shouldn't go (the else conditions). Likewise for Button 2.

A better way to right the code is:

if (joy2Btn(1))
{
motor[motorF] = -100;
}
else if (joy2Btn(2))
{
motor[motorF] = 100;
}
else
{
motor[motorF] = 0;
}


Since the target of the conditional test is the same resource (motorF), you'll have to keep the tests with the target in one condition.

Good luck!
Thanks this worked perfectly