Joysticks
 

does anyone use a joystick with a fair amount of buttons on it, that is shorter than 7" tall

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less than 7" in any direction*, length, width, or height

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Instead of posting twice you can always click edit in the lower right corner of your post :)

But how many buttons do you need, minimum?

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I donated my Microsoft Sidewinder Precision 2 to the team for use as the OP stick. Its got 4 axis (X,Y, and a Z that you twist the stick for, and a throttle), something like 10 buttons, and a hat.



You can really just use any usb joystick..

EDIT: Okay, 8 buttons.

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A USB gamepad such as the Logitec has two little joysticks, and a bunch of buttons....and they're very compact. Try it you'll like it.

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If you just need the buttons you could always try ESTOP's I/O module and make your own button board.

Dont forget you can use more then 2 USB inputs, and so youd still have both joysticks, but with an added bonus of an easy to use, custom buton board.

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Are team uses a Logitech attack 3 put into a radio shack project box. It works well for an actuator joystick.

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Generally my students have just used a USB game pad, ours happens to be an xbox controller, whenever they have needed a collection of buttons without the joystick for the operator.

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Logitech extreme 3d pro has 6 buttons on the side, throttle, 4 buttons on the stick, hat switch, trigger and side button, and a twist stick.



Basically the KOP joystick but better...
But it's height is 7 3/4 inches

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That is the KOP Joystick?

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No, it isn't. The KOP joystick is a Logitech Attack 3, this is an Extreme 3.

While similar, the Extreme 3 has an extra button and a mini-joystick (I don't know the correct term) on the top. Plus this has a twist stick, the KOP one does not.

Hope this helps! :D

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It depends what you're looking for when you say better. Attack 3 has way more buttons than I need anyway, so the smaller footprint and lower cost is better for our uses.

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Its usually referred to as a hat switch or something like that, I just call it a hat.

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Our team has used Logitech Attack 2's in the past, and they have been rather reliable and very applicable. This year, one of our drivers used an x-box controller to control the drivetrain and the other driver used an attack 2 to control ball intake, elevator, & shooter. In my opinion, the factors that influence what controller you go with should be the game itself, and driver preferences.

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Ah, I see, our team never uses the KOP joysticks, we get the Extreme 3Ds and store them with the KOP stuff.:D