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Reggie335 14-03-2013 15:50

Joysticks
 
Hey is there anyway to see if there is something wrong with my joysticks.

Ether 14-03-2013 15:56

Re: Joysticks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie335 (Post 1248187)
Hey is there anyway to see if there is something wrong with my joysticks.

More info needed to provide a useful answer.



Reggie335 14-03-2013 16:14

Re: Joysticks
 
my program is working perfectly but when i am in my FRC Drivers Station and i go Diagnostics i see that my Joysticks aren't blinking when i move them; they only blink when i press the joystick buttons that's it

Jefferson 14-03-2013 16:26

Re: Joysticks
 
That is the expected behavior.

TFleig78 14-03-2013 17:01

Re: Joysticks
 
In Windows, you can go to "Set Up USB Game Controllers" to see if they are working.

cvessalico 14-03-2013 22:21

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We are also experiencing our joysticks randomly drop out. This was happening a lot last year during our regional. We switched to a different joystick this year, an xbox usb controller without led lights. It seemed to be working fine all weekend in NYC then in the semifinals it happened again (of course perfect timing:ahh: It was strange because this time only one joystick dropped out (the xbox one) the other joystick, a logitech gamepad, remained functional. Anyone know why this might be happening? And what can we do to avoid this at our next regional.

nighterfighter 14-03-2013 22:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie335 (Post 1248199)
my program is working perfectly but when i am in my FRC Drivers Station and i go Diagnostics i see that my Joysticks aren't blinking when i move them; they only blink when i press the joystick buttons that's it

As stated above, that is normal.

Have you actually tried testing them with the robot enabled?

My guess is you'll be happily surprised with the results. :D

z_beeblebrox 14-03-2013 22:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cvessalico (Post 1248329)
We are also experiencing our joysticks randomly drop out. This was happening a lot last year during our regional. We switched to a different joystick this year, an xbox usb controller without led lights. It seemed to be working fine all weekend in NYC then in the semifinals it happened again (of course perfect timing:ahh: It was strange because this time only one joystick dropped out (the xbox one) the other joystick, a logitech gamepad, remained functional. Anyone know why this might be happening? And what can we do to avoid this at our next regional.

Press F1 to rescan joysticks.

nighterfighter 14-03-2013 22:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by z_beeblebrox (Post 1248338)
Press F1 to rescan joysticks.

Isn't F1 also the ENABLE hotkey?

cvessalico 14-03-2013 23:25

Re: Joysticks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by z_beeblebrox (Post 1248338)
Press F1 to rescan joysticks.

We'll try that but.... Has anyone else experienced this and if so how can we fix it so the joysticks never drop out!!

MamaSpoldi 15-03-2013 09:31

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Are the joysticks plugged into a USB hub or directly into the USB ports on the driver station? We had a similar issue twice in the past and both times it was related to the USB hub that we were using. Once it was that the devices were not getting sufficient power from the single USB port to support them both. The second time it was the USB hub that had its own signal continuity issues; these problems disappeared when that hub was replaced. In both cases the signals to the joysticks were dropping out sometimes momentarily and sometimes persistently. We have since eliminated the hub from our driver station (since we have only 2 USB devices and no longer need the external e-stop button) and have had no issues like that since.

Reggie335 15-03-2013 13:20

Re: Joysticks
 
can anyone help

z_beeblebrox 15-03-2013 13:22

Re: Joysticks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Reggie335 (Post 1248500)
can anyone help

With...

Joe Ross 15-03-2013 13:31

Re: Joysticks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cvessalico (Post 1248329)
We are also experiencing our joysticks randomly drop out. This was happening a lot last year during our regional. We switched to a different joystick this year, an xbox usb controller without led lights. It seemed to be working fine all weekend in NYC then in the semifinals it happened again (of course perfect timing:ahh: It was strange because this time only one joystick dropped out (the xbox one) the other joystick, a logitech gamepad, remained functional. Anyone know why this might be happening? And what can we do to avoid this at our next regional.

Some laptops disable or limit the power draw from USB ports on battery power, or when battery is below a certain level. You may be able to disable this behavior. I've also seen weird results when using some USB hubs.

Make sure you always check the joysticks before the beginning of the match.

Reggie335 15-03-2013 13:41

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thanks i really needed to know that :)


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