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Re: Arduino Board and FRC Victors

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
A joystick likely just has a potentiometer inside. Wire it to an analog input...
I think he meant a USB or other type of joystick connected to the computer or laptop, not a direct, wired connection.

You might be able to send it down with the serial connection, but you would have to get or write your own application for the computer side. Arduino's serial monitor can't help you with a joystick.
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