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Originally Posted by Fields
Rookie team here looking for inspiration on a controller station.
We got the rookie kit of:
netbook
Xbox controller
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
Not sure if we'll pick up extra joysticks or anything yet (very low budget this year)
We are using a tank style control but the xbox controller is kinda tough to finesse.
Any ideas or pictures will be welcome to get the creative juices going.
Also, I don't remember what it said in the rule book, but can you reuse the stations each year?
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With a single joystick or the xbox controller, an "arcade" style setup (already in WPIlib; just declare and initialize it with your axes and motors) usually works better than a "tank" controller, since "tank" requires two equal joysticks to feel right.
At least in recent years, there have not been any restrictions about reusing a custom-fabricated driver station from one year to the next. But who knows; more change is coming next year! We have built a wooden stand for the clam shell that engages with the fasteners on the table behind the alliance wall, but otherwise I believe our competition driver stations have been all COTS.