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Unread 11-02-2004, 17:15
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Re: Programming joysticks
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Originally Posted by Erico
If u can make me a favor, can u teach me how to program the joysticks. I will appreciated. thank u

GOOD LUCK THIS YEAR
Just to expanded on what DeltaCoder said, the joysticks are refered to by pX_x and pX_y, where X is the port number the joystick is attched to. For example to access the x and y axises of the port one joystick you would use p1_x and p1_y.

The value that comes in on these pins is between 0 and 255 (an unsigned char). 0 is full to one side, 127 is center, and 255 is full to the other side. For instance, if you have the joystick all the way forward, p1_x would be 255 and p1_y would be 127. If you had it all the way to the right, p1_y would be 127 and p1_y would be 255.

You could also have a combination of the two, of course. For instance, if you where in the forward, right corner, you would get p1_x and p1_y both reading 255.

You can use these values in any way in your program. Just don't try to change their value in code; it won't work!

Hope that helps. Good luck.
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