Thread: Code to have speed of motors dependent on how hard you push the joystick
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Re: Code to have speed of motors dependent on how hard you push the joystick
The joysticks output a value between 0 and 255 based on how far the joystick is pulled back. 0 is full back, 255 is full forward, 127 is neutral.
The speed of the motor is controlled using PWM, all you really need to know is that 0 is full back, 255 full forward, and 127 neutral.
Assuming your motor has fairly linear Power vs. RPM curve you should see a fairly linear response if you just do something like this:
PWM = joystick.
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