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learn mode for joystick inputs
Posted by Joe Johnson, Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 5/20/99 5:42 PM MST


In Reply to: Serious Controller Ideas posted by Joe Johnson on 5/15/99 7:02 PM MST:



This year we put in a 'learn' mode in our RX code that allowed us to train the controller to adjust the joystick's nuetral and max and min outputs (The raw data was scaled so that an untouched joystick always read 128, a full forward joystick always read 254, a full back joystick always read 0, etc.).

It wasn't terribly complicated, but on the current controller, it took up resources that were already pretty scarce.

What do folks think of a set of switches on the TX box (perhaps recessed in holes and only pressable with a small screwdriver) that would allow the TX box to learn these values for a each joystick and then do the conversion prior to sending the data?

While it IS exciting to adjust those joystick trims as 1000's watch from the stands, I think I could manage to live a fulfilled life without doing it again ;-)

Any thoughts?

Joe J.


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