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Originally Posted by whytheheckme
IFI's (Cross The Road Electronics) USB Chicklet ( manual) works wonders. I went to Best Buy and found Logitech's Attack 3 Joystick for 30 bux (mine was actually open box, for 17.) I know the chicklets are expensive, but are a good investment. We have 2 chickets. They really rock.
It can support the following:
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Logitech Dual Action Gamepad
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
Logitech Attack 3 Joystick
Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick
Logitech NASCAR Racing Wheel
Microsoft XBox Controller
Microsoft XBox 360 Controller
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
Saitek Aviator Joystick
Saitek ST290 Joystick
Saitek ST290 Pro Joystick
Plus I imagine other basic USB controllers (please, don't quote me on this. I'm just saying, if you decide to go this route, try plugging in some controllers you have before you shell out more cash for new ones.)
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Don't invest too heavily though. Who knows what kind of control system we will see next year (I'm hoping for mind control support.)
Jacob
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if your using a basic tank drive setup for your robot then you can follow all the advice above but instead of buying two crickets and two sticks cut the cost in half by buying one cricket and a Xbox360 controller. they work well out of the box, support two analog sticks and handle alot better than two larger joysticks. and if your driver has any Xbox experience it a no-brainier.
since the 15 pin Gameport is up in the air for 2009 investing in multiple crickets might not so be wise.
the cricket only requires a few minutes of electrical work such as cutting wires and stripping them to interface with a backup battery or another battery of your choice. a small brick of 6 AA batteries is a great bet to as they don't require any special chargers. with a single controller and a single cricket battery life goes from 7-8 hours but id only guarantee 6 as in testing the controller was never actively used.