We did make sure everything was wired goodwise. We are using java. heres the code:
Code:
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Copyright (c) FIRST 2008. All Rights Reserved. */
/* Open Source Software - may be modified and shared by FRC teams. The code */
/* must be accompanied by the FIRST BSD license file in the root directory of */
/* the project. */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
package edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.templates;
import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.*;
/**
* The VM is configured to automatically run this class, and to call the
* functions corresponding to each mode, as described in the SimpleRobot
* documentation. If you change the name of this class or the package after
* creating this project, you must also update the manifest file in the resource
* directory.
*/
public class EEARGH extends SimpleRobot
{
Joystick xbox = new Joystick(1);
Jaguar motor = new Jaguar(1);
Jaguar otherMotor = new Jaguar(2);
/**
* This function is called once each time the robot enters autonomous mode.
*/
public void autonomous() {
while(isEnabled()) {
motor.set(1);
Timer.delay(5);
motor.set(0);
Timer.delay(5);
}
}
/**
* This function is called once each time the robot enters operator control.
*/
public void operatorControl()
{
getWatchdog().setEnabled(true);
getWatchdog().feed();
//boolean isReversed = false;
double speed = xbox.getRawAxis(2);
//motor.set(0);
while(isOperatorControl())
{
otherMotor.set(-speed);
getWatchdog().feed();
}
}
}
sometimes the motor just spins creepily by itself, without user input.