Please Help Rookie with Simple Program

[obot]

Please help me write Java program that will turn on and off a motor through Jaguar attached to PWM 3 on digital sidecar. I would like it to be mapped to button 4 on left joystick for on and button 5 on left joystick to turn it off. Please, please help

Thanks
Obot

[theNerd]

Are you trying to send analog signals (-1.0 - 1.0)? or do you just want it to turn on and off like a relay?

[obot]

Just turn on and off like a relay, Please.

[neal]

You could do something simple like this:

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.*;

public class TestBot extends SimpleRobot {
	
	private Joystick joystick1;
	private Jaguar jag;
	
	public void robotInit() {
		joystick1 = new Joystick(1);
		jag = new Jaguar(3);
		Watchdog.getInstance();
	}

	public void autonomous() {
		while (isAutonomous() && isEnabled()) {
			getWatchdog().feed();
		}
	}

	public void operatorControl() {
		
		while (isOperatorControl() && isEnabled()) {
			getWatchdog().feed();
			boolean motorOn = false;
			
			if(joystick1.getButton(4)) {
				motorOn = true;
			}
			if(joystick1.getButton(5)) {
				motorOn = false;
			}
			
			if(motorOn) {
				jag.set(1.0);
			} else {
				jag.set(0.0);
			}
			
			Timer.delay(0.005);
		}
	}

	public void disabled() {
		while (isDisabled()) {
			getWatchdog().feed();
		}
	}

}

[obot]

Thanks Neal. I will try it!

[austin1743]

how did this work out for you guys?