XBox 360 Controller Programming in LabView

[Austin3324]

Ok, well, in my attempts to interface my program with the FRC Project, I discovered one very important thing: This code only works on the host computer, not the cRIO.

I have started to muck around with trying to get LabView to read the controller using the WPI Joystick VIs and got some functionality. I was able to get it to read both thumbsticks in both the X and Y Axis, the triggers, and the X Axis on the thumbpad. The only downside is that, at least in my opinion, since all of those were from the six axes already built into the code, I opted to go in and modify the underlying WPI code to allow for a seventh axis (and, if it works, it will soon become more). I have no idea whether or not this will do anything nor whether I could do some serious damage to the program by modifying the VIs at such a base level.

It claims to be fully compatible and able to compiled, but I haven't been able to actually upload it and test my extra axis. I also don't even know if what I'm doing could help since I don't actually know if the controller communicates over more than six axes.

If anyone could help with these modifications, I would be most grateful, and if you just want to know how to actually get LabView to read the XBox 360 controller, then I am glad that I could help you.

Austin

Included as attachments are the version of the Teleop VI that I am using to test the controller, the WPI_JoystickGet VI that I have modified to get a seventh axis, and the WPI_JoystickCache VI that actually is where I created my seventh axis in.

[Simmers1912]

Hey, our team is also trying to controll our robot with an Xbox controller and we have been following your thread. We however wanted to know if you had found a way to incorporate the rumble pack in the Xbox 360 controller into the labview code. Thank you for your time.